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Napoleon's Button


Napoleon's Button
Information sur la photo
Copyright: Daniel Kohanski (Wandering_Dan) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 783 W: 101 N: 899] (3233)
Genre: Lieux
Média: Couleur
Date de prise de vue: 2005-01-14
Catégories: Nature
Appareil photographique: Nikon D70, 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX Nikkor
Exposition: f/6.3, 1/100 secondes
More Photo Info: [view]
Versions: version originale
Thème(s): Chiaroscuro [view contributor(s)]
Date de soumission: 2007-10-14 9:52
Vue: 971
Points: 8
[Ligne directrice - Note] Note du photographe
The hill town of Monteverde in Costa Rica is home to one of the more spectacular cloud forests in the world, with a huge biodiversity. (Snakes, too.) We went on a night walk in Hidden Valley, where the guide pointed out all kinds of flora and fauna, including this flower, called Napoleon's Button.

(I did not use a flash for this picture; someone shined a flashlight on it and I was able to capture it that way.)

Technical: Noiseware to reduce noise and sharpen the image. (I didn't discover this until later, but the camera - my first use of the D70 - wasn't working quite right. Nikon fixed it, and even replaced my long lens, but this is one of the few Costa Rica shots that wasn't ruined. ) I selected some of the bright part of the leaf and reduced brightness and contrast, then blurred the edge of the bright area a bit.
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Very beautiful picture...

great composition... well done image
Very nice shot

actually i don't understand your technical note,
but i like this different work,
tfs
regards

Lovely picture but shouldn't it be in TrekNature?

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  • konok Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 227 W: 0 N: 119] (1979)
  • [2007-10-14 11:45]

This very impressive lightning effect lift up the leaves and flowers from the dark. Stunning!
TFS
Janos

Hi Daniel

Very beautiful!! Splendid light and colours!!

Best regards

Marina

The lighting makes me feel like I am standing there myself with a flashlight, looking at this flower. I like your idea of having someone use a flashlight, since it really adds such a sense of realism to the shot. I really like how the leaf in the upper left corner is dim enough that it gives the sense there are a whole bunch of leaves right behind the flower that are out of range of the flashlight....even though i can't see them, i can feel them there. I think that use of a flash would have ruined this shot.

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