Glory of the Snow

Gallery: FloraPosted April 10, 2016141 views5 comments

One of the little Chionodoxa plants attempting to bloom as the snow falls. K5 IIs 180 mm f3.5 (1/50 sec at f16, ISO 500) fill -1.23ev. 5 image stack handled with Pmax (Zerene Stacker) Topaz Detail, Rubber stamp tool, Luminosity masks on Midtone1, Lights1, Darks1, Darks3, Brightness & Contrast, Slight crop for comp...........................Jim

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on April 10, 2016 at 2:19 PM

Beautiful color on the flowers. Lovely curving stems. I love the excellent detail in the snow crystals which can be seen best in the large version.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 11, 2016 at 10:45 AM

Pretty good job of stacking and editing. I like how you have brought out detail in the melting snow.

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on April 11, 2016 at 6:57 PM

Great detail in the flowers and snow. It is nice to see that the "whites" of the snow are not blown out. Very nicely done.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on April 13, 2016 at 11:51 AM

Hi Jim

Beautifully composed. love the high key effect the snow brings to the colors. excellent work.

Albert Darmo

Canada

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on April 16, 2016 at 12:31 PM

Love the delicate arch created by the drooping flower. The large version really brings out the detail of the ice and snow crystals.

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