Coloring - what did I do wrong? (amateur here!)

[Chalks]

I took this picture, and was very happy with it:

200mm, f/5.6, 1/80s, ISO-100

And then I noticed the hard edge of color on the left side of the flower (and the top edge of the closer flower). What is this called, and how can I avoid it in the future? Here is the same area at 100% crop.

Thank you!

[OsmosisStudios]

You didnt do a thing wrong: that's just how it shows up.

[Chalks]

Originally Posted by OsmosisStudios

You didnt do a thing wrong: that's just how it shows up.

It honestly looks "wrong" to me... I've never noticed something like that when just looking at a flower. I feel like the color got super condensed in those spots for no good reason.

If there's no way to correct something like that while taking a shot, any ideas for post-production? I use photoshop, but I'm nowhere near pro with it.

[Japaslavian]

That's just how it is.
The flower petal has a slight curve to it, so light is hitting it differently, as well as picking up color from things around it.
You can't prevent something like that in-camera, and it is really nothing to concern yourself with.
If you really want to get rid of it, you could outline the petal and clone the color in, but I don't think its worth the effort.

[Chalks]

It's straight out of the camera, Starry Night.

As for the issue itself: huh. I had no idea things like that happened. Tricksy, tricksy light. I guess I'll just go ahead and continue enjoying that picture then.

[OsmosisStudios]

Its a combination of actual light hitting the petal oddly and your camera's processing curves being applied. Nothing to be worried about.

[wulf]

If you could freeze the input from your naked eye, it is possible you might see something similar. As you look at a flower, your eye is scanning back and forth and your brain is interpreting the stream of information so you think you see a clean edge but the camera condenses information from a short period of time into a single image and an interaction is revealed between the different colours.

I don't think it mars the result in this shot. If you look the work of many painters, particularly the Impressionist school, you will see that their images are made up of many colours that, viewed in isolation, look completely wrong. However, stepping back to view the whole image they add richness.

I think the slight "discolouration" you are worried about serves to do the same thing and should not be a cause for concern. Is the "border" colour consistent all the way round or does it vary according to the background?

Wulf

[dcclark]

Heavens, I wouldn't worry about it! Your shot looks great, and I would never have noticed that edge if you hadn't pointed out -- and now that you have pointed it out, it still doesn't bug me. Don't worry so much about the small details, the photo itself is still good.