Douglas Bolt
09-01-2010, 07:38 PM
Canon 7D, Sigma 150, f8, 1/250, HH, nearly FF.
The original, nearly unmolested image is displayed in the Macro forum.
PP: selected the flower, put it on a black background, 8 bit, Polar Coordinate filter, Ctrl-J, Soft light blend, touched up some smears in the black, and sharpened. Oh yes, and transform/rotated the image a little CW to balance/level the look before the PC filter.
I'm thinking some color other than black and with a little pattern might reduce the in-your-face and harsh look of the black and give a bit more interest.
The original, nearly unmolested image is displayed in the Macro forum.
PP: selected the flower, put it on a black background, 8 bit, Polar Coordinate filter, Ctrl-J, Soft light blend, touched up some smears in the black, and sharpened. Oh yes, and transform/rotated the image a little CW to balance/level the look before the PC filter.
I'm thinking some color other than black and with a little pattern might reduce the in-your-face and harsh look of the black and give a bit more interest.