Our reflections always show more flaws than we would like to see. When all the ripples of that reflection are cleared away it is still us standing there as God sees us...the work of his divine hand.
I really enjoyed making this photo, after post processing the lily the idea came to mind to try it with no stem and as a reflection. I am happy with the way this turned out.
The Shot:
6 Shots manually blended with different focal points for clarity in the flower from side to side.
In this case Auto Align and Auto Blend didn't work very well.
F/4.0, ISO 100, 1/100 Second, 24-105L Lens @96mm, Tripod and shutter release cable used
Post Processing:
>Manual Blend of all 6 photo's, masking and brushing in only in focus areas into single main photo
>Adjustment Layer-Curves for contrast and darken stem
>Adjustment Layer-Black and white, totally remove stem and create Black and white image
>Adjustment Layer-Levels-Find white point
>Rotated image 90 Degrees Clockwise
>Manual Rotation for flower to lay flat
>Filters-plugin-Flaming Pear-Flood for reflection
>Adjustment Layer-Photo Filter-Slight Blue filter
>High Pass Sharpening (Used more than usual and masked for water droplets on flower)
>Cropped (Went through a few different crops until I found one I liked)
>Border, Drop Shadow, Sized for posting
http://en.flickeflu.com/photos/tony_d
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