This capture was made this last weekend in the Sierra Nevada near Truckee, Ca. I was a good season for these saprophytes as we saw an estimated 200 plants! The -1 1/3 EC was my attempt at bringing the red histogram into the "unblown" range!:eek:
Camera Model: NIKON D300
Shutter speed: 1/25 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Manual
Exposure compensation: -1 1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: 105mm f/2.8D
Focal length: 105mm
Focal length: 157mm (in 35mm film)
AF mode: AF-
Hi Dan I can see how those would give your histogram a workout !!! Just reduce saturation in the red channel while processing.
Can't judge the color for these seems I've never seen one in person From looking at the base I would say its realistic Do like the overall feel and framing !! Find these type difficult to compose !! Excellent !!!
I too have never seen these, Dan - very interesting plants and nicely photographed. You might consider warming the color temp a little as the ferns have a slight blue-green tone on my monitor.
Dan, one thing I try to remember is to lower the saturation level in camera if I'm going to be photographing bright red or yellow flowers. That usually saves me a little bit on adjusting in pp.
As far as the comp goes, I wonder if it would be stronger with a little of the left side removed. It feels very centered as is and might be stronger if pushed to one side a little bit more.