Camera Raw Retouch

                                Original

       

                          Retouch Camera Raw

To retouch the photo, I brightened the colors to show all the cool pink and magentas. Next I sharpened the photo to bring out the specks on the leaves. Next I fixed the luminance, the saturation and the hue to show all the colors everywhere in the picture. Lastly I cut out the corners of the picture to focus more on the middle of it and I focused it to look more up at the top like a building view.

Comparing Aperture and Scene Mode

Aperture-f/5.6

Scene Mode-Portrait

 The flower picture has a lower aperture of (f/8.0) compared to the bird that had an aperture of (f/5.6), meaning the lens was more open when I was taking the picture of the picture bird. However, both of these pictures were taken outside showing that the colors of both of them should be very vibrant in comparison to each other.  The portrait shot had a faster shutter speed (.02) than the aperture shot (.033). Both of these were taken with the same camera and nothing else was used to help shoot them.

Photography Goal

This picture is by Ron Bigelow and it is abstract art. This photo appeals to me as a beginner because the flower stands out and there is a lot of color and a lot of detail.