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10-JUN-2006

Layer Blending

No great thing here, except an experiment and lesson.
This came out ok out of camera but really lacked something. Been messing with layers for a few weeks seeing what effect blending modes had. What a difference it made here-the exposure was 'correct' on the histo, but really lacked something. Duplicated my sharpening layer, changed it from Normal to Multiply, and it really made the whole Flower pop, while retaining the detail and blur from the original.
Play is good, esp if it results in a lesson learned.

Field trip tomorrow--can't wait!!

Canon EOS 20D
1/125s f/7.1 at 70.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time10-Jun-2006 17:29:24
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length70 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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Chris Sofopoulos14-Jun-2006 09:02
Simply excellent image. Love the focus and DOF!
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Mindy McNaugher13-Jun-2006 04:11
Gorgeous colors, details and comp! Perfect DoF!
Doug Kessler11-Jun-2006 22:53
Exquisite details! V
Breland11-Jun-2006 19:05
Very nice effect Karen. It sharpened the fine details of the leaf and flower.
Herb 11-Jun-2006 13:11
Nice shot
Neal Nye11-Jun-2006 11:32
Makes me realize how little I know about that program. What great results you got!
Guest 11-Jun-2006 10:41
Thnaks for sharing the lesson, Karen. The result is very convincing!
Karen Stuebing11-Jun-2006 10:23
Absolutely perfection. And thanks for the PS lesson. I'm bookmarking this and will try it. :)
Olaf Herrig11-Jun-2006 10:03
A wonderful flower very well taken!
Steven Jusczyk11-Jun-2006 06:38
Good work!
Pepe Zyman11-Jun-2006 05:10
Nice job!
Bryan Murahashi11-Jun-2006 04:32
Beautiful color and dof in this photo. Well done and V.
Guest 11-Jun-2006 03:45
Very nice colours, love the dof....
Gayle P. Clement11-Jun-2006 02:51
Really lovely 3D effect, Karen.
Roe..11-Jun-2006 02:25
a simple beauty..yes, it pops...well done...v
Elaine (etfitz)11-Jun-2006 02:02
Fabulous detail!
De'Carr Studio11-Jun-2006 01:35
Really a popper outter..nice work!!
laine8211-Jun-2006 01:24
Lovely bokeh, lovely layers workup. It pops in 3D !!
royalld11-Jun-2006 01:10
I don't know what the original looked like, but this version is splendid.
Sheila11-Jun-2006 00:57
Wow! That is fantastic work. Thanks for saying what you did, even though I've never worked with layers.
Guest 11-Jun-2006 00:40
The color is nice, Karen. Sounds like something to try.
joanteno10-Jun-2006 23:46
Awesome post processing..
Guest 10-Jun-2006 23:28
really nice Karen
Jola Dziubinska10-Jun-2006 22:57
Wow, so sharp and with lovely colors.
Robin Reid10-Jun-2006 22:56
Lovely and detailed. .. g reat bokeh.