This is what happens when I’m having a moody day and I feel like experimenting with the camera. Take on fully bloomed amaryllis plant, HDR in camera settings, and PSE actions and filters and this is what you end up with!
I’m not sure how well the HDR in camera setting works as I didn’t see anything major change (will have to see about finding a program to do it) perhaps it was because my colors were a bit limited with my subject matter. So not much contrast. I took the HDR image from the camera, tweaked it with some define and sharpening actions, then added an artistic filter – smudge stick – from my PSE and fiddled around with the settings for that until I liked the final result.
1/200 – F3.2 – ISO 1250 – 50mm
SOOC
Image shot in HDR settings in camera
Final results after artistic rendering
#1 by ChgoJohn on January 19, 2013 - 3:17 pm
Nicely done, Teri. That is one beautiful amaryllis. I hope you can get it to bloom again next year. Just remember the more light it gets once the blooms die off, the better next year’s blooms will be.
#2 by imagesbytdashfield on January 19, 2013 - 6:00 pm
It is waning now and the blooms look ready to throw in the towel. Do I keep the bulb in the water as it is or something else? The leaves are rather striking. Thanks
#3 by Barbara Bamber | justasmidgen on January 19, 2013 - 8:34 pm
This is so pretty.. I’ve signed up for a photoshop class and can’t wait to learn some of these techniques:) xx
#4 by imagesbytdashfield on January 19, 2013 - 9:12 pm
Now I need to learn Lightroom! Have fun with the class…it will make your head spin sometimes
#5 by Andrew Harvard on January 20, 2013 - 2:14 pm
What camera?
#6 by imagesbytdashfield on January 20, 2013 - 3:34 pm
Canon 5D Mark iii
#7 by Andrew Harvard on January 20, 2013 - 3:44 pm
Great stuff