Motif: Red (red is difficult!!!)

[Amy DeStefanis]

I had to go back a few times because the red just kept getting blown out. Based on the settings in Lightroom, I actually dialed DOWN the Vibrance and Saturation into negative territory.

I did some noise reduction on the BG in PS, and sharpened the flower.

I tried to get the green part of the flower and the water drop on the petal in the same DOF plane....

Nikon D80
ISO 400
60mm macro w/ 12mm extension tube
1/80 sec @ f/8.0
Handheld
Manual exposure.

Amy D.

P.S. One of our newly-planted petunias.... :)

[Cheryl Flory]

Red may be difficult, but isn't it fun!?!?!?! lol

Your image looks so dramatically 3D. very cool.

[Lisa Williams]

I like this one a lot, the change of the tones in the reds from outer petal to inner is super.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Amy would like to see the green at one of the intersecting thirds Just makes it stronger Move it down and left !! Great feel !!

[Amy DeStefanis]

Hi Amy would like to see the green at one of the intersecting thirds Just makes it stronger Move it down and left !! Great feel !!

Hi Al,

I had a little room to move the crop a little....to get the green center closer to the intersection....

Thanks for the suggestion - I knew there was something that was bothering me, and I think the re-post will be stronger:


Amy D.

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Amy,
I like the final post...very well done...:cool:

[Harold Davis]

amy, this is my favorite of yours!! love the compo. the repost is fantastic! congrats on the fantastic job!!!!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Love the colours and how you got the DOf on the middle and the drops. Like the repost crop. Very beautiful Amy.