Sunday, January 28, 2007

The Original of Gentle Purple

Hi, guys. Here comes the original of my previous posting - Gentle Purple. ^__^
Hope you like it.

Setting : pls refer to last posting.
Lense used : 18-70mm
Time taken : 10:58am

This is the raw file, no editing. Pls kindly tell me how you think on the following :
1. Should I straighten the flower itself?
2. Which one you prefer? Original? Or after editing? Or maybe you can show me how you would do it, then email to : SnakeAries@hotmail.com
3. As you can see there're tad defeats on the patals, would you leave it be? Or crop it as I did on previous posting?
Looking forward to hear from you. TQ!

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

哎呀,好漂亮一个博客!

可是英文我很差呀,得细细看哟……

我会常来的!在这里来赏美,同时兼把英语复习一下!

Ariel Ong said...

Hi, sorry for the late reply.
Thanks for dropping by. ^__^
Hope to hear from you soon.

Anonymous said...

Review received via The Photo Challenge :

Ariel, I really like this. I understand why you posted the other version. The texture of this invites you to bring in. I do think your compostition in this shot allows the entire personna of the flower to be felt. Fantastic detail, great dof, terrific contrast of color. Thank you very much!!! - Scooter -

Rank : 5 out of 5
Reviewer : JohnSBrown52

Anonymous said...

Review received via The Photo Challenge :

Oh,.. What a beauty you have captured here! I love how it shows the velvety petals. Incredible nice clarity and DOF. I know you don't have a Macro but I think it would not have been better with that. I love it, great job! I would say, another POD

Rank : 5 out of 5
Reviewer : annemarie

Anonymous said...

Review received via The Photo Challenge :

Ariel, this is a beauty. Definitely a keeper IMO. This is perfect the way it is, the way you captured it, the shallow DOF, the colors and the whole flower is showing. This one is my pick over the other. Nicely done. Jon

Rank : 5 out of 5
Reviewer : jonhenna

Anonymous said...

Review received via The Photo Challenge :

Ariel, This is absolutely beautiful. The color, texture, composition, focus are all great. You did a wonderful job on this. BJ

Rank : 5 out of 5
Reviewer : bj611958

Anonymous said...

Review received via The Photo Challenge :

I love this shot. You can see the whole flower. You can still see the details clearly. This is a keeper. Thank you for sharing. Dianne

Rank : 5 out of 5
Reviewer : marcedes

Anonymous said...

Review received via The Photo Challenge :

Your focus is great. I would not straighten the flower which then would give it an un-natural look. The colors are soft. A very beautiful capture. - Judith

Rank : 5 out of 5
Reviewer : russtrvl

Anonymous said...

Review received via The Photo Challenge :

Very nice photo, I love the texture you achieved on this photo, by what I mean, seeing the texture of this plant/flower. Great details, great colors, well framed, blurred BG, all in all, a great photo, well done

Rank : 5 out of 5
Reviewer : fremme

Anonymous said...

Review received via The Photo Challenge :

Beautiful shot snake, it looks like one of mine.
Orchids are so pretty with their petals outstretched and bushy beards at the bottom ;)croc

Rank : 5 out of 5
Reviewer : croc

Anonymous said...

Review received via The Photo Challenge :

Hi Ariel, it's great how you got out the tiny-winy details, possibly water drops of the petals of this bluebell. You really can feel and smell this flower. You are a master of detail.
Thanks for sharing and I hope your break is short and you will present your photos here soon again.:)

Rank : 5 out of 5
Reviewer : Oberhummer

Anonymous said...

Review received via The Photo Challenge :

I think that this is a great shot. I really like how you captured the vibrant color, texture and details of the flower. Very nice...Thanks for sharing, Cheryl

Rank : 5 out of 5
Reviewer : cdeshaw

Anonymous said...

Review received via The Photo Challenge :

Im not a fan of flower shots but This is about as Tec. perfect as it gets. I would not change a thing, the flaw in the pedal looks like a hand to me, it even has five fingers. I dont know flowers, mabe this is how this one grows.
The only distaction that I see is on the top right pedal on the right edge, some thing that should be photoshoped out in my opion. But truely a great job!

Rank : 5 out of 5
Reviewer : daringuidry

Anonymous said...

Review received via The Photo Challenge :

Hi SnakeAries, I love you Flower shot. I would leave it. That is why I like to take flower & Nature pictures is because they don't mind if a pedal is messed up a little & they are so beautiful. I have played around with straightening 2 of my pictures in ps & let the background color be like a frame. I havent put on on this site yet but thinking about it. It is defantly different. But Touch up the little spot in rght corner & leave it. { my Opinion} Thank you for sharing... Susan

Rank : 5 out of 5
Reviewer : Susanl

Anonymous said...

Review received via The Photo Challenge :

Great shot. I love orchid pics. You bring out the color and the details of this flower nice. DOF is excellent. Good job!

Rank : 5 out of 5
Reviewer : Kelly Bache

Anonymous said...

Review received via The Photo Challenge :

This is just wonderful. The colors and the b/g work well to give the flower justice. Very, very pretty. Lisa

Rank : 5 out of 5
Reviewer : LisaDinTx

Anonymous said...

Review received via The Photo Challenge :

I have to say I like this one the best. The green background gives it a great contrast. The vivid color is just beautiful. You have a very green thumb!

Rank : 5 out of 5
Reviewer : twosocks

Anonymous said...

Review received via The Photo Challenge :

Hi Ariel, Both have points that I like. I like the green surrounding the flower in this photo, it makes the flower stand out more. I like the DOF. Michelle

Rank : 5 out of 5
Reviewer : wdpmap

Anonymous said...

Review received via The Photo Challenge :

This is a wonderful shot!
Execllent colors & its very clear.
I like this one a tad better then the other.
Great job.
Thanks for sharing.

Rank : 5 out of 5
Reviewer : jwallace

Anonymous said...

Review received via The Photo Challenge :

Beautiful flower the colors are sharp and your choice of DOF to fade out softly is nicely done...great all the way around.

Rank : 5 out of 5
Reviewer : softstoneimagery