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| Photo Critique Discuss *****ly but pretty...I haven't take a flower picture in over a year it seems, but this cactus stopped me in my tracks ... |
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28-07-2008, 03:03
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*****ly but pretty
I haven't take a flower picture in over a year it seems, but this cactus stopped me in my tracks today as I was walking through a greenhouse. Taken with my 50mm f1.4 this image was processed in ACR and the only post processing was a very small bit of sharpening for the stamen. I did nothing to create the "glow" you see in the blossom.
Looking forward to your comments. - Paul 
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28-07-2008, 07:41
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Re: *****ly but pretty
thats nice although i do have to say that i dont like the top flower being cut off, it looks kind of unfinished.
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28-07-2008, 11:49
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Re: *****ly but pretty
Lovely colours and light, but agree with Fiona about the top being chopped off. The 'glow' really lifts the image.
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28-07-2008, 12:04
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Re: *****ly but pretty
Nice shot Paul, although it seems rather underexposed to me. I too would prefer the top of the flower not to have been chopped off.
Note to Crew: LOL isn't there a 'custom dictionary' to let the swear filter know that "p-r-i-c-k-l-y" is not a swear word 
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28-07-2008, 12:33
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Re: *****ly but pretty
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28-07-2008, 12:36
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28-07-2008, 12:38
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Re: *****ly but pretty
a very nice *****ly photo,
where is the glow in the flower coming from?  . OMG i thought you were joking about the word p-r-i-c-k-l-y 
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28-07-2008, 14:35
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Re: *****ly but pretty
That is a lovely lighting effect -
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29-07-2008, 01:08
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Re: *****ly but pretty
Thanks for the comments.
I wish I knew where that glow came from so I could reproduce it at will but  Underexposed.........yeah that could be - I'm seeing more and more often images that seem a bit dark and am guessing that it is an artistic decision made by the photographer/developer. That was the case here - it just seemed to look better to my eye as I was processing the raw file and now that I think about it - that may be where the glow came from.
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29-07-2008, 02:02
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Re: *****ly but pretty
Had a quick play :
 Brightened it up with a levels adjustment (R slider only), increased saturation very slightly (+8), sharpened @100%, 1px radius, cropped an inch off the RHS. And the glow is still there
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29-07-2008, 12:22
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Re: *****ly but pretty
I like the composition here and although we';d all prefer the top of the flower, it is far from spoiled by being slightly cropped.
Love both original and the pimp Cheers, Rob |
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