Nature Photography – The Rose

I took this shot last Saturday afternoon at the Mercer Arboretum just north of Houston, Texas. It was mostly cloudy that day and the lighting was perfect for photographing flowers in the late afternoon. The image was taken at f/4.5 to control the depth field and create nice bokeh in the background. I shot this rose looking almost straight down and manually focused on the center petals to make sure it was the sharpest point in the image. Its hard to go wrong when the light is soft and the subject is a beautiful flower.

The Rose
Copyright 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon EOS 50D set on aperture priority (Av) using an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM hand-held. The exposure was taken at 95mm, f/4.5 for 1/350th of a second at ISO 100 on Lexar Professional digital film. Post capture processing was done in Lightroom 2 using Nik Software's Color Efex Pro filters. Click on the image above for a larger version.

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Nik’s Silver Efex Pro Now Compatible with Lightroom

The folks at Nik Software sure have been busy! They announced Wednesday that Silver Efex Pro, their popular Black and White conversion filter is now available for Lightroom 2 and that the update is free to current owners.

Silver Efex Pro installs as a plug-in filter for Lightroom 2 and is accessible from the Photo>Edit In... menu. Edits made using the plug-in within Lightroom are non-destructive in nature, and are applied automatically to a newly generated TIFF and not the original RAW file.

Nik Software also said that they plan to make all their other Photoshop plug-ins including Dfine and Sharpener Pro compatible with Lightroom later this year. Good news for those of us using these wonderful plug-ins!

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Nature Photography – Red

Just a quick post as you celebrate Passover or Good Friday.

"The LORD bless you and keep you;
the LORD make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you;
the LORD lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace."

Numbers 6.22-27

Red
Copyright 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon EOS 50D set on aperture priority (Av) using an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM hand-held. The exposure was taken at 105mm, f/4 for 1/500th of a second at ISO 100 on Lexar Professional digital film. Post capture processing was done in Lightroom 2 using Nik Software's Color Efex Pro filters. Click on the image above for a larger version.

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Travel Photography – Faith

Faith
Copyright 2008 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon EOS Rebel XT set on aperture priority (Av) using an EF 17-40mm f/4L USM hand-held. The exposure was taken at 21mm, f/14 for 1/80th of a second at ISO 100 on Sandisk digital film. Post capture processing was done in Lightroom 2 using Nik Software's Viveza. Click on the image above for a larger version.

From the bottom of my heart, to all my friends, colleagues and readers worldwide. Have a joyous Easter Sunday. Alleluia, He is Risen.

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Nature Photography – The Fair Folk

Being Irish I am both a devout Christian and somewhat superstitious. Nothing too serious mind you but the Irish love their folklore. My favorite stories from my youth involved the daoine s dhe ("deena shee" as its correctly pronounced). Out of fear, superstition and respect they are often not named directly, but rather called "The Gentry," "The Fair Folk," or simply "The Folk". As far back as I can remember, I've always been fascinated by the tales of these creatures. We even have a small statue of one swinging in a tree in our back yard for luck.

Sidhe
Copyright 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon EOS 50D set on aperture priority (Av) using an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM hand-held. The exposure was taken at 95mm, f/5.6 for 1/90th of a second at ISO 100 on Lexar Professional digital film. Post capture processing was done in Lightroom 2 using Nik Software's Silver Efex Pro. Click on the image above for a larger version.

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Nature Photography – Mosaic

There is nothing more refreshing than walking through a garden on a cool spring afternoon. The wind blows gently and the sun peeks from behind the clouds to reveal the rich colors of springtime. We savour our cool spring days here in Southeast Texas because we know the hot, humid days of summer are not too far off.

Mosaic
Copyright 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon EOS 50D set on aperture priority (Av) using an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM hand-held. The exposure was taken at 93mm, f/5.6 for 1/90th of a second at ISO 100 on Lexar Professional digital film. Post capture processing was done in Lightroom 2 using Nik Software's Color Efex Pro filters. Click on the image above for a larger version.

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Nature Photography – Lines and Colors

Its amazing the patterns of lines and colors you find in nature. Its almost as if someone had designed all of this just for us to discover. Come to think of it, perhaps SOMEONE did!

Here's wishing you a wonderful week of discovery!

Green
Copyright 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon EOS 50D set on aperture priority (Av) using an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM hand-held. The exposure was taken at 100mm, f/4 for 1/60th of a second at ISO 100 on Lexar Professional digital film. Post capture processing was done in Lightroom 2 using Nik Software's Color Efex Pro filters. Click on the image above for a larger version.

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