Chamise, Pinnacles Trail, San Bernardino County, California
Nice one. Odd looking plant; I had only heard of it because I've seen the name listed on things like "herbal" skin treatments and balms when I worked in Whole Foods ages ago. I never knew what the plant looked like.
When you're in Photoshop on an RGB photo and taking it to grayscale, don't just do that. Go to Image/Adjust/Channel Mixer and click the "monochrome" box, then jack up the red and scale back green and blue accordingly. Sometimes I just straight-up turn off the G&B channels and go 100% Red to Grayscale. Sometimes I do Red Channel for the sky only, then mask off the foreground and convert it using more conventional method, just to get that killer sky.
Yes; that sounds like a good idea. The software I use (Corel PaintShop Pro) has a choice of filters when you convert a color image to B&W using Photo Effects. It's pretty handy - you can choose filter color options from a drop-down or move the cursor around in a sort of rainbow, color circle to get different mixes or percentages. There is a Channel Mixer method which is similar to the one you described as well. I shot that cloud photo with the camera set on "monochrome" and a red filter applied. I also shot a similar one in color to see if I could replicate the camera settings affect with the software. I haven't tried it yet but I imagine it could be close and have more options.
Thanks. I was experimenting with a red filter. Got some interesting shots with how it darkens the sky; like these odd-looking clouds:
When you're in Photoshop on an RGB photo and taking it to grayscale, don't just do that. Go to Image/Adjust/Channel Mixer and click the "monochrome" box, then jack up the red and scale back green and blue accordingly. Sometimes I just straight-up turn off the G&B channels and go 100% Red to Grayscale. Sometimes I do Red Channel for the sky only, then mask off the foreground and convert it using more conventional method, just to get that killer sky.
Location: Really deep in the heart of South California Gender:
Posted:
Jun 20, 2022 - 9:01pm
fractalv wrote:
Say hello to Veronica. She is a butterfly. Her family is very large and commonly seen in the Malibu area. She is a Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona). If you look closely you can see she sports a red mohawk hairstyle, a distinctive trait of her family. When she was young she was a spiky black caterpillar with red spots.
Is that a moth?
You need to do some splainin'.
Do you know these guys name?
Not their personal name.
Say hello to Veronica. She is a butterfly. Her family is very large and commonly seen in the Malibu area. She is a Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona). If you look closely you can see she sports a red mohawk hairstyle, a distinctive trait of her family. When she was young she was a spiky black caterpillar with red spots.
Location: Really deep in the heart of South California Gender:
Posted:
Jun 17, 2022 - 4:28pm
fractalv wrote:
Thanks guys! When it comes to chasing butterflies (and that's pretty much what it is I have to do to get these photos), lighting is all luck, heck, getting a butterfly in the shot is sometimes luck!
Is that a moth?
You need to do some splainin'.
Do you know these guys name?
Not their personal name.
Thanks guys! When it comes to chasing butterflies (and that's pretty much what it is I have to do to get these photos), lighting is all luck, heck, getting a butterfly in the shot is sometimes luck!
