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    In a recent blog post, "Tough Call on Hey Bud," I presented five bud images created on Denise Ippolito iris workshop last week and asked folks to choose their favorite. This one is my fave but nobody chose it

    This 3-frame in-camera HDR Art Vivid image was created with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III . ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop yielded a base exposure of 1/125 sec. at f/13 in Av mode. 2-second timer. Note: I should have used more + compensation for all but the first image here as the Art Vivid JPEGs are always on the dark side.
    Central sensor/AI Servo Surround/Rear Focus AF on the bottom of the flower part of the bud. Clickhere if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image for a larger version.

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    I love the colors--saturated and iridescent! I'm delighted to see a flower HDR as I've been wondering how that method would look with flowers. I've never tried it. I just glanced at your other buds, and now understand the title. I like everything about this photo.

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    Hi Artie. Beautiful colors plus a good comp and a clean background. The sharpness and detail around the center of the flower is exceptional! Compared to that, the tip of the flower is not quite as sharp - you might consider trying some subtle additional selective sharpening in that area, though it's a minor point. Overall, the image is outstanding!

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    Hi Arthur, very nicely composed. I quite like the angle at which the bud is positioned...love detail but do wish the tip was more in focus as Steve noted.

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    Thanks all. This one needed focus stacking to avoid bringing up the BKGR....
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    Beautiful image Artie I like the composition and the shape of the flower head. I find the colours equally appealing and yet a little unsettling.
    It is probably the HDR and possibly bias on my behalf but it leaves me wondering how the image would look using straight forward conversion from raw, I can't help but feel I would probably have preferred it. Maybe you could post a conventional version and prove just how wrong I can be

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