This image is being posted to participate in a project by a fellow photographer that he has titled: Blown Away.
This image has overexposed highlights along the upper edge of the pink blossom as well as the upper part of the stem where it is attached.
Try as I might with Photoshop, I wasn't able to "fix" this problem, which could have been avoided when originally taking the picture.
The image was darker originally, and any lightening that I attempted to do in the post processing only made the over exposed part more predominate.
I have been trying to make a practice of bracketing exposures when shooting the images so I can study the differences.
One thing about overexposed areas - the camera picks up no details whatsoever, and any attempt to gain them in post processing is useless - they are just not there. Better to underexpose in this instance so when the image is lightened, there will be some details to work with.
You give a very good tutorial today,alongside the picture of the bloom which may now be blown away.
ReplyDeleteHi Kathy,
ReplyDeleteSorry that it has taken so long but I have now added your link to my blog and your web site to mine.
Great imageof the orchid, is it a ladys slipper?
Cheers Mark
Hi Mark,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the links! I will be getting a photographers blog roll on my blog, and I will be adding you to it.
Yes, the image is a Lady's Slipper - one of my favorites!