Bearded Iris in Sunset Light!

Bearded Iris in Sunset Light!

Sunset over my little village of Novar

Sunset over my little village of Novar

Another glorious End of The Day on Horn Lake

Another glorious End of The Day on Horn Lake

Lake of Two Rivers, As the mist rises. Algonquin Park

Lake of Two Rivers, As the mist rises. Algonquin Park

Tranquility on Smoke Lake at Sunrise, Algonquin Park

Tranquility on Smoke Lake at Sunrise, Algonquin Park

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Special Effects Peonie


I just Love some of the settings on my Nikon D5000 SLR, this is called a Low Key effect, it's slightly underexposed, then I increased the contrast and saturation. To me it looks like I used special lighting and a black backdrop, but this is the flower on the original bush. I used my 85mm macro lens on a tripod ....it was about 7:30 in the evening with heavy overcast skies. What do you think of it??????
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6 comments:

Susan said...

This has given me incentive to play around a bit more with the camera settings.

I like the lighting it's given the Peonie. When I enlarged your photo, the flower didn't look real... it looked like a paper flower. Overall, an interesting effect.

You can never take too many pictures said...

Yes you are right Susan...but I think that's why I like it so much!!!! It's so much fun to discover what this camera can do besides the usual A,S M & P modes.

Jenn Jilks said...

Well done. As always, I am too slow with my camera. Things happen fast around here. The kitten playing in my granddaughter's potty...

You can never take too many pictures said...

Oh Jenn, what a house full of living, with Grandkids, Kittens and what ever else comes your way!!!!!You are amazing my Friend!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Magnificent!

Lisa said...

I think it is stunning