Gallery: FloraPosted October 26, 2015138 views9 comments
This is a reworkof an image I posted a year or two back. Canon 7D, Tamron 55-200 @ 108, 1/640 @ f 7.1, - 1ev, ISO 400
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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on October 27, 2015 at 4:43 AM
The colors of the image are beautiful as always. I love also the composition with the emerging bud in a hurry for blooming.
Ian, I am considering the effect of lowering the light and saturation of the yellow in the center; what do you think about it?
Excellent image anyway.
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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on October 27, 2015 at 4:12 PM
I love the color of the bloom against the BG. The bud is nice, as is the softness toward the bottom of the image. For me, I really would like more detail out of the center of the main bloom - but that could be an issue just on my monitor.
Nathan
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Comment posted by Graham Brown on October 27, 2015 at 4:19 PM
I really like that background and emerging bud set on a diagonal compositio Ian. Perfect dof, vibrant colours but I'm thinking I might like to see a more uniform flower image. I guess you have done this deliberately so others will prefer the irregular petals as yourself. Graham
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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on October 27, 2015 at 4:32 PM
Thanks, Gigi and Nathan, for the comments. I think I have maybe oversaturated the centre in compensating for the web - a desat. version is attached to see what people think.
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 27, 2015 at 9:21 PM
I was going to add my two cent's worth along the same line, but the repost came with the appropriate correction for the center. I think you took a little zip out of the background as well though. One more fix to fix the fix. Personally, I think before you do anything I would look at a side by side and choose which BG, flower petals and center you like best, then make it happen.
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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 27, 2015 at 11:43 PM
Verey effective composition, Ian, especially with the way the focus fades into the corner.
I agree with Phil's comment about limitiing changes to the center of the flower. Everything else is beautiful.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 29, 2015 at 10:02 PM
Nice Ian. I think you want to be somewhere about halfway between the two versions you posted. The second one has a rather dull look. I think if you just desaturated the center enough to get the detail back, you'd be about right.
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Comment posted by Yun Gao on October 29, 2015 at 11:08 PM
Ian, I agree with Dennis’ comment. I like your composition and processing. It is a delightful image.
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Comment posted by scott lanz on October 30, 2015 at 8:13 AM
Very nice, Ian. I agree with others that, as between the two versions, the first is better except for the blown center. I would work on the center while trying to maintain everything else as is.
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9 commentsIan, I am considering the effect of lowering the light and saturation of the yellow in the center; what do you think about it?
Excellent image anyway.
Nathan
I agree with Phil's comment about limitiing changes to the center of the flower. Everything else is beautiful.