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Winter Beauty WC 618

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted January 25, 2014203 views4 comments

I had brought this potted African Daisy plant in from my deck last fall to overwinter in my greenhouse. Lo and behold, it started blooming a couple weeks ago. The whole plant isn't flowering yet, so I concentrated on just one. Post-processing in PSE included cropping to square it off, auto-sharpening, and I twitched the highlight slider a bit to increase the color. I was fortunate that today is overcast so there was bright, even light in the greenhouse. Comments and suggestions always welcome and thanks for viewing.
NEX-6, 16-50 zoom lens @ 50mm, tripod, ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/40, matrix metering.

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4 comments

Comment posted by Jeff Oates on January 25, 2014 at 3:59 PM

Amazing! I love this! Thank you!

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on January 25, 2014 at 4:07 PM

Very lovely image of this beautiful flower, Jim! I like the soft colors and your good processing. The square comp works great for this flower and the lighting worked well to make a nice evenly lit image. Well done!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 26, 2014 at 8:49 PM

That's a beautiful flower and you did a fine job at getting all of the details in both the petals and the central parts. The overcast light worked very will here. You've also got a nicely out of focus and complementary background.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on February 4, 2014 at 12:35 AM

Hello Jim, this is very pretty. Nice detail in the center and the whole flower. Pleasing color combo. Excellent work.

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