May 13, 2011

Spring Means JD’s Garden #2

Here I was captivated by the way the light was falling on the two leaves.  I tried to figure out what was causing it but never could.  I really like how much contrast there was between the two leaves in the front compared to the rest of the photo.
Enjoy.
Camera settings:  Nikon D3, Nikon 300mm f/4, ISO 800, f/22 and 1/20th of a second on a tripod.
Post Processing:  
Lightroom 3—Set black and white points, added clarity and mid-tone contrast and adjusted hue and saturation of certain colors.
Photoshop CS5—dodged and burned areas of the photo.

3 comments:

  1. I love the colors, the texture and the separation of the leaves from the background. But I am not crazy about the image.
    Debbie

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  2. The color combination works beautifully. Your composition is simple but effective.
    The Professor

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  3. Do not know why it bothers me but all the spots on the bigger leaf distracts me. Did you think about removing them?
    Edward

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