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Monday, November 11, 2024 - Dave - 11-11-2024
Brussels Sprouts - I never imagined taking a photo of them.
But 3 mornings ago the rising sun had cleared the houses to the ESE and sent a narrow ray over our low inner fence past the trunk of our large Jacaranda, through a small window, across the dining area, and onto the counter by the kitchen sink where it lit up some Brussels sprouts still in a bag in the otherwise dark kitchen.
This could happen only around this time of year because of the sun's position, and would last only only a minute or two.
I quickly pulled the sprouts out of the bag, grabbed my camera, and took a series of photos using burst mode. Then it was into Photoshop for a number of adjustment layers (each with its own layer mask to apply the effect only where it was needed): exposure until the sprouts looked right, the a number of Brightness & Contrast layers to eliminate glaring bright areas on the white counter top and bright reflections on the metal edge of the sink.
Then a few more adjustments (mainly tweaking the colors and saturation here and there. Next was deciding on a crop (and flipping the image horizontally) for the best composition I could get, and some sharpening of a few areas.
RE: Monday, November 11, 2024 - Man From Ironbark - 11-11-2024
Nice work Dave.
It is highly unusual to see sprouts still attached to the stalk and in a bag.
Did you grow them yourself?
RE: Monday, November 11, 2024 - Dave - 11-11-2024
Thanks MFI.
The bag is a grocery tote that my wife uses and the sprouts were store bought.
RE: Monday, November 11, 2024 - Man From Ironbark - 11-11-2024
In Aust., they are picked and packed as loose sprouts. The stalks are basically left in the paddock.
RE: Monday, November 11, 2024 - Dave - 11-11-2024
(11-11-2024, 06:12 PM)Man From Ironbark Wrote: In Aust., they are picked and packed as loose sprouts. The stalks are basically left in the paddock.
Same here - this was the first time I've seen them on the stem.
RE: Monday, November 11, 2024 - Rich - 11-12-2024
Good one Dave, dramatic lighting!
RE: Monday, November 11, 2024 - Dave - 11-12-2024
Thank you, Rich.
Mother Nature gets most of the credit for the lighting as one can see from the original photo that's > 96% SOOTC. I just toned it down in places with an Exposure adjustment Layer and by reducing the contrast using a Brightness & Contrast adjustment layer.
RE: Monday, November 11, 2024 - Man From Ironbark - 11-12-2024
After the photograph, did you cook them and eat them?