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No idea what this plant is called, just seemed to be very very bright and green and was in front of where I was shooting... so got a shot of it
Any ideas?
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5D |
| Lens: | 17 |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Title: | Wierd Weed |
| Username: | 
ade_mcfade |
| Uploaded: | 19 Jun 2008 - 8:02 PM |
| Tags: | Architecture, Canal, Ferrybridge, Landscape / travel, Strange plant |
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Cracking work Ade, I guess you did this:
1 - Go out at or just before sunset -
2 - use a 17-40 on FF or 10-20 on crop frame cameras
3 - fit polariser and 5 stops of ND grad
4 - get your tripod very low so a rock/branch/grass tuffet/puddle/rocky outcrop occupies the foreground and looks abnormally large
5 - take your shot with the 5 stops of ND grad covering the sky, make sure it's about 1 stop underexposed (use F16 of course) - look at the histogram after the shot, if the highest part of the curve is touching the right hand side, knock your shutter speed down a bit
6 - When converting the RAW, push the white balance to 12000-14000K, increase the saturation lots and apply a reasonably steep "S" shape in the curves. this gives it a warm, homely glow, makes the colours stand out and adds mystery.
7 - run a "velvia" action to further enhance the colours
8 - flatten the image, create a duplicate layer over the top of the original image. Set Blend mode to "multiply" and slide the Opacity to about 10-20%. this will really darken the dark bits and make the colours even stronger.
9 - slightly sharpen, focussing mainly on the foreground rock. this draws the eye to the focal point a bit.
10 - save the tiff, put a subtle frame around it - resize, sharpen a little to taste and upload.
Cheers 
Paul
Paul thats funny mate.
Ade - great shot. I like the way that the foreground is bold and striking. Usually this would distract and keep the eye fixed, but, by positioning the camera to get the reflections close and the pilon overhead wires as leads was genius mate. Stunning image well thought out and expertly processed.
Glynn
(Thanks for the advice on my pic, much appreciated).
Cheers folks
I think I used a 3 stop grad on this Paul, but otherwise, you're spot on - how on earth did you know 
I was actaully teaching someone at the time i took this, was just deomonstrating how grads work and how to set the exposure - was quite amazed that it looked quite good so thought I'd have an edit - here's the result
I think it might be a power plant Ade.
Dougie
I like the contrast and composition Ade, but I am finding it lacking a sharp focal point. The power station elements are too dark or indistinct to provide a focal point and the flowers are a little soft (movement or DOF?) end result is I am not sure where I am supposed to be looking.
Neil
I have always liked your very powerful images,
Johanna
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