Sylvia Bacon
About the Image(s)
A neighbor has beautiful Ginger Lilly plants growing in their front yard. My initial edit only showed all the flowers (no leaves) against this black background. Later the more I looked at the picture, the single flower on the right side stood out and I ended up with the picture above. Am wondering if there is too much detail in the flower (should it be softer looking?). And, also whether or not it would look better if cropped differently showing more of the black background.
Nikon D7000; Nikon lens 18-105 mm; Focal length: 62.00 mm; Exposure: 1/40 sec F/5.6; ISO 200 A priority; Pattern metering; No flash. Edited with Camera Raw Filter (basic adjustments), Photoshop (dodging, burning, saturation, etc) and Nik Software (Color Efex Pro 4/Detail Extractor). Removed the background in PS and cropped.
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13 comments posted
The 1st picture you have submitted is over processed to my taste . This beautiful flower needs more softness. so i like your 2nd attempt much better. I haven't tried to edit but I will give it a try.   Posted: 05/16/2022 18:39:11
Nice!
  Posted: 05/24/2022 19:27:10