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#4 Confederate Rose

© Susan K. Snow

#4 Confederate Rose

Uploaded: June 11, 2011

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Exif: F Number: 20, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/80 seconds, Flash: fired, compulsory flash mode, red-eye reduction mode, ISO: 1600, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 20D

Comments

Joy Rector June 11, 2011

gorgeous #1384420

Melinda F. Schneider level-classic June 11, 2011

Love the artistic look of this! #9455339

Susan K. Snow June 11, 2011

Thanks you, Joy and Melinda,
This is the same image entered yesterday, except I analyzed then flipped it horizontally, so that the dark area was to the right, instead of toward the bottom --remembering that we read from left to right.

When I took a class with Brenda Tharp, she looked at Beads of Dew, which was initially facing the opposite direction and suggested changing its direction, which I did, and then, she liked it much better. Something as simple as that along with some selective darkening in layers on the petals, learned from Lewis Kemper to my surprise, received a finalist on the image. It was simple, but amazing!

I'm not saying that this will do the same, but it seems to be all part of the learning process. Little well learned bits of information sometimes help. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

#9455454

Mary K. Robison June 11, 2011

The colors and clarity in this floral are wonderful, Susan.
Your note above re: flipping images was timely --- you've reminded me that a number of my photos have been improved using that technique, and I should consider doing that more often. #9455749

Susan K. Snow June 11, 2011

Thank you, Mary. I think analysis is the key. Often I don't analyze my images in enough directions. #9455764

Michele Peterson level-classic June 11, 2011

Bunny, what a wonderful reminder to me to look at an image a different way! This is so pretty, it does look very artistic. Really beautiful!! #9455818

Susan K. Snow June 12, 2011

Thank you, Michele. When I took a class from Richard Lynch several years ago, I used both the rotation tool and the free transform tool to decide where the image should be cropped. It does give one a different perspective from the way the image was originally captured, and sometimes it looks better.

I wonder what's wrong with the composition with this image, and why the judges haven't even given it a nod?
I wish I knew more about composition. #9456641


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