{"id":552,"date":"2009-05-08T04:34:32","date_gmt":"2009-05-08T10:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/potd.lightshedder.com\/?p=552"},"modified":"2009-05-08T04:34:32","modified_gmt":"2009-05-08T10:34:32","slug":"582009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=552","title":{"rendered":"5\/8\/2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bench with Petals<\/p><\/div>\n

Yes, I missed yesterday due to travel (really quite as bad as it sounds). But I am back.<\/p>\n

Yesterday started with a rainy cab ride across Manhattan to the Central Park Boathouse where I was involved in an event for work. The rain persisted as a general gray dampness, dreary morning kind of thing, but during the event I was able to slip away for a few moments to explore the area around the lakes and the Ramble. And wouldn’t you know, Central Park has its charms, even on a rainy morning.<\/p>\n

I am thinking these are flowering plum petals, which had fallen in drifts in the rain. These few had found a resting spot on a well tended park bench for a pleasing composition. The light was pretty dim and the H50 was pushed to ISO 400…but the amount of detain in the image does a good job of masking high ISO noise.<\/p>\n

Sony DSC H50 at about 325mm equivalent (for framing). F4.0 @ 1\/100th @ ISO 400. Programed Auto, -1.3 EV exposure compensation to hold detail in the petals against the dark wood.<\/p>\n

In Lightroom, I applied just a little Recovery for highlights in the petals and raindrops. Clarity and Vibrance in the Presence panel. Landscape sharpen preset. I cropped down from the top of the image slightly to improve composition.<\/p>\n

From Central Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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