Amethyst Aster
"Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create our own private world." - Arnold Newman
Another photograph from this weekends hike using much the same approach. This flower, an Amethyst Aster, was a little harder to find as it tends to grow in open fields from my observations and areas where there is little canopy shadow to use as a dark background.
Once again the camera tonal curve was set to give me the highest contrast possible and the shot was lined up against a dark region of background. I had to do a little bit of post processing along the top but that's detailed off to the left.
Have a lot to get done as it is only a few days until I take to the skies and find myself in Europe. Both excited and anxious as I will be missing my cat...
Nikon D70 | 320 | 1/120 | f11
- Lens: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G IF AF-S VR
- Flash: None
- Tripod: Manfrotto Monopod 679
- Lighting: Direct Sunlight
- Post Pro: Levels & Color Balance
- Weather: Cloudy / Sunny Break
- Time of Day: Early Afternoon
- Location: Bruce Trail, Limehouse, Ontario, Canada
Posted on September 19, 2006 10:08 AM | Permalink | Comments (5) |
Comments
Dick
Have you ever thought of offering note cards with some of these photos? These flower photos would make great cards.
Posted at September 19, 2006 5:40 PM
kenju
Dick is right! That is exquisite. Where are you going?
Posted at September 19, 2006 10:18 PM
Ben and Suanne
When your page launched, both my wife and I exclaimed "Wow!". Great photo!
Posted at September 20, 2006 12:39 AM
Paul Sveda
Kenju. I am off to Europe, Czech Republic to be exact.
Dick. I have no sweet clue where I would begin to get that printed up, packaged, etc. If you or anyone has pointers I wouldn't be against giving it a try.
Ben and Suanne, thanks for stopping by.
Cheers,
Paul Sveda
Posted at September 20, 2006 9:22 AM
srp
I hope you have a wonderful trip. It isn't just the flowers, but everything is so exquisite.
Posted at September 21, 2006 1:04 AM