Jeff Fleisher
October 2026 - Mystical Ferns
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About the Image(s)
I thought I would play around and do something really out of my comfort zone…an abstract. This image of a group of ferns was taken at the Louis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond. I wanted to highlight a single fern with the others acting as a backdrop. It is a 720nm image so I could basically do whatever I wanted with the colors. The hardest part was masking to get a single fern as the subject. I used various masks but mainly object and luminosity with various adding and subtracting to finally isolate the one fern. I wasn’t sure what colors I wanted when I started but I ended up with this selection which I thought gave it a mystical look. The image parameters are:
5 comments posted
Hi Jeff. Creative idea and a good execution. Nice work with the masking and the choice of colors for the final image. There's a little pink in the top left area that can be easily painted in blue. Posted: 10/01/2026 14:21:45
Jeff, welcome to our IR discussion group. If your first entry forecasts what's coming, I can't wait until November. Your use of masks is masterful. For me, words like delicate, graceful, and subtle describe the composition. I can imagine other color combinations, but this one works wonders. Posted: 10/01/2026 14:29:13
Jeff
I love what you created here. Top marks to you as one of our previous members would like to say in his comments.
You picked a complex image to try to mask off an individual and you achieved that. It shows patience and determination
We are the right group to share IR rendering experimentation.
regards
Emil Posted: 10/02/2026 15:47:17
I love what you created here. Top marks to you as one of our previous members would like to say in his comments.
You picked a complex image to try to mask off an individual and you achieved that. It shows patience and determination
We are the right group to share IR rendering experimentation.
regards
Emil Posted: 10/02/2026 15:47:17
What a great idea! You picked a really difficult subject to mask with not much contrast to distinguish the one leaf from the others. I see some masking errors on close examination, but at first glance, it looks good. Posted: 10/02/2026 18:38:10
Hi Jeff, Well done! You have manage to extract a compelling version from a busy image with no real center of interest. Well seen and clever processing. Posted: 10/04/2026 17:50:04