Tulip Dual Exposure

Gallery: FloraPosted May 12, 2011791 views32 comments

Hi all.

First an apology for being missing lately. Work, family, church, and especially new baby are keeping with little time to process photos. I have gotten in a bit of time to shoot - and have had some very productive shooting time - I just have not had much time to process photos.

The little one is doing well and is even sleeping through the night at 2 months old.

We feel very blessed.

I liked the sense of motion in this shot. I feel that the dual exposure made the colors a bit less vibrant, but I tried to saturate them a bit more to help that. I felt like the sense of motion from the dual exposure was worth the slight loss of color saturation.

Any and all thoughts appreciated - even if you disagree with me.

Nathan

Nikon D80, Sigma 180 macro, tripod, ISO 200, f3.5 for both exposures

Comments

32 comments

Comment posted by David Schwaegler on May 12, 2011 at 1:08 PM

I like the sense of inner glow on this one. Well done. I'm not quite sure what you mean my dual exposure. Two shots blended?

Congrats on the little one.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 12, 2011 at 1:44 PM

Hi David. Thanks.

Nikon DSLR's allow you to take multiple exposures to include in one frame. My D80 allows for 2 or 3 exposures on one photo. I think some of the higher end camera bodies might allow for more.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 12, 2011 at 2:08 PM

Nathan, First of all congrats on the arrival of the little one. Hope you are being kept busy

. This is a very lovely shot. DE might have made it a bit pale but it has also given it a creamy/dreamy feel. I like it

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on May 12, 2011 at 3:31 PM

Really like the mood you've captured Nathan. I think the colors look good!

Congrats on the little one, and enjoy every full night's sleep you can get!!!

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Comment posted by Bernie Kasper on May 12, 2011 at 4:27 PM

Love the pastel colors and soft effect Nathan...your child is sleeping thru the night at 2 months WOW, it took my kid about 6 months to sleep 8 hours straight, you have been living good my friend !!

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on May 12, 2011 at 4:29 PM

Nathan, the DE gives an almost translucency to the tulips which is very appealing. Great job.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on May 12, 2011 at 4:44 PM

Nathan, congrats on the joy of the lil' one! This is a fine photo with beautiful pastels and sweeping curves. Had you not mentioned double exposure, I would not have known. It looks like a colorized x-ray shot...certain luminescence with soft effects....and I say this as a compliment. I would only consider changing the b/g to remove the halo surrounding the stems. Well done! Ken S

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on May 12, 2011 at 5:13 PM

Congrats with your newborn, Nathan! I love the image! I can see what you mean with the sense of motion in it. The colors are great in my opinion.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on May 12, 2011 at 6:34 PM

Very beautiful image, Nathan! I like the pastel colors and the ethereal feel of the tulips. Top notch!

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 12, 2011 at 6:54 PM

This is gorgeous Nathan exactly as posted. The color looks great on my MacBook. The only thing I'd consider doing is making the bloom on the viewers left clearly the front image. So I'd clone color into the right side of the left bloom where the left edge of the right bloom intrudes into it. I'd probably also consider removing the stem halo per Ken's suggestion. Love the shapes and color.

Glad to hear things are going well at home. Good to have you posting.

pat

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Comment posted by Bruce King on May 12, 2011 at 8:22 PM

Congrats on the "wee one".
I like this one a lot Nathan. Reminds me of a candle gently swaying and the translucent appearence of the stems take this over the top IMO. Oh yeah, the colors and comp aren't bad either.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 12, 2011 at 8:44 PM

Nathan:
This is really gorgeous. Like the creamy appearance for the DE.

Is this a single bloom with different 2 different POV or 2 blooms exposed twice?

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on May 13, 2011 at 4:21 AM

Beautiful image, Nathan...I like the creamy softness a lot

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 13, 2011 at 10:44 AM

Hi Gary.

This is two separate blooms, with the positioning of them just right in relation to each other.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on May 13, 2011 at 11:28 AM

Fine work Nathan and congrats on the little one.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 13, 2011 at 10:57 PM

Nathan: I really envy your capability for doing these multiple exposures and the results you're able to attain. This is just beautiful and wonderfully composed and conceived. 2+ thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by Elisabeth Czwikla on May 14, 2011 at 3:34 PM

this is lovely!
congratulations with the new baby!

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Comment posted by William Brozy on May 14, 2011 at 10:39 PM

Congrats Nathan - I enjoy the news and this wonderful image. So glad for you! Back to the image - lovely light and the movement of color by the petals is luscious.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on May 15, 2011 at 3:40 PM

This almost looks translucent to me Nathan.....I love it. Well done on the image and the baby.

Bob

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on May 16, 2011 at 4:51 PM

Nathan, what hits my eyes in this photo is the delicacy and softness of the colors; beside the elegance of the flowers outer design. I really love this image.
Cheers.

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on May 17, 2011 at 1:24 AM

Lovely Image Nathan,
& congrats on the bundle of joy :)

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 18, 2011 at 7:46 PM

Beautiful - ethereal and almost surreal.
Congrats on the nice WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 18, 2011 at 10:54 PM

Congrats on the WP honour, Nathan. Richly deserved - I knew this was in the zone for this week

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 19, 2011 at 8:50 AM

This is beautiful Nathan! Gorgeous color and design. Congrats on the EP.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on May 19, 2011 at 9:40 AM

Congrats on your EP. Beautifully done.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 19, 2011 at 2:57 PM

Thank you very much everyone. I was shocked to be chosen this week. I appreciate all of your suggestions and all of the kind words.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Buck Ward on May 19, 2011 at 9:18 PM

Mmmm, luscious.
Congrats on the EP and the little one.

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Comment posted by Mohammad Hosseini on May 20, 2011 at 8:53 AM

Hi Nathan,

Congratulation on your little baby(boy or Girl). Now you have another model for your photos.
I like the color and soft looking on the blooms. Very nice shot. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Herb Sennet on May 21, 2011 at 1:14 PM

Nathan,

Every time I see this image my eyes are glued to its beauty. I just wait browsing more images and enjoy this one some time more.

Herb

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Comment posted by Justin Reznick on May 25, 2011 at 10:20 PM

Beautiful image Nathan!

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on May 28, 2011 at 1:29 AM

Congrats on the EP Nathan! I look forward to seeing more of your work. This is a beautifully crafted image.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on May 30, 2011 at 1:54 PM

Congratulations nathan that is such a beautiful image

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