About To Bloom - C & C Appreciated

obecanobeobecanobe Registered Users Posts: 278 Major grins
edited August 30, 2008 in Holy Macro
Spring is not far off:clap
Taken at 1:1, handheld
Canon 40D, 17-85mm Kit Leans, 60mm 2.8 Canon, MR-14EX, Kenko Tubes

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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2008
    Needs a black point and some midtone contrast.

    No pop.

    Don
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2008
    obecanobe wrote:
    Spring is not far offclap.gif
    Taken at 1:1, handheld

    Ahhhhhhhhh I have a couple of these plants myself,
    I don't have a garden as such, just a few Australian Natives scattered here and there.... I noticed the Hoverflies really like those flowers.

    This summer I am going to try and get a decent shot of a hover fly,
    and try out Brians stacking technique on a bug.

    Lovely Closeup Obecanobe thumb.gif .... Skippy :D
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  • obecanobeobecanobe Registered Users Posts: 278 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2008
    Thanks for the comments.
    Can someone let me know what DonRicklin was talking about when he suggested I needed a "Black Point".
    I haven't heard of this before.
    Canon 40D, 17-85mm Kit Leans, 60mm 2.8 Canon, MR-14EX, Kenko Tubes
  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2008
    obecanobe wrote:
    Thanks for the comments.
    Can someone let me know what DonRicklin was talking about when he suggested I needed a "Black Point".
    I haven't heard of this before.
    What are you using to PP your images? PSCS or Lightroom?


    Don
    Don Ricklin - Gear: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, was Pentax K7
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  • obecanobeobecanobe Registered Users Posts: 278 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2008
    The shot was taken straight from the camera. I increased the contrast using Canons software that comes with the 40D, otherwise have done nothing else to it.
    Canon 40D, 17-85mm Kit Leans, 60mm 2.8 Canon, MR-14EX, Kenko Tubes
  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2008
    This SM/Dgrin tutorial, Make Your Image Pop will tell you the basic including Black Point setting.

    Don
    Don Ricklin - Gear: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, was Pentax K7
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  • obecanobeobecanobe Registered Users Posts: 278 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2008
    Don,
    Thanks for the link to the tutorial.
    I have run through it but found it adds too much black in. I think I need to muck around with the RGB settings a little.
    Once again thanks.
    Canon 40D, 17-85mm Kit Leans, 60mm 2.8 Canon, MR-14EX, Kenko Tubes
  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2008
    This kind of thing is always to personal taste. There is a difference between enough and too, much!

    :D

    Don
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