Almost Perfect for C&C...

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Originally Posted by billtils

John, indeed it may, and in some cases for some combinations of hob/wok/user preference the conventional ceramic hob my not be best (which is not the same as saying 'won't work'), but the inductions ones will whatever the shape of the wok.

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Thanks for the extra info,Bill...

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Originally Posted by Wavelength

It loos beautiful even in this desaturated image :)

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Thanks Nandy...you make my heart sing with your comment. :) I appreciate your looking again.

As others have commented, Izzie, the composition is outstanding. I think the combination of the simple composition of a portion of a single flower and the saturated colors go very well together. You can probably guess by that statement that I prefer the original image to the desaturated one. Thanks for sharing your work.

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Originally Posted by RandyRFJP

As others have commented, Izzie, the composition is outstanding. I think the combination of the simple composition of a portion of a single flower and the saturated colors go very well together. You can probably guess by that statement that I prefer the original image to the desaturated one. Thanks for sharing your work.

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No...thank you for passing by and commenting. I truly appreciate it very much.

This verison is much better Isabel :)

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Originally Posted by IzzieK

Dear Grahame,
I found out this morning that I cannot reshoot because the particular flower with the odd petal decided not to look too fresh as the other normal ones. Anyway, I went back to the original shot which does not have any overblown petals and edited it slightly...here is the result:

http://i68.tinypic.com/nv8i7l.jpg

If Greg (Footloose) will be reading this response, here is the method that I used...

First select your flower using the Quick Selection tool.
Shift/CTRL/I to reverse selection. Or another method is to select the left hand side of the flower. At the top of the program you will see some brushes. Select the middle one. If you linger your mouse on that brush, it will say Add To Selection. The next brush on the right is when you go too far. You select that to decrease from your selection. When you decrease from your selection, make sure your brush is small enough.
I was experimenting this morning on the original image and I went to Exposure on the Add Adjustment window to adjust the feathering of the flower itself and also to adjust the overexpose petals, which are not really overexposed in the original shot. Click on that Exposure window and at the top of Properties is a Mask. Click on that Mask button. It will show Layer Mask.
Down the bottom is Refine Mask—click on that…

Click on Smart Radius 2.4 px. Is what I choose
Adjust Edge – 23
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Output to Layer mask

Thank you Grahame...another help that I couldn't have been pushed to do had you not responded.

Go back to the Layer Mask window --
Leave Density to 100%.
Feather depends on how much blur you want for the petals. This is the one you are going to adjust according to your blurring tasteI left mine at 11.4. I do not want to go too far on this one because I already have the well-pronounced blur at the bottom of the frame.

Thank you for helping me and giving me some ideas. I may try it on another flower...

P.S. This is the real colour of the flower that I shot. I think I overdid NIK's Color Efex so the petals got overblown. But it was a nice exercise... thanks again.

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Thank you Binnur for the extra comment...

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Originally Posted by IzzieK

Bill -- No pots and pans yet. I do not think it will happen … just wishing because I saw a set that I may want (not yet…) that will suit my new range. I wish for a new cooktop as what came with my range is ceramic glass top? Not good for Asians like me because I can't use a wok with it. My old ones are not really old, just a few months new because of my new cooking range. Thank you for commenting. Bugger if I know how to artistically photograph my cooking utensils. LOL Maybe photograph it like a flower or something. Hahaha

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I like the contrast and the OOF in your image Izzie.

For cooking I prefer gas. I am not a very good cook though.:D

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Originally Posted by mknittle

I like the contrast and the OOF in your image Izzie.

For cooking I prefer gas. I am not a very good cook though.:D

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Thank you for expressing your preference. Not many men are good cooks, but some men are really good cooks, brilliant even. My husband? He is quite a chef-at-home and can live on pizza and sausages and bologna on two pieces of bread with that square orange American cheese and that is as far as his cooking prowess starts and end -- in that order too...An oh, to add to his repertoire, he can boil water in the microwave to pour in a styrofoam glass with noodles in it. :D