Oliver Morton
About the Image(s)
This is an image I took in 2002 at Brookside Gardens, a beautiful park close to my house. I was fascinated by the fact that the interior of orchids resembles a creature’s face or a mask. After rotating and cropping the original photograph, I used Camera Raw to modify the lighting, contrast, and color.
Data: Canon D60; 50mm lens; 1/60 sec; f/11; ISO 400.
6 comments posted
Hi Pete, Very nice close up photo. I love your crop! The only suggestion I have is.. tone down the small green background and saturation on the yellow.. again excellent crop   Posted: 02/03/2025 01:51:02
Thank you, Sophia. I played with the saturation and couldn't decide on the best level. Your input really helps!
  Posted: 02/03/2025 23:10:59
  Posted: 02/03/2025 23:10:59
Hi Pete, This is a fun image and I like what you saw in the original and modified it to create the face. Although the bottom of the image is blurred out due to DOF, the green V is quite sharp and stands out as Sophia has noted. Some added blur might help as well as anything to lighten the color.
  Posted: 02/03/2025 02:43:58
  Posted: 02/03/2025 02:43:58
Mark, I like your idea of adding a bit of blur to the green V... and maybe "tone it down" as Sophia suggested. I'll try those things. Thank you!
  Posted: 02/03/2025 23:12:17
  Posted: 02/03/2025 23:12:17
Pete, I love the perspective of this image. I agree with Sophia's and Mark's comments. It's a little late now, but I wonder if photo stacking would have helped this image. Nice job, Pete.   Posted: 02/04/2025 20:46:48
Pete, Very nice. The crop is perfect. I agree with Sophia's recomendation. Orchid's are wonderful subjects.   Posted: 02/06/2025 15:40:23