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Re: [OM] IMG: Dogwoods Also Come in Red

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Dogwoods Also Come in Red
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 15:53:38 -0500
Thanks for the hints, Ken.  Have a nice trip to the woods!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Dogwoods Also Come in Red


> Jim, those are beautiful. I've always thought the dogwoods down in TN
> were better than anywhere else I've seen. And that even beats Quincy,
> Illinois, which is world-known for the dogwoods.
> 
> In this picture, the flowers have a slightly faded look to them which
> cuts down the color density a bit. Cranking up the saturation would
> screw up the rest of the photo, unfortunately. But in this case, with
> the sun shining on them that way, a polarizer turned to remove the sun
> glare on the petals might work. Spritzing them with water/glycerin can
> give them some life too, but then you end up with the wet look.
> 
> I t'd also be tempted to drag down the curves a touch in the lower-mid
> tones (Zone-III, Zone-IV), to give them a slight Velvia punch.
> 
> I'm getting pretty antsy here in Iowa waiting for the flowering trees
> to do their thing. An uncle of my wife's has something like 800 acres
> of woodland and farmland in southern Iowa where he has planted
> hundreds of trees of various flowering and nut varieties. I'll be
> heading down there on either the 23rd or 30th to go photographing for
> a day.
> 
> AG
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