Cone Squared
Uploaded: September 13, 2008
Cone flower from my MIL's garden this summer. Cropped, contrasted, and slight saturation.
I would like to play with this some and resubmit it....any suggestions?? My one thought is that the pink in the upper right corner is distracting but so far my attempts to remove it have been unsuccessful.
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.67, ExposureTime: 1/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 75.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shari Kelly September 13, 2008
Hey My long lost NY friend---giggle---THIS IS GORRRRGGGGEOUS JEANINE!!! LOVE THE CROP THE SOFT FEEL TO IT AND THE CLARITY IS PERFECT GIRLIE!!!! BEAUTIFUL IMAGE!!!Jeanine M. Bailey September 13, 2008
Thank you Shari!! It's been crazy around here too!!! :) Hope all is well down south!! :) #6449710Eugenio Diaz September 13, 2008
Now this is truly a masterpiece! Wonderful capture!Debbra Bailey September 13, 2008
Great image Bean! Love the full frame :) #6450140Jeanine M. Bailey September 13, 2008
Eugenio and Deb, thank you for your comments!! :) #6450575LAUREL E. RIFFEY September 13, 2008
So crisp and clear! LOVE IT!!!! #6450625Bill Knaps September 13, 2008
Very Beautiful Macro Jeanine. Bill #6451181Amber J. Skene September 13, 2008
Fantastic Jeanine! Great colors, details, lighting, and clarity.Hope you have a great weekend too! #6451477
Jennifer L. Taranto September 14, 2008
love those colors, & love your pov too!! love the square format here too!! #6452908Amanda O. Cannon September 14, 2008
This is beautiful!! great details and colors....Looks like you have your kids and flowers down pat now....GREAT work Girl! #6454634Jeanine M. Bailey September 14, 2008
Thank you Laurel, Bill, Amber, Jenn, and Amanda for your comments!!! :) #6454655Michelle L. Frick September 14, 2008
Beautiful colors and composition Jeanine! #6454987Sarah G September 16, 2008
I absolutely love this. It's so beautiful. GREAT job! #6461476frank w. degenhardt September 21, 2008
Jeanine- Understand about the being busy and sometimes we just have to let some things take a back seat and set priorities.Amy E. Schneider October 03, 2008
Hey Jeanine, terrific clarity and composition....beautiful capture.Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 03, 2008
A beautiful flower Jeanine, great flow and clarity! #6550306Aimee C. Eisaman February 10, 2009
HA! So I'm not the only one hanging out in my mother in laws garden? A great shot.....love how you placed it in the frame! The light colors are so refreshing! Congrats on the EP! :~) #7149604Jodi M. Walsh February 10, 2009
beautiful comp jeanine. if your concerned about the pink, maybe try using a desaturation brush on it? that's the only suggestion I can think of but maybe someone else might have a better idea. congrats on the EP! #7150292Dale Hardin February 10, 2009
Well deserved kudos all around Jeanine. This is a lovely composition and deserving of the award.By the way, I don't have you on my list for which post processing software you use. Are you using a variation of Photoshop?
Jodi mentioned the color in the background and I agree that softening it a little more would reduce the distraction. However for me, the hair (or web) wrapped around the left side of the center of the flower is much more distracting. Try cloning it out and take this image to "finalist" #7150869
Joan E. Hoffman February 10, 2009
Jeanine... you just made my day! Needed to look at a beautiful shot like this to cheer me UP!!!! How can you be negative looking at such a lovely piece! #7150875Carolyn V Watson February 10, 2009
This shot really caught my eye when I opened up the club page. It's beautiful, soft and very eye catching. Love the tight crop! #7150973Debbie E. Payne February 10, 2009
Beautiful shot, Jeannine. I have WÁY TOO MANY pics of coneflowers but I still keep taking them...We needed a picture of this wonderful flower in the dead of winter. No suggestions because I think it is perfect! #7151156Jeanine M. Bailey February 10, 2009
Thanks for all of the encouraging comments!! Glad to help bring some smiles to people today!!! :) Thank you also for the suggestions....Jodi, I had NOT thought of desaturating the pink some!! :) I agree Dale that the little hair is distracting so I'll also work on removing that as well!! Oh and I'm working with Photoshop Elements 6. Thanks again!! I'll repost this once I make the changes and see what you all think!!! #7151392Esther R. Tinz February 11, 2009
Thanks for sharing some "sunshine" with us. Lovely. Looking forward to the repost too! - Esther #7152653Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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