Leatherleaf Fern close-up

another for the current artist challenge - Karl Blossfeldt

Thanks for visiting ....I'll try to catch up with comments pretty soon!

I find it challenging to get really good focus - I was using a 50mm prime lens with extension tubes. Although the camera has a sepia tone (for jpeg image) I worked in PS with the raw image and played with b&w and then toning and then selecting the background and changing the tone of that. Quite the learning curve for me.

[Mags]

Excellent! Looks as close as one could get to the artist.

[Shutterbug]

I like the focus on this one. Looks very Blossfeldt. Are you using a tripod when you have those tubes on?

[Danette Thompson]

Looks sharp!

[Babs]

Excellent.

[Diana]

You did very well, fabulous capture and processing.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

great textures

[Joan Robillard]

Fab

[kali]

really nice, i like the fluted edge of the leaves

[haskar]

Lovely details.

[Granagringa]

@marlboromaam @ludwigsdiana @koalagardens @joansmor @haskar @onewing @danette Oh thank you for your time and attention and good words. And getting this Blossfeldt-ish image on the PP.

[Granagringa]

@shutterbug49 HI, and you asked if I'd used a tripod with the extension tubes; for this image I did but I found it challenging to get good focus. I wound up off tripod to focus and then aligning the tripod where my hand held camera had been and worked from there. The DoF is so shallow with macro/extension tubes so focus becomes so precise!

[Phil Howcroft]

top quality work

[Shutterbug]

@granagringa I find that also. I need the stability of the tripod, but can get close with it or I’m kind of balancing it on one leg. Makes me appreciate the effort of others.

[Granagringa]

@phil_howcroft @haskar @kali66 Belated thank yous! Your good words and knowing that you are checking in, all inspire me.