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Spring is coming.

by Ronald Murphy

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 1, 20182,386 views1 comments
Nothing special here, just recording this wonderful event. 

Raw file processed in LRCC. TK resize/sharpening for web.
Canon 80D, 1/4 s, f/9, ISO 200, EF 70-200mm f/2.8 + Canon II 2X  @ 400 mm, CPL. 

Would have liked a larger aperture to blur the background more but needed to close down to f/9 to get the sharpness for this combination of lenses.

Seeking any and all advice and comments. Thanks in advance. 

Please view the large image! 
 

Comments

1 comments
Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on March 4, 2018 at 10:53 AM
These kinds of shots are tough, and I have trouble with them myself. You could try some cloning and a crop to clean things up a bit...
  • Clone the flower on the bottom edge.
  • Clone the small branch on the right just below the main branch.
  • Clone the long branch in the background that has the two flowers on it.
  • Crop down from the top to just above the small branch with the unopened bud on the left.
I like the color and detail in the flowers and the textures in the soft back ground.
--P 
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