[Recovered Thread: 121322]

[lapstrake]

These are certainly vivid red, but the question is....

Is the eye drawn to the yellow too much for this shoot out?

[calr]

I am not sure about the yellow. It may or may not be a distraction.

This photo is an excellent example of the problem I have been referring to in photographing red. Note that the detail in the flowers is mostly washed out. If this were film, I would blame the film. No print film made can accurately record reds. However, I have found that digital has a similar problem and I believe it is due to over saturation. If you camera has a saturation adjustment (probably a menu setting), try reducing the saturation and shooting the flowers again. They won't be as vivid but I'd be willing to bet that you will see a lot more detail and variations in the shades of red. You could try reducing the saturation in PS but I thing that once the saturation is blown out, just like blown highlights, it is impossible to go the other way. Try some experiments and see what you come up with.

Cal

[lapstrake]

I agree about the details, I noticed that too. This was shot last year with my old Fuji S5100, so there's no chance re-shooting it (at least for a couple of weeks when the tulips come up again)! The direct sunlight proabably has a lot to do with the fact the details are blown too.

If this were film, I would blame the film.

In this case, you'll have to blame the photographer!

I'll certainly get out there and try again with the Nikon D40 this spring.

Thanks for the comments.