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Yellow with a Splash of White
Yellow with a Splash of White
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: High Contrast (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Gateway DC-T50
Location: Cary, NC
Date: Sep 1, 2005
Aperture: 1:5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200 sec
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Sep 2, 2005

 Taken of an absolutely beautiful specimen of a rose grown by my brother & sister-in-law, Dale & Rebecca. I was visiting them for Olivia's first day at kindergarten (my niece). I played with the saturation and contrast quite a bit before deciding on this particular shot. I think the crop and tonal elements presented the best example of "high contrast" for this particular challenge.

I didn't take this shot specifically for this challenge (although I am always thinking of the existing/open challenges when shooting), but when editing/processing I thought that I could not only improve this photo by editing, but also to make it fit the challenge quite well.

Time will tell (as is always the case!). Regardless of my score, I'm happy with the image. I think I actually did the flower justice (for a change).

PP included:
selective layers of:
contrast adjustments
reduced backlighting
color sat
sepia tones
b/w
gaussian blur
sharpness
dodging & burning
blending brush to eliminate a few blemishes
save for web

Statistics
Place: 109 out of 343
Avg (all users): 5.7623
Avg (commenters): 6.3750
Avg (participants): 5.5973
Avg (non-participants): 6.0211
Views since voting: 1157
Views during voting: 350
Votes: 244
Comments: 12
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 11/14/2005 03:14:23 PM
Nice closeup Jimmy! The colors and the background works well IMHO. I gave this a 7 for this challenge :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/11/2005 10:36:39 PM
Good contrast, nice closeup. For me a bit green on the fringe of the petals.
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 09/11/2005 10:21:37 PM
not bad but the green colouring creeping in the edges looks not so good
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 09/11/2005 10:06:55 PM
Excellent DOF and focus. Nice detail and depth. Color is beautiful and rich.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/08/2005 11:51:33 PM
so far this is the best flower subject I've seen! Not oversharpened; pleasing to the eye.
2nd run through: If I could vote, I'd score this a 9.0! One of the top three flower shots.
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 09/08/2005 09:01:42 PM
BEAUTIFUL!!
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 09/07/2005 10:09:36 PM
Love the yellow! Nice to see color contrast.
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 09/06/2005 03:26:48 PM
Beautiful yellows
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 09/05/2005 06:19:21 PM
This is a stunning macro and certainly suites the challenge. The velvety detail is wonderful and all the variations of yellow from gold to a greenish hue, can all be seen in the rose. There is just the slightest bit of green up above the rose that I can see on my screen, but other than that, it's awesome. I gave this a 9.
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 09/05/2005 05:42:43 PM
Simply beautiful!
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 09/05/2005 01:00:59 PM
I personally dont care for the added glow to this rose. i would have preferred the sharp focus and natural light for this. still a beautiful photo and one you should be happy to have in your portfolio...good luck 8
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 09/05/2005 09:26:58 AM
nice rose
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