Hardened Exterior
by L1

Comment:
Looks like red clay..hmmm. Nice shot, good dof, nice composition, outstanding detail capture both light and dark

Whisper
by jenesis

Comment:
This is so nice, it creates a mood that makes me stop and just take this in. Being partially hidden by the flowers is brilliant. This one hits my favorites.

Loren backlit
by jeffzoet

Comment:
This pose has outrageous potential, but her head and expression do not match the implied clawing upwards. Perhaps a head tilted back at a sharp angle implying focus on something above.. or not.. I am no portrait photographer, so take what I say with a grain..or train of salt.

Raking Texture from a Flower
by rblanton

Comment:
This is pretty much straight out of the camera, not much in photoshop as it is here primarily for the lighting assignment. I'll play with it more later in PS. Thanks for the input!

Ok, now that I'm home and see the original here is what I did, converted to .tif and then auto level, auto contrast and auto color, resize, save as jpeg and voila. Original was a bit darker. I tend to underexpose especically when shooting white in light.

Message edited by author 2005-07-15 23:01:55.

P6302531NRweb.jpg
by Olyuzi

Comment:
This would have gone well in circles...Nice shot.

Parasol
by rblanton

Comment:
These are such mesmerizing blossoms and perfect for the myth of the south...how dasset I say such...however, myths are fun to work with and buffer reality at times. Thank you for your kind words.

At the Deli
by rblanton

Comment:
Not much USM was used, but I did use curves in my raw editor to tame the bright background a bit as well as pop the colors on the butterfly.

At the Deli
by rblanton

Comment:
Thanks. Actually, you are looking at his head, these fellows have unique coloring. His proboscus is down in the flower taking nourishment. You can just make it out in the front of him.

IMG_8971.jpg
by scalvert

Comment:
A seminal moment

Fireworks in Bloom
by scalvert

Comment:
I can just hear the booms and ooooohhhhs.