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Skull orchid
Skull orchid
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Sony DSLR-A100
Lens: Sony SAL-50M28 Normal AF D 50mm f/2.8 Macro AF
Location: Montreal, Canada
Date: Sep 3, 2007
Aperture: f8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Black and White, Floral
Date Uploaded: Sep 5, 2007

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Comments: 11
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 This is not the real name of this common orchid but I wanted to emphasize the center of the flower that looks like a skull. That's also why I cropped it that way (and to get rid of a busy background). PP included crop, channel mixer, curves and a little burn on the lower petal.

And now in French for my mom & sister who follow the side challenge: J'appelle cette photo L'orchidée Tête-de-Mort à cause du coeur de la fleur qui me fait penser à un drapeau pirate. C'est pour mettre cette zone en valeur que j'ai cadré la photo comme cela.

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 09/06/2007 05:54:42 PM
Nice photo but lacks a bit of punch IMHO, the top petals look grainy so maybe a run through Neat Image would help clean it up a bit.

Edit: Because I comment and then read what others have said (That's my private learning side challenge) I really like the updated version that CapeSail used and I agree it might be a tad over done but really made the image stand out, I still think NI would clean up the top dusty looking petals.

Message edited by author 2007-09-06 18:01:07.
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 09/06/2007 11:48:47 AM
Yea the center is very cool. I normally do everything I want and then resize, I don't seem to have a problem with sharpness that way? Hmm..
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 09/06/2007 10:07:49 AM
I did not know that resizing altered the sharpness of the image. I'll add that to my workflow. CapeSail's high pass filter brought it back very close to the original sharpness so I think we got the mystery solved.

Thanks to all who put in their 2 cents.
 09/06/2007 09:05:52 AM
I usually have to use a USM or Smart sharpen and a low setting after resizing to ge the photo back to an acceptable sharpness.
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 09/06/2007 07:48:35 AM
I really like the crop, makes the skull stand out. The focus on the petals however is a bit too soft.
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 09/05/2007 08:39:50 PM
I hope you don't mind but I just copied it and then applied a High Pass Filter (at 10 pixels...which may be too much) so you can see the effect. I like your composition, whether you like it soft or sharp is a personal preference. But the following is what it looks like with the High Pass applied.
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 09/05/2007 06:18:39 PM
Did you sharpened the photo after resizing? (They always seems to get a little soft after resizing). Both versions are very nice, but indeeed, a little soft.

Message edited by author 2007-09-05 18:20:11.
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 09/05/2007 05:13:15 PM
Damn! I just looked at the color file and it is soft. My original (in its real format) was not. In fact, it was so sharp that you could see all the scratches done to the petals by people brushing against the plant on display.

HELP! What am I doing wrong when I save my files for the web?
 09/05/2007 05:11:02 PM
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
A bit soft, but the skull makes up for it. :)


OK! Can you help me understand what's happening with my files? This is the original color file . To me, it looks as crisp as possible (the lower petal is blurred because of the shallow dof) and because I focused on the center of the flower. How can it go soft in the conversion? This SC is for learning so I'm all ears!!

Unless you mean that the flower is not entirely sharp, in that case, I agree.
 09/05/2007 02:45:52 PM
A bit soft, but the skull makes up for it. :)
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 09/05/2007 01:08:22 PM
Nice image, good croping too, I only wish that the flower is a little bit more sharp.
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