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Mug with Flowers
Mug with Flowers
MaryO


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Challenge: Black and White Still Life (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Flowers and Bugs
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Aug 9, 2010
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Black and White, Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 9, 2010

 No idea what to call this ;-) Wanted lots of texture for the light to explore so I moved a scratched up old table in front of some panelling in the kitchen near a window, cut some butterfly bush flowers (droopy contrast to the wood) and put them in a pewter mug (didn't want anything too shiny). Not particularly original, I don't think, but I like it better than any other Still Life I've ever done.

Could have used a tad more DOF but the flowers wilted quickly and this was my favorite composition from the session. Tried a closer crop to get rid of the tabletop but didn't like it as much.

PP - tonemapped in qtpfsgui (pregamma 0.697, mantiuk method, contrast mapping 0.1, saturation factor 0, detail factor 1), reduced noise on tonemapped layer, monochrome on original layer, merged tonemapped layer at 20% transparency, straightened, cropped, cloned out bright annoyances and blown highlights, sharpened tabletop, increased contrast, resized, sharpened, hand sharpened tabletop and mug a little more, added border.

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Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 08/22/2010 05:55:18 PM
Nice image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 08/22/2010 02:18:52 PM
nicely lit, excellent sharpness, background wood texture is a nice touch
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 08/16/2010 10:37:05 PM
Brilliant image. Beautiful.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 08/16/2010 03:02:30 PM
The the composition and all the elements here. I almost wish it had been cropped just under the table top.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 08/16/2010 11:06:02 AM
interesting setting not sure it works for me 6
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