Trillium + Repost

Gallery: FloraPosted May 7, 201172 views11 comments

Another shot from a recent trip to the wildflower preserve. I chose this angle because I really liked the lines of the leaf behind the blossom. Also the detail and tones of the leaves. I had to make some adjustments (ISO & f-stop) to get the DOF I wanted. Also in pp, I selected just the blossom and its three leaves, then selected inverse and darkened the rest of the image. I wonder if I darkened it enough or did I do too much?

Nikon D80
Mode: Manual
ISO: 320
Lens: Nikon 300mm f/4
Exp: 1/3 sec at f/20
Tripod & release.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 7, 2011 at 11:41 PM

Jeff: Your processing and comp look pretty good to me. My only suggestion would be to make the piece of debris on the top petal go away. Beautiful subject superbly captured. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on May 8, 2011 at 12:17 AM

Beautiful image. The white petals look light green on my monitor, but may be their natural color. I am not familiar with this variety of trillium. The surrounding leaves are gorgeous. I love the color and detail. Excellent image.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Moats on May 8, 2011 at 6:39 AM

Hey Jeff, the background works great with the flower. good details throughout and processing looks good as is. I would clone out the black spot at the top of the flower.

Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 8, 2011 at 9:05 AM

Jeff,

For my tastes this is a really good looking image. I like the bloom at the upper right power point in the composition and the dark green veined bg works really well with the color and shape of the bloom and sepals? I'm guessing that darkening the leaves really improved the image and emphasized the veins in them - which I like. Beautiful image and processing.

I do agree with the others about removing the debris at the top of the flower.

pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Bernie Kasper on May 8, 2011 at 11:45 AM

Great shot Jeff, love how you framed your subject !!

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on May 8, 2011 at 12:05 PM

Great comp Jeff. Those BG leaves really set off the trillium. +1 to cloning out the debris. I also see a green cast on the trillium petals.

Registered on April 21, 2010, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on May 8, 2011 at 1:29 PM

Great observations and very much appreciated. Here's a repost with the debris cloned out and color cast removed. Better?

Registered on January 26, 2010, 68 Posts, 719 Comments

Comment posted by Bruce King on May 8, 2011 at 11:17 PM

Great shot Jeff and I like your processing. I enjoy seeing the different types of Trillium from other regions. The leaves and bg are gorgeous.

Registered on January 14, 2010, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 9, 2011 at 8:37 PM

The repost is a noticeable improvement. I can live with the debris on the petal...the natural world is rarely perfect, but removing the green cast from the flowers really makes the flowers stand out from the lovely green striped leaves. Nice vision.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Duff on May 10, 2011 at 7:13 AM

Jeff, the repost is a real winner. Great job.

Registered on April 21, 2010, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments

Comment posted by David Schwaegler on May 10, 2011 at 7:52 PM

I've seen a lot of these trillium and your original post looks perfectly natural to me on my calibrated monitor. The petals are somewhat translucent and some green showing through from the leaves is to be expected. Your repost has a slight pink cast that I find unnatural and therefore distracting. Just my two cents.

Registered on December 4, 2003, 232 Posts, 1652 Comments