Crimson Bouquet

Gallery: FloraPosted October 2, 2017260 views4 comments

I was at the Botanic Garden early and the fog was just lifting, everything was covered with dew. This is a 4 image stack.
D7200, f6.3, ISO 400, 1/100, Sigma 105.
I am not sure about the brightness - my laptop and monitor are different, on reds especially. I need to get them calibrated.
All comments and suggestions appreciated.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on October 3, 2017 at 3:31 AM

The roses are coming back! A beautiful portrait of a very nice specimen jeweled by the dew. The light is a bit low but the red color love the low light. Only one thing for me: I would clone the bit of leaf in the LR of the BG that is disconnected from the portrait. I love the photo Dan.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 3, 2017 at 1:58 PM

I agree with Gigi that the reds love the low luminescence. One of the first things I do with red rose portraits in post processing is to lower the luminescence 10 to 15%, then pull back the saturation until it looks right to my eye. In this picture, however, I think you could get away with brightening the midtones (levels) about 25%. Worth a try.

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on October 3, 2017 at 7:39 PM

What ever they say, fantastic portrait of the rose red on black.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 4, 2017 at 12:23 PM

Dan: Marvelous light and color and really good reds management. Well done.>=))>

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