Sugar Hill Overlook - IR - D200, IR converted, 18-35mm
Today’s post is all about IR in the White Mountains of NH…soooo if you’re NOT into IR you can leave now. With that out of the way, off we go…click on the continue reading link to see the rest of the post.
Pink & Green - D700, 85mm PC
I haven’t posted too many images lately, been working on some other projects…so every so often I get an call or email from my friend Tony wondering if I’m still alive or what? Nice to know I’m missed…so here are a few images from the garden recently. Nothing to set the world on fire but at least it show’s I’m still alive and taking photos.
Pink & Green No. 2 - D700, Lensbaby Composer
Pink & Green No. 3 - D700, Lensbaby Composer
Flower and Texture - D700, 85mm PC
The sun was going down on the garden dabbing highlights here, there and everywhere. I was doing some experimenting with multiple exposures in camera. This is a two shot multiple, one in focus and one out. In CS5 I added some Nik Color Efex Pro, Color Contrast filter and also some texture using the Totally Rad, Dirty Pictures plug-in. The bright yellows in the background are a large bank of yellow day lilies backlit by the sun.
Clematis Take 3, Texture - D700, 85mm PC
Some really nice light in the morning produced this image. I added some texture with the Totally Rad, Dirty Pictures plug-in using one of their included textures. Here’s a version without any texture added so you can see what it adds (or detracts, depending on your taste)… Continue reading
Orange Poppy - D700, Lensbaby Composer
The light was really good this morning for shooting flowers in the garden, especially with the Lensbaby Composer. Nice semi-bright overcast skies work well with the Lensbaby, not too much contrast. I used an extention tube and the tele converter to compress the scene to get just the depth of field I was looking for. More things are starting to bloom in the garden, soooo more things to explore…
Here’s a version using the Totally Rad, Dirty Pictures texture plug-in…
Orange Poppy Texturized - D700, Lensbaby Composer
Tulip Texture - D700, 85mm PC
Here’s a subtle example of how a little of the right texture can add some mood to an image. I used the Totally Rad, Dirty Pictures plug-in to add a little texture to this image. The texture added was one of the textures that come with the plug-in. Click on main image for a larger view…see below for the before image. Yes, a little Viveza was added to the main image too.
Tulip No Texture - D700, 85mm PC
Dogwood Fractalius - D700, 85mm PC
OK, I lied…one more dogwood with an “over the top” fractalius filter treatment and some additional CS3 tweaks. Should be the last of the dogwoods…but you never know?
I was playing around this morning with this same image and some textures I shot at the same time I took the dogwood image. Well this is the result using Totally Rad to do the texture. Now I don’t know which one I like better…good thing I don’t have to choose.
Click on images for a larger view…
Dogwood & Texture - D700, 85mm PC