This is a Santa Rita cactus. They’re commonly used in landscaping since they have attractive bluish, greenish, purplish pads. This one was across the street at the end of my driveway.
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This is an experiment. It was 100+ outside, full sun, and shortly after noon. I wanted to test processing an image from these conditions using a linear profile and as a sketch-o-graph. The linear profile helped control the highlights and the sketch helped to bring out the colors and textures in the shadows.
What do you think? I doesn’t exactly look photographic, but maybe a little still?
Technical Details
Is this a composite: No
This is a focus blend of several exposures.
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“Sketch-o-graph” is a new one to me. Tony, this really grabbed my attention. First, those great colours, followed by the composition, especially the two waves of “fruit”. Finally I got in close to truly appreciate how sharp everything is. A five-star picture.
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Beautiful colors, especially in the shadows and very well composed. I am finding the brights a bit harsh for my tastes but not bad for mid day conditions.
Wonderful lighting, colors and composition, Tony. Also enjoy your “sketch-o-graph” series. Great experiment with outstanding results.
Beautiful photo. No nits here!
Love the composition and the colors. Interesting experiment on the sketch-o-graph. Is that an actual plugin or something you’ve worked out in Photoshop? Very curious about it.
