Amaryllis majestika

Gallery: FloraPosted February 1, 201229,521 views18 comments

You will be glad to know that this is the last of my Amaryllis series! They are truly majestic flowers and I have photograph them in the dark, in the light, x-rayed them and now a scan. The scanner is placed on its side with the flower standing up-right.

Epson 4990, CS5, Viveza2, Tk lum mask, Websharpner. Applied a zoom blur to the petals to simulate some movement. Thanks for looking at this and for comments to all the previous Amaryllis.

I got tired of cloning out all the dust and pollon grains . Will get out the healing spot tool again later

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Sammons on February 1, 2012 at 10:12 AM

Gary, this is beautiful. I especially love the lighting on the top petals. And I certainly know what you mean about the dust specks. Thanks for sharing your scan work. It's inspirational for me to continue on this path. Lovely.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 1, 2012 at 10:19 AM

Beautiful work, Gary! I have never been able to makes an amaryllis look this good! Thanks for posting—you have given me food for thought.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on February 1, 2012 at 10:20 AM

Stunning!!! The dark background, rich reds and tack sharp pollen... WOW!

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Duff on February 1, 2012 at 10:50 AM

Great way to scan this Gary. Certainly has no "flat" spots scanning this way. Scanning/post processing first class. Dusting and cleaning... Where's the perseverance Gary???

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Comment posted by scott lanz on February 1, 2012 at 7:16 PM

Radiant.

Dust spots aside, one of the best scans I've ever seen.

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Comment posted by Reed Bowman on February 1, 2012 at 7:56 PM

whatever the technique, it is a beautiful soft image

Registered on March 2, 2009, 166 Posts, 1058 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on February 1, 2012 at 8:02 PM

Bob:
I did the processing late one night while still suffering from 'jet-lag' from my recent trip to UK. Also presbyopia did not help. I thought I got all the dust and pollens but they re-surfaced after I sharpen the image.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on February 1, 2012 at 8:23 PM

Wow, this is amazing, Gary! Love the depth that scanning gives to images; it really helps bring out the beauty of this flower. I also really like how the bright lighting focuses on the tack sharp stamens. Wonderful!

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on February 2, 2012 at 8:16 AM

Beautiful image, Gary- A fantastic dense, strong red and an excellent detail on this image- Your almost squared composition works fine as well- My congrats, Fabio

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 2, 2012 at 1:05 PM

Gary: Samsonesque. I hope you take it as the high compliment I intended. Superb image! >=))>

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on February 2, 2012 at 6:04 PM

Superb, Gary ! The way the light falls along the line of stigma and anthers is what makes this particularly special for me, but the overall lighting is so good for bringing out the petal textures too.

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 2, 2012 at 8:36 PM

Hi Gary

Extraordinary detail, color and light. A masterpiece

Albert Darmo
Canada

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

Comment posted by William Gillis on February 3, 2012 at 2:10 PM

Gary,

This image is one of the best I have seen. I especially like the rich color of the stamens. A job well done.

William Gillis

Registered on November 28, 2011, 17 Posts, 204 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on February 3, 2012 at 2:45 PM

Beautiful, I'd not have guessed it was a scan, probably due to the simulated movement. Most creative. Lovely image

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on February 3, 2012 at 6:52 PM

I love the rich looks to the petals and the comp is really nice Gary. Take care of the dust spots and this will be a true winner!

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on February 3, 2012 at 10:39 PM

Well done Gary it has a lovely 3d quality !! Beautiful scan !

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Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on February 4, 2012 at 12:15 AM

Sweeeeet! Love the dramatic light

Registered on November 20, 2009, 56 Posts, 748 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 20, 2012 at 11:35 AM

One of the best amaryllis images I've seen Gary...really

Love the rich shades of red and the light's fantastic!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments