View Full Version : Lady Slipper
Roman Kurywczak
05-24-2008, 11:07 AM
Taken yesterday at Bowmans Hill Pennsylvania.........was pretty windy and bright..............but this was in the forest............had to wait for breeze to stop as I was hand holding! The BG is a tree that was approx. 1 foot behind. Tried to use as much ambient light as i could to balance flash. Mark 3, sigma 180mm macro, mt 24 twin lights at minus 1 & 2/3 at ISO1250 at f16 and 1/60 sec. .......... handheld.........but elbow braced on the ground.
Robert O'Toole
05-24-2008, 11:25 AM
The light is nice and the sharpness is good and I like the comp, the only thing that is a negative for me is the BG. Its noisey and a light colored spots distract.
Did you try any WO or close to WO? I wonder if this would have helped smooth out the BG?
Wish the flower had a green meadow for a BG instead of the tree bark.
Robert
Roman Kurywczak
05-24-2008, 12:57 PM
Hey Robert,
At about picture 50........I was wishing for the fake/real looking BG........forgot it at home! I also forgot to run noise ninja on the BG..........oops! They do usually grow in the forest........so this was the best BG I could come up with. Having a party.....probably won't be able to re-post with Noise NInja until later!
Ed Vatza
05-24-2008, 01:15 PM
I was going to comment about the noise but that has been addressed. Otherwise, a very nice image. I also like the composition and the subject. I would reserve judgement on the tree background until I see a noise reduced version.
I am keeping an eye out for lady slippers but with no luck. I guess I should just head down to Bowman's although I seem to recollect seeing some at Peace Valley as well.
Mike Moats
05-24-2008, 03:56 PM
Hey Roman, this is a subject with a lot of depth, so I think you did well getting it sharp while maintaining a decent BG.
Julie Kenward
05-24-2008, 04:11 PM
I really am not bothered by the BG (except for the noise) because, to me, the twirl of the lady slipper's leaves basically have that same twirl pattern of the light/dark areas behind it. I think they make a decent match overall.
John Cooper
05-24-2008, 10:38 PM
You did very well under the circumstances Roman. I was also wondering if you could have got away with less DOF to soften the BG more, but with a forward and behind leaf you probably needed every bit of F16 ;)
Roman Kurywczak
05-25-2008, 02:36 PM
Here's the image with Noise Ninja applied everywhere except yellow of the flower.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.2 Copyright © 2024 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.