Gentle

Gallery: FloraPosted July 16, 20131,031 views9 comments

Another rose that caught my fancy. Lots of spots on it, but it was the only specimen left that showed full bloom and the delicate pink at the center. So, I made the shot and cloned away. Hope it still qualifies for Flora instead of Photo Art! I'll show them both.

D700, tripod, cpl; 105 VR; f8, 1/60, ISO 400, +0.33 EV.

Again, hoping to present softness and delicacy...

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on July 16, 2013 at 1:08 AM

Here's the original…

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 16, 2013 at 6:41 AM

Just beautiful, Catherine ! The cloning was well worth the effort - the whites and touches of pink are gorgeous. I like the inclusion of the stretch of stem, and the light, variegated bg goes well with the flower. The dof brings out the centre to perfection. One tiny nit would be the small amount of room (especially at the top) but that's very minor.

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

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 16, 2013 at 6:59 AM

Wow, that a lot of cloning. The end result is a lovely, gentle look deep into this rose. I agree with Ian that a bit more room at the top would be nice...assuming you're using photoshop, that's a job that content aware fill should handle well.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on July 16, 2013 at 7:25 AM

Wow, you did an amazing job processing this one, Catherine. Beautiful end result.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 16, 2013 at 1:05 PM

Wow, talk about labor intensive.

But what a great result. Lovely whites and the pink is the icing. Nice dof and clarity, too. Beautiful image.

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

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 16, 2013 at 9:27 PM

Catherine - Whoa !! - Did you clone all those spots or did noise reduction like technique was used

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Wonderful work in rescuing a Rose most will not not shoot. Love the whites slowly turning to pinks at the center. A bit more space at the top will strengthen the composition !

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

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 16, 2013 at 10:46 PM

Hi Catherine

Beautiful!!! The end result was worth it

we can see that you are a fine artist and technician

Albert Darmo

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

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 16, 2013 at 11:29 PM

Very nice and soft colors, Catherine. Looks like a painting. Excellent job cloning the spots out.

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on July 17, 2013 at 8:45 PM

Wow, Catherine. . .good clean-up job! I like the end result.

Your processing, DOF choice, and the colors give this image a soft, gentle feel.

Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments