Wild Cherries [Photography Contest Details & Macro Photos]
Uploaded: September 07, 2007 16:54:02
Steve Mescha September 07, 2007
LOL, you caught me! I shot this in natural light, adjusted levels to get a white background, and duplicated the layer in soft light mode, about 50% opacity to get the bright color. I created the reflections by copying and pasting each one seperately, flipped vertically, blurred, dropped opacity and erased with a very soft eraser. All edits done in PSCS. #4761721Maria Zammit September 07, 2007
...they look like tomatoes not cherries? #4762121Steve Mescha September 08, 2007
Thanks, Amanda, Manuel, and Maria! Yes, these are the tiniest of Cherry Tomatoes, about the size of small marbles. Apparently Manuel has "issues" with my editing...or something? For me it matters only to get the final image with what ever tools I have available :-) #4763518Nadya Johnson September 12, 2007
OUTSTANDING, Steve!! #4781884Steve Mescha September 12, 2007
Thanks, Nadya :-) #4783551Carla Metzler September 13, 2007
Excellent work, Steve! :) #4786579Marsha S. Smith September 23, 2007
I LOVE it! And how you think to do the things you do to create the images you get still amazes the heck out of me. #4832709Steve Mescha September 23, 2007
LOL, Marsha! It's only because I'm too cheap and lazy to set up a proper studio to make these shots happen in the camera :-) #4833253Kathleen K. Parker September 26, 2007
Well lazy boy--LOL---these look good enough to NOT eat but to frame. You are so good at this! xoxoxoKK #4848398Joan Powell October 24, 2007
Congrats on your outstanding image !! #4974804Laurence Saliba October 24, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS on this wonderful finalist Steve!!! #4975214Carla Metzler October 25, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist, Steve! Great work! :D #4978656Terry L. Ellis October 25, 2007
A bright, cheerful and beautiful finalist, Steve! Hot color! Congratulations! Those amazing, lazy?, but clever PS skills, again! #4980059Carla Metzler October 27, 2007
You're not lazy Steve. You're brilliant! #4992354Kathleen K. Parker October 28, 2007
Congratulations, Steve!Steve Mescha October 28, 2007
Thank you all for the kind words :-) #4995527JO ANN CLEVELAND November 28, 2007
I love this Steve, love the bright red and the high key!p.s. You are in my thoughts and prayers, Carla told me you had been very sick ~ take care and know that others are also thinking of you! #5144114
Steve Mescha November 29, 2007
Thanks soo much, Jo Ann! The friendship and support from you and all my BP family mean more to me than any of you will ever know! #5146162Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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