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    Default Another dogwood

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    Canon 5D3, Sigma 180 macro, ISO 800, f/9, 1/400 sec, tripod, cloudy day. Basic tonal adjustments in LR with attention to maximizing highlight detail (detailed in the sticky I posted in ETL), then to PS for some Nik Tonal Contrast and a touch of Viveza Structure brushed onto the near and far petals. I can live with the limited DOF as the tall and nearby grasses in the BG are not pretty if slightly in focus. A little too much breeze to try for a quick focus pull to get the front petal in focus for a composite. (I do that when I can.)

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    Dogwoods are deep and big enough to force a choice between DOF and nice backgrounds. I shoot the pink variety against a blue sky with narrow apertures and the whites with a more open aperture from the top.

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    Prefer this to the other Diane. Just a little more DOF would have got that font bit of the petal in focus.
    Like the composition with the leaves etc though.
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    Hi Diane. Another nice one! The slight difference in lighting and the increase in contrast have me liking this one a little more the your prior post.

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    Thanks, guys -- so do I! While flowers are hard to do right. And I think they're too-faded by now.

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