I'm afraid I have to disappoint you - that photo has not been subject to any "fancy editing". It was slightly cropped, resampled to decrease the size of the file, and gently sharpened. Nothing else - in my book that doesn't count as "fancy editing". I'll be happy to supply the unmodified hi-res file as it came off my old Nikon D70 with all EXIF metadata available. I'm sorry if I come off sounding harsh but I'm a bit consternated about this. I've always taken pride in my photos and really don't appreciate Travis's insinuations.Travis wrote:The actual picture I was talking about was Lophaphora's pic. With out the fancy editing that was probably only 1/3 as cool as it now looks. I very much enjoy the picture, but I don't think it can be judged on the same level as the non enhanced pictures.
The technique used to create this type of photo is pretty simple. It was taken in the afternoon with the Lophophora plant placed in direct sunlight while the background was in the shade. The light was metered in a single point in the brightest area of the flower, i.e. the flower appears normally lit while the background and the dimly lit parts of the plant disappear completely in the shadows. I used a small aperture (high f-number) for a greater depth of field. So no "fancy editing" just plain old fashioned photographic technique.