Cloudy!

Bitter Jeweler · Jun 11, 2009

I came from work yesterday, and it was so overcast. Thick, low clouds. I ran in and got my camera to shoot this, in the wonderful light.

Now I have a reason to be excited about cloudy days!
Shot with the 50mm. I don't care much for that lens, but it gained a few points here

. I did one sharpen level, and a touch of contrast.

Lorti · Jun 11, 2009

You. Are. Lucky.

Arizona never relents on the screaming, blaring, exhausting, BAD 365 lighting.

Sherman Banks · Jun 11, 2009

Nice shot David! It looks as though your sharpening or contrast may have created a line on the edge of the outside pedals. I don't know how to describe it, but it looks outlined in a way. Great shot though, and excellent color on the rose. :thumbup:

Skedaddle · Jun 11, 2009

It's beautiful. I really like it, however, I agree with Sherman Banks about the line.

LisaMarie · Jun 11, 2009

Amazing picture!!

MattxMosh · Jun 11, 2009

The color pops, realllly pops, I think that might be why it sort of looks outlined.

Amazing.

musicaleCA · Jun 11, 2009

Those lines might be haloing from interpolation.

Very nice shot!

photosoto · Jun 11, 2009

Sherman Banks said:
Nice shot David! It looks as though your sharpening or contrast may have created a line on the edge of the outside pedals. I don't know how to describe it, but it looks outlined in a way. Great shot though, and excellent color on the rose. :thumbup:

It almost looks 3-d or something. REgardless, its a very vivid great picture!

Josh220 · Jun 12, 2009

Did you adjust the vibrance or saturation? That red is CRAZY bright!

Bitter Jeweler · Jun 12, 2009

Sherman Banks said:
Nice shot David! It looks as though your sharpening or contrast may have created a line on the edge of the outside pedals. I don't know how to describe it, but it looks outlined in a way. Great shot though, and excellent color on the rose. :thumbup:

I didn't really see what you were talking about, at first. I see it now, mostly where the orange comes across the green. I looked at the original, and it looks similar. It is stronger after sharpening though.

musicaleCA said:
Those lines might be haloing from interpolation.

Very nice shot!

Interpolation ...comes from reducing the image size and resolution?

Josh220 said:
Did you adjust the vibrance or saturation? That red is CRAZY bright!

I didn't touch the saturation. This isn't a red rose, it is Hot Orange (flourescent orange), into Peach coloring. This rose bush came with the house and am told it is quite old. I hate it's location, but I am afraid to try to ever move it. I have never seen a rose quite this color before, and most people who see it are stunned by the color.

Thanks for the comments.

Samanax · Jun 13, 2009

Bitter Jeweler said:
I didn't really see what you were talking about, at first. I see it now, mostly where the orange comes across the green. I looked at the original, and it looks similar. It is stronger after sharpening though.

Usually if you've over-sharpened an image you start to get white haloing at the edges. I don't see that here. What I think is happening here is you have a very strong reddish orange color and a nice dark green color and since they're contrasting colors you're going to get a kind of visual vibration where the two colors meet...an optical illusion.

Bitter Jeweler said:
I didn't touch the saturation. This isn't a red rose, it is Hot Orange (flourescent orange), into Peach coloring. This rose bush came with the house and am told it is quite old. I hate it's location, but I am afraid to try to ever move it. I have never seen a rose quite this color before, and most people who see it are stunned by the color.

It's a very beautiful rose, that's for sure.

I like the image, only wish the rose was leaning into the frame instead of out of it.