Original
It is time for Robyn’s One Four Challenge for March Week 2.
For this series I picked a photo I took of a dahlia. I thought I would see what I could do with a macro flower. I usually keep them pretty close to my original photo because I like to keep my florals as close to natural as I can. So it will be interesting to see what I come up with for this dahlia. My the original photo is shown on the right.
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Week 2 Version
Here are a couple of the basic steps I took.
- Altered the correction for my lens.
- Cropped this photo.
- Added a lot more red to the second layer of petals.
- Enhanced the contrast.
- Enhanced the vibrancy a little bit.
- Added a little clarity.
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Week 1 Version
Qi (energy) hugs,
Cee
what a beauty !
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Thanks for commenting Gwen. 🙂
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My favorite flower too! beautiful 🙂
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Thanks Andy 🙂
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Beautiful close up shot!
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Glad you like this photo. 🙂
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I love the picture in all its permutations.
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Thanks Marilyn 🙂
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I like your addition of red in this edit, very vibrant!
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Hi Sue, I’m glad you like the red. 🙂
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I love the vibrant colours of week 2
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Thanks so much for your comment 🙂
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I love the boldness of the colour in this edit, it creates a really great contrast.
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Thanks Katie. Glad you liked this edit. 🙂
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I love the red tones in this now. It gives a feeling of movement from the centre of the dahlia to the outside petals.
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I didn’t see the movement until you pointed it out…..you are so correct. Good eye. 🙂
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fabulous colour in this version!!
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Thanks 🙂
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Love these colors and great shot.
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Thanks Ruth. 🙂
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Beautiful!
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Hi Roger, so glad you liked this edit. 🙂
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Wonderful vibrance in this shot Cee and I like your composition too!
Dahlias are so beautiful.
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Hi Robyn, I’m thrilled you like what did with this photo. Thanks so much 🙂
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Week 2 is POPPING, Lady! Nice!
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🙂 Thanks Gemma. 🙂
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Hello Cee! Did you know that the dahlia is Mexico’s National flower? I have a post about it.
https://mariannegv.wordpress.com/2013/08/19/dahlia-a-national-flower/
Kind greetings,
Marianne
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Hi Marianne, I didn’t know that the dahlia was Mexico’s National Flower. Thanks for the info. Your photography is gorgeous.
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Thank you Cee!
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I like the bold red in this edit and the clarity really added detail to the flower. Macro photography is such fun!
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I just adore macro work. Thanks 🙂
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I’m learning to love Macro too. I need to practice it more than I’ve been doing lately!
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