tulip

Posted by Chris (South Jersey, United States) on 22 April 2008 in Plants & Nature and Portfolio.

This tulip was growing in my garden, but I hadn't even noticed it until just the other day.

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Comments (7)

Craig from Vacaville, California, United States

Love the selective focus here Chris!

22 Apr 2008 3:04am

@Craig: Thanks, I added a bit of that in post processing....

Betty from New Jersey, United States

Nice shot, incredible color!

22 Apr 2008 5:14am

@Betty: Thank you Betty..

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

What a well-lit, vivid red. Nice work. But <grins> I must ask, have you trained all your tulips to grow up so straight, at 90 degree angles from the ground?

22 Apr 2008 6:33am

@Viewfinder: If a tulip grows in my yard, it better be straight!! No crooked tulips allowed!!

Actually, this photo did not need any straightening (and I don't think I would straighten anyway). I usually only straighten buildings or horizons - and once I discovered the straighten tool in PaintShop Pro I discovered how easy it was to do (just draw a line on the crooked line and the program straightens the photo).

Thanks for your comment (and ribbing - I need a good dose of that every once in a while!!)

Tracey from White Hall, United States

I was surprised when I saw f/8...I was sure it would be f/3 or lower! Did you change the DOF in PP? Lovely shot and incredible color. I can never quite get my reds as pure as this!

(Oh, and BTW, I just discovered the straightening tool in Paintshop Pro! How simple is that? I am in love!)

22 Apr 2008 12:41pm

@Tracey: Thanks Tracey - the reds are pretty much what the camera saw - didn't play with the color at all. The main post processing I did was to add a "soft focus" in Picasa - was able to keep the center of the flower in sharp focus but blurred the rest - normally I wouldn't do that much post processing but I liked it in this case with all the red color there.