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small-copper
Photo Information
Copyright: Robert Brown (RobBrown) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 433 W: 64 N: 304] (1775)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2003-09-15
Categories: Nature
Camera: Sony DSC F707
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/320 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): English Autumn [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2003-09-14 17:14
Viewed: 803
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Sort of another in the autumn series ,A Small Copper Butterfly on a Sedum "Autumn Joy" more commonly called the Ice Plant a plant that flowers in the UK only in the Autumn. the small copper is only 28mm across.
Ajustments
open and crop to29.5 X 21 @600dpi, saturation +10 & lightness -6 ,
Select butterfly using quick mask then inverse it to protect the butterfly while using selective colour (yellow) and increasing the black +83% to darken only the leaves of the plant.
Select the orange on the wings using magic wand then increase brightness +8,
sharpen using unsharp mask 109% X 3.4px X threshold 1.
resize to72 dpi &800px
save to web, post to TE, AWAIT COMMENTS :0)))#

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Voilà une belle leçon de technique. La prise de vue est très bonne. Très bien.

Here is a beautiful lesson of technique. The catch of sight is very good. Very well.

Real nice work finishing this. I like the contrasts.

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  • Motrem Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1107 W: 132 N: 319] (2392)
  • [2003-09-14 21:38]

Very beautiful photo and so sharp. All the colours is magnificent, really very well.
Très belle photo et tellement sharp. L'ensemble des couleurs est magnifique, vraiment très bien.

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