Lily of the Valley - D700, Lensbaby Composer Pro, fish-eye

OK this might be the last of the ‘lily of the valley’ fish-eye shots…not totally sure about that but pretty sure. The first image is shot in the shade on a tripod using ‘Live View” to get the focus right. Then you get out your led flashlight and paint a little sunshine into the scene. I highly recommend the Fenix LD10 led flashlight for macro work. You get four different intensity setting so you can dial in as much or little light you need.  This image is a combination of two photos with a slightly different angle with the flashlight. Loaded both images in CS5 on different layers and painted in the light I wanted to use. Additional post production with Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0, Tonal Contrast and blended in some Topaz Simplify too.

Lily of the Valley - D700, Lensbaby Composer Pro, fish-eye

No flashlight on this one, just some Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 Classical Soft Focus filter.

Click on images to view a little larger…two sepia versions for you b+w fans.

Lily of Valley - sepia version

Lily of Valley - sepia version 2