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Sea Tossed Whelk
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Sea Tossed Whelk

by Carol Hyman

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 12, 2010116 views13 comments
My goal was to create a high key image of a well worn shell.

20 stacked images @ f/8, -1.67 EV, 1/80th s, spot meter, MLU, tripod, ISO 200, natural daylight enhanced with some reflected light from a mirror.

I've left the cropping alone because this was designed for folks to trim as they desired.

Comments and suggestions very welcome.

:wavey:

Carol

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on September 12, 2010 at 7:01 PM
Beautiful high key image. Very well exposed as well. Loved the details. The shine in the reflective portions on top look amazing. Also liked the oblique angle you've placed the conch in.
Nice job on stacking.
Registered on January 4, 2008, 98 Posts, 1403 Comments
Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on September 12, 2010 at 8:11 PM
Looks like you achieved your goal. :smile:
Nice details and some smooth tones. Good job with the stacking. Nicely done all around. :toast:
Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 12, 2010 at 11:12 PM
wow, gorgeous!
Fine subject to start with, and then the processing is exceptional.
VERY effective!!

Sandy r
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 13, 2010 at 2:50 AM
Carol:
Mission accomplished!!
Superb capture and stack. :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 13, 2010 at 10:02 AM
Looks nice to me, Carol. Stacking is perfect and the diagonal placement excellent. I am sure the people for whom you created this, would be thrilled :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on September 13, 2010 at 12:11 PM
The high key presentation really works well here to bring out the subtle beauty of the shell. Nice job all around.
Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments
Comment posted by mark cillo on September 13, 2010 at 3:03 PM
Very artistic image! This would look great in print :wavey:
Registered on July 27, 2008, 143 Posts, 1483 Comments
Comment posted by David W. Kelly on September 13, 2010 at 10:50 PM
Wow 20 images. Sweet. :toast:
Registered on October 7, 2005, 883 Posts, 6590 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 15, 2010 at 2:33 PM
Hi Carol - this is just lovely!! A wonderful image IMO.
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on September 15, 2010 at 9:38 PM
An other one that I somehow missed... just awesome and creative. A series of shell shots could be very marketable.
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on September 17, 2010 at 7:16 AM
WOW, this IS good... most briliant Carol :toast: :toast:
Registered on June 24, 2007, 130 Posts, 1309 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 17, 2010 at 10:22 PM
Hi Carol :wavey: Beautifully seen and crafted! fascinating lines and detail A winner!!:toast:
Albert Darmo. Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on September 20, 2010 at 1:45 PM
Carol,
What else can I say? This is perfection!
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments