Collection:May Flowers Camera:Canon Power Shot SX10 IS Location: Flowers With Class, Sturt St. Ballarat, Vic. Aus Date: May 15, 2009 Aperture: 4.0 ISO: 80 Shutter: 1/125 Date Uploaded: May 15, 2009
White chrysanthemum outside a florist's shop in the main street. It was a rainy and somewhat windy day, and when I processed this I discovered that the flower was covered with black dirt flecks, probably road spray. So I spent ages cleaning it. Filtered it in Neat Image, used clone stamp, spot healing brush, blur tool, selections and noise-dust and scratches. Apart from that, crop, brightness/contrast, border, etc.
Totally emmaculate not a speck to be seen. Nice perspective leading petals all yeilding to the center versus if u had taken this from another approach..
It has depth, great texture in the folds, and fantastic dimension over all..
VERY WELL DONE!!