Mellow Yellow

[purplehaze]

One of my reasons for replacing my D90 with the D7100 was to be able to shoot higher ISO and this shot has validated my purchase for me (and that of the Nikkor 70-200 mm f/4).

This was shot at 1400 ISO and has been processed using Viveza and the Nik de-noising and sharpening software.

My effort at filling in the dead space is lame, I'll grant you, but I am otherwise quite pleased with this image, which was shot indoors in late afternoon light.

Let me know if your practised eyes see room for improvement.

[bnnrcn]

Very nice image Janis I'm not sure about the colour of BG. It is a complementary colour but a black BG wouldn't look bad either.

[purplehaze]

Thanks, Binnur. I went with the coloured BG for something different, but am not wedded to it. Experimenting, always experimenting.

[Johann Schutte]

Hello Janis

Focus and exposure spot on. I have found yellow is a difficult colour: Easily oversaturated with consequent loss of detail in the highlights. You've managed the focal point, i.e.; the stamen well. This seems to have been done on tabletop/indoors. Its a pleasing pic. Regards.

[deetheturk]

Beautiful capture Janis!

[Shadowman]

Nice image. Regarding justifying the purchase based on noise handling, I don't think you can go wrong with the new cameras and good software.

[DanK]

Very nice image. IMHO, the composition is very nicely done. I agree with Binnur about the background; I find the color distracting. It looks like you might have some blown highlights in the top central petal. If you shot raw, you could try pulling the whites down to see if you can recover that area.

[chauncey]

shot at 1400 ISO...was shot indoors in late afternoon light.

I find myself questioning the need for such a high ISO if you were indoors with no winds.
I do like your choice of DOF...it is quite a nice shoot.

[rambler4466]

I like the focus and soft yellow color. The background works for me because I like seeing something other than black for a change.

[purplehaze]

I like the focus and soft yellow color. The background works for me because I like seeing something other than black for a change.

Thanks, Frank. I find myself resisting black for this one, as I am thinking it would detract from the softness of the image, which is part of its appeal for me.

Chauncey: the reason for the high ISO is that I was shooting handheld with my 70-200 mm Nikkor. I bought it around Xmas and it was such a harsh winter that I was forced to play with it inside the house. That is how I discovered that, at its closest focusing distances, it has a nice narrow DOF, much wider obviously than my 105 mm macro, but still narrow enough to produce effects like this at f/8. So now, when I happen to see some nice light coming in the window and that is the lens that is on my camera, I don't hesitate to use it.

Dan: You're right, there is a bit of clipping; oddly enough, it is not in the area reading white, but in the area around it. I did not worry about it too much as it was not offending my eye, but I will pull it back if I decide to do anything with this image.

John: I suppose you're right and all the newer cameras do better with low light. Still, I couldn't say that my skills warranted a new camera, so I have to rationalize however I can.

David and Johann, thanks for your comments. I have had my struggles with yellow in the past, so I am delighted to have produced something halfway decent.