Red Rose

Artist: Xandru
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Red Rose

A different presentation of my image Tender Reflections. This version was desaturated, lightness and contrast adjusted with levels and finally colour given back to the rose with the history brush. Kindly give me your critique.

The setup for the original shot:
Flower placed on a polished glass top. Camera resting on same glass top, some couple of feet from subject. A white sheet as backdrop. Shutter activated by 2 sec timer.

The tech stuff:
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter: 1/160
Focal Length: 62mm
ISO: 400

Red Rose belongs to the following groups:

! 100% !, All About Flowers, Colour Me Vibrant Red!, Fabulous Flowers, Freedom to Shine, High Key, Light In The Darkness, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Outsiders, Stop and Smell the Roses, The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄, The true beauty and Victorian Viewfinders Available for sale as

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Tom Gomez

A clever piece of SC …
Xandru replied

Thanks a lot, Tom.
Cheryl Dunning

wow…very nice
Xandru replied

Thank you very much, Cheryl, much appreciated.
RickF

Beautiful shot!
Xandru replied

Many thanks for your comments and visit, Rick.
Alf Caruana

eloquently done Xandru
Xandru replied

Hi Alf, my gratitude for your kind comment.
Angi Baker

Beautiful image and wonderful use of SC
Xandru replied

Thanks a lot, Angi, much appreciated.
Taylor Sawyer

This is absolutely beautiful, Xandru! I just love it and do not want to reject it for Photography 101. I know you participate in the group and you know the rules about submissions needing some photography explanation in the description, so I’m going to trust that you do that after I leave this message and just go ahead and accept it. ;-)

Just give me at least your camera, but if you got more on how you did the shot (not the post processing), I would lvoe that!
Xandru replied

Not my intention to break the rules, my regrets. Its all there now.
Lots of thanks for accepting the image and your kind comments
Holly Kempe

Oh this is so lovely Xandru!
Xandru replied

Hi Holly, glad you like it. Thanks for the kind comment.
Béla Török

Very artistic Xandru!
Xandru replied

Thank you very much, Bela.
Squealia

Beautiful… I can see this with something like TO THE ONE I LOVE above it!
Xandru replied

Yes Squealia, it will make a beautiful card. Thanks for the kind commments.
danapace

I love your style of photography, another perfectly composed shot!
Xandru replied

Glad you like it Dana. Thanks for the kind comments.
Darren Henry

A very nice photo!
Xandru replied

Thank you Darren, much appreciated.
Taylor Sawyer

See, I knew you knew better! ;-)
Kathy Nairn

I like that the reflection is b&w. It’s a reminder that things are not always as they appear on the surface. Nice SC work. I’d like to see a bit more drama in the B&W section.
Xandru replied

Hi Kathy.
>>It’s a reminder that things are not always as they appear on the surface.<< I like your interpretation. Never thought of it like that.
I started doing this work with the aim of creating a High Key image, where shadows and contrast are suppressed, i.e. lots of white and little else. With so much red it barely qualifies as HK, I think.
Alex
Jason Connolly

Wow, mate, this is good….
Xandru replied

Many thanks, Jason, much appreciated.
Anthony Vella

Beautiful and very artistic presentation Alex. Enhances the delicate subtleness of this princess of flowers. Excellent work my friend.
Xandru replied

Many thanks, Tony, your comments and visit are appreciated.
karenuk1969

Beautiful, very effective…
Xandru replied

Thanks you very much, Karen.
Anaa

Wow !! Simply stunning ! :)
Xandru replied

Many thanks, Anaa, much appreciated.
Lois Bryan

Scrumptious!!!!!! I’m all about sharp images (even though I’ve recently fallen victim to the Orton craze, lol) ... and this beauty has it ALL!!! I can’t shoot red for beans, either, so anyone who can, and can as well as this, has my undying admiration!!!!! Gorgeous!!!!!!!
Xandru replied

My gratutude for the kind comments, Lois.
funkyfacestudio

This has a very romantic appeal to me. Beautiful work !
Xandru replied

Hi Lisa. Thanks a lot for your wonderful compliments.
BlueDinosaur

Wow!
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Almost speachless!
I love the colors! Very well done! great shot and editing!
Xandru replied

Thanks you very much, BlueD. Your comments are appreciated.
M G Pettett

A nice bit of selective colouring work here!
Xandru replied

Thank you very much for your comments and visit, Mike.
shellbee

superb shot
Xandru replied

Thanks Shellbee, much appreciated.
LisaR

Brilliant! Fantastic image.
Xandru replied

Thank you very much Lisa.
Mark Bolton

Nice selective colouring, was there any red colour visable in the reflection, I wonder if this would have been a little red as well. Still it got my vote in the selective colour challange
Xandru replied

Hi Mark, sorry for the late reply. Yes, there was red in the reflection, but I chose not to colour the reflection to add contrast. Many thanks for your comments and the vote.
Jan Timmons

Admire this look a lot! Usually don’t go for selective colour, but this work, with the rather clever reflection, is stunning.
Xandru replied

Thanks a lot Jan. If done with a bit of tact SC can be quite classy, I think :-)
Hannah Fenton-...
Xandru replied

Thanks a lot Hannah.
LudaNayvelt

absolutely brilliant
Xandru replied

Many thanks for the comment and fav, Luda.
Donna Adamski

CONGRATULATIONS on your TOP TEN finish in the Selective Color Rose challenge.

10/23/09
Xandru replied

Many thanks Donna.
nancie

nicely done!!!
Xandru replied

Lots of thanks, Nancie.
aussiedi

Congrats on the awards.. both are very well deserved. this is awesome and a fave for me.
Di
Xandru replied

Thank you very much for the kind comments and fav, Dianne.
nancie

your very welcome!!
Chappy

This is really cool .. your SC is amazing.. congrats on the feature,

Chappy
Xandru replied

Thanks for dropping by and the compliments, Chappy.