In The Wild

[Julian de'Courcy]

Wild hedgerow plants.

Sigma Dp3 Merrill.

WILD PLANTS by Julian de Courcy, on Flickr





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WILD PLANTS by Julian de Courcy, on Flickr



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WILD PLANTS by Julian de Courcy, on Flickr

 

[Rob MacKillop]

You kill me, Julian. This is what I've been trying to do with my similar shots. A balance of detail and softness. Absolutely beautiful. You keep on producing stunning work. Treat yourself to a cream bun

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Thanks but don't beat yourself up Rob. All done pretty much in SPP . Minus X3 fill to soften and upped the sharping slider. The minus X3 fill as you know softens the image overall, the sharpening brings back some clarity to what is in focus. Also used the fringe dropper early on in the process.. Shot under late afternoon light which helped a lot.
I'll do without the cream bun thanks. Much prefer a good salad with a nice dressing any day.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

What do you mean by 'fringe dropper'?

 

[Tom Dunne]

Very beautiful work Julian. All three. The best I have seen of this plant.
But that second one is really something else. It has taken on the form of some mad, wild warrior in weird head dress and mask, eyeing up the enemy. He should be holding a spear.
The traces of yellow in the backgrounds add a lovely compatible colour.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

What do you mean by 'fringe dropper'?

Rob took me a while to open SPP to check. It is the most bottom correction tool, called 'fringe correction'. I use it a lo to correct the colour cast and in these images it worked well when clicking on the white fluffy bits. It produced a cleaner white.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Very beautiful work Julian. All three. The best I have seen of this plant.
But that second one is really something else. It has taken on the form of some mad, wild warrior in weird head dress and mask, eyeing up the enemy. He should be holding a spear.
The traces of yellow in the backgrounds add a lovely compatible colour.

Thank you Tom, 'mad wild warrior' Like it.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Julian. I wondered what that was for

 

[Paul Lange]

Really top stuff, Julien. The combination of detail and the tones are superb, particularly the tones in No 1.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Really top stuff, Julien. The combination of detail and the tones are superb, particularly the tones in No 1.

Thank you Paul. I like the first for having more content, keeps the eye more engaged for myself.

 

[Pete Askew]

I'm a bit late here but I can only echo what the others' have already said. And I can't not see a wild warrior now either!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

I'm a bit late here but I can only echo what the others' have already said. And I can't not see a wild warrior now either!

Thanks Pete. Power of suggestion, I didn't take you as being vulnerable to such a thing Come to think of it someone I know has quite a collection of cameras.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Lovely stuff - especially like #3 Julian - sharp and soft at the same time

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Lovely stuff - especially like #3 Julian - sharp and soft at the same time

Thanks Chris. I think that Sigma pulled a few stops over the last four or so years and have got some pretty good lenses to market, such as the new Art 35mm and the most recent Art 50mm. The Dp3 lens is in that line of being one of the more improved Sigma lenses of late, working well when given the opportunity. Just a shame it is not an f1.2

 

[Nick Lukey]

Excellent images Julian as always.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

I just have to say they are lovely and for me, the second one is so beautiful. Very good.

 

[Aldous Lau]

Ok, the Sigma Dp3 really poison me a lot. Nice details and softness, nice shots Julian

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Excellent images Julian as always.

Thank you Nick. Missed these posts so sorry for being late.

I just have to say they are lovely and for me, the second one is so beautiful. Very good.

Thank you Ivar

Ok, the Sigma Dp3 really poison me a lot. Nice details and softness, nice shots Julian

Thank you Aldous. I'll swap my DP3 for you Leica & a lens

 

[Brian Moore]

I'm not a big fan of flowers or even weeds in photography but these are lovely images, Julian.

What is the 35mm equivalent focal length of the DP3?

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

I'm not a big fan of flowers or even weeds in photography but these are lovely images, Julian.

What is the 35mm equivalent focal length of the DP3?

Thank you Brian, 75mm I believe. I often doubt to pull it out on occasions, only to be surprised at how useful that focal length can be.