Barbara Mallon
September 2023 - Summer Rain in Santa Barbara
About the Image(s)
I headed out to the Botanic Garden during a rare summer Rain in Santa Barbara. I took wet wildflower Photos. This is my favorite. I used topaz photo AI to get rid of noise and sharpen. Although the depth of field left some drops not quite sharp, I sharpened those with the sharpen-blurr tool in Photoshop. Taken with a canon L 100-400 lens on a digital rebel 7ti. F8 and auto ISO.
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6 comments posted
Another lovely image but I wondered what could be done to make it a bit different... So I desaturated the green a bit and overlaid a completely white layer put at 60% opacity, and removed the white over the main flower by means of a mask. Just softer and more emphasis on the main bloom and the gorgeous raindrops? Posted: 09/08/2023 04:52:29
I like the pastel colors, beautiful depth of field, blurred background with reflective water droplets. I would try using the remove tool and remove the black dots in the flower and replace them with the dodge and burn tools on the edges and veins. Posted: 09/11/2023 10:12:11
The black dots are mostly reflections in the water drops. I like the concept Judith suggested. It has won in the way shown as a nature image.. I may try it as another idea in a different category. Thank you! Posted: 09/24/2023 16:15:28
The flower is sharp, with a nicely blurred background. The water droplets really add to the image. I am not sure if a lighter background as Judith is showing is the way to go, but it is an interesting alternative. Posted: 09/11/2023 15:45:25
There are some black dots on the flower. This could have been removed in PS. Also, there is another flower in the top center, which although blurred, acts as a distraction. Good depth of field. The water droplets add more punch to the photo. Posted: 09/12/2023 00:46:07
Fine image Barbara, even the hairs on the plant are in focus, color contrast, leading lines from bottom, nice bokeh in background, attracts viewer right to your subject. Posted: 09/13/2023 16:29:34