Wish there was sufficient light to reduce the ISO to 100 but i am using lights from two table lamps.. so could not get bigger DOF and ISO... I hope the "roses" i can see in this are visible to others too.
Post Processing:
1. RAW conversion with RAW
In GIMP...
2. Curves
3. Inverse Colors
4. Layer with selective coloring on Screen mode
(hope this is allowed in Advanced editing.. if yes i am so happy this week its advanced editing :D)
Why ZEN: a. Simplicity of this photo b. Its from insense sticks.. so bit religious :) c. It feels very serene to me!
Possible comments i am going to get:
1. Not Sharp ... I wish i could use f/10 or f/16
2. Noise: ISO 400 :(
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It seems a little bit blurry to me, maybe it was out of focus or the shutter speed was too slow? Anyway, nice photo, doesn't "shout" zen but it's simple and clean :)