Nathaniel Alpert
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I spent a couple of afternoons photographing these fascinating creations, a palette of the Gods. I hope this is a suitable place to post this.
This is another contribution from my studies emphasizing transillumination. I am trying to retain the color and saturation, but moderated by transillumination to control the contrast and balance the light.
This is taken in front of the Plantation Garden Restaurant on Kauai, where there is an excellent display of orchids and other tropical plants.
I am trying to use the magenta/purple against the green background to create a color contrast.
One of the problems and also a strength of this composition is the intimate feeling created by filling the frame. But the trade off is that part of the blossom is cropped off. Does that annoy you?
Shot with Canon 5D and the 70-300 F4 IS DO lens set at 300mm and f5.6, hand held ISO 400 at 1/200 sec.
This is another contribution from my studies emphasizing transillumination. I am trying to retain the color and saturation, but moderated by transillumination to control the contrast and balance the light.
This is taken in front of the Plantation Garden Restaurant on Kauai, where there is an excellent display of orchids and other tropical plants.
I am trying to use the magenta/purple against the green background to create a color contrast.
One of the problems and also a strength of this composition is the intimate feeling created by filling the frame. But the trade off is that part of the blossom is cropped off. Does that annoy you?
Shot with Canon 5D and the 70-300 F4 IS DO lens set at 300mm and f5.6, hand held ISO 400 at 1/200 sec.