A Day Late and A Dollar Short

[Ed Vatza]

I guess it should be clear by now that I don't shoot with the idea of weekly themes and contests in the back of my mind. I shoot what moves me and then move on. So often I come to realize, after the fact, that I make post the day before of two days after a theme or miss a theme entirely, like in-camera effects or blurs, just because I tend to be a day late and a dollar short! No big deal just an observation in line with the philosophizing that I've been doing of late.

With that in mind, I lay myself open to the same kind of questions I've been dishing out of late. Here is another Gerbera image from the weekend. In this case, it is a 10-image zoom multiple exposure made with my Canon 50D and 70-200 2.8L IS w/ 500D close-up filter/lens mounted on a tripod. I started at 70mm and in 10 increments, I worked my way to 200mm. The images were combined in Photoshop using the Steinmueller/Sweet script and processing was done using Nik.

Shutter speed varied from 3.6 sec @ 70mm to 1.8 sec @ 200mm. Aperture was a constant f/20. ISO was 100. EV was -1.

[Julie Kenward]

Absolutely fabulous. This is probably one of my all time favorite images of yours, Ed, and I think I'm going to have to try one! The colors and transparency of the image is outstanding and very 3D. I would have loved to have seen this presented in a square crop where the top and bottom had as much room as the sides to blow my mind out to all four corners. Lovely!

[Dave Mills]

Hi Ed, I felt compelled to comment on this due to the fact I like it so much. Your hard work and technical skill paid off and you came up with a striking image. I like the way the petals fade into the darkness forcing your eye to move around the image examining the layers. Well done!!

[denise ippolito]

Ed, I'm loving this too. The center just pulls you in. I love the colors and the composition. What I like most about it are the repeated petals. They seem to be endless the way the go off the page. NICE!:)

[Christopher Miller]

Excellent colors and effect here, Ed! Love the repeated layers of petals. :)

[Jackie Schuknecht]

This is very nice with the repeating patterns and the way it falls to dark around the corners. Also love the reddy-orange colour.

[Kerry Perkins]

Super job Ed! Timing isn't always everything, and the themes don't really ever expire. I see them as new challenges and opportunities to add to my learning experience. Very nice work and execution!! Appreciate your sharing of the techniques involved.

[Ed Vatza]

Thanks all. Glad you enjoyed the image. It was a fun one to make. Sometimes things don't turn out quite the way you visualize it. This is a case where it did! :)