ZenFall by UrbanRural-Photo on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Situation/Concept
While in the book store today I saw an image that caught my eye. It was in a book that I've had for some time, "The Art of Photoshop".
The image was a capture of a seed pod with the heart of it glowing as if there was a light inside of it. The process of doing this was a bit dated and adds textures that I didn't want but I could custom it to my image. Only I did not have an image that fit the profile of what I wanted to do.

I had the concept of what I want to do and all that was needed was an image to work with. What I was looking for was a light colored heavy veined leaf. Not that easy to find after a few wind storms and rain falls. I found what I looking for in my favorite park. I not sure but I think this is the leaf of an Aspen Tree, which worked perfectly.

Date Picture Taken: Nov 25, 2008, 3:16 PM

Location
-Washinton Park Arboretum
-(Lat) N 47° 37.9032'
-(Long) W 122° 17.7971'

Camera - Gear
-Camera Model: NIKON D70s
-Lens: Nikkor VR 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 G
-Remote: ML-L3 Wireless (IR)
-Filter: None
-Tripod: Quantaray by Sunpak QSX 7001 DX
-GPS Unit: Blackberry Curve
-18% Gray card

Weather
-Slight Chance Light Rain Showers
-Wind 4 mph South (190°

3 image HDRi - Settings
-ISO Speed: 400
-Shutter Speed: 1/20, 1/6, 0.67 seconds
-F Number: F/11
-Exposure Bias: -2, 0, +2 step
-Focal Length: 300 mm
-Max Aperture: 5
-Metering Mode: Spot

Post Process
-Photomatix Pro 3.0
-Photoshop CS3

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