Adrian LeRoy
01-14-2008, 07:33 PM
I took this photo because the interplay of three-sided figures in this cactus and its flower intrigued me. It is displayed without cropping from the original image. Possibly a small amount of tightening from the top and the right could be used. (Advice sought.) I have played with various black-and-white channel transformations and ultimately came back to the color version.
Many cactus flowers are tiny yet detailed. However, this one, from the place it breaks into threes, would barely fit into a soccer ball.
Taken at the Huntington Library (near Pasadena, CA) on Dec 31, 2007, at about 3:00 pm, although I was losing light behind trees on the grounds. Nikon D200, Micro Nikkor 70-180mm @135mm, f/32 (maximizing depth of field seemed much more important than losing sharpness via diffusion), 1/10 sec., ISO 1600. Most noise removed with Noise Ninja in Photoshop CS3. Red and orange modestly raised and clarity slightly increased in Lightroom.
Many cactus flowers are tiny yet detailed. However, this one, from the place it breaks into threes, would barely fit into a soccer ball.
Taken at the Huntington Library (near Pasadena, CA) on Dec 31, 2007, at about 3:00 pm, although I was losing light behind trees on the grounds. Nikon D200, Micro Nikkor 70-180mm @135mm, f/32 (maximizing depth of field seemed much more important than losing sharpness via diffusion), 1/10 sec., ISO 1600. Most noise removed with Noise Ninja in Photoshop CS3. Red and orange modestly raised and clarity slightly increased in Lightroom.