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In Bloom


 
  In Bloom
In Bloom

Sherran Andersen

 
 
 

Dale Hardin
 

Thank you Sherran, for proving to us that spring is definitely here. You've made me feel the need to get out and do some blossom searching on my own. Love the way you've composted this with the stem coming from the corner.

Technically, I think you can improve on the overall look with bit of processing. Open in raw and reduce the highlights because the whites are blown out in some areas.

Also, there is a slight color cast. One way to correct is using a levels layer and applying the white eyedropper to the white area in the center of the flower.

Finally, try about a 25% multiply blend on the resulting image to help darken the background and give the bloom some additional separation.


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April 21, 2014

 
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Thanks Dale... Spring has been here for quite a while now. I just got this camera and when I started shooting photos, I realized I forgot to set the camera settings in RAW (as well as JPEG) so only have this particular one in JPEG... oops. I did try to do some adjustments to it... this flower was slightly yellow in colour. Is this better?


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