I used Topaz Detail to bring out fine detail in the flower and accentuate the drops. How does this appeal to you? Is it too grungy looking for a floral subject?
Pertinent technical details or techniques:
5DIII EF 180 f/3.5 macro, tripod and cable release, 13 images at f/5, 1/2500, iso 1000, manual exposure, manual focus,. Stacked in Helicon Focus and further processing in LR & PS CC. Flower detail enhanced with Topaz Detail 3. Background (which was a bit ugly due to moving grasses) smoothed out using the color picker and soft brush strokes at reduced opacity.
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Nothing grungy about this floral image, to me anyway, Dennis. Love the color. And did a great job with details in the flower and the droplets. That background sure makes it stand out. Very nice.
Beautifully captured, Dennis - softly lit and so sharp in all the fine details. Good work on the background, which has a misty effect well suited to the after the rain feel. Wonder if there might be a little more room at the top for the large droplet there but would not want to spoil the balance of the flower in the frame. Lovely !!
Hi @Ian_Wolfenden. The top was a compromise. I really wanted to go a fair amount higher, but there was an ugly out of focus blob further up that didn’t look amenable to repair and below it was a series of large drops on two stems that overlapped, so this was the only spot I could find that didn’t intersect one. I should go back and see if I can do some careful cloning further up.
