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Thread: Abstract Challenge: Daylily Stamen

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    Julie Kenward
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    Default Abstract Challenge: Daylily Stamen

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    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.
    Last edited by Julie Kenward; 07-06-2009 at 08:28 AM.

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

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    Julie Kenward
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    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.

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

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    Ákos Lumnitzer
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    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).

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

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    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

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    "This is the winner!"

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    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.

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

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

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    this is the winner

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    This is the winner.

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