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Although the universe is ablaze with more colours than the human eye can detect, we can also learn to see the world in new ways by returning to the roots of the art of photography, to the art of black and white, and other monochromes like sepia (and bi-level). This photo blog celebrates that spectrum of colours ranging from the darkest monochromes to the most brilliant whites, and everything in between.
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This photo was taken from approximately 15 feet away using my zoom near 20X maximum in a Vancouver park. I experimented with some of the ideas you all have given me, very black to very white and sepia in between using (learning about) layers and saturation and hue percentages. All critiques are welcome... the learning part is fun.
Hi Mark. Good to get to know another Kreider! This is a cool shot: the eyes are creepy (well placed in the shot); the absence of background makes it even more ethereal - almost alien in a sense; and then there's that shadow in the lower left that is almost face-like. The texture on the leaf has a metallic-like sheen. And the the curves of the leaves and a very natural symmetry.
Amazing detail you got on this shot. What camera do you use? I love the play of shadows.
Tony and Barbara, thank you for the very kind comments! My camera is a Canon SX10 IS.
I like the rendition very much. The challenge in this type of bright light is not only the very bright and very dark but also the range of mid tones. It would be interesting to push the mid tone values darker if that in fact gives more detail to the leave and dragon fly. You might be able to darken only the greens and accomplish this (I don't know). You could also see what happens if you darken the highlights. My fear is that my suggestions may hide the wonderful details in the wings. Good picture!
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