Return of Dark Spring!

[Rob MacKillop]

These days I use raw, and the X-E1, so I'm getting more detail to play with. Increased blacks, whites, lowered exposure - all in Lightroom. In Elements I played with Levels, In Nik Viveza I increased the brightness of the dandelion, and contrast too.

dlion1 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr​

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Focus sharpness could be better...

 

[Pete Askew]

That seed head really starts to float doesn't it. Could you tone the blade of grass / bulb leaf down a touch though? What do you think?

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I quite like the soft focus but maybe you could blur the fern a touch.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I think it has lost something. I'll try again later.

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dlion2 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr[/CENTER]

 

[Rob MacKillop]

No. I've tried a few alternatives, and can't get the softness I'm looking for on the seed head. If you have nothing better to do, feel free to give it a try.

 

[Beth Carter]

not sure if this is what you were after, but i gave it a try. first thing i did was run levels and pressed the auto button just to brighten it up. i had a feeling that the filter i was going to play with in nik was going to make it too dark. i tried a few different filters in nik color efex pro and ended up using glamor glow...settings for that are below.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

That's perfect. Thanks very much, Beth. I'll try to reproduce that later. Of course, you'll get 50% of all the profits Book that round-the-world cruise you always wanted!