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In Bloom

© Sherran Andersen

In Bloom

Uploaded: April 20, 2014

Description

Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/160 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 135.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS REBEL T1i

Comments

Dale Hardin April 21, 2014

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. #1570661

Sherran Andersen level-classic April 21, 2014

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? #11027785

Susan Williams April 22, 2014

The edit looks better to me, Sherran, with more details in the petals. You might want to post it on Flickr when you get set up. The image quality is so much better that I think it will look quite different there. This is is a tough flower to capture and the slightest breeze will make it nearly impossible to get in focus. #11028079

Dale Hardin April 22, 2014

Your edit worked well, Sherran. By the way, you can open a jpeg image in the raw editor if you wish to use those tools. Simply go to file, "open as", instead of file/open. When you choose "open as" you get a drop down menu that allows you to open the file as a raw file. #11028135

Peter W. Marks April 23, 2014

Yes Sherran. the edit makes a world of difference; very nice indeed.
Tech question for Dale. As the main point of shooting in RAW is that this captures the image in a 16bit or even 64 bit file to give way more tones than an 8bit jpeg file and thus give more detail in the darkest shadow areas and the brightest areas of an image for the reason that jpeg compresses much of this detail in the camera, then surely, once compressed there is no going back and attempting to recover what isn't there in that file.
Soooo, what I am trying to get my head around at 05.25 this morning is that whilst we can certainly see the big difference in Sherran's edit by adjusting one or more of the options slides in PS is the reason for opening the jpeg as a RAW file as you suggest just a more convenient way of making adjustments and would there be further improvement if adjusted in RAW?
OK, so now having said that, I am off to the gym and replace my headache with a good old body aches.
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Dale Hardin April 23, 2014

Peter, other than the convenience of other tools, it's my opinion that opening a jpeg in raw has no other benefits. Of course if it were a raw file opened in the raw editor there are indeed many benefits. #11028836

Beth Spencer April 23, 2014

I really like your edit, the details are so much better. I like the composition in this. I especially like the fact that it is a spring flower!
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Sherran Andersen level-classic April 23, 2014

Thanks. #11029148

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