Rui Zhang
October 2023 - Lavender Manor
About the Image(s)
Located on May Day Farm, Lavender Mano，A place full of lavender flowers in large areas, very beautiful.
Title: Lavender Manor
Equipment Used: Nikon D750, 50mm f/1.8, handheld
Camera Settings: ISO 100, 1/3200sec, f/1.8
Where and When: May Day Farm, Lavender Manor，June 2016
Post-Processing: first in Lightroom, then adjusted in PS
This round’s discussion is now closed!
9 comments posted
(Group 4)
Rui, this is a beautiful lavender flowers field. The image is sharp, but it has a very strong magenta hue which also involves the wood birdhouse and the bushes in the background.
Visually, the horizon is not straight. I corrected the over saturation on the wood house and background, and made the horizon line straight and cropped the image to compensate for that. Lavender fields can be found in many places of the world. In you image there is a sign written in English (Welcome). Otherwise, there is no other hint for a region of the world, which makes this image weak. Posted: 10/02/2023 07:56:03
Visually, the horizon is not straight. I corrected the over saturation on the wood house and background, and made the horizon line straight and cropped the image to compensate for that. Lavender fields can be found in many places of the world. In you image there is a sign written in English (Welcome). Otherwise, there is no other hint for a region of the world, which makes this image weak. Posted: 10/02/2023 07:56:03
Thank you for your post processing Posted: 10/18/2023 21:02:11
(Group 4)
Rui, I believe you wanted to enhance the magenta of the image's namesake. I am interested in what your white balance setting was when you created the image and specifically what you did in post-processing. As Isaac has opined, the image has a strong magenta hue, even in the sky. Also, it appears that Isaac has also adjusted the white balance, as it appears he has removed the magenta from the birdhouse, but I can't be sure; he doesn't say. Posted: 10/02/2023 13:04:04
(Group 4)
Alan, yes I removed the magenta contamination from the birdhouse using the masking tools in ACR, as I did from the bushes and sky. Posted: 10/04/2023 21:13:32
Yes, the image has colour cast, but I also wanted to see a little more clarity of flowers. Posted: 10/16/2023 18:11:04
I purchased my first DSLR camera, the Nikon D750, in 2016. This lavender photo is my first time using the new camera for photography. In the post processing, a little magenta was added to highlight the purple color of lavender. The bird house in the photo adds a sense of mystery to the photo, and in order to increase this sense of mystery, color saturation has been increased.
Thank you for your suggestions. Posted: 10/18/2023 20:58:19
Thank you for your suggestions. Posted: 10/18/2023 20:58:19
I have been out of town these past few days, so I apologize for not responding to everyone in a timely manner. Posted: 10/18/2023 21:06:22
I have been out of town these past few days, so I apologize for not responding to everyone in a timely manner. Posted: 10/22/2023 00:42:36
Love this shot…love the lavender. Would like to see a shot a bit lower, shooting up at the birdhouse, eliminating the plain sky. Posted: 10/28/2023 18:12:26