I liked the symmetrical lines of these little 'pimples' on this lilly. Shot was taken handheld at 1/25 which amazed me considering the sharpness.
EDIT: Very Basic really. Grayscale, duotone, levels, smart sharpen, some selective dodge and burn, blur and sharpen, noise reduction. I cloned out these little white spots that looked like white powder. I like the final image shapes.
PREDICTION: After a few challenges of under 6's, could this one score above six??? Let's see. I know people love to hate flower shots. 6.3???
POST: Not doing all that great lately. I really love this image, so I guess that's all that matters :-)
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The detail, DOF, and composition in this shot are just outstanding. The duotone gives this photo a soft almost meditative feeling. I fairly certain I hear classical piano playing in the background of this photo!
This has such a striking, bold look. I'm amazed too that you could get that sharpness -- like a macro photo -- at 1/25!! You must have one steady hand :)
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