Shades of Blue

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted April 7, 2005955 views2 comments

Bird's Foot Violets, Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas
Nikon D100, 105 mm micro, Bogen Tripod
1/25th second, f8, polarizing filter, full frame
PS Curves, Poster Edges filter

Hillsides, trail sides, and banks of forest roads are dappled in blue and violet from throngs of these delicate beauties.

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Comment posted by Juza on April 8, 2005 at 1:25 AM

Hi Will,
nice PS work, IMO the violets have a kind of 3D look.

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Comment posted by Steve Cooper on April 27, 2005 at 9:33 AM

Cool. Those filters can be overindulged (I've been there), and then there are times (like this image) when they work nicely. The soft focus in the backgound makes the "Poster Violets" come alive.

Registered on April 26, 2005, 51 Posts, 183 Comments