Charissa Lansing
About the Image(s)
My goal was to create an abstract image to suggest an impressionistic style of painting.
I shot this close-up image through a sheet of clear art glass that was classified as (small) hammered, which features a pattern of rounded knobs.
My camera (Canon Rebel Xsi) was on a tripod and I used a Canon EF 24-105 mm F/4 L IS USM lens ( Length 50mm, Exposure .6sec, f/6.3. IS0 100, with spot metering). The sheet of glass was parallel to the image and placed into a slit of a wooden board and the light pink rose was very close to the glass. A sheet of green tinted rice paper was used for the background.
Thank you for any suggestions to improve my work.
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7 comments posted
(Group 65)
I use to do a workshop at SWMCCC with this kind of of setup with a number of stations. This is a great workshop for camera clubs in the winter. If you belong to a club you should do this the members would enjoy this.   Posted: 07/05/2021 07:49:58
Thank you for reminding me to include additional details in the description. Yes, a tripod was necessary for me and I directed focus toward the petals of the pink rose. Also, although I worked with a circular polarizer for most of my capture attempts, it wasn't mounted for this shot.
I didn't register evidence of the glare that you spotted. Thank you for calling this to my attention. I just tried to mitigate glare in post-processing and have attached the reworked image.
This textured pattern (small hammered) is new for me and I wanted to try it. It is interesting to me how the pattern textures produce different effects. At first I positioned the pink rose in profile but thought the result might be difficult to identify as a rose so I chose to show off its center.
I wish I had the opportunity to take your workshop on shooting through textured glass at SWMCC!   Posted: 07/05/2021 22:41:02
Enjoyed another one of your creative unusual images. Nice composition and colors chosen in the blossoms you used. To me, the white flower and the red trailing string of blossoms stand out allowing the other flowers to back off into the background.
Good job!
Janet
  Posted: 07/07/2021 07:32:28