Bruce wrote:
Tulip Fields by Cameron Hood - My first impression on seeing this was "Wow!"
Truly a worthy panoramic format image. As I examine it closer, some
questions come to mind that I wish Cameron had detailed in a comment. The
film is very punchy and holds color well in what looks like overcast light.
Looking closely I see a solid red line across the horizon that makes me
think that perhaps this is actually two images stitched together. The
tulips seem somewhat out of place with the background. Hopefully Cameron
can give us an explanation. I like this image nonetheless. It has a
powerful foreground in the vast number of multi-colored tulips, that really
carries the image. The more neutral colored background tends to complement
the foreground and keeps my attention focused on the tulips. Without it my
eyes would just wander around.
Nice job Cameron!
Bruce Dayton
Sacramento, CA
Somehow, my info never got published. I used Velvia, of course, and no,
the image is intact. The red line is a field of red tulips converging into a
solid mass on the horizon, and is perfectly natural. The image was scanned
in using an Epson 1640 SU Photo scanner (amazing moderately-priced flatbed
with TPU and a Dmax of 3.2!), and I did manipulate it somewhat in Photoshop
6. I enhanced the colours, sharpened it, brought the background up in
contrast to increase the drama of the sky, and used Ansel Adams trick of
darkening the edges of the whole image 15% or so using a selection tool,
copy layer by cut, feathered at 70 pixels, then had the resulting layer in
Multiply and transparent 15%. A great trick; all of my pictures look better
with it. By the way, prints are available (4x10, 6x15) for a nominal fee
(special price for PDML members).
Thank you for your kind comments.
Cameron
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