Wild Diamonds

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted January 6, 201067 views3 comments

I will preface my info with this: I don't own P/S and I am awed by the remarkable, beautiful shots everyone is posting. I feel like a garage band following Led Zeppelin on stage, but this is it.
If memory serves me correctly, this meadow is thistles and coneflowers when warm. Taken last week during a 'warm' spell of about 32 degrees and raining. Ice, water, and snow didn't hold any familiar textures. Went out looking for wildlife, glad I brought my macro.
D200, iso 400, f2.8, 105mm macro.

All c/c welcome and expected
(Probably more critique as I am a finger-painter following Monet)

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by David W. Kelly on January 7, 2010 at 9:14 AM

Interesting image, I am not sure about the softness if it lends to the image or not. I like the BG alot in this image.

Registered on October 7, 2005, 883 Posts, 6590 Comments

Comment posted by John Kerr on January 7, 2010 at 6:10 PM

Bruce, You've made my day. I thought I was the only person on this site that didn't own P/S software. All I have is a simple software that came with my camera when I purchased it. Like you and like you've done here I enjoy going out in nature, looking for a subject and using my camera for all it's worth to capture my image.

Registered on October 28, 2009, 111 Posts, 1070 Comments

Comment posted by Bruce Palla on January 7, 2010 at 6:59 PM

Thank you for comments. I was going for a softer feel on this by focusing on the ice honey combs. Had to turn off A/F, it was driving my lens nuts!
Cindy, I use Nikon Capture NX2. Some curve adjustments and a crop. I am unaware of any plug-ins.

Registered on December 19, 2007, 25 Posts, 328 Comments