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Taken on: 2005-12-20 07:59:18
Tags: cork, blarney, ireland, rose, bw, monochrome, drops, rain, water, petals, irishblogs
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One of the Blarney Castle roses.
The original was very saturated and detail was lost in the bright red of the petals. Making a monochrome image made the detail stand out and drops became visible again.
A little dodge and burn to finish.

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Comments:
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MMMmmm, red flowers can be the worst ever to photograph! Im quite a fan of the colourless rose myself, the petals can look like paper or tissue with the colour removed... or course water droplets just give it oomph!