Accidents from another dimension

Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
edited March 2, 2005 in Wildlife
I accidentally overexposed these daisies and then shored up the black using levels, and I got this great effect, but I haven't been able to reproduce it since. Any ideas, suggestions, opinions?
Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur

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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited March 2, 2005
    interesting to read this thread and your closing quote from Pasteur! Destiny? :D
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  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2005
    I like thisthumb.gif Aint it a b*tch when you cant reproduce effects that you like?
    Happens to me all the time.
    Thanks for sharing.
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  • dkappdkapp Registered Users Posts: 985 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2005
    What photo editor do you use? I may be able to help get the effect if you are using PS. I do something similar on a regular basis, but also add more to the border to help draw the interest into the shot.

    P.S. Very cool shot. I bet this would look great printed & framed on a wall :D

    Dave
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  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2005
    Photoshop CS on the mac, what's your secret?
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
  • dkappdkapp Registered Users Posts: 985 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2005
    Lucky Hack wrote:
    Photoshop CS on the mac, what's your secret?

    Do you have a shot in mind where you want this look? I can use it as an example.

    Dave
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  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2005
    I guess I would just want to be able to do more of the same, high foreground /background contrast with flora in the foreground...
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
  • dkappdkapp Registered Users Posts: 985 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2005
    Lucky Hack wrote:
    I guess I would just want to be able to do more of the same, high foreground /background contrast with flora in the foreground...

    I won't be able to show you w/o a sample. I'm not a flower guy, so I have zero pictures like this.

    Dave
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  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2005
    dkapp wrote:
    I won't be able to show you w/o a sample. I'm not a flower guy, so I have zero pictures like this.

    Dave
    How about this? Or if you have something that would work as a stand in that would be great, i'm very familiar with PS (used to do digital retouch for a living) so you can talk about specifics and I'll get it.
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
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