Flowers and Showers

Flowers and Showers · 01:42 PM

Took some pictures after a big rain and the sun began to shine early in the morning. Shot with the Tamron 28-75 2.8 at ISO 100 and Pentax K10D.

As always C&C is welcome and check the flickr account for more photos.

sft · 06-20-2007, 01:46 PM

Nice shots - I like the second one best as they are right now - for the first one I'd add a bit more saturation (in fact it even looks like you removed some). Just my 2 cents. Its still very nice though I'd like to see one with a lot of "pop" with the same photo.

barbosas · 06-20-2007, 02:52 PM

Hi codiac!

the first one looks a little pale to me, i guess adding a little saturation would work.

nevertheless the photos are very nice.

cheers from Portugal

codiac2600 · 06-20-2007, 04:34 PM

Originally posted by sft

Nice shots - I like the second one best as they are right now - for the first one I'd add a bit more saturation (in fact it even looks like you removed some). Just my 2 cents. Its still very nice though I'd like to see one with a lot of "pop" with the same photo.

Yes I did remove some saturation... a lot lol. The red blewout because the sun lit it up from the back so I played with some saturation bars in ACR and when I moved the slider around I came to this and liked it a lot, almost duo-tone to me so I kept it. Looks OK in color but you can see all the red is blown too much for my taste.

Originally posted by Pornflake

Hi codiac!

the first one looks a little pale to me, i guess adding a little saturation would work.

nevertheless the photos are very nice.

cheers from Portugal

Thanks for looking Pornflake and maybe I'll post a full color one, but I'm so hating the blown red highlights.

Vertex Ninja · 06-20-2007, 04:56 PM

I like the desaturated look here. Nice shots!

davemdsn · 06-20-2007, 06:56 PM

I love the desat. I think it looks great, different from the norm in flower shots. Why always high saturation or B&W when somewhere in between looks really cool.

little laker · 06-20-2007, 08:05 PM

I love the top pic, the desaturated look works for me as well.

Matthew Roberts · 06-20-2007, 08:34 PM

The lilies in the first look almost like some sort of bouquet.

scott-devon · 06-21-2007, 06:51 AM

I like the first one as it is. It has a very mellow feel with the desaturation.

Quaffle · 06-21-2007, 07:04 AM

the first one if definittely pront-worthy. The second one is pleasing to look at as well, but somehow the subject is less clear or something. I dont know as much about photography as id like to, so dont take my word for gospel truth.

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06-20-2007, 01:46 PM	#2
sft Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 173	Nice shots - I like the second one best as they are right now - for the first one I'd add a bit more saturation (in fact it even looks like you removed some). Just my 2 cents. Its still very nice though I'd like to see one with a lot of "pop" with the same photo.

06-20-2007, 02:52 PM	#3
barbosas Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lisbon Photos: Gallery Posts: 683	Hi codiac! the first one looks a little pale to me, i guess adding a little saturation would work. nevertheless the photos are very nice. cheers from Portugal

06-20-2007, 04:34 PM	#4
codiac2600 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 2,027 Original Poster	Originally posted by sft Nice shots - I like the second one best as they are right now - for the first one I'd add a bit more saturation (in fact it even looks like you removed some). Just my 2 cents. Its still very nice though I'd like to see one with a lot of "pop" with the same photo. Yes I did remove some saturation... a lot lol. The red blewout because the sun lit it up from the back so I played with some saturation bars in ACR and when I moved the slider around I came to this and liked it a lot, almost duo-tone to me so I kept it. Looks OK in color but you can see all the red is blown too much for my taste. Originally posted by Pornflake Hi codiac! the first one looks a little pale to me, i guess adding a little saturation would work. nevertheless the photos are very nice. cheers from Portugal Thanks for looking Pornflake and maybe I'll post a full color one, but I'm so hating the blown red highlights.

06-20-2007, 04:56 PM	#5
Vertex Ninja Inactive Account Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 652	I like the desaturated look here. Nice shots!

06-20-2007, 06:56 PM	#6
davemdsn Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Boise, Idaho Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,413	I love the desat. I think it looks great, different from the norm in flower shots. Why always high saturation or B&W when somewhere in between looks really cool.

06-20-2007, 08:05 PM	#7
little laker Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,697	I love the top pic, the desaturated look works for me as well.

06-20-2007, 08:34 PM	#8
Matthew Roberts Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bertram Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 584	The lilies in the first look almost like some sort of bouquet.

06-21-2007, 06:51 AM	#9
scott-devon Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 2,140	I like the first one as it is. It has a very mellow feel with the desaturation.

06-21-2007, 07:04 AM	#10
Quaffle Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SW washington Photos: Albums Posts: 132	the first one if definittely pront-worthy. The second one is pleasing to look at as well, but somehow the subject is less clear or something. I dont know as much about photography as id like to, so dont take my word for gospel truth.