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Challenge: Zen Photography II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Jun 19, 2009
Aperture: f/ 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250 sec.
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jun 21, 2009

 Got to spend a bit of time at the Kater Street Garden this past Friday. Lots of new varieties. I hope to get back soon and spend some more time there.

Bob has a small water lily pond in the midst of the garden. On Friday, there was the yellow and a white one. The white one was really hidden. The yellow was more cooperative and closer to the fence enabling me to shoot with the 105mm. It would have been too close to shoot with the 70-300 so it worked out well.

Post: Camera Raw adjustments in PS Elements 6.0.
5 Crops.
Selected forground leaves and did a layer adjustment for levels.
Selected inverse for the water lily.
Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue saturation.
Adjust sharpness.
Remove color cast.
Curves adjusment.
DeSelect.
Spot edit dust and a couple of imperfections on the petals of the lily.
Two more crops.
Resize.
USM.

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06/28/2009 03:01:45 PM
A hidden gem.....6
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 06/26/2009 06:31:19 PM
Beautiful.
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 06/23/2009 03:45:59 PM
Nice framing and composition. The drops really add the shot IMO. Good job.
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 06/22/2009 12:48:49 PM
Beautiful color and detail... framed by the foreground. I like it...
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 06/22/2009 09:02:55 AM
love this perspective, would have liked to have seen the leaves on the right side pulled back, it feels just a tad too claustrophobic for me
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