One of my favorite insect artists is Rick Lieder, whose skill at composition with natural light is unparalleled. Yesterday afternoon I visited Meadowbrook park at sunset to have a go at practicing my own natural light photography. I’ve got a long way to go to match Rick’s talent with the medium, but I was pleased with this shot:
Contrary to my usual style, I subjected the image to some heavy photoshopping. Here’s the original, unaltered exposure:
photo details:
Canon EF 35mm f/2 lens, with 12mm extension tube,
on a Canon EOS 7D
ISO 800, f/4.5, 1/250 sec
Thanks for the shout-out, Alex. Very nicely done. I like how much texture you were able to bring out in the post-processing.
Also a nice example of how toning the color down a little can make the image more dramatic.
I’m really surprised that the images we posted today are so similar!
Similar? Yours is waaaayyyyy better, in my expert opinion.
This is great Alex! Well done.