An Infrared Tulip

I'm currently on a B/W kick, sometimes with a hint of color. And I continue to work to improve my technique with channel masking.

I found a larger, unmoving subject on which to practice stacking (in black and white, of course ).

This Tulip was shot last Spring and I decided it would make a great candidate for the NIK overlay with the soft infrared, which I applied only to the Tulip; not the background.

This was shot at 70mm, ISO 400, f/22, 1/10 s with the Canon D500 diopter in natural light.

A hint I'll pass on to others ...

I selected the background which was somewhat uneven, created a channel mask and applied a levels correction to it to make the background even without any of the blotchiness from the black felt showing. I had read about the technique and decided this was a perfect image on which to practice.

Thank you all for your comments. I appreciate your stopping by to view the image and leave your critiques and suggestions.



Carol