Little doubt at what caught my attention about this scene—the colors. All the colors in the scene blend perfectly. We positioned the SB-800 on a softbox on the right side and the reflector low and on the right side. I wanted the light to be very even and soft.
I took a couple shots in portrait orientation, but the image looked too static. I then noticed the flower in the right corner. I thought that it would add an implied diagonal to the overall composition. Although the flower in the corner is small and faint, I believe it adds a lot to the overall composition.
Enjoy.
Camera settings: Nikon D3, Nikon 300mm f/4, shot at ISO 200, f/5.6 and 1/250th with a SB-800 on a softbox and triggered by Nikon CLS.
Post Processing:
Lightroom—Set white and black points, added mid-tone contrast, clarity, change green hue and saturation, and added vignette.
Photoshop—ran nik Color Efex Pro tonal contrast filter on the butterfly and flower to add contrast to shadows, mid-tones and highlights.
Another nice image. I agree that the lower right bud adds to the picture. Also the bugs in the main flower are a bonus. The hairs on the stem show that the focus is good.
ReplyDeleteI like how the colors go from pure yellow to green. Very nice transition. The shapes in the background also adds some movement to the photo. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
I love flowers and I love butterflies. This photo is a great combination of the two. The colors blend beautifully. Fine work.
ReplyDeleteAnne
I like the subject and the composition, but I think you might have over saturated the green in the photo. It looks a little unnatural to me. Good photo other than that.
ReplyDeleteTed