Archive for February, 2010
Flaming Rose
{click image to view large} With just a slight turn into north window light, this rose suddenly lit up! Well…that plus a lens shade, polarizing filter, and black cards placed below. Green R:94 G:86 B:14 Yellow R:236 G:159 B:20 Red R:212 G:45 B:24
In: Still Life · Tagged with: flower, rose
Bad Hair Day
{click image to view large} Each time I passed by, this flower made me chuckle. Dark gray-green R:127 G:122 B:110 Medium gray-green R:151 G:143 B:112 Light gray-green R:193 G:189 B:173
In: Still Life · Tagged with: chrysanthemum, flower, humor
Woodland
{click image to view large} One more in the series of “kaleidoscope” images. Green R:66 G:76 B:13 Brown gray R:104 G:79 B:16 Yellow R:176 G:138 B:48
In: Experimental · Tagged with: daffodil, flower, kaleidoscope, macro
Flutter By
{click image to view large} Continuing to play with my rudimentary kaleidoscope, this image was shot with a Fuji E900 plus two closeup filters stacked. It allows for a longer working distance than I could manage with the Nikon D300—whether using a closeup filter or extension tubes—necessary to accommodate the kaleidoscope. Fortunately, the lack of [...]
In: Experimental · Tagged with: carnation, flower, kaleidoscope, macro
Lightness (for Pixelle)
{click images to view large} The other day, playing with a Light Science Experiment Kit, I fashioned a small kaleidoscope from Mylar and began exploring flowers. I was entranced by what happens with just the smallest change of position in the flower, the viewing tube, or the camera. And the investigation of another way to [...]
In: Experimental · Tagged with: chrysanthemum, flower, kaleidoscope
Petals Pink
{click image to view large} Some color, for a change! In processing, I experimented with layering channels in Luminosity mode to selectively deepen some areas of red and brighten the yellows. The result is different than using curves in Luminosity mode, and can also be achieved using a Black and White adjustment layer—though channels seem [...]
In: Still Life · Tagged with: droplet, petal, tulip
Floral Study №5: Three Nymphs
{click image to view large} Continuing to explore the idea of floral nudes, and work with light in my “dark room”, this image was exposed for 4 sec @ f8, ISO 200 under low illumination with a diffused, hand held mini-maglite top front left. Processing involved converting to b&w using channels, and split toning with [...]
In: Still Life · Tagged with: black and white, chrysanthemum, flower, split toning