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Yellow bearded Iris


Yellow bearded Iris
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Copyright: Wia Kotze (viawia) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 492 W: 32 N: 802] (3337)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-17
Categories: Nature, Artwork, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-18 14:56
Viewed: 189
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
An iris for a change... Apart from the many rose photos that I took yesterday I also came across this yellow Iris.
This is what I did with it. (Hope I remember correctly - I am bad at making notes while I play with images)

*Duplicated original layer
*Selected the flower outline from the original image inverted and deleted the background part;
*Made another duplicate of original, applied gaussian blur and cloned green parts over where flower image was
*Selectively darkened background with a large soft brush and the burn tool
*Added a new layer with a soil background of my own (just took a pic of soil in the garden LOL)
*Added dissolve effect to "soil layer"
*Added thin outline, cropped and resized for upload after adding signature.

I hope the above makes sense... If not - just enjoy!;-)
dareco, tsesler, Janone, CallMeMaria, andrzej has marked this note useful
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Hello my dear friend,
beautiful yellow iris,
superb compo and presentation,
perfect clarity and sharpnes,
welldone and tfs,
regards,
Taner

This is just gorgeous!! I love the color and detail and the framing is just perfect! TFS and have a good day!

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  • Janone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3269 W: 80 N: 2557] (17295)
  • [2008-06-19 8:41]

Hallo liewe Wia.
It looks the iris is sticking its tonque out to me, is't ?
Excellent pp work on this picture, perfectly done, Wia.
groeten van Jan

Hello Wia,
superb macro capture of this beautiful flower. TFS.
Siegfried

Hi Wia
what a stunning yellow flower.
The colours are very real life like.
Amazing.
Superb Framing.
One of your best.
tfs

Hi Wia,
Beautiful flower with very nice colors and frame. Perfect sharpness and detail.
TFS
Regards,
Lurdes

Hi Wia
Very nice composition,great effect,wonderful colours and details.
TFS
Regards
Andrzej

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