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alfredo

(60,075 posts) Thu Jul 18, 2013, 03:56 PM Jul 2013

Lotus and glowing flower

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Lotus and glowing flower (Original Post) alfredo Jul 2013 OP

What on earth? LiberalEsto Jul 2013 #1

Thank you. Photo was taken at the golden hour. The sun was low and alfredo Jul 2013 #3

Nice work... Locut0s Jul 2013 #2

Thanks. It's the low light and a bit of post processing to bring out the shine. alfredo Jul 2013 #4

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)

1. What on earth?

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Thu Jul 18, 2013, 04:10 PM

Jul 2013

That glowing flower looks like Selfheal, aka Prunella vulgaris.
How did it get glowy?

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

3. Thank you. Photo was taken at the golden hour. The sun was low and

Reply to LiberalEsto (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 18, 2013, 06:42 PM

Jul 2013

showing below the tree branches. I think it is. I will have to make sure because the photos show a plant much smaller than the specimen I photographed.

Locut0s

(6,154 posts)

2. Nice work...

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Thu Jul 18, 2013, 06:31 PM

Jul 2013

It almost looks like you used an IR filter to capture the top one. The Lotus leaves have an unearthly sheen to them, quite nice.

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

4. Thanks. It's the low light and a bit of post processing to bring out the shine.

Reply to Locut0s (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 18, 2013, 06:43 PM

Jul 2013

OK, I was able to recreate it. Here's what I did. I adjusted white balance to lighten highlights a bit, then converted to black and white. With the conversion script I have, it allows me to apply colored filters. I applied the green. The next step was to adjust curves. I pulled the mid tones down. That was it.

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