Dwarf Iris Macro and LR2 Fun

TizianoTiziano Registered Users Posts: 184 Major grins
edited May 5, 2009 in Holy Macro
I've finally had some time to shoot at our local arboretum and get down to really learning Lightroom2. So, here's one of my first macro attempts along with Lightroom adjustments.

My main difficulty has been not clipping highlights. I ended up stopping down much farther than my in-cam meter said was good but the result was virtually no clipping! Of course these flowers are not naturally very saturated.

EXIF:
Nikon D90 | Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 Macro | ISO 200 | 1/100 at f/6.3

Non-edited RAW capture and resize (left) | After LR adjustments and resize (right)
A Nikon D90 plus some Nikon, Sigma & Tokina lenses.

Comments

  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited May 4, 2009
    Looks good.
    I often take natural light closeups with -.66 Ev set to prevent blowouts and then recover any under exposure during RAW processing.
    Brian V.
  • TizianoTiziano Registered Users Posts: 184 Major grins
    edited May 4, 2009
    Thanks Brian.
    I normally shoot full manual so EV is a bit of a mystery to me.
    I did do some tests of it that day however.
    A Nikon D90 plus some Nikon, Sigma & Tokina lenses.
  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited May 5, 2009
    Tiziano wrote:
    Thanks Brian.
    I normally shoot full manual so EV is a bit of a mystery to me.
    I did do some tests of it that day however.
    Well shooting in manual and allowing some underexposure amounts to the same thing, just a bit easier in either TV or Av modes.
    Brian v.
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