The Poppy family

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted October 29, 2011564 views8 comments

My first attempt at hand HDR. I was trying for a semi-transparent look to the petals. I shot three exposures at varying shutter speeds against a white background. Then blended them using layers and layer masks in Elements 9. The foreground texture is a piece of scanned rice paper and the frame is from Jerry Jones. I've been reading Harold Davis' wonderful books. Your comments, suggestions/critiques would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Dave

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8 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on October 29, 2011 at 9:33 PM

I have never tried HDR, but I can comment on the end result. Very striking composition! Love the semi pano concept which exagerates the height of the poppies making a dramatic statement. Also like the effect the rice paper gives to the image. An all around winner!

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on October 29, 2011 at 11:04 PM

Lovely comp and I do see that semi-transparent look, David. My only suggestion would be to consider cloning out the tiny bit of green leaf in the lower rhs. The flowers appear to even be close like a family. Nice work.

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Comment posted by David Spindle on October 30, 2011 at 9:31 AM

Thank you, Patricia and Steve!

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on October 31, 2011 at 6:29 PM

I love the composition and think this would make a great B&W, I too would evict the tiny piece of leaf at the edge. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on November 3, 2011 at 6:02 AM

Ditto to all of Patricia's comments. This is absolutely gorgeous. I could easily see this huge on a wall.

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Comment posted by May Haga on November 3, 2011 at 4:43 PM

This is a stunning presentation. A well deserved WP
May

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 7, 2011 at 1:51 AM

Really nice, especially for a first attempt..
congrats on the EP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on November 18, 2011 at 1:05 PM

Dave, Your composition is delightful. For HDR images, I do think you need to shoot your images by bracketing your exposures.

Regards,

Carol

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