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Sprinkle Lily
Sprinkle Lily
giantmike


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Challenge: Flowers for Sherpet (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Location: Madison, WI
Date: Jun 5, 2012
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/50
Date Uploaded: Jun 5, 2012

 Glad this challenge came up when it did. I really appreciate the boost and I think this is a great way to brighten up the site a bit.

I learned two main things when shooting for this. First, I need a focusing rail for stacked shots. Second, I really need a focusing rail for stacked shots that involve a large aperture.

Now that you know I don't have a focusing rail, you might surmise that I took a number of images by slightly refocusing. This works ok for the foreground, the the background gets refocused as well, creating a perplexing challenge for the stacking software. In the end I like what I got out, but I know I could do better with the right equipment.

Post processing:
* Stack 5 images in Helicon Focus
* Crop
* White Balance
* Increase black point
* Increase contrast
* Increase definition
* Increase saturation and vibrancy
* Slight s curve
* Blur background
* Export as TIFF
* Resize
* Sharpen Edges
* Save as JPEG

Statistics
Place: 55 out of 165
Avg (all users): 6.1695
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
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Votes: 118
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06/11/2012 09:05:33 PM
exploding color!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/10/2012 11:18:03 PM


HERE IS A SHERPET AWARD FOR YOU FOR ENTERING THE DPCHALLENGE 24 HOUR SPEED CHALLENGE CALLED 'FLOWERS FOR SHERPET'.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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