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Flaming Petals

© Judith MacArthur

Flaming Petals

Uploaded: March 02, 2011

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I combined 5 exposures of these nearly gone tulips in Photomatix...Nikon 18-200 lens on a tripod, 52mm, F16, ISO 200. Taken in window light with white cardboard reflectors and a diffuser, against a dark green fabric background. Adjusted in Lightroom 3 and CS3. I used the texturizer filter to make the background more uniform and repaired the torn edges on two petals. I used the Topaz Simplify 2 filter on another version, but like this one just as well.

Exif: F Number: 16, ExposureTime: 100/599 seconds, ISO: 200, FocalLength: 52.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300

Comments

Susan Weisensel March 02, 2011

Really beautiful, and nice work. I would have no idea how to do any of this. #1357575

Cindy Bendush level-classic March 03, 2011

Gorgeous! #9270704

Dianna Murphy March 03, 2011

Great job with the editing for a beautiful result. Gorgeous color! #9271978

Judith MacArthur level-classic March 03, 2011

Thanks for the nice comments, Ladies. Susan, nothing I did here is difficult. Combining the 5 exposures is automatically handled in Photomatix (or Nik HDR, (I tried both) but for this image, I preferred the way Photomatix dealt with the highlights on the petals) and then you can play with various sliders to tweak the result. I did some selecting/layers/masking in CS3 to separate the flowers from the background and used the clone tool to build back the torn part of two petals with bits of other undamaged petal edges that matched the missing curvature. I probably could have come close to this result with just one exposure, but I was curious to see what the HDR software would do. I enjoy playing with my photos in the computer, but it certainly isn't everyone's cup of tea. #9271991

Orsi March 03, 2011

Beautiful work Judith!! #9272393

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