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7/9 - Up Close and Personal
7/9 - Up Close and Personal
Rebecca


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Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Littleton, CO
Date: Jul 9, 2007
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 10, 2007

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 This is a closeup of one of the many flowers planted around the clubhouse in my condo development. There wasn't much interesting to shoot today, nothing to tell stories about unless you want to hear me whine about swimsuit shopping, and, trust me, you don't.

This is largely a processing experiment, using the blue/orange gradient map to artificially age the shot. So far it's a pretty cool trick.

EDIT: A few more processing notes for DPC:
First there was some heavy-handed tonemapping. Then a b/w gradient map layer with a fill of less than 50%, followed by a second gradient map using the orange/blue preset with a fill of less than 50%. I don't remember exact numbers. This left it rather washed out, but gave it the right color. Then to restore the color richness I used some duplicate layers, I think multiply and then either overlay or soft light. I used a similar workflow with the Starbucks photo a few days ago to get the ominous brown tones.

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 07/18/2007 06:52:20 PM
great detail on the pedles
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 07/16/2007 10:17:59 PM
Thanks for all the PP tips! I really like what you achieved on this one so I'll definately be trying it.
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 07/12/2007 06:09:11 AM
Totally cool especially the detail of the close up, and the DOF is quite magical as well.....
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 07/12/2007 01:33:37 AM
i love this, and i'm not a flower person, i had just about given up
on the 30 day, i may try again after seeing this :)
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 07/12/2007 12:06:27 AM
I like the color contrast between the top of the picture and the bottom.
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 07/11/2007 02:20:06 PM
Nice macro shot, the color of the flower is very pretty. Nice bokeh too
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 07/11/2007 09:38:16 AM
Nice colors, textures, and composition.

Thanks for the process notes. I'll have to try that technique.
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 07/11/2007 04:15:51 AM
LOVE the processing on this. In reading your instructions, I can see why I am so many miles behind so many people regarding processing -- I have only the faintest idea how to do the things you listed, and I never in a million years would have figured that combination of steps out on my own.

I love the crop, too.
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 07/10/2007 04:54:07 PM
Good job on the processing. The composition really stands out here with the yellowish green running along bottom of the flower.
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 07/10/2007 04:32:26 PM
Love the tones in this photo! The contrast between macro and bokeh is awesome. Great job!

If your swimsuit shopping is anything like mine, you either need therapy or tequila afterward. Best both, actually. :o)
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 07/10/2007 12:44:07 AM
I need to learn that trick, this is amazing. The color of the flower is awesome, it does have an aged look to it, yet still so vibrant & fresh.
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