A rose for the ladies...

Hello! I went to the beach house today, to take care of the garden, and noticed that we still had some rose buds. So, I decided to bring a rose for the ladies of the site.

Unfortunately it's out of focus. Nice gesture, though.

Ya, it's the thought that counts, right? This one's very out of focus.

It's not out of focus. Just a little softed at the pc. I'll post the original one just to compare...

stamatisg2002 said:

It's not out of focus. Just a little softed at the pc. I'll post the original one just to compare...

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Not to be pestering, but in this case I think a "little" softed is much too much. I suspect you have used the "blur" filter. When I use it, I try to use it on a copy layer and then create a mask to remove some blur just where I want.
But in this case, maybe you could have used the "glow" filter. But I don't know which program you use to post process...

If your goal was to add a soft focus effect, I think you carried it about 10 steps too far.

I use the ACDSee 5. But you are both right. I was a "bit" carried away. Heheh...

I'd like to see the original

cnyram said:

I'd like to see the original

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Here is the original Rick, minus the resizing.

I like the original better, it's actually a little soft as it is.

I also prefer the original, would like it better if it we even more in focus, macro should be sharply focused in my opinion.

As much as the original is sharper, it still lacks character. I think the light isn't there to make the texture come out.
It seems the flower is flatly lit and there is a lack of contrast and texture.
It's still a rose, but it does not stand out of the background.

I took the liberty of working on it a bit and there is some gain in post processing from my point of view.

About the light is all about but luck. The moment I took the photo a cloud hide the sun. And in the next moment was pouring rain... Afterwards I forgot the matter totally...