Excellent sharpness throughout, which is so tricky to achieve. The color of the rose really brings out the details of the droplets so well. I occasionally try to get shots like this using BG cards, and of course I then knock off most of the drops. How did you remove the original BG and replace it with the rose shot?
Sandy, getting most of the drops sharp throughout the frame is quite a challenge. The image seen in the drops makes it clear that the purple is not the original background.
@Mike_Friel
I had Jim hold one of my BG panels behind the web, which was nicely accessible for once, and on a wind-less early morning . Then “remove BG”, and added the blurred rose on a layer. Adjusted the rose colour slightly - was too bright. Since I haven’t learned stacking yet, I took a lot of shots to get one that had mostly-clear drops. I removed a very few that were not very sharp
From an artistic standpoint, the dew drops show up nicely from the BG. I like that the center portion of the web is off center and this makes the comp more inviting to the eye of the observer. …Jim
Sandy: As one who has spent many hours being frustrated by zephyr blown webs this looks great. Love the little portholes giving a glimpse of what is behind even if it isn’t 100% natural. Getting a pleasing result like this is a testament to patience and superb technique. Most excellent. >=))>
@Bill_Fach@Mike_Friel@Jim_Zablotny@Youssef_Ismail@Mark_Seaver
Thanks, guys - if nature photography has not taught me patience by now, nothing will. I was never a very patient person before.
I sat out at dawn three days for four hours a couple days ago to try to catch bobcat kittens, once I was told by a local where their den was.
Images coming!
