Category:

Special Project
Subject:

Floral Fantasy
Month/Year:

May, 2005
Requirements:
Definition:

A photograph of a single flower that has been distorted through use of filters or post-capture darkroom or computer manipulation techniques. The image must be recognizable as having derived from a single flower, but must be clearly distorted. The floral image should predominate.
Manipulation:

Manipulation is allowed.
Mounting and
Image Size:

Standard Print
Division(s)?

Print only
No. of Images

2
Age

Image must have been taken within 18 months prior to date of competition.
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Note: Images not meeting any of the above requirements will be disqualified (DQed)
Background:

Distorted images of flowers can extend nature's beauty. Click here for an example.

Such distortion can take place right at the point of capture by use of filters or introduction of motion blur. Or use a piece of glass with water dripping down one side. Or try multiple superimposed exposures.

Or it can be accomplished with a whole variety of darkroom or computer manipulation techniques. With the latter, for example, experiment with any of the Photoshop (Elements) Distort filters, and use of different layer blending techniques, such as Difference.

Processing in the darkroom also opens many opportunities: multiple superimposed exposures, filters in front of the enlarger lens, sandwiched negatives, different developers, dodging and burning etc.

The possibilities are wide open. But remember to maintain the single floral image source apparent in the final result!

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