My first image post.

[Arun Kumar]

Comments are welcome.

 

[janet Smith]

Hello Arun

Firstly welcome, OPF is a very friendly forum with some really talented and skilled people, hope you enjoy it.....

I love your rose, beautiful, from my point of view it may benefit from just a touch more sharpening, what camera/lens did you use?

 

[Asher Kelman]

Yes Arun, it is a beautiful rose. I agree about the sharpening. One nice trick is to look at the image as grey scale (just add a channel layer and click monotone) and see how it looks. You should be able to see the veins on the petals and details in the droplets.

If you haven't already done so, consider an S curve to make the texture come out. Sharpening should, of course be last.

Search here for Nicolas Claris sharpening action. It is generously provided free and is worth trying.

Of course, at the end, give back the red.

Could you say something about this particular roseL: how you chose it, lighting and shooting conditions. Presumbalby this is digital?

Also is there a down the road use for this image?

Is this the image as shot or is it cropped?

One thing about framing is that your picture will often open up if there is a light matte at about 15-20% of the image size before that black frame. Otherwise, the image is imprisoned!

Thanks for sharing. This is a good start!

Asher

 

[Bart_van_der_Wolf]

Comments are welcome.

Hi Arun (or is Kumar your first name, naming conventions depend on geography, you didn't mention where you're from)?

I like the (presumably) careful composition (vertical golden section), and I'm fond of similar tone (ton sur ton, in French) images.

Technically, your image is sharp. However, as witnessed by the initial reactions, human vision isn't very good at color resolution, so you might want to help it a bit by enhancing the tonality/local contrast (and also exaggerate sharpness). Enhancing tonality will add a more three-dimensional quality to the image.

Bart

 

[Arun Kumar]

Thanks to everyone for helping me understand the enhancements in photography. I know I am at the right place.

Following the pointers, here is the result. Of course, I am learning.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Hi Aron,

Is this from RAW? I'd love to know whether you can protect the highlight better in the RAW conversion?

As it is, we can see areas which are confluent bright rather than showing gentle gradations.

If this is beyond you, don't worry! just send Bart the RAW via the free file sending service http://www.yousendit.com.

Asher

 

[Arun Kumar]

Final one!

Exploring the learning curve on this picture, here is the final version following few corrections.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Arun,

Will you print your images or just save them? If so, how? I always wonder about the end points.

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

Arun,

Will you print your images or just save them? If so, how? I always wonder about the end points.

Asher

 

[Andrew Stannard]

Hi Arun,

Another 'welcome to OPF', definitely the best forum around for 'signal-to-noise' ratio.

Your rose image really captivates me. Personally I prefer the sharpening of the final version with the contrast of the first - when the veins don't stand out as much.

Either way it's a great image. I like to consider myself respectable at landscapes, but my flower pics have never come close to this. It would make a great print.


Cheers,

Andy.

 

[janet Smith]

Hello Arun

Just beautiful, I would be very proud of this, I find it impossible to decide between the final two versions they're both wonderful, well done.....

 

[Arun Kumar]

You encouraged this!

These are the conclusive images that I am comfortable with. Many, many thanks!

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