Shot this last year. A shadowed rock provided a perfect dark BG for this fern frond.
Any C&C are welcome!
Olympus SP-550 UZ
f4.4 @ 1/100, ISO 100, -0.3 EV
Program mode, spot metering, auto WB, natural light
Processed in PS CS2; curves adjustment, saturation increase, cloned out a few light spots on the BG and a bit of another frond in the LRC
I love the fern and the composition on this one. I can't believe you got such great detail with an f/stop of 4.4...nice! I do think you either need to decide to take the BG all the way to black or bring it up enough that we can see a bit of what is back there. As it is, I find it a little distracting for the plant. I'd also think about cropping the bottom so the moss that is wrapped around the stem isn't showing.
Hi Christopher,
I like it as presented, it's simple elegant and makes a bold impact with the dark background...the depth of field is very good...good show...:cool: