Winter Rain #2

Gallery: FloraPosted January 28, 2012162 views7 comments

I spent some more time experimenting with the light settings on this rose. I feel this image is better at representing the soft light I wanted playing that would be both subtle yet also able to reveal the petal textures and color shades. The post is an image stack of 9, using a Stack Shot rail by cognisys, a 1/8" honeycomb filter on my canon speedlite at 1/64 power and processing the stack using Helicon Focus.

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canon 7D
canon 100mm f2.8L IS USM Live view manual focus
F/3.5 -0.33 .30 ISO 100
tripod, rail, speedlite, helicon focus, CS5, LR3, Niks suite

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 28, 2012 at 10:14 PM

Craig: I like this one much better than the first. Superbly crafted image. >=))>

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Comment posted by scott lanz on January 29, 2012 at 9:45 AM

Really good light giving a nice glow on the rose. Beautiful presentation overall. I think this is a much better rendition than WR #1.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 29, 2012 at 12:22 PM

I think this is just superb, Craig ! Like Bill, I find it so much stronger than the previous post - a fine stack, with the sombre colours beautifully blended and the edges shading nicely into the darkness. A first rate ` mood ' image IMO.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 29, 2012 at 8:25 PM

Craig:
Technically perfect, nice composition and great mood. Much better than WR#1.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 30, 2012 at 8:17 AM

I too prefer this version with softer lighting to the previous post. This one really brings out the subtle details in the flower and is much easier to explore at length.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 31, 2012 at 1:10 PM

Lovely shot, it feels as though it has an inner glow about this rose !

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on February 5, 2012 at 2:34 PM

Wonderful moody feel to this. Excellent control of light and color.

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