3 Comments

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   Roger on July 3, 2007 at 7:46 am

   I think this is Cherry Cheeks rose ragged after days of rain but the black background is curious. Did you modify the image, Dave?

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   Dave on July 3, 2007 at 11:47 am

   Yup, I massaged the tonal scale and also added a slight color wash to give the image a more muted, poetic feeling.

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   Dave on July 3, 2007 at 11:51 am

   The spots, though, are natural. I like the extra touch of texture that gives, almost like spatter from a brush. Artistically, that might be okay, but a gardener probably sees them differently. I think the black dots are just dried pollen? The black background is a combination of “burning in” and the natural difference in intensity of light. Cameras don't have nearly as much range as the human eye.