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by Ian Wolfenden

Gallery: FloraPosted June 22, 2012143 views13 comments
A gerbera shot to which I've applied a Perfect Effects colour/tone filter to help emphasise the central gather of purplish red petals.

Canon 400D, 100mm Macro lens, 1/10 sec @ f9, Helicon stack, natural light indoors

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 22, 2012 at 8:10 AM
Ian: Just a superbly crafted image from capture to presentation. Really well done.>=))>
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 22, 2012 at 8:30 AM
Beautiful shot. I love how the background works with the lightening hues of the opened petals. It really sets off the gathered center.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 22, 2012 at 11:10 AM
I agree with Bill, excellent from start to finished product..
The color/tone filter was the perfect application for this particular subject.
Wonderful piece of work Ian :toast: :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Windom on June 22, 2012 at 11:26 AM
Great job with the stack! Like everything about this one.

(Have you checked out the latest version of Helicon? They've added a Method C which has saved a couple of my more complicated stacks from the trash bin....)
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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on June 22, 2012 at 12:24 PM
I really like the white BG and the colours of the petals.

Congrats

D&L
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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 22, 2012 at 7:09 PM
Beautiful subject, expertly imaged and processed. :toast:
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 22, 2012 at 10:26 PM
Ian - Very nice. Specially like your processing here. The whole series with Gerbera has been fascinating !!
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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 23, 2012 at 6:55 PM
A fine high key image with great processing, too, Ian. Beautifully done.
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 24, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Ian:
Probably the best of a fabulous Gerbera series. Your processing is very interesting. I downloaded the Perfect suite (mainly to try out Resize) but have not played with any of the other modules. I like what I see here and may its time to tweak around with Effects.
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Comment posted by Ken Smith on June 24, 2012 at 6:49 PM
Gosh..I really like the effect of whitish tips on the red petals...cool. This is stunning Excellent combo of colors and tones. Print, frame and hang this winner!!
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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on June 24, 2012 at 7:32 PM
Very pleasing comp and the color and detail is excellent. Print it large!
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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on June 24, 2012 at 9:23 PM
Beautifully done. Love the colors and the effects you applied.
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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 24, 2012 at 9:35 PM
Wonderful Gerber shot Ian ! Beautifully captured and presented. :toast:
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