Abstract Challenge: Daylily Stamen

[Julie Kenward]

You'll have to excuse me - I can't post the exif data until tomorrow. My Internet connection at home is still defunct so I ran into work to post and forgot to bring the data along for the ride. :eek:

I know this much - I made this the same day as the "Big Daylily/Small Ant" image and I'm pretty sure this was with all three extension tubes hooked together (12mm, 20mm & 36mm.)

I have been wrestling with whether to post this image or one of two others that I also took that day but I keep going back to this one so here you go: Daylily stamen up close and personal! :D

Canon 40D, EF 100mm f2/8 macro & stacked extension tubes
f4 @ 1/160th, ISO 200
Manual mode, pattern metering, natural sunlight
Processed in ACR & CS4; small crop, increase in luminosity/decrease in saturation.

[Fabs Forns]

What amazed me mot about this is the color, so rich and subtle at the same time. Nice play of lines.

[Julie Kenward]

Fabs, I have finally found the secret in using a Canon camera and getting good yellows: I decrease the saturation by 5-8 points in Adobe Camera Raw and then increase the luminosity by about the same amount (5-10 points.) It pulls out the over-bleeding and leaves it with this rich, beautiful lemony yellow color.

[denise ippolito]

Julie, The colors and the lighting are fantastic. Very nicely done.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

WOW, I can say tons about this image, but all I can say is WOW. Me likes lots! Yellow is one of my fave colors (and Purple).

[Anita Bower]

Beautiful. Lovely subtle colors. Love the feeling of movement created by the stamens.

[Ed Vatza]

Not much more to add, Jules. I told you on your blog that this is a stunner and nothing has changed my mind here. Good thing moderators can't win! :D

[Anita Bower]

"This is the winner!"

[Mike Moats]

Even though you're going to disqualify me for a second time,:(:D Im still gonna vote yours as the winner. You've been doing a great job with your soft abstracts lately.

[Christopher Miller]

Love the lines and colors Julie. THIS IS THE WINNER!

[Gordon Craig]

This picture and a couple of others really have me thinking. A fabulous job with the yellow.

[Rene Quenneville]

this is the winner

[Gordon Craig]

This is the winner.