These have been conveted in Photoshop using the free virtural photographer plug-in, but also lots of layer blending and other manipulations. C&C welcom.
My wife said it was a columbine, but I didn't believe her either. After a quick image search I found a few shots of similar looking flowers. It's an unusual variety, but I had to admit she was right.
From RAW I usually play with various filters until I see something that works. Then duplicate the image to process separate shadow and highlight versions. Then merge everything by editing the layer masks with a feathered paint brush and radial gradients. I usually end up with 2 to 4 B&W and color variations that I like, and will even blend these together using the layer set (aka folder) transparency sliders. I've found that merging various manipulated layers generally reduces overall image noise, too.
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Columbine
Hairy wildflower
These have been conveted in Photoshop using the free virtural photographer plug-in, but also lots of layer blending and other manipulations. C&C welcom.
I'm not really a flower shooter but I do know that the first one is awesome!
Kevin
My wife said it was a columbine, but I didn't believe her either. After a quick image search I found a few shots of similar looking flowers. It's an unusual variety, but I had to admit she was right.
From RAW I usually play with various filters until I see something that works. Then duplicate the image to process separate shadow and highlight versions. Then merge everything by editing the layer masks with a feathered paint brush and radial gradients. I usually end up with 2 to 4 B&W and color variations that I like, and will even blend these together using the layer set (aka folder) transparency sliders. I've found that merging various manipulated layers generally reduces overall image noise, too.