A bouquet of tulips lit by waving three strands of multi colored Christmas Treet lights over head during the exposure. The title is from the GE's tag on the lights 'Decorative Lighting'. Colors of lights in the strands: Red, Yellow, Purple, Blue and Green. No other lighting used. White balance was selected prior to the auto bracketed shooting of the image in macro mode (f/11.3, 16 sec., EB+1/3, ISO-160, Tripod mounted).
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Adjustment Layers: Levels, Brightness/Contrast, Hue/Sat
Unsharp Mask
Cloned Bright noise spots
Neat Image.
Cleaned up any remaining noise
Framed
Resized.
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This reminds me of another photo for some reason. Pretty good for a flower photo. Good exposure in the right places, good underexposure in the right places.
Wow! I have seen some of the most beautiful florals in this challenge, but this one is oustanding even among those. the colors are so vivid and the lighting makes them leap out of the darkness. Your choice of borders is good. I wouldn't change a thing.
I'm a Tulip freak, so I may be a little biased :) but I love this photo. Both the lighting and the subject are wonderful and I also think the border is a very nice touch.
just lovely! has depth without strong shadows. this is an achievement! they seem to just glow on their own. I think you have accomplished this challenge, and yet elevated it to art!
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