Dahlia Hybrid #5

I knew when I saw this one on the LCD that it was going to be a bear to process. I liked the lighting on the flower but the background totally ruined the composition. I was hoping that I could do something quick and easy in LightZone to fix the problem but that didn't happen. So, I ended up making a PITA mask around the flower and worked the background to get it to what you see. I could have made it completely black but it looked unnatural that way.

• Photographer:
  • Al Andersen
• Date Taken:
  • 2009-08-16 15:34:53
• Location:
  • Point Defiance Rose Garden, Tacoma, Washington
• Categories:
  • Favorites  Flowers And Plants  
• Tags:
  • dahlia flora flower pink tacoma washington white yellow
• EXIF Information:
  • Nikon D80 using a Nikon AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens at 105mm, f8, 1/500s, ISO 200, center weighted average metering, manual program, manual exposure.
    

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• Jan @ 2010-02-01 08:59:11
  Oh, but it was worth it! The color of the petals is fantastic, that back-lighting really makes it glow!
  

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