Feeling Blue

Gallery: FloraPosted September 9, 201170 views14 comments

"Nothing like waking and feeling so blue, then looking to find your all covered in dew"
Any extra points for a poetic intro. ?

Early morning, 15 image stack, larger version available!

canon 7D
canon 100mm macro f2.8L
F/3.5 +0.33 1/250 ISO 125
tripod, rail, CS4, LR2, Helicon Focus stack processing, NIK's suite

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by David W. Kelly on September 9, 2011 at 8:13 AM

Beautiful color, lighting and detail. The water drops are a real plus.

Registered on October 7, 2005, 883 Posts, 6590 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 9, 2011 at 8:43 AM

I love the gradation of light and color! !5 image stack; I am impressed! I'm thinking there are a few spots though, near the LHS that are still out of focus. One between the flower center and the LHC particularly puzzles me.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on September 9, 2011 at 9:08 AM

Well done, Craig. Very nice early morning light.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 9, 2011 at 10:30 AM

15 images, but still some petal points that aren't sharp. I don't think I would have cared if you hadn't stated it was that many images stacked. Seems like everything should be sharp. Still, I don't care, this is at a different level with such great color, lines, comp, and light.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Strand on September 9, 2011 at 12:21 PM

Yes, a couple of petals are still a bit "Fuzzy" after all the stacking. I should have used a higher aperture and increased DOF of each shot.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on September 9, 2011 at 3:02 PM

I love the light most; and the jewelry.
Take care

Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on September 9, 2011 at 4:22 PM

I really like the light and dew compliment Craig. I see the OOF sections, but not a deal breaker for me.
Bob

Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 9, 2011 at 6:42 PM

Love the dew and the blue Craig.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 9, 2011 at 10:24 PM

Beautiful work Craig. Very painterly and I particularly like the mood of it.

pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 10, 2011 at 3:51 AM

Craig:
Love the warm light, the dew, the colors and the comp.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Basil Greber on September 10, 2011 at 3:52 AM

I like the composition and the colors. Fantastic. However, I'm a bit bothered by the fact that the scene goes out of focus (in the shady part to the left) and then back into focus further back (where it's lit again). Looks weird to me. I'd just let it go OOF, giving some depth cue for the viewer.

Registered on November 8, 2005, 219 Posts, 1340 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on September 10, 2011 at 1:50 PM

You really did a great job with this stack, Craig. Wonderful light: I like the result very much.
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on September 11, 2011 at 11:55 AM

Craig,
I love the range of colors you captured here, the light and the dew.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 11, 2011 at 10:03 PM

Hi Craig

What a sight! all that color, dew and light! If some detail is soft and mellow, it's fine with me, my dear fellow. I'm in rapture over this capture

Albert Darmo
Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments