Easy Exposure - Topic: Cherry tree blooming

nikonguy on Cherry tree blooming

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:58:50 -0700

I tried mixing a bunch of colours together and got plaid!
Go figure.
Dale.

Eric on Cherry tree blooming

Tue, 07 May 2013 06:05:40 -0700

Mandrake said

I tried mixing a bunch of colors together and got mud.

Yeah, tried that too... you get every color except white lol

Mandrake on Cherry tree blooming

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:59:19 -0700

But this time...... We have Bloomers!
And..... in white, my favorite color for bloomers.

They say that black is the absence of all color. Ok, I can buy that.
But then they say that white is the blending of all colors.
I tried mixing a bunch of colors together and got mud.

Eric on Cherry tree blooming

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:27:49 -0700

Yeah yeah, i know my cherry tree again...i'm obsessed lol
Wish i could also attach the smell.. it's amazing

F7.1, iso 100, 1/500

melissahall456 on Cherry tree blooming

Sun, 05 May 2013 14:33:40 -0700

I like the changes. I need to get Lightroom!

Mandrake said

Eric...
While I know that I should not speak for Dale, I, never-the-less, will.
Dale said the brights are a little blown. Meaning blown out.
He is saying the image is overexposed and some details are lost in the bright areas.

With this image, exposure could have easily been reduced by a faster shutter speed
or smaller aperture opening if you wanted greater depth of field.

I took the liberty of doing some post processing with the following result. I truly hope that you do not mind.
I see that you are working with Lightroom 4.4. I made most of these adjustments using the new Radial Filter in LR5 (beta).
This, along with the new healing brush tool and great image orientation fixes make the beta well worth the download.

Yes, I know I over sharpened.... Sorry, a very bad habit of mine.

Mandrake on Cherry tree blooming

Sat, 04 May 2013 05:20:49 -0700

As Dale says... Much better.
Good exposure, nice composition, and very appropriate depth of field.
Nice job.

nikonguy on Cherry tree blooming

Fri, 03 May 2013 18:30:07 -0700

Eric
You've got it!!!
This is soooo much better than your first attempt.
Dale.

Eric on Cherry tree blooming

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:36:54 -0700

Eric on Cherry tree blooming

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:17:07 -0700

Thanks guys..

wow mandrake.. i can't believe it's my own picture.. it's so totally changed.. and for the best... (course i don't mind you tweaking it). Imagine if i gave you the raw, would be even better.. i guess.
I guess details that were over blown and lost for ever, no matter what we do to it... It's something i must keep in mind more.. I'll send an other one with less exposure.

Mandrake, thanks for the comment

nikonguy on Cherry tree blooming

Wed, 01 May 2013 15:13:34 -0700

Mandrake
Thanks for the clarification.
Dale.

Mandrake on Cherry tree blooming

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:43:27 -0700

Eric...
While I know that I should not speak for Dale, I, never-the-less, will.
Dale said the brights are a little blown. Meaning blown out.
He is saying the image is overexposed and some details are lost in the bright areas.

With this image, exposure could have easily been reduced by a faster shutter speed
or smaller aperture opening if you wanted greater depth of field.

I took the liberty of doing some post processing with the following result. I truly hope that you do not mind.
I see that you are working with Lightroom 4.4. I made most of these adjustments using the new Radial Filter in LR5 (beta).
This, along with the new healing brush tool and great image orientation fixes make the beta well worth the download.

Yes, I know I over sharpened.... Sorry, a very bad habit of mine.

Eric on Cherry tree blooming

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:25:18 -0700

I'll try again while it's still blooming..
i don't get the brights are brown? can you explain what you mean?

P.S. I watched all her videos... maybe i forgot something...

nikonguy on Cherry tree blooming

Wed, 01 May 2013 06:51:48 -0700

Eric
I think you had a good idea but the brights are a little
blown and the background is a little light. Taking pictures
in bright light can be difficult and I screw up all the time with
highlights and backgrounds. I have learned that if you adjust
for the brightest part of the subject you usually get a better effect.
I always suggest watching the videos that Oksana has been kind enough
to make and supply to us. They are easy to understand and they will make
anybody a better photographer.
Hope you keep enjoying this great hobby!
Dale - in British Columbia Canada.

Eric on Cherry tree blooming

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:12:28 -0700