Before full bloom

[eNo]

D80 & AF 50mm f/1.8 @f/5.6



eNo
http://esfotoclix.com

[Dave Humphries]

Nice one Eno,

In your garden?
Is a shot a day, as it matures, a possibility?

Well done,

[Colin Southern]

Hi eNo,

What a great looking flower.

Hope you don't mind, but I wondered if it was looking just a touch flat, so I quickly whipped up a version with both clipping points brought in a touch - saturation upped a little, and gentle sharpen (all over-done just a little so that you'll see more of a contrast).

What do you think?

[Bill44]

Ah, the masters touch, you can't beat years of experience.

[peterb533]

Both treatments look good, but being a lover of the 'soft' look for flowers I think I prefer eNo's slightly.

Peter

[Colin Southern]

Both treatments look good, but being a lover of the 'soft' look for flowers I think I prefer eNo's slightly.

Peter

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the feedback

I deliberately over-cooked the contrast and saturation a bit just so eNo could see what I was getting at - sometimes the adjustments can be so subtle that it's hard for people to see what's changed unless they're used to looking for them.

If I were doing it for a canvas print I'd probably set it roughly 1/2 way between the two.

[eNo]

Thanks, everyone.

Collin: while I appreciate your effort, the results are somewhat over the top and accentuate the negative (noise, in this case). I purposefully chose soft lighting, then pumped up the contrast and saturation a tad... but easy does it.