and yes the focus could be a bit wider
its a 1/6 sec exposure
for this one i actually didnt use the tripod
despite the image details - some of the other versions i did use it.
was leaning on the table for this version
hm. The picture speaks of the decay of life to me rather than solitude. Mostly because there is color in the image but not where one would expect to see it - so it looks as if the color, or 'life', has been leeched out of the flower. A shell of its former self, a faded view of what it *could* be.
But then I have been accused of being overly dramatic at times, so maybe I'm on crack. ;)
I tend to see things that aren't what the photographer was going for, is that good or bad?
I agree with the comment left about the background too, by the by.
Changed the green to red... as if the color of the rose bled out.
Slightly cropped the sides.
Added lots of negative space above the flower to give a stronger sense of emptiness and solitude.
nicely done, but outside what would have been allowed in a challenge
i think.
appreciate all the input.
soup
Desaturating the rose by itself is not allowed either (or Channels manipulation).
But you should be able to create that photo in the camera with the right lighting, especially with your camera.
i think desaturation is legit here...
using the hue/saturation, and choosing a specific color if you like.
soup
Hmm... I've been wrong before, but I think tht is considered spot editing. The desaturation isn't done to the entire photo, just a selected color range, which IMHO is spot editing.
i have read that changing colors of pixels -w/o moving pixels is legit.
and the image/adjust edits for the most part would fit that guideline
and the desaturation of a specific color still is applied to the whole image - however if the main subject contains a color unique to itself
applying the adjustment to the whole image would only minimally effect the rest fo the image...
The desaturation is definitely legal for challenges and has been used many times. Technically you could probably get away with adding the negative space too as it might pass as a border. But reshooting with extra negative space and then making the other changes is certainly acceptable.
The desaturation is definitely legal for challenges and has been used many times. Technically you could probably get away with adding the negative space too as it might pass as a border. But reshooting with extra negative space and then making the other changes is certainly acceptable.
I really like this a lot.
Desaturating a photo is allowed, of course. The reason is that it is applied to the whole image... all the pixels are effected. But selecting a color range, then desaturating, seems like selective manipulation where only some pixels are effected. I'm not a rules expert but I thought that was the idea. Maybe someone who is on the committee could chime in?
The desaturation is definitely legal for challenges and has been used many times. Technically you could probably get away with adding the negative space too as it might pass as a border. But reshooting with extra negative space and then making the other changes is certainly acceptable.
I really like this a lot.
Desaturating a photo is allowed, of course. The reason is that it is applied to the whole image... all the pixels are effected. But selecting a color range, then desaturating, seems like selective manipulation where only some pixels are effected. I'm not a rules expert but I thought that was the idea. Maybe someone who is on the committee could chime in?
Desaturation of a single color is absolutely allowed. It has been done at least once in every challenge since the beginning of DPC, it seems. It is not spot editing, becaues you do not select any part of the photo to do it. You are simply taking out all the red from the entire photo. It is legal, and often effective.
Desaturation of a single color is absolutely allowed. It has been done at least once in every challenge since the beginning of DPC, it seems. It is not spot editing, becaues you do not select any part of the photo to do it. You are simply taking out all the red from the entire photo. It is legal, and often effective.
