Lake Superior Daisies with Split ND filter

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1. Posted October 1, 2008 at 6:48 am by KevinH | Permalink

   Great foreground/background image, Alec. The flowers and grass draw me in, and the sky is strong enough to keep my eyes moving within the image. Very nice. Have you ever tried some of the new software that allows you to take multiple shots with various focus points, and combines them so the whole thing is supposed to be sharp? Helicon Focus would be one example.

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2. Posted October 1, 2008 at 7:41 am by wnor | Permalink

   The bunch of flowers in the front really caught my eye immediately, Alc. I like the way the the clouds pick up the shapes of the flowers and forces me to concentrate on the lake and small mountain in the distance. Looks like the multiple focus points worked in this image. As far as I can tell on my monitor, I get focus all the way through.

   Wes

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3. Posted October 1, 2008 at 8:21 am by amyo | Permalink

   I am loving this series – and it is indeed a series – so far. Gorgeous.

   What kind of lense did you use, that pulls in the foreground like this?

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4. Posted October 1, 2008 at 8:25 am by Alec | Permalink

   Hi Kevin,

   I haven’t tried any software products to pull off this technique. Its fairly easy right in photoshop, using the “Auto-Align Layers” feature in the Edit menu. I do appreciate the product suggestion. I’m going to check it out and see if it offers anything additional to what I’m already getting in photoshop. THANK YOU for your presence here, and your comments.

   Cheers,
   Alec

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5. Posted October 1, 2008 at 8:27 am by Alec | Permalink

   Hey Wes,

   I really appreciate your comments. The multiple focus method did work and I can’t wait to print it really big! Its sharp all the way through the image. BTW, your portrait of Flo in RV is one the best portraits I’ve seen you shoot. I am keeping up with it, and I’m really really impressed with the progress of your photography.

   Cheers,
   Alec

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6. Posted October 1, 2008 at 8:32 am by Alec | Permalink

   Hi Amy,

   THANK YOU for stopping by and for the kind words. I was using a Canon 16-35mm, shot at 16mm (16mm effective focal length with my camera), f/9 aperture. Very very wide angle, maximum technical sharpness for the lens, and at that wide an angle, incredible depth of field at f/9 to begin with. Then I did the combo trick to get my flowers critically sharp.

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7. Posted October 1, 2008 at 8:57 am by Deb | Permalink

   Hi Al,

   I’m glad you have some time to share your photos again. Thank you! The colors in these last 2 pics are just gorgeous. I am heading up to Duluth/North Shore this weekend and am excited to experience the scenery in person. Thanks for the preview!

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8. Posted October 1, 2008 at 2:09 pm by Alec | Permalink

   Hi Deb…

   I was up last weekend…you’re going to have peak colors. Thanks for being here.

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