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Yellow Is Dandy
Yellow Is Dandy
kadac00


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Challenge: Yellow Revisited (Basic Editing II)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Backyard - Cedar Park, TX
Date: Dec 4, 2004
Aperture: f/32
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Dec 4, 2004

 Was trying to take a yellow rose in my back yard to submit (Yellow Rose of Texas) but bloom had already faded. Then I found this small 1/2 inch dandylion bloom with struck me as more unique.

Canon 20D with 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, 25mm extension tube, and Speedlite 580EX on tripod. First few attempts were with flash on camera but this tended to flatten all the detail in the central petals. I took the flash off camera with cord and hand held at different angles to give a little more side light. I tried about 3 dozen shots, this being my favorite.

Shot in RAW, in Photoshop CS - Increase contrast to darken background to remove ghost of stem, a little unsharp mask to sharpen the petal edges, rotate 180 so lightest part of flower is on top to simulate first rays of morning.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/11/2004 01:19:32 PM
without the buds, this would've look great centered on a black background !
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 12/09/2004 11:10:24 AM
nicely composed. lighting a little flat....but i'm a little biased as i love really contrasty stuff. i like the perspective. it's the way we mostly see dandilions ...from above.

good shot.
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 12/08/2004 10:42:20 PM
that lighting is intense.
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 12/07/2004 07:32:59 PM
I think this would have been better without those two little bud things. Still not bad.
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