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5262 Tulip Hybrid
5262 Tulip Hybrid
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Camera: Sony DSC-F707
Location: botanical garden
Date: Aug 4, 2008
Date Uploaded: Aug 3, 2008

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 Continuing to mine the archives for gold. When I came around the bend & saw these double tulips blooming in the shade, they were so beautiful I sighed out loud. It was as if the color white had appeared for the first time, ever, just for me. In 2006 I tried every trick I knew to recreate that "ooh" feeling & failed. Today, now, I have more tricks. After basic PP, I moved a few pansies around & cleaned up the petals before I cropped it. I tone-mapped it & merged the top 2 layers into one, which I used to tone-map it again, putting the pansies in the BG & brightening the whites. I could crop it more, but it hurts like a hangnail to crop flower shots. C&C welcome.

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 08/07/2008 02:14:43 PM
Nice contrast, I like the detail on the flower, the colors... well everything =)
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 08/05/2008 08:42:42 PM
Quite stunning, and also quite dramatic, re the strong contrast between the blue background, and the white flower.....
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 08/04/2008 05:23:55 PM
Thank you for those details. I'm just beginning to experiment with tone mapping so this excellent example helps a lot.
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 08/04/2008 04:18:48 PM
Opened the other one first. Like this even better.
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 08/04/2008 02:42:27 PM
Lovely photo, works well.
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 08/04/2008 12:17:41 PM
Don't see that tone mapping it made a noticeable difference over the original, and to me that's a great thing (not a big tone mapping fan). The contrast between the whites and those deep, rich blues is very nice.
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 08/04/2008 10:01:31 AM
Well done- you certainly do have a few more tricks up your sleeve ! Wonderful whites and the blue for contrast is perfect :)
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