I was trying out my T20 flash with my Kiron 105mm macro lens, to freeze subject movement in a breeze, and I thought this was worth posting. I didn't spot the seed pod until I processed the image. The other intruder is another pod with the shrivelled anthers still attached.
The lens was set at f16, 1/125sec ISDO 200, and the flash was manual.
Cropped for format.
[Edit] This version (posted first) was converted from the ORF RAW file to high quality JPEG in Olympus Master 2 and then processed as a JPEG in Photoshop and Topaz plugins. [Edit ends]
[Edit] This was converted into a 16bit TIIF, from the RAW ORF, in Olympus Master 2. It was then given the usual processing bt PS and Topaz plugins and then converted in Master 2 to a JPEG for posting. It seems significant that I had to reduce the file size by saving as quality 7, rather than the usual 8, for the upload software to accept the file size.
I shall leave it up to expert opinion to decide if there have been worthwhile gains.
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A crop processed, from first version, from scratch:
Harold
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Thanks, Ian.
Poppies are some of the most photogenic flowers.
Using flash in daylight permits (with my setup requires) low ISO and small apertures. In still weather, using daylight exposure, I can easily see the noise in the image when reviewing it on the camera screen where a similar aperture is used but a (necessary) much higher ISO.
Harold
Poppies are some of the most photogenic flowers.
Using flash in daylight permits (with my setup requires) low ISO and small apertures. In still weather, using daylight exposure, I can easily see the noise in the image when reviewing it on the camera screen where a similar aperture is used but a (necessary) much higher ISO.
Harold
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