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Blackberry blossom...

Posted by Markus (Reading, United Kingdom) on 14 September 2007 in Plant & Nature.

in soft focus, playing with the DOF - 2 on an overcast day

Rubus fructicosus (?)

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Comments (14)

kairospix from Singapore, Singapore

nice experimentation! keep at it!

14 Sep 2007 6:59am

@kairospix: Thanks, there will be a few more in the next days. :-)

tyan from Singapore, Singapore

this is a lovely flower,looks so frail and fragile but incredibly beautiful!:)thanks so much for your kind words at my blog:)

14 Sep 2007 7:42am

@tyan: Hello tyan, you are more than welcome! Thanks so much to you, too!!

Cathie et Michel from Paris, France

jolie fleur! une fleur bien fragile mais belle

14 Sep 2007 7:58am

@Cathie et Michel: Très gentil à vous. J'ai étonné que je voie le fleur à l'automne.

Erik from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands

Makes me think of a charming old lady: modest in colors, skin not smooth anymore, fine but modest jewels, wisdom...

14 Sep 2007 9:58am

@Erik: Hartelijk dank! Een goede vergelijking, mooie idee!

Silvia from steyr, Austria

Woow!!

14 Sep 2007 10:16am

@Silvia: Danke!

Janice Thomson from Canada

Up close the blackberry blossom is as pretty as any other...wonderful shot Markus

14 Sep 2007 4:46pm

@Janice Thomson: Many thanks Janice!

HorseRotorVator from Newton, United States

Excellent shot!!!...love the colors!

14 Sep 2007 4:57pm

@HorseRotorVator: Cordial thanks HRV!

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

So delicate and beautiful Markus, what a wonderful pink hue the petals have. Beautifully captured :)

14 Sep 2007 11:11pm

@MaryB: Many thanks Mary!

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Lovely shot of the blossom! I like the focusing.

15 Sep 2007 2:41am

@Stunner: Thanks Stunner, much appreciated!

Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom

Wonderful capture of this exquisitely beautiful blossom, Markus! :)

ps : My apologies for the very late visit this time. It has been a particularly long day today! :)

15 Sep 2007 3:12am

@Rebecca: You are most welcome Rebecca, everybody in their own pace :-)

Thank you very much!

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

Very nice, but I think I'd like to see it with a bit more contrast.

15 Sep 2007 3:54am

@Andrew Gould: Thanks Andrew, me too, however can't get it right. Any recommendations how to?

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Very cool indeed!

15 Sep 2007 9:34am

@Craiger: Thanks Craiger!

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

Hi again, Markus. In answer to you about the contrast, try playing around with the levels controls in any good photo manipulation program. Sometimes autolevels can give a very good result.

23 Sep 2007 10:51pm

@Andrew Gould: Thanks Andrew, will give it a go. Does it also work with just the jpeg data or do I have to have the raw also?

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

Hi again, Markus. RAW converted to 16 bit TIFF (just do a search on Internet for the difference between this and 8 bit) has the most leeway, but you can still get good results with a jpeg. Convert the jpeg to a TIFF to work on it, though, as every time you resave a jpeg you lose quality with the compression. You can resave as a jpeg when you're sure you're not going to make any more changes. Good luck!

30 Sep 2007 9:55pm

@Andrew Gould: Hi Andrew, many thanks for your time + explanation, this makes me really curious about how it will look like with enhanced contrast! Cheers!

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