IVORY BURST

Gallery: FloraPosted September 18, 201054 views10 comments

I like the dreamy, creamy look of color in this Dahlia, a burst of Ivory! The raw version processed in LR with enhancements in NIK's Dfine, Color Efex Pro and Sharpener Pro.

Thank you for your thoughts, Larger version available

canon 7D
canon 100mm macro f2.8L
F/4.0 -1 1/125 ISO 640
tripod canon macro support ring, cable
early am light under overcast sky

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 18, 2010 at 8:44 AM

Beautiful image as posted Craig - no suggestions on my part. Very nice light for the subject and I think your dof decision works well.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Duff on September 18, 2010 at 9:13 AM

Mission accomplished Craig. Very nice detail and a nice clean bloom.

Registered on April 21, 2010, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments

Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on September 18, 2010 at 11:52 AM

Beautiful image, Craig. The creamy colors are awesome.

Registered on August 18, 2005, 23 Posts, 1406 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 18, 2010 at 12:51 PM

As good as it can get, Craig. Creamy for sure and the processing perfect

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on September 18, 2010 at 4:19 PM

wonderful creamy colors, very nice

Brigitte

Registered on January 10, 2009, 187 Posts, 1507 Comments

Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on September 18, 2010 at 7:13 PM

Excellent work Craig.. love the delicacy of this...

Registered on November 1, 2003, 467 Posts, 2803 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 18, 2010 at 10:45 PM

Was there a white theme, and I missed it?

Seems like a lot of that color in the last few posts anyway. This one is superb. You are doing some great work with the dahlias!

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Miro Susta on September 19, 2010 at 4:01 AM

Well selected DIO and the light. Superb composition and color-contrast matching. Nicely done Craig.

Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 19, 2010 at 10:57 AM

Lovely, dreamy, creamy look, Craig.

If I were going to print this, I would make an artistic change ;^)

I would take that OOF flower in the BG on the left and turn it so that it faces the subject flower. It would than lead the eye into the frame, rather than out of the frame.

Perfect DOF.

Cheers,

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 19, 2010 at 8:39 PM

Hi Craig

Superb detail and color tones to die for!! This is one gorgeous dahlia

Albert Darmo. Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments