On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 9:57 PM, Rob Studdert <[email protected]> wrote: > On 15 May 2013 05:42, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >> Here's my own recent dusk photography result, from our backyard Kanzan >> Cherry standard, giving one of its best shows this year: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/8722338154/lightbox/ >> >> I lit this with an AF540FGZ inside a 36" umbrella softbox on a 9-foot >> stand that I extended up into the tree. I stood on a ladder and >> composed until I got the clouds in behind. I also added a green gel to >> the flash and colour-corrected that in Lightroom which caused the sky >> and clouds to go pinker to better match the flowers. >> >> K20D, DA* 55/1.4 @ 6.3, 1/160th, ISO 100; Lightroom, Photoshop. > > Hi Bruce, > > That's a pretty impressive shot, the colour combination between the > bloom and the sky is just about perfect, I live the composition too. > If I could apply the minimal of constructive criticism I would say > that the only element of it that distracts me in any way is the > apparent brightness of the underside of the leaves. There was > obviously little option but I wonder if the shot would benefit from > them being dodged a little?
Thank you, Rob. I agree with your observation on the leaf underside. I think it would emphasize the bloom more to reduce the leaf brightness 1/2 a stop or so. Appreciate your keen eye! -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
