Okay well this morning I felt the urge to get out and finally take some new pics and the first thing that caught my eye was a bunch of dandelions that were starting to break apart.. However I didn’t feel like just taking a plain shot of a dandelion, I felt like doing something a tad more artistic, so today I have a series of three dandelion shots that I have processed in an artistic way to break free of the standard flower macro bounds.. I am open to all feedback because I will only keep shots uploaded that people think are worth being on the sight.. Thanks for having a look! This would have to be the least artistic shot of this morning, as the only real major treatment here was implementing a monochromatic filter and then a sepia filter over the top of that.. As per usual the exposure, contrast and levels were played with to bring the image to what I believed worked best.. / I liked this image as it seemed to “pop” and it looks almost as though the dandelion is lurching forward in an attempt to break free from its flowers. I think that this shot and Season’s End both really captured the moment that the dandelion begins to lose its flowers and disappear from existence.
Okay then well for all of those who have seen my other dandelion shots from a recent series, you will know that this is the same shot used in Breaking Through.. This shot is the original, full-colour version and I have decided to upload it as my girlfriend insists that she likes it better than the sepia toned version, so I thought I’d give it a go.. / I hope you like it and please let me know what you think, comments are more than welcome!
Surprise the gerbera makes yet another appearance :)
“strokes and scratches, / color clashes / this is my summer painting / Oh… how I love photographying !” ~Aimelle no texture added, background not manipulated / colors edited in SonyRAW + corrections in Photoshop A print will probably be available soon. If you don’T see it added and would like to purchase, send me your request . thank you. One of my favorite from summer 2008 because of the painterly feel this has. I love wind ! =D — / vos commentaires sont appréciés. merci ! | thank you for commenting. I appreciate it
/ Buy the card of Colour Of Life XXX here This image was featured in Colour Me Vibrant Red September 13, 2008.
Shot it at Singapore Botanic garden using a 50mm len at F1.4
...but figures it’s somewhere around the time you get a job and can afford lawn chemicals. / - Story People
Here’s a dandelion shot which was taken last week,,,, not really sure if I totally like it so I thought I’d put it out there to see what you think.. Personally It reminds me slightly of my Fire Fairy with it’s composition and I don’t like repeating my self,,,just not sure.. / Nikon D200 / 18-200mm / Processed in RAW
One of my very first macro’s way back when!!! Re-processed-slight change in hue/colour Water drop on a flowers petal Canon 400D / canon 100mm usm macro lens
Taller spruce trees shadow the aspen trees and this dead branch, creating a dark background for a pine siskin (finch). Featured in A Photographer’s Craft – an honor Featured in Alaska ~ Beyond Your Dreams – an honor Nikon D200, Sigma 150-500mm, 500mm, f/6.3, 1/400sec, -0.3ev., ISO 200, manual exposure. Converted from 12-bit RAW to jpeg using Capture NX2.1. Manfrotto tripod. Slightly cropped. Note: Sharp resolution. Secure checkout featuring 128-bit SSL encryption.. Bird on a wire /
This photo has not been cross-processed properly, apparently. However, I’d never heard of cross-processing until recently. I’ve read that the term started by developing color print or slide film in the wrong chemicals – for example, color negative film in slide chemicals or slide film by the color negative process. This causes wild color and contrast shifts and requires lots of trial and error. for more, see Dana DiPasquale’s forum page. Apparently a group exists for cross-processing experts, as well. / / However, playing with the RGB channels certainly stretched my tendency for more realistic, staid photos! I played with this photo last night using Sue Wickham’s method and the tutorial that Mary Campbell posted. I used curves and RGB channels in Photoshop and Nikon’s Capture NX2.1 software. / / This is the Capture NX2 version, with a bit of a vignette blur from efex. Original: Nikon D200, Nikkor 70-300mm, 145mm, f/5.6, 1/1000sec, -0.3ev., ISO 200, manual exposure, / Converted from 12-bit RAW to jpeg. Manfrotto tripod. / 2025×3037px
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Forest fires and heat throughout Alaska have obscured the Chugach range and limited opportunities to practice landscape photography. I learned much after posing the query, What makes a good landscape photo?, but must wait to work on better foregrounds. However, upon reflection, ahem, other photographic opportunities exist. Nikon D200, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, f/5.6, 1/250, -0.67 exposure compensation, 85mm focal length, ISO 100, 2-stop ND grad, Speedlight SB-800 with diffuser bounced off white wall, Manfrotto tripod. Oh, and a patient poppy plucked from the wilds of Alaska. (If that’s not too anthropomorphic for you.)
Let’s sit and talk awhile. / / Fireweed in Alaska. Nikon D200 and Nikkor 105mm, 105mm, at f/8 and 1/125 sec, -0.3ev, IS0 100. Converted from 12-bit RAW to jpeg using Capture NX 2.1, manual exposure. Manfrotto tripod. Curves and other slight editing using Capture NX2.1
Okay… okay! this really is the last one!! I couldn’t resist, the way the petals were drooping revealing the crown.:-) Kwinana Western Australia Olympus E-410
Canon 350D / F/5.6 / 1/500seg / ISO-400 Featured in Dimensions 10th November 2009 / Featured in Portugal 12th November 2009
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