I shot these geraniums hand-held on a windy day with a 14 mm lens wide open at f2.8. I opted to get the exposure for the dark purple geraniums accurate, which left tons of blown highlights coming through the tree. I turned the blown highlights close to the color of the center of the flowers (and close to the actual color of the sky that day). Also, increased the saturation of the flower centers to emphasize the color similarity. Then I blurred the background a bit, and added back the grain that was removed from the blurring, and sharpened only key foreground flowers. I love the 3D, sort of sparkling effect.
D2x
14mm D
f2.8 @1/250
iso 100
06-08-2008, 05:00 PM
Alfred Forns
I like it a lot Mary !!!!
Clever and effective !!! I like how you are able to visualize this image and carry to completion !!!! Very appealing !!!!
06-08-2008, 08:14 PM
Fabs Forns
And the result is very attractive and serene, Mary, congratulations!
06-09-2008, 08:01 AM
Julie Kenward
Very nice. Love the way you matched the sky to the flowers. It really unifies the image!
06-12-2008, 08:16 AM
Gus Cobos
Nicely done Mary, it gives you the feeling of 3-D...:eek:
