I was disappointed with two things in my visit to Brazos Bend State Park—no good alligator photos and not really that many wildflowers. I really expected a lot more wildflowers, but saw very few.
I ran across these Yellow Prairie Coneflowers as I was leaving the park. I find Coneflowers to have a great shape to photograph, even though I sometimes have trouble controlling their bright yellow color. They were definitely past their prime, but I really liked the overall arrangement. I wanted the image to be a high-key photo with limited depth-of-field—I only wanted a few of the closest flowers to be in focus.
I pushed the high-key aspect of the flowers by putting a light vignette in Lightroom.
Enjoy.
Camera settings: Nikon D700, Nikon 300mm f/4 with a 1.7x Nikon Teleconverter and polarizing filter attached, shot at ISO 200, f/8 and 1/350th of a second on a tripod.
Post Processing:
Lightroom—Set white and black points, reduced clarity and added a light vignette to edges.
Nice light and airy floral shot Larry. The muted colors here are really pleasant. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteVery nice Patrick!
ReplyDeleteI think I see a little Versace influence here?
Well done!
Barry
I like the shallow depth of field and the high key nature of the photo. It seems to fit the subject. I do wish that you had a few more flowers in focus.
ReplyDeleteTed
Somewhat low key after all the one that you published from the park. Nice, but it does not blow me away.
ReplyDeleteCharles M
I love this shot Larry.
ReplyDeleteIt has good color and great use of selective focus. I have used the high key technique in Lightroom and you pulled it off well here. I really like the position of the flower you focused on in the frame.
DHaass