African violets for Alaskan or anyone else interested in critiquing
Dec 21, 2011 22:04:06 #
These are the two best. Used flashlight, kleenex, and Auto P in the dark
Stuck a reflector behind the plant. These look a lot different after the up load. Hmmm. I haven't done anything to these. They are straight out of the camera.
Stuck a reflector behind the plant. These look a lot different after the up load. Hmmm. I haven't done anything to these. They are straight out of the camera.
One of the early shots
Second to last shot.
After some pp.
Dec 21, 2011 22:09:22 #
the first one is excellent, the second one seems to have a bit more light on the left side to me on the leaves, but the flower itself looks better than in the first one ,,but then anything you post is better than all mine, thanks you Moma for sharing that, I love both!,,
Dec 21, 2011 22:19:48 #
rickyd wrote:
the first one is excellent, the second one seems to have a bit more light on the left side to me on the leaves, but the flower itself looks better than in the first one ,,but then anything you post is better than all mine, thanks you Moma for sharing that, I love both!,,
Thank you. On the first one the light was mostly from the front and on the second from the rear. In both of them I moved the flashlight a bit during the exposure.
Dec 22, 2011 00:49:33 #
Country's Mama wrote:
These are the two best. Used flashlight, kleenex, and Auto P in the dark
Stuck a reflector behind the plant. These look a lot different after the up load. Hmmm. I haven't done anything to these. They are straight out of the camera.
Stuck a reflector behind the plant. These look a lot different after the up load. Hmmm. I haven't done anything to these. They are straight out of the camera.
You are on the right track, it takes some experimentation with different lights and angles before you get 100% out of this technique. I like #3 the best but the crop is too tight on the top and bottom.I would slightly crop on the left to end with a square format and to get rid of the sliver of a leaf along the left side. #1 definitely needs serious crop plus lowering highlights and balancing contrast.Also some sharpening would make the images to stand out more. The next time you experiment like this select apreture prefered auto (AV? AT? or whatever marking you have), dial lets say F8 and lower your ISO to what minimum your camera has.The camera of course should be on a tripod and you should trip it either with a remote shutter release or the selftimer. The extended time exposure will give you more time to paint the flower with light. Try without a reflector and concentrate your light just on the blossoms. And if you have bracketing start with setting 1/3 under and bracket 2/3 or 1 Fstop either way. Good luck!
As for posting photos as they came out of the camera you are showing "a half baked" product. EVERY digital image can be improved in software.
Dec 22, 2011 06:17:13 #
They look really good, especially since they've not had anything done to them. They have a really interesting quality about them. Keep refining the technique. Just a bit of processing, and I think any of them would be worthy of spending some money to blow them up and frame them. Maybe a tryptic (sp??) with a couple of other African violets? There's such a wide variety of colors and shapes.
Dec 22, 2011 09:52:56 #
Dec 22, 2011 09:58:34 #
number 3 hands down captures and holds my attention, superb photography!
Dec 22, 2011 15:16:17 #
alaskan wrote:
quote=Country's Mama These are the two best. Used... (show quote)
Thank you. I will try again tonight if my blossoms hold up. I only have a couple on the plants.
Dec 22, 2011 16:15:28 #
Violets are great to shoot especially if you shoot macro. I have a bunch I shot years ago on slides from my granny who grew violets better than anyone I know of---need to get them transfered so I can show them. Nice shots and I love your innovation in the lighting dept, keep them comng.....
Dec 22, 2011 16:15:59 #
Bruce with a Canon wrote:
number 3 hands down captures and holds my attention, superb photography!
Thank you. That was the edit of the second one. I am working on it.
Dec 22, 2011 21:12:45 #
Ok here is tonight's attempts. I started working with an LED flashlight, then after studying Ivan's mushrooms I went back with a regular flashlight and tried to replicate the effect. Still something missing, but I liked these the best of the ones tonight.
I also did everything you (Ivan)suggested for exposure settings tonight.
I also did everything you (Ivan)suggested for exposure settings tonight.
LED flashlight
LED flashlight
After studying Ivan's mushrooms and reg flashlight
LED flashlight
Dec 22, 2011 21:43:32 #
consistantly interesting, I find myself scrutinizing the delicate details of these shots. enamored with the saturation and the texture, magnificent photography!
Dec 22, 2011 22:08:21 #
Bruce with a Canon wrote:
consistantly interesting, I find myself scrutinizing the delicate details of these shots. enamored with the saturation and the texture, magnificent photography!
Thank you. That is quite the compliment. I hope I am improving.
Dec 23, 2011 03:48:18 #
Country's Mama wrote:
Thank you. That is quite the compliment. I hope I am improving.
Bruce with a Canon wrote:
consistantly interesting, I find myself scrutinizing the delicate details of these shots. enamored with the saturation and the texture, magnificent photography!
Thank you. That is quite the compliment. I hope I am improving.
As I said you are on the right track.#2 and #4 are getting very close to perfection. #2: I would slightly increase saturation and contrast.
#4: Definitely a winner, I love it! The only thing keeping it from perfection is the purple line in the lower left corner and the line above your signature.Congratulation for an outstanding flower photo. Ivan.
Dec 23, 2011 07:31:57 #
alaskan wrote:
quote=Country's Mama quote=Bruce with a Canon co... (show quote)
Thank you, I just followed your advice. Now I need to find more to work on.
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