Monday, July 25, 2011

Seeing 2011 (#119)

For your consideration: the miracle of birth taking shape by means of a multitudinous uprising of lilies from their protective husk.

Due to a considerable range of lighting tones I utilized spot metering, emphasizing the brighter areas on the sheath harboring the buds; I did not want to risk grossly overexposing this delicate surface which would've obliterated the fine textural details. Similarly, I left untouched the distant background highlights, as the ill-defined contrast provides the canvas a sense of depth.



Emergence, #0779-7D

© 2011 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.

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Details: July 21, 2011; Canon 7D; f/9 @ 1/200 sec; —2/3 EV; ISO 250; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

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1 comment:

  1. Please also put it's color photo also. U must be really lucky to find one or have a lot of paitence for waiting for this. Great work indeed the background gives the photo a sense of depth. Learning a lot from ur photos & descriptions.

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