A close up of the flower of butterfly grass. Handheld, the insect was a bonus. It was so small I never noticed it until PP - which was done in light room overlaying a copy of an edge preset with one done with a glow preset.
Butterfly Grass Flower
A close up of the flower of butterfly grass. Handheld, the insect was a bonus. It was so small I never noticed it until PP - which was done in light room overlaying a copy of an edge preset with one done with a glow preset.
Last edited by Axel Hildebrandt; 03-16-2010 at 07:47 AM.
Kora, It has an almost opalescent look to it. I'm not completely understanding the edge preset or the glow preset and their effect on the image. Can you explain more? Thanks:)
Seems like you can almost see through the edges. The bug is a bonus Kora:)
The presets were free downloads fromOriginally Posted by denise ippolito
http://www.ononesoftware.com/detail.php?prodLine_id=33
When you add a preset you can save a virtual copy then add another preset over that - and save another copy etc. I just go down the presets until I get an effect I like, denise. Sorry I can't be more specific
I like the opalescent look, Jackie. Must try it out on a better image. This wasn't taken by my macro lens and I had to crop it in so it suffered a bit:)
Kora, Thanks for the link. I will give it a try.:)
Nice diagonal comp with the brown areas offset in the frame, Kora. I find myself wishing the tip of the petal that the bug is on had a little more detail and focus to it but overall I do like the close up. Those little bugs - they'll get you every time. I'm always surprised when I go to take out the little imperfections of an outdoor image how many times they are bugs in disguise!
Kora, I like to use this technique too. One layer with edge detail and another layer with a soft focus effect. You got a nice look with this one!
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Thanks for looking and commenting Jules and Kerry. I see what you mean about the bottom petal, Jules. Might try a selection of the top LC, underlaying it rotated and masking through to gain a bit of definition in the BRC.:) Kora
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