Pink Gerbera-Camera view
by Bob Duff
I have a pink gerbera with pretty much the same POV that Pat has for his scanned image. I thought I would post this one to give viewers a comparison between the what the scanner sees and what the camera does. I thought this was timely since both images will be readily seen together. Hope you don't mind Pat.
Shot with Canon 5D Mk II 90mm T/S f16. LR3.
The image was shot in natural light with a black cloth BG. I also applied a vignette mask and had it come over the outside edges of the petals to give a sense of the light falling off the bloom.
Comments
12 commentsMay be I've some preconceived ideas, but I do prefer a camera image to a scanned one...
Even if the Pat's image is really exceptional, tender and colorful, I like the vivid and clean luminosity of your one.
Pat, of course is a matter of personal taste...!
Cheers.
Mauro
Pat
The difference between the two is the light which even in the scan but more directional in the camera (brighter along the upper portion). The camera version also seem to have more tonal range. Your vignetting imitates to some extend the fading light of the scan image - perhaps it could be improved by a graduated vignetting. Also the camera version has more depth and 3D look. Overall its a terrific image. After playing with the scanner for sometime now, I still prefer camera image probably out of old habits. But scanning can be fun too especially for very detailed work.
Albert Darmo. Canada