A Bunch by ctfchallenge

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18-APR-2009	jstrong

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/3s f/5.6 at 100.0mm iso100 hide exif

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ctfchallenge		20-Apr-2009 23:57
Thanks Rod and Brent. Brent, I said below that I have never used this preset before as it never worked for any other image. But for these flowers and lighting, I really liked it. jano

Rod		20-Apr-2009 22:13
Bleeding L the B&W one at full size looks ......weeell very manly in a girly way a. It's sort of hard to pick but I could only see the B&W picy hanging on me wall, it looks fantastic.

ctfchallenge		20-Apr-2009 21:31
Beautiful Jano! I wouldn't want to see this processing all the time, but it was quite effective here in giving these flowers a distinctive look. ~Brent

Guest		20-Apr-2009 07:05
Thanks Jano - and both look good to me in their own way. - debi

ctfchallenge		20-Apr-2009 02:17
Thanks everyone. I'm going to leave the color version in, but hope that my friend at work will like the b&w. Here is the link to the larger version. http://www.pbase.com/jstrong/image/111504221 jano

ctfchallenge		20-Apr-2009 02:10
being a girl..... I like the colors better. But I like the b/w too and would love to see it larger. Penny Street (who needs to get lightroom, evidently - wow).

Rod		20-Apr-2009 01:52
Geez I like the look of the B&W Jano, it's too hard to say at that small size whether I prefer it over the colour one but the B&W certainly shows up the graduations in the lighting better. What a dilemma which one to pick. Nice problem to have a:-)

janewigginsphotography		19-Apr-2009 19:17
Wow Doug, that's quite a compliment! Thank you. Here is the b&w version... I like the color though and not sure about this processing... Wot do you think? jano

ctfchallenge		19-Apr-2009 17:54
Fantastic setup Jano. This is a front runner for my favorite flower shot of all time. -Doug

janewigginsphotography		19-Apr-2009 17:00
I wanted to add that I plan on doing this in b&w also, as there is quite a bit of texture I that I can bring out. A lady at work really likes flora in b&w, so I'm hoping she will like it :) jano

janewigginsphotography		19-Apr-2009 16:58
Debi - I used the PH Hardrocker preset from the Preset Heaven website. I downloaded some others also... frankly, this is the first time I used it. The direct link to this particular preset it here http://www.presetsheaven.com/2008/10/13/hardrocker-a-lightroom-preset-for-a-harder-look/ Enjoy! jano

ctfchallenge		19-Apr-2009 16:28
Is it one of the inbuilt presets? If not is there some site I could d/l it from ? - Debi

ctfchallenge		19-Apr-2009 14:43
Thanks everyone for commenting. The processing is a LR preset which adds slight desat, extra contrast, and brightening. Most of the presets I rarely use..but it really depends on the color, subject, and lighting. It seemed to work here, yet keep the integrity of the original image. This is a bouquet of flowers from Easter that I promised I would shoot. I just set them on my table in the basement, with a softbox on my left and umbrella on the floor aimed up for fill. The shadows came out nicely. I must admit this was the last shot taken after getting the background flowers to compliment the front runner. Oh, and this was taken in the dark with only the lights for lighting... so that is where the black comes from. jano

ctfchallenge		19-Apr-2009 09:48
fantastic processing - the almost translucent white and the perfect black - Debi

Rod		19-Apr-2009 07:48
Yes very nice picy expertly presented. Well done megirl.

ctfchallenge		19-Apr-2009 03:53
Gorgeous light and dof. The flower in front is really a great "in your face" presentation. I'm guessing you were standing on a ladder or something? The composition is awesome! Penny Street

ctfchallenge		19-Apr-2009 03:44
The white flower packs quite a punch. How did you get the perfect blacks? Very impressive and to my eye an original, creative presentation of the "bunch". I'm curious about the processing especially the color balance. -tv

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