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Canada Lily_WC 564

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted December 14, 2012142 views9 comments

Guess I have enough time to post one more of my B&W wildflowers. Rather than processing for lots of bright whites and deep blacks for stark drama, I just let the soft shapes and smooth gray tones speak for themselves in this conversion.

Canon 50D
Sigma 150 mm. Macro; Circ.Polarizer
f/4 @ 1/160 sec.: ISO 100
Four images stacked in CS5 for depth-of-field
Double-processed in ACR to reduce a couple of highlights
Converted to B&W in CS5

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on December 14, 2012 at 9:17 PM

I like this flower and the mood. Only nit is, that I would make the stamens darker. They seem a little washed out.

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Comment posted by Guy Nelson on December 14, 2012 at 9:22 PM

Hi Wayne,
This is one nice photo....... Yup....... very nice!.......... I like everything about it, even the little flying friend on the stamens. Nice Wayne

The lighting is wonderful,the diffused light on the stamens reminded me of the feel I got when being in a tent with the sun shining down on the roof into the tent. {if that makes any sense?}

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on December 14, 2012 at 9:29 PM

This is beautiful, Wayne. I really like the way your lighting enhances the petals and helps define the edges of the leaves. Great comp of the flower with a nice mixture of leaves placed at pleasing angles. The little visitor adds a unique touch. Very nice processing in this lovely image.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on December 14, 2012 at 11:57 PM

Outstanding! the lighting is wonderful as well as the subject and how it is presented.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on December 15, 2012 at 11:30 AM

Beautiful, Wayne.

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Comment posted by John Clulow on December 15, 2012 at 11:57 AM

Hi Wayne,
This is one nice photo....... Yup....... very nice!.......... I like everything about it, even the little flying friend on the stamens. Nice Wayne The lighting is wonderful,the diffused light on the stamens reminded me of the feel I got when being in a tent with the sun shining down on the roof into the tent. {if that makes any sense?}

can't add to that... one nice photo...... Yup....... very nice!

for all the reasons mentioned and more .

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on December 15, 2012 at 12:49 PM

Exquisite overall, Wayne. Your attention to detail is magnificent.

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Comment posted by Doug Gilham on December 15, 2012 at 1:22 PM

Really great lighting in this capture Wayne, and the B&W process eccentuates it.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on December 15, 2012 at 11:23 PM

The lighting is delightful. Like it very much.

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