Donald Darling Jr
December 2024 - TRICOLOR VASE
About the Image(s)
6 comments posted
Hi Donald, I like the glow of this beautiful tricolor vase and the delicacy of the red tipped carnation textures. I find the arrangement of the flowers pleasing and think it enhances the compositional structure of the image.
To my eye, the glowing vase is the star rather than the flowers.
I'm interested in learning about the light source(s) used and their placement to register this lovely image. Thanks! Posted: 12/12/2024 19:05:01
To my eye, the glowing vase is the star rather than the flowers.
I'm interested in learning about the light source(s) used and their placement to register this lovely image. Thanks! Posted: 12/12/2024 19:05:01
Charissa, thank you.
I'm sorry the image description didn't get through. I have a small lightbox that I refitted with an LED light source. This allows me to change the light color without using gels. I had my camera on a tripod and made several exposures with white light, green light and blue light from the LEDs. I did exposures with red light, but didn't like how they came out. I used a small LED flashlight to illuminate the flowers.
I successively layered the best of each color exposure on top of the white light image and erased that portion of each layer to reveal what I wanted to show from the layers below.
I agree with your observation that this image is more about the vase than the flowers. I do have another composition from a similar setup that is more "flower dominant" that may appear next month....! Posted: 12/12/2024 19:16:18
I'm sorry the image description didn't get through. I have a small lightbox that I refitted with an LED light source. This allows me to change the light color without using gels. I had my camera on a tripod and made several exposures with white light, green light and blue light from the LEDs. I did exposures with red light, but didn't like how they came out. I used a small LED flashlight to illuminate the flowers.
I successively layered the best of each color exposure on top of the white light image and erased that portion of each layer to reveal what I wanted to show from the layers below.
I agree with your observation that this image is more about the vase than the flowers. I do have another composition from a similar setup that is more "flower dominant" that may appear next month....! Posted: 12/12/2024 19:16:18
Thanks so much for this helpful information!
Posted: 12/12/2024 19:42:18
Posted: 12/12/2024 19:42:18
I'm beginning to feel like a broken record....You never cease to amaze me. Love it! Posted: 12/21/2024 18:50:48
Bev, thank you so much! I appreciate your feedback!! Posted: 12/21/2024 21:12:44
well deserved Posted: 12/21/2024 21:22:26