Posted by Craig Strand on October 26, 2010 at 8:05 PM
Here's a good rainy day project. Tour your neighborhood and collect leaves. Then spread them out on the garage floor and grab your camera.
WaaaLaah! Gorgeous Color!
This is a stack of 14 images, canon 7D, macro 100mm, speedlite, rail, LR2 and NIK's suite
Posted by David Bostock on October 26, 2010 at 10:05 PM
Sensational, Craig. I love the colors and the comp. For some reason it looks a little soft. It could be it needs a touch of contrast...not sure. I love it nevertheless.
Posted by Craig Strand on October 26, 2010 at 10:18 PM
David,
Thanks for looking, it does look a little soft, I used NIK's suite (Filters, Warmth & Brillance and Classic Soft focus). I tried to soften the external flash by using a 1/8" honeycomb filter over the speedlite and turned to lights power down to 1/128th. My first attempt using the speedlite so I'm experimenting. I think I got the effect I was after.
Craig
Love the effect, Craig. Sounds like you are having fun with stacking. It never occurred to me to both stack and do a soft focus filter, but you did achieve a uniform softness.
Posted by Sean Bagshaw on October 27, 2010 at 7:14 PM
Gorgeous Craig. I love you treatment here. Very fun to explore.
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7 repliesWaaaLaah! Gorgeous Color!
This is a stack of 14 images, canon 7D, macro 100mm, speedlite, rail, LR2 and NIK's suite
Larger image, http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/largephoto.cgi?ref=158500
Thanks for looking, it does look a little soft, I used NIK's suite (Filters, Warmth & Brillance and Classic Soft focus). I tried to soften the external flash by using a 1/8" honeycomb filter over the speedlite and turned to lights power down to 1/128th. My first attempt using the speedlite so I'm experimenting. I think I got the effect I was after.
Craig