Posted May 21st, 2009

Suddenly, Spring!

It was late coming but, when it finally did, we went from a few feet of snow on the ground to scenes like the one depicted in this photo in scarcely more than a week. The soft, halo effect on this clump of crocuses was achieved with a double exposure, one exposure sharply focused and the other completely out of focus. Actually, I blended two double exposures of the same subject made with different ratios of sharp and blurred exposure. Emphasizing one or the other in different parts of the image let me achieve the light and airy feel that the season inspires while maintaining much of the detail and texture of the subject.
Pentax K10D, Kiron 105mm f/2.8 macro