I thought this would make a decent photo. After a little bit of PP for added brightness and just a smidgen of sharpness, I believe it came out very well. I noticed the piping along the edges of some of the petals due to the PP sharpening. Ooops, too late. Please enjoy and thanks for looking.

Tonytee

[Tonytee]

I enjoyed working on this a lot. The clone and heal features on FastStones Image Viewer works very well, once a person gets the hang of it.

I hope everyone enjoys this pretty flower and thanks for looking.

Tonytee

[eaglem]

You're flower shots are improving in leaps and bounds......................well done.

[Tonytee]

You're flower shots are improving in leaps and bounds......................well done.

Well, thank you very much. Coming from you, I consider that just about the best encouragement available. I do have one in the critique section, entitled, The Noisiest Red Rose. I would be very grateful if I could get your opinion on it. Thanks, Mate.

Tonytee

[DW58]

Very nice Tonytee. Being a newcomer to the world of digital photography and the post processing of RAW images could you, or anybody, explain to me the term "piping"? I've not heard that one before. Thanks.

[Tonytee]

Very nice Tonytee. Being a newcomer to the world of digital photography and the post processing of RAW images could you, or anybody, explain to me the term "piping"? I've not heard that one before. Thanks.

I learned the term piping from my mother who was a clothing designer. For example, she would design a blouse, perhaps black, and from the neck down to the wrist she would have a thin, white line for contrast and style. Piping is caused in the photograph either by the camera, (such as my Nikon D70) or from over sharpening in PP. You can see some of the affect on the edges of my red flower photos. Unfortunately it tends to appear more on the color red. My Nikon D70 also has problems with the colors red, yellow and unless situations are ideal, the color brown. This is commonly referred to as, "Limited Dynamic Range." Which also means problems with metering. I hope this helps and thanks for the question.

Tonytee

[DW58]

I see it now. Having a mother who sewed a lot I've heard the term piping. With your explanation it makes perfect sense. I'll need to pay attention to that. I think I've been guilty of over sharpening. Thanks.

[Tonytee]

I see it now. Having a mother who sewed a lot I've heard the term piping. With your explanation it makes perfect sense. I'll need to pay attention to that. I think I've been guilty of over sharpening. Thanks.

My pleasure, glad I could help.

Tonytee

[Tonytee]

I was going to post the pic., in the Critique Section, but thought, I already know the problems with it. Anyway, I decided it was still a lovely colored flower and I hope everyone enjoys it. Thanks for looking.

Tonytee