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A New Day
A New Day
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Challenge: Free Study 2007-07 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
Date: Jul 6, 2007
Aperture: f/ 11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250 sec.
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 31, 2007

 Well if I did a study on anything this month, it would have to be flowers. And within the genre: Water Lilies. Once I told Bev that Longwood Gardens had a fleet of scooters for use there, we went right away and we'll be going back soon. We did not get there until late in the day like 04:30-05:00 PM. As soon as we got in and Bev had her scooter lesson, we went right to the Conservatory and too the water lilies. I spent a full hour shooting everything that was there and enjoyed myself thoroughly. Shot over 200 frames. The late afternoon lighting really made for some wonderful images, some of which you can see in my 30ish All Things Floral file in my portfolio. Better yet, check out the whole 30ish Days all things Floral, July, 2007 thread. Great florals in the thread and I had a ball participating.

Post: Convert from raw in PSElements 3.0 with a +0.33 exposure compensation. Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue saturation. Sharpen. Crop. Spot edit for dust and dirt and small imperfections on the petals. A small dose of additional saturation from Flaming Pear Kyoto Color. Resize. Sharpen.

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08/04/2007 01:31:18 PM
Great DOF. Very beautiful
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 08/03/2007 03:18:51 PM
Crisp, colorful and frame filling! :) f22? Well done, and good luck in the challenge.
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 08/03/2007 12:58:38 AM
Wonderful lighting.
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 08/01/2007 10:07:40 PM
Amazing study, very nicely done.
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 08/01/2007 12:31:32 AM
its a nice shot but after the flower month I don't want to see any more flowers for a while.
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