Risen

Steven Dillon · Jun 27, 2018

Risen was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. Being a color junkie, I loved the colors (especially on the crest).

The Artist's Story blog post for this piece can be read here: <LINK DELETED>

Techs:
Canon 5D MKIII
F/22
1 second
ISO-100
180mm + 2X
No Flash
Arca Swiss B1
Gitzo tripod

Jeff15 · Jun 27, 2018

Very nice....

Jeff G · Jun 27, 2018

Some our flowers at home are just so bright that I have trouble keeping the colors from blowing out, so I really appreciate how nice your shots come out.

Steven Dillon · Jul 4, 2018

Jeff15 said:
Very nice....

Jeff G said:
Some our flowers at home are just so bright that I have trouble keeping the colors from blowing out, so I really appreciate how nice your shots come out.

Guys,
Thanks for looking and commenting.

Jeff G,
I had that same problem in the past. I am a big fan of ETTR so I'll push things a little, but if you have a channel histogram on your camera you can ensure that you're not blowing any of your channels out before you push the shutter. I use Live View and the channel histograms for every single composition (at least for my initial settings). On a Canon, the reds are REALLY easy to blow. Given that, I'll sometimes push them until they are blown at least a little (and that still seems to work). If you go too far, it is very possible to get unrecoverable areas so just be careful. Using only your exposure meter isn't enough because you might not see any blinkies on the screen while wrecking an individual channel.