Thread: Post your native flora shots

Hey big fella - looking at your web site; how the hell do you get the background black in so many of your close up photos? Is it just that you carry a matt black card with you that you put behind what you are photographing?

I have seen it before and love the effect

Originally Posted by blitz

Hey big fella - looking at your web site; how the hell do you get the background black in so many of your close up photos? Is it just that you carry a matt black card with you that you put behind what you are photographing?

I have seen it before and love the effect

The power of photoshop.

your comments please.

Another Agapanthus

Originally Posted by blitz

Hey big fella - looking at your web site; how the hell do you get the background black in so many of your close up photos? Is it just that you carry a matt black card with you that you put behind what you are photographing?

I have seen it before and love the effect

I select the composition very carefull and what you see in my portforlio is just a selection among of many shots which do not come with good BG.
In some cases, specially for flora I do some PP by selecting the BG and do adjustments on it.
Avoid to take shots with bright light on the back of the subject or harsh light come between the folliage.
It is very hard and tedious to PP the image.
This is applicable also for avian photogaphy causing what is is called "distractions"

Originally Posted by WhiteD3

The power of photoshop.

Post processing is not the most important, more important is the composition and how to position the camera.

Eucalyptus youngiana (Ooldea Mallee) taken at Mt Finke, Yellabinna Regional Reserve, SA (16 Oct 2011).



Cheers
KarlB

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