On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:48 -0700, "Bruce Dayton" <bkday...@daytonphoto.com> wrote: > This is how a soft focus lens renders bright areas. The wider the > aperture, the more softened and highlights tend to halo like that. > > So no, post processing consisted only of very minor brightening, > minor contrast increase. That's it. >
OK - that's interesting. I've never used a soft focus lens. Anyway - it's a really nice image and a well balanced one as well. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > > Friday, June 11, 2010, 8:33:12 PM, you wrote: > > BW> On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:26 -0700, "Bruce Dayton" > BW> <bkday...@daytonphoto.com> wrote: > >> This shot was taken in my backyard recently when the lighting was > >> reasonably diffused. > >> > >> Pentax K20D, F 85/2.8 Soft > >> ISO 100, 1/640 sec @ f/4.5 > >> > >> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkdphoto_00810.htm > >> > > > BW> Great subtle lighting there. I'm just wondering if the diffuse halo > BW> around the flower was done in post. > > BW> Cheers > > BW> Brian > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.