Personally I'd bump up the flower slightly and keep the background a little darker, but not that much. I'd also darken some of the shadowy areas on the petals.
Like this:
Then I'd mess with curves a little to boost contrast...
Personally I'd bump up the flower slightly and keep the background a little darker, but not that much. I'd also darken some of the shadowy areas on the petals.
Like this:
Then I'd mess with curves a little to boost contrast...
Thanks for comments/advice, Adrian. I understand your point. But the flower you end up has little to do with the flower I shot. I tried to render the image in the light available on the spot, and recreate the scene. Your picture is a technically better flower, with a more balanced histogram- just not the flower I was trying to capture. Perhaps that's not a good approach, but it is what I am trying to learn to do. Thanks again, and I always welcome your thoughts.
Personally I'd bump up the flower slightly and keep the background a little darker, but not that much. I'd also darken some of the shadowy areas on the petals.
Like this:
Then I'd mess with curves a little to boost contrast...
Thanks for comments/advice, Adrian. I understand your point. But the flower you end up has little to do with the flower I shot. I tried to render the image in the light available on the spot, and recreate the scene. Your picture is a technically better flower, with a more balanced histogram- just not the flower I was trying to capture. Perhaps that's not a good approach, but it is what I am trying to learn to do. Thanks again, and I always welcome your thoughts.
Personally I'd bump up the flower slightly and keep the background a little darker, but not that much. I'd also darken some of the shadowy areas on the petals.
Like this:
Then I'd mess with curves a little to boost contrast...
Thanks for comments/advice, Adrian. I understand your point. But the flower you end up has little to do with the flower I shot. I tried to render the image in the light available on the spot, and recreate the scene. Your picture is a technically better flower, with a more balanced histogram- just not the flower I was trying to capture. Perhaps that's not a good approach, but it is what I am trying to learn to do. Thanks again, and I always welcome your thoughts.
So it was really dark?
Shot on October 5, near Seattle, WA, around 6:30pm @ f/5.6, 1/80, ISO 1250. I wanted to capture the tactile impression that just looking at the flower brought out, with the low light saturating the color. I keep trying...
Personally I'd bump up the flower slightly and keep the background a little darker, but not that much. I'd also darken some of the shadowy areas on the petals.
Like this:
Then I'd mess with curves a little to boost contrast...
Thanks for comments/advice, Adrian. I understand your point. But the flower you end up has little to do with the flower I shot. I tried to render the image in the light available on the spot, and recreate the scene. Your picture is a technically better flower, with a more balanced histogram- just not the flower I was trying to capture. Perhaps that's not a good approach, but it is what I am trying to learn to do. Thanks again, and I always welcome your thoughts.
So it was really dark?
Shot on October 5, near Seattle, WA, around 6:30pm @ f/5.6, 1/80, ISO 1250. I wanted to capture the tactile impression that just looking at the flower brought out, with the low light saturating the color. I keep trying...
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