Mini Competition #23

Round 23 ...

Here's how it works ...

- You good folks post images in the thread

- When we get 10 images I attach a voting poll

- After 3 days the poll closes and the winner is declared!

Too easy eh?

Limit of 1 image per post, and 2 image posts per person. Theme is nothing in particular, but should be appropriate to this forum (but I won't be getting too critical about this bit).

"Chrysanthemum reflection"


http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g..._MG_3832-1.jpg

I have to ask Rob - is that reflection real (sure looks like it is). How did you pull it off and still maintain a pure black background? Amazing.... :)

Moroccan Tea
https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...&pictureid=149

here is a lovely india blue peacock-

https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...8&d=1256935939

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Originally Posted by KentDub

I have to ask Rob - is that reflection real (sure looks like it is). How did you pull it off and still maintain a pure black background? Amazing.... :)

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I use a piece of black perspex, which I bought from Ebay for $10. I placed the flower (a week old and past it) on the black perspex with an A3 sheet of black paper behind it acting as an infinity curve. Camera was on a tripod, and this was the only shot I took. Small amount of processing in CS4 - mostly to get the bottom half producing more exposure and contrast. I used CS4 brush tool which allows you to paint selective areas (in this case the black background) and adjust things such as contrast, sharpness, black etc. I used the brush tool on the reflection to increase the exposure. I know you can do this in Photoshop, but it's less destructive in RAW.

Here's a shot of the setup. You can see the black perspex on the table, with the black paper curving up behind. Simple, isn't it?


http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...m/_MG_3836.jpg

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Originally Posted by carregwen

Here's a shot of the setup. You can see the black perspex on the table, with the black paper curving up behind. Simple, isn't it?

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LOL - I'd laugh (again!) if the shot of the setup got more votes than the first shot!

http://members.shaw.ca/bcheff/Second...Place-Like.jpg

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Originally Posted by Colin Southern

LOL - I'd laugh (again!) if the shot of the setup got more votes than the first shot!

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Nothing would surprise me on this forum. :)

very neat now i have to try that:D

Hi all
heres my go
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/715...ersinspain.jpg
rob

Its not my day :(
He was silent, immobile and had no intention to run away even when I approached close to take this shot. Thought, B&W is more suitable for the expression.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/...b77fd5d3_o.jpg

A slow race.

http://www.pbase.com/crustacean/imag...5/original.jpg

Classic yachts racing without wind. Another image from this year's Salcombe Festival.

Just in time for Halloween

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/r...eon/spider.jpg

An October Sunsethttps://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...p;d=1257017185

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Originally Posted by carregwen

Here's a shot of the setup. You can see the black perspex on the table, with the black paper curving up behind. Simple, isn't it?

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This pretty much makes my black raincoat background obsolete!

Fantastic image.

Chris

Autumn Evening. Long Island, NY


http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/6...asmall1200.jpg

I make that 10, chaps.

Continue here please... https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread2683.htm