Hello Purple!

Posted by Betsy Barron (Glenmoore, United States) on 9 April 2008 in Plants & Nature and Portfolio.

The obligatory 'Spring Crocus' shot :) This is also s.o.c. as I find I have less and less time for PS lately... plus, I love my 24-70mm 2.8 L lens.. it really produces superior color and shallow depth of field!

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Comments (6)

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

A beautiful ghostly appearance, lovely work Betsy ;)

9 Apr 2008 4:56am

Russ from New Hanover, PA, United States

It's nice to see some spring color after a virtually snow-less, brown & gray winter. Very nice, Bets. Now, when you say "SOC", was this shot in RAW and then converted to JPG, or was it shot in JPG? Just curious because the JPGs shot on my camera look a little bit different than images shot in RAW (I almost always shoot in RAW and then convert them to JPGs). Not being a "Canonite", I don't know if they handle RAW and JPGs differently than Nikons. Just a technical curiosity I have. Either way, this is beautiful.

9 Apr 2008 9:23am

@Russ: Hey RD
I shoot in JPG - unless I am completely unsure of the light (mix of incandescents, natural and flouresc.) and it's for a client, then I switch over to RAW for those shots. To be honest, I try to do as little PP as humanly possible. Always looking for new, quick techniques or easy adjustments to add a creative touch, but like most, I don't have hours and hours to fiddle with images!

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Makes me want to quote Barbra Streisand from Funny Girl: " Hallo Gorgeous" of course with a Bronx accent. Absolutely splendiferous, Betsy!!

9 Apr 2008 4:31pm

Anita from West Nottingham, United States

Crocuses are a marvelous begiinning to spring! Your lens sounds great! I, too, spend little time in PS. However, I do shoot all RAW.

10 Apr 2008 8:13am

Anita from West Nottingham, United States

I meant to add that the woman who spoke at the CCCC this week and is a photographer for the Daily Local (I think) said she uses jpeg for her newspaper photos.

10 Apr 2008 8:18am