Gloria Fine
June 2020 - Jasper Crane Rose garden
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About the Image(s)
This rose is just one of many that are in bloom in the Jasper Crane Rose Garden next to the Brandywine River Walkway. I shot it with my Sony A6300 50mm macro lens at ISO 100, f 7.1, 1/160 second.
There is a headstone that reads “This Rose Garden was initiated and developed with the cooperation of Jasper Crane - A Good Citizen who loves flowers” . More information can be found at www.friendsofwilmingtonparks.org/jasper-crane-rose-garden/
I may be prejudiced but, I like both of the photos for different reasons. I was really trying to have the viewer feel the delicacy of the petals and clearly see the delicate center of the rose. I purposely id not remove the leaf on the rose because it is part of the story how these delicate flowers survive the elements of wind and rain. I also decided to darken the petals to show the grain in them. I used various Lightroom presets.
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11 comments posted
Hi Gloria - beautiful rose, and a nice close up shot. But for me, I think I would have kept the colors, and tried to push the contrast between yellow in the center, and all the white. I think it was a good idea to leave the leaf there. Posted: 06/03/2020 15:52:52
Asborn,
Welcome to the Group! Thanks so much for your suggestions.
Gloria Posted: 06/07/2020 07:44:16
Welcome to the Group! Thanks so much for your suggestions.
Gloria Posted: 06/07/2020 07:44:16
You have very good depth of field with your macro lens at f 7.1. The result is very good looking. I also like the leaf you left in place.
Minor suggestions: maybe a bit lighter in the dark areas and a bit darker in the light areas. I used Photoshop Elements to do an overall "lighten shadows" and "darken highlights," but I introduced a halo around the edges of some leaves--I don't know what to do about that.
Another thought, maybe remove the stem in the upper right and a blurred light background object. Posted: 06/06/2020 10:12:50
Minor suggestions: maybe a bit lighter in the dark areas and a bit darker in the light areas. I used Photoshop Elements to do an overall "lighten shadows" and "darken highlights," but I introduced a halo around the edges of some leaves--I don't know what to do about that.
Another thought, maybe remove the stem in the upper right and a blurred light background object. Posted: 06/06/2020 10:12:50
Thanks Stephen for your suggestions.
I used to use Adobe Photoshop Elements and really liked it but, Lightroom came out and I switched to Lightroom and haven't looked back. I am finding that I need to brush up and expand my use of Photoshop learning the areas like masking which Lightroom is only at the very beginning stages of developing. I also am going to take advantage of Tim Grey's Learning Series of Black and White that starts this week for the month of June.
Gloria Posted: 06/07/2020 07:52:09
I used to use Adobe Photoshop Elements and really liked it but, Lightroom came out and I switched to Lightroom and haven't looked back. I am finding that I need to brush up and expand my use of Photoshop learning the areas like masking which Lightroom is only at the very beginning stages of developing. I also am going to take advantage of Tim Grey's Learning Series of Black and White that starts this week for the month of June.
Gloria Posted: 06/07/2020 07:52:09
This is a nice rose shot. The petals have a translucent quality and you captured depth. Leaving the leaf on the petal was a good choice. I do find the background a distraction as it's busy. I can't help but play, so I took took your image, masked it in photoshop, and darkened the background. I also cropped a bit tighter.
Posted: 06/06/2020 11:47:25
Posted: 06/06/2020 11:47:25
Lynne --
I love what you did.
I just commented to Stephen before I read your suggestion that I need to "brush up and expand my use of Photoshop learning the areas like masking..."
Thanks so much,
Gloria Posted: 06/07/2020 07:57:15
I love what you did.
I just commented to Stephen before I read your suggestion that I need to "brush up and expand my use of Photoshop learning the areas like masking..."
Thanks so much,
Gloria Posted: 06/07/2020 07:57:15
I like the alterations done by Lynne. I thought the top right was very distracting so this newer version is much better. I am not sure the tighter crop is needed if the background is much darker. Interesting that we both went for flowers+is this what lockdown has forced us into doing and we've realised that flowers are actually good subjects. I like the leaf -usually people add droplets of water but this leaf looks good. I do prefer the mono to the colour version which is too busy with the jumbled leaves. I also think Steve's increased contrast helps, although you need to be careful not to lose the delicacy. Posted: 06/07/2020 05:36:31
Thanks Diana for your suggestions.
My emphasis on flowers comes about because it is the time of year when flowers and trees are in bloom and the wonderful memories I have of growing up with a rose garden in my back yard because my mother loved roses. I also had two wonderful relatives named "Rose"!
Truth be told I did not notice the upper right hand corner the way it was until after I submitted it and when I saw it I couldn't believe I didn't see it. I thought of asking about resubmitting but I decided to leave it ...
Posted: 06/07/2020 08:12:23
My emphasis on flowers comes about because it is the time of year when flowers and trees are in bloom and the wonderful memories I have of growing up with a rose garden in my back yard because my mother loved roses. I also had two wonderful relatives named "Rose"!
Truth be told I did not notice the upper right hand corner the way it was until after I submitted it and when I saw it I couldn't believe I didn't see it. I thought of asking about resubmitting but I decided to leave it ...
Posted: 06/07/2020 08:12:23
I have just found Brandywine on a map showing the park.
I was looking for an address in Wilmington to check the postcode Posted: 06/13/2020 13:58:59
I was looking for an address in Wilmington to check the postcode Posted: 06/13/2020 13:58:59
Excellent exposure to leave all the detail in the pedals. The color has really delicate shades. The monochrome is also good. I do like what Lynne did with the image. I would have removed the leaf. My eye keeps looking at both the center of the flower and the leaf. Posted: 06/13/2020 13:58:04
This is a nicely captured image of a rose. The beautiful details in the petals lend themselves well to monochrome. I agree with the suggestions to darken the background. The halo effect Stephen mentions usually occurs when I try to darken backgrounds or selected areas with the adjustment slides for shadows and highlights if I make more than the smallest adjustment. There are several tutorials and videos online about how to remove and avoid these halos, but I've not explored them enough to have a favorite. I wish I found the editing process even a fraction as interesting as taking the photo, but I fear I'm not a very patient digital photo editor. Posted: 06/29/2020 00:25:51