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22-APR-2006

Desaturated Rose

I overlayed the original image ontop of a B&W version, then I lowered the opacity of the colored version until I got what I liked. I thought the original was just too saturated with color to appreciate the textures.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/50s f/2.8 at 100.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time22-Apr-2006 19:02:44
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length100 mm
Exposure Time1/50 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Rosemary Woods13-Aug-2010 22:07
I love this image! One of the most beautiful flower photos I have seen. I like what you did with the image. Great job!
Janet Forjan-Freedman11-Aug-2010 07:51
Very beautiful.
Guest 22-Apr-2008 23:07
Beautiful... I can smell the scent from here.
Guest 13-Nov-2006 04:53
I love the detail on the petals. Gorgeous!
dawn25-Apr-2006 22:30
yes , I find this much more striking.