That Colorful Lily!

Challenge #2 in the Creation! series. Hosted by James A Rinner.

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Second challenge in the Springtime Series. The first was "That Colorful Daisy" and this one will be the same but only for Lilies!

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Announced:

Tuesday, 29th May, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Tuesday, 5th June, 2012 – Monday, 11th June, 2012 (GMT)

Voting:

Tuesday, 12th June, 2012 – Monday, 18th June, 2012 (GMT)

Processing rules:

I want the colors to be as natural as possible so you can adjust the colorbalance, contrast or exposure. You can also post process to remove distracting objects or insects or to fix small areas.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Natural color only (No black and white, sepia, selinium, cyanotype, etc...)
Lilies only, all other flowers will be disqualified.
No people
No insects
No animals

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

150

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Lily 1

by Cary Maures

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Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Lens:	Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Submitted:	Tuesday, 5th June, 2012 17:18 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 5th June, 2011
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Notes:	Focus stacked image comprised of 12 exposures.
Views:	632
Galleries:	View this photo in Cary Maures's gallery

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Total comments: 6

Hi petrocan,

I just got some black velvet fabric and attached it to a square piece of cardboard that was placed behind the flower. The light source was an open door. Then I go into PS5, adjust selective color, select black and darken the black to taste.

Cary

Comment edited 2 times, last edit 8 minutes after posting

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Very nice shot, how did you get that black background? I want to do the same with my daughter shot. any insight would be welcome.

thank you

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Lovely shot, nicely done!

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so delicate

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Gorgeous!

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no offenses, but this looks like a pornography at the first glance :)

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