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Published: 2006-05-27 18:19:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 401; Favourites: 8; Downloads: 35
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This is my 100th deviation, so I though I'd do something special with it.Nothing other than the obvious color manipulations has been made by me, so I didnt put it in the photomanip cathegory.
I found the flower lying like just that on the ground, and I knew it would look good the moment I first saw it. This is a photo that I'm very proud of, and I hope you all will agree!
Advanced critique enabled as always so if you have any suggestions I'm happy to hear them
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I agree. It was a perfect shot. Very dramatic, yet so very quiet. Makes you realize just how beautiful a single flower is.
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I agree. Very nice pciture and I congratulate you on your 100th.
I'm assuming you used masks?
The single color is really great. I absoultely love the texture in the road. This is really very good.
The yellow makes it a cheery phot even though the rest is black and white.
Very nice.
If I was to see it on a gallery wall, it woul dneed to be BIG.
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thank you!
Masks.. That would've made sense, wouldnt it?
Didnt think of if when I was doing this picture though. First I turned the entire picture b&w. I used the pen tool to create a selection with paths around the flower, feathered it just a little bit and then brushed the flower with the history brush. Not a very quick method
Yeah, I would definately wanna see this one and a few others on my wall, but I cant really afford a real print. I did print a panorama onto five seperate A4's with our cheap deskjet though, and then pasted them together. It's looking pretty good hanging over my bed, with a nice frame.
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pen tool is agood tool. I just can't get it as eact as you did. The detail in yours was VERY good. I have just discovered masks as a way of ceating a selection.
I haven't ever used the history brush. What does that do exactly?
I hear you on the cost of printing. Thankfully I have a job with some small benefits.
I like this piece though.
Seriously.
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the pen tool can be really exact, but it takes T I M E ! I wasnt that thorough, because the feathering of the selection will just blur it anyway. The blur makes it look a little better than it actually was
The history brush reverts whatever you paint wth it to the image's original appearance. So when I painted the flower it was changed back to the original colors. Prety nifty tool to work with..
Ah well, perhaps I can get a friend to print something for me. He's got access to large printers at school.
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thanks for the info on the history brush.
I'm gonna watch you. I would really like to get your feedback on some of my future stuff also.
You seem pretty knowledgable.
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cool! I'd love to help if I can!
You forgot the watching part though..
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I know! I commented and then I couldn't find your name and I couldn't remember how you spelled it. lol
You are are watched now.
So there.
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I wonder who threw it away and why...interesting.
The technicals of the picture are perfect!
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This is so pretty. I really like it. Very nicely focused, framed, and composed. The de-saturation works really well here, too. Happy 100!
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I love this! Especially how the focus is! The contrast is fun as well...is it hard to do that to a picture?
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Not really. I just had to lie on the ground and be the entertainment of the afternoon to the neighbours, but it was worth it
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LMAO I had taking pictures in public with a lot of people around 
But it was worth it for you!!!!
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Congrats on your 100th deviantion. You certainly have an eye for spotting great pics!
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Yep, this isa beautiful shot indeed, and the yellow is a great contrast to the BW background too!
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thanks! it's what I was looking for when I photoshoppedd it and I'm glad that the idea came through
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Very nice one yep.
( I always wondered if pictures in black and white manipulated to show only a part of it in color where suitable for the photomanipulation category ... Well, anyway .. )
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Im sure the staff wants us to put them there, but this looked better to me
Thanks for the fav and watch! I appreciate it (alot)
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For the category problem I always hesitate lol
Otherwise, you're very much welcome
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I hate category and title. I'm always having trouble there lol
I guess i just have no imagination
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To make nice pictures as you do, you certainly have imagination lol
It's just never easy to choose a suitable title ^^
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