Photo a Day – Jasmine Blooms
And when the Jasmine blooms around here, I definitely know spring is near. I wish you could smell this photo because it’s glorious. Mmm…
I took this photo toward the end of the afternoon when the light was soft. I boosted the curves in Photoshop and then also added a boost to the color. Then I added a vignette to bring out the white of the flower and sharpened the Jasmine and the leaves immediately surrounding it to make it pop even more.
Nikon D40X
Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Responses and Conversations
Very beautiful image.
I really like your manipulation. You didn’t go overboard, but you did just enough to enhance the image and bring out it’s best qualities.
Timothy
Comment by Boston Digital Imaging on March 17th, 2009 at 9:17 am
Thanks, TImothy! I can’t say that I don’t go overboard with editing sometimes though.
Comment by Amy Frazier on March 17th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Amy you inspire me. I have a D40x- and also take pictures in my backyard… I love your jasmine bloom.
Lillian
Comment by Lillian Christensen on March 24th, 2009 at 7:32 am
Thanks so much, Lillian. We’d love to see some of your backyard blooms if you have a link to share.
Comment by Amy Frazier on March 24th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
The defintion is awesome in this! Beautiful shot. I’m a newbie, so this may seem like a silly question to you, but is that Adobe Photoshop you’re talking about? I’m trying to get started in photography and I wondered what photoshop is a must.
Comment by Christi Corteggiano on April 14th, 2009 at 11:13 am
@Christi – In this case, Photoshop is in fact Adobe Photoshop, however there are lots of great options for image editing that will cost you nothing (GIMP or Paint.NET) or very little (Adobe Photoshop Elements or my new favorite Mac app, Acorn). Most programs use similar tools to get the work done, so the skills you’ll learn with one application often can transfer to another.
Of course, nothing can beat Adobe Photoshop in terms of features and availability of plugins, actions and brushes. It’s a hefty investment, but worth it if you’re looking to do professional work.
Comment by Christopher Frazier on April 14th, 2009 at 11:28 am
This image is so beautiful. I really have to learn how to do this.
I have posted some pics on my blog. The blog is religious – but u can get by it and search for the pics – I have some nice Iris’.
Thanks!
Comment by brian on June 8th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
What a beautiful image Amy. Makes me want to pick up my camera and go right out and capture some images.
Comment by Marie on July 6th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
What? No scratch ‘n sniff?
Beautiful image, and I can almost smell that sweet jasmine. I really appreciate the contrast. Such a vibrant green!
Comment by bbrunophotography on November 13th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Thank you all! In looking through my archives, you can tell I’m a big fan of flower shots, too!
Comment by Amy Frazier on December 10th, 2009 at 10:08 am