We all have those “gotta get away” moments in our lives. Knowing that wildflowers would be blooming in Mount Rainier, I thought it would be a good to book a hotel and head out for a few solo days of photography and writing. I had been to the park in the past and remembered it being beautiful, glorious, perfect and serene. I could picture the mountain from Reflection Lake with the flowers in full bloom down below, a nice foreground element for the beautiful landscape image.
And then the clouds rolled in.
I woke up at 4:00 am to make the drive out to Reflection Lake well before sunrise, hoping to get a few nighttime star shots while both the sun and moon were set. It was so dark, but I could tell that there were clouds. No big deal, I thought. The clouds will just make the mountain sunrise even more beautiful!
And then I realized … “what mountain?”
As soon as the sun started to rise I realized I would be scrapping my perfect idea of a photograph—all I could see was a white blanket of fog and clouds where a glorious mountain should have been. If I hadn’t been to this spot before I would have continued driving, looking for the mountain, thinking I would find it if I kept on going … but knowing this location and what I would find I was seriously doubting that I was even in the right spot as I could see nothing. Where was the mountain?
So instead I used my “lemon” of a morning to make lemonade. I relinquished the idea of getting the “obvious” photo, and went off in search of smaller beauty to put my Canon 100mm Macro Lens and brand-new Really Right Stuff macro rails to use (you can see the BTS setup for this shot here: http://bit.ly/RdFdRh). After searching for about 30 mins I found this little guy, just waiting for me.
My blue lemonade.
We all have those “gotta get away” moments in our lives. Knowing that wildflowers would be blooming in Mount Rainier, I thought it would be a good to book a hotel and head out for a few solo days of photography and writing. I had been to the park in the past and remembered it being beautiful, glorious, perfect and serene. I could picture the mountain from Reflection Lake with the flowers in full bloom down below, a nice foreground element for the beautiful landscape image.
And then the clouds rolled in.
I woke up at 4:00 am to make the drive out to Reflection Lake well before sunrise, hoping to get a few nighttime star shots while both the sun and moon were set. It was so dark, but I could tell that there were clouds. No big deal, I thought. The clouds will just make the mountain sunrise even more beautiful!
And then I realized … “what mountain?”
As soon as the sun started to rise I realized I would be scrapping my perfect idea of a photograph—all I could see was a white blanket of fog and clouds where a glorious mountain should have been. If I hadn’t been to this spot before I would have continued driving, looking for the mountain, thinking I would find it if I kept on going … but knowing this location and what I would find I was seriously doubting that I was even in the right spot as I could see nothing. Where was the mountain?
So instead I used my “lemon” of a morning to make lemonade. I relinquished the idea of getting the “obvious” photo, and went off in search of smaller beauty to put my Canon 100mm Macro Lens and brand-new Really Right Stuff macro rails to use (you can see the BTS setup for this shot here: http://bit.ly/RdFdRh). After searching for about 30 mins I found this little guy, just waiting for me.
My blue lemonade.
Nicole is a photographer, published author, and educator specializing in Lightroom, Photoshop, and photography. She is best known for her books on food photography but is widely versed in various photographic genres, including landscape, nature, stock, travel, and experimental imagery.
wow!!! beautiful :)
wow!!! beautiful :)
Delicious detials +Nicole S. Young
Delicious detials +Nicole S. Young
my name is turkey
my name is turkey
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inspirated!!!
=D VERY BEAUTIFUL….muy hermoso!
inspirated!!!
=D VERY BEAUTIFUL….muy hermoso!
nice
nice
Absolutely beautiful! The best things seem to happen when it seems like your options are limited. :)
Absolutely beautiful! The best things seem to happen when it seems like your options are limited. :)
thank you +Nicole S. Young
for sharing the story behind your journey
and this absolutely stunning flower !
thank you +Nicole S. Young
for sharing the story behind your journey
and this absolutely stunning flower !
beautiful!
beautiful!
summit romantic
summit romantic
gorgeous..
The blue color is gorgeous, works so well against the green background. Inspiring.
The blue color is gorgeous, works so well against the green background. Inspiring.
BB = blue beauty……
BB = blue beauty……
BEAUTIFUL SHOT!
BEAUTIFUL SHOT!
I like the colours…
I like the colours…
beautiful!!
beautiful!!
So beautiful
So beautiful
+john sanders you will love this
+john sanders you will love this
Oooo, what lovely complimentary colors. Nice.
Oooo, what lovely complimentary colors. Nice.
That's Lovely thanks Hun!
That's Lovely thanks Hun!
That is the most delicious blue lemonade I have ever seen. Whoa. ♥ (and yay for going with the flow and making lemonade!)
That is the most delicious blue lemonade I have ever seen. Whoa. ♥ (and yay for going with the flow and making lemonade!)
I see this and think "Man I should really get that 100mm that I've been itching for the past year" then I see 22 stacked images and realize that maybe I should learn to do that with my 18-50mm macro lens first.
This is gorgeous Nicole!!!
I see this and think "Man I should really get that 100mm that I've been itching for the past year" then I see 22 stacked images and realize that maybe I should learn to do that with my 18-50mm macro lens first.
This is gorgeous Nicole!!!
Wonderful
Wonderful
Beautiful!!
Beautiful!!
Beautiful:)
Beautiful:)
Seeing as your up close and snuggly with +Brian Matiash, if you don't mind me asking, is this possible to do with Perfect Layers +Nicole S. Young or is PS better for this amount of stacking?
Seeing as your up close and snuggly with +Brian Matiash, if you don't mind me asking, is this possible to do with Perfect Layers +Nicole S. Young or is PS better for this amount of stacking?
+Chris Bagley You have to use a stacking script to make it work well … it's possible to do it manually by hand-painting the masks, but it would take forever. There is also dedicated focus-stacking software that you can use (Zerene and Helicon). For now, I just use the stacking in Photoshop and it works … if I get more serious with this I'll probably invest in the other software.
+Chris Bagley You have to use a stacking script to make it work well … it's possible to do it manually by hand-painting the masks, but it would take forever. There is also dedicated focus-stacking software that you can use (Zerene and Helicon). For now, I just use the stacking in Photoshop and it works … if I get more serious with this I'll probably invest in the other software.
Thanks Nicole :)
Thanks Nicole :)
btw, I hope you or Brian took no offense to the up close and snuggly comment? Sometimes I don't think before I type :/
I just meant that if you don't use the program that Brian might know if it's possible.
btw, I hope you or Brian took no offense to the up close and snuggly comment? Sometimes I don't think before I type :/
I just meant that if you don't use the program that Brian might know if it's possible.
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add me
Great shot. Just curious did you use the 22 points out of 51 autofocus points and then used stacking to get sharp looking macro? I have used 4-5points so far, so just wondering….
+Nicole S. Young this is the one I tried https://plus.google.com/u/0/?tab=wX#photos/113967235219638835876/albums/5783528113408478961
Great shot. Just curious did you use the 22 points out of 51 autofocus points and then used stacking to get sharp looking macro? I have used 4-5points so far, so just wondering….
+Nicole S. Young this is the one I tried https://plus.google.com/u/0/?tab=wX#photos/113967235219638835876/albums/5783528113408478961
+Chris Bagley No offense at all. I'm actually writing a book on the +onOne Software suite so I know my way around it pretty well. :)
+Chris Bagley No offense at all. I'm actually writing a book on the +onOne Software suite so I know my way around it pretty well. :)
+Ratul Maiti I used a macro rail, and then inched closer to the flower after each shot. I didn't exactly refocus, instead I moved the existing plane of focus.
+Ratul Maiti I used a macro rail, and then inched closer to the flower after each shot. I didn't exactly refocus, instead I moved the existing plane of focus.
That sounds interesting, never heard of the macro rail technique, but I can understand you kept in manual and moved forward to the flower, how come it does not change the scale….hmmm +Nicole S. Young
That sounds interesting, never heard of the macro rail technique, but I can understand you kept in manual and moved forward to the flower, how come it does not change the scale….hmmm +Nicole S. Young
I have not used it. But Helicon Remote for Android looks like a great tool for taking photo stacks.
I have not used it. But Helicon Remote for Android looks like a great tool for taking photo stacks.
muy bonito no es muy comun pero bonito
muy bonito no es muy comun pero bonito
That is pretty enough to eat! :D
That is pretty enough to eat! :D
That 100mm macro lens is wonderful. This is such a wonderful capture. I love the bokeh and the detail.
very nice….
very nice….
I love those colors! I'm inspired..
I love those colors! I'm inspired..
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