Arum Lilly collected from the Swan Valley. South African native plant considered a weed here in Western Australia.
Shot against a black backdrop and lit with a reading lamp. Rotated, cropped, increased saturation of the yellows, auto colour, decreased brightness and increased contrast slightly, resized, added border, mild USM.
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Wow...lovely! I would have liked a little more square crop with a bit more black surrounding the bloom...however that is personal taste. This is very well done.
Congrats on the top 10. This is a perfect example that there is no substitute for excellence. The high technical quality you applied bringing out the subtle tonality of this flower with its exceptional sharpness is what garnered your high score.
This was one of my favorites in this challenge, beautiful exposure, congrats on the top 10 finish, Will make a beautiful print! I was interested to see that it is considered a weed in Australia, I am originally from Zimbabwe and South Africa and we saw lots of these, yellow ones too among some others.
Whoa, finally a picture that meets the challenge without being overprocessed. Only some lights seem to be blown, otherwise excellent composition, sharpness, color - 9
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