This is a re-shoot of a picture I took last monday...two days too early for this contest. I took three shots, hand-held, just a spontanious shot of an unusual flower, and one was perfect. Possibly my favorite flower capture (that I have taken). Trying to recreate it, 50 shots with a tripod, I could not get the same shot...the one I chose ended up very different composition from the original.
Shot just before sunset. On tripod, timer shutter release, minimum focus distance at 70mm.
Post Production in Nikon PicturePerfect:
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- Crop
- Medium Sharpening
- Color Boost +8
- Brightness -14
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I'm not voting on this one because I don't want to give a really low score. This is not a Still Life. A Still Life requires an arrangement of inanimate objects. Not objects as they are found in nature.
The definition of still-life is: "Representation of inanimate objects, such as flowers or fruit, in painting or photography." (dictionary.com)
I was unaware of any requirement for the subject to be un-naturaly staged.
I'm not voting on this one because I don't want to give a really low score. This is not a Still Life. A Still Life requires an arrangement of inanimate objects. Not objects as they are found in nature.
good compostion, great control of DOF to get the needed parts in focus and supporting features OOF. Bright yellows really draw your eye in....My only complaint is the black outline on some of the petals...maybe over sharpened? 7
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