It's a dead weed. But it's beautiful. Hoping I processed it to show off the light. I had a couple of hotspots that I toned down locally but I think I've preserved the rest of the beautiful light.
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11th March 2013, 01:49 AM #1
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Example that light makes all the difference
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Re: Example that light makes all the difference
That is a very good image, I think. The lighting is wonderful.
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11th March 2013, 11:23 AM #3
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Re: Example that light makes all the difference
Very nice, Terri!
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11th March 2013, 01:16 PM #4
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Re: Example that light makes all the difference
A weed is only a flower in the wrong place....... as you say, this is beautiful so why not upgrade it to a flower with winter interest ? I agree the lighting is fantastic but I think I would have cropped the bottom leaves or shot with a wider depth of field to make the bottom leaves sharper, to my ageing eyes they are slightly out of focus which detracts a little
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11th March 2013, 01:19 PM #5
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Re: Example that light makes all the difference
Great example.
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11th March 2013, 01:40 PM #6
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Re: Example that light makes all the difference
The plant's petals (tendrils?) are eerily similar to antlers. Excellent shot, and definitely outside the norm for macro flower photography.
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11th March 2013, 02:45 PM #7
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Re: Example that light makes all the difference
Why not? Well, because that would be your vision and not what I was going for.
Originally Posted by kaye leggett
I was drawn to the isolation of this plant with the sun lighting it up. The background from the angle needed to capture the light was very dark already so I just darkened it completely in PP.
If I were to shoot this again I would increase the DOF as you suggest. The out of focus leaves bothered me some too but not enough to worry about it. I considered a crop but ultimately liked it better this way. Originally Posted by kaye leggett
Thanks for taking the time to make suggestions. I do appreciate it.
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11th March 2013, 02:47 PM #8
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Re: Example that light makes all the difference
Thanks Donald, Mike, Lex and Dan for viewing and taking the time to comment. It's appreciated!
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11th March 2013, 02:49 PM #9
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Re: Example that light makes all the difference
yes, it's good. A lot of effort rewarded with something special.
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