Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Day 17: Pine Cones

Before:


Manual setting; f/5.6; exp. 1/60; ISO 400; shade; at 112 mm on 8-135mm lens

After:



I just cropped it in slightly, adjusted levels slightly. Then I select out the background and gave it a slight gaussian blur, and that's it. This was shot indoors, by the doorway, so quite a bit of light was coming in. I wanted to shoot in manual, but thought it still come out somewhat overexposed even when the meter said "OK."

Thanks for all the feedback on yesterday's posts! I really appreciate it! The photos I get right now of my children can be few and far between, and getting your opinions on the treatment of the photos is very helpful!

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love the light on these! I also like the crop.
cari

Mom2Drew said...

Ok, this is one of those times I like the first one better. I like seeing all the pinecones, giving context to the photo. So...kudos to you for seeing the shot in camera;)

Toni said...

Such a warm color... Toni

Danielle said...

I really like the light on these. I love how warm these picks look.

Michelle said...

i really like the first one also. the warmth and feel of it is so homey.

Sharon said...

What a cool photo.

Tera Fraley said...

Love the warmth here, I also like the crop as well!!

Suzy said...

Your edit really made the photo pop. I like your crop as well. Great photo!