Submitter's name:	Mike Cormier
Title:	Red on red
Gear used:	OM-1 + 50/3.5 + 14mm extension tube + tripod + cable release.
Diaphragm:	f3.5
Shutter speed:	1/30
Film used:	Fuji Superia 200 ASA.
Technical information:	I used the extension tube to get that extra bit of magnified detail. Photo was taken on a mildly overcast day, but no flash was necessary.
Subject information:	Not sure of the flower's name, I came across it growing wild near an abandoned house & had to capture it. The background was desaturated in Photoshop, but the flower is untouched with no digital manipulation.
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Comment left by: Jay Maynard (jmaynard@conmicro.cx)

The picture almost looks like a red flower on black and white background to me. How'd you desaturate just the background? Selecting just the flower could be a real bear...

Comment left by: Barry Bean (bbbean@beancotton.com)

WOW! Nice shot to start with, but your photoshop work really brings the subject out. The ONLY thing I'd cnage in an ideal world would be to add a little bit of fill flash

Comment left by: Giles (no e-mail specified)

Nicely done. I like the very vague sister flower in the background in monochrome, really sets of the one in focus.

Comment left by: Mike Cormier (ronaldcormier@hotmail.com)

Believe it or not, selection was done painstakingly by hand with the manual lassoo at 400% magnification over about 2.5 hours. There are easier ways, but this was my first attempt at it.

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