Flowers 2006 - Rutt

Flowers 2006

Thought I was done with flower pictures, but I've been beta reading a draft of the next edition of Professional Photoschop by Dan Margulis. I've discovered I really don't know how to get that great saturation while holding detail. So I'm going to make a little project of it and see what I can see. I'll sort with newest first and hope for improvement.

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Here's one I really think I should be able to improve. But if I make that yellow any brighter or any more yellow, it loses detail fast. I think this one might need either or both of some sort of blending and false profile.
What a difference a day made! I'm beta-reading a new edition of Dan Margulis' Professional Photoshop. And it just so happens there is a great clue for flowers and in fact all raw conversions. I don't want to steal Dan's thunder, though. I asked if I can share. If he says it's alright, then I will. Else you'll have to wait for publication this fall or winter.

Is this better? A final trip to CMYK to reduce the magenta in those very yellow parts of the flower.