Neville's Pic of the Day

[Neville Bailey]

Quite simple really.

I stuck some black cloth on the wall, directly behind the orchids. I then took the picture of the orchids with a high aperture (shallow depth of field), causing the cloth behind to go out of focus, thus smoothing out any wrinkles in the cloth.

Finally, in Adobe Lightroom, I pumped up the black to make the cloth go fully black, instead of the dull grey that was there before.

[Dave A]

Thanks Neville. I've done some black background shots using a proper photographer's black cloth especially intended for the job. The effect is pretty good, but I've never managed to achieve that level of purity.

Aaah - the digital age. Game changer, really it is.

[Neville Bailey]

Sorry that I've been so scarce with my Pic of the Day lately, but my new "job" as the KZN Athletics photographer has been keeping me very busy!

To give you an idea of what I have been shooting, check out my photo online store here.

Anyway, here is my Pic of the Day contribution today:


Lookout Duck by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr

[Neville Bailey]

Arch over Arch... by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr

[Blurock]

nice one Neville!

[Peter Johns781]

You are making me nostalgic about the time when i actually wanted to own a camera...dreams change but these look awesome. Maybe will borrow a leaf from your book and do the same.

[Hilton Prinsloo]

Pictures

That is a great shot, the best I've seen so far. What editing are you doing? It's got a very sci-fi feel to it, almost a CGI look.

I like the picture of the man fishing on the rocks and my wife likes the Umhlango pier picture.
I agree with Ian. you should make some calenders for sale. I certainly would love to have one.

[Neville Bailey]

Yellow-Billed Kite at Bayhead by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr

[Neville Bailey]

Strike 1-2-3 ! by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr


Strike 1-2-3 ! by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr


Strike 1-2-3 ! by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr

[Neville Bailey]

On Saturday we spent the day at Hluhluwe/Umfolozi Game Reserve.


A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr

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A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr

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A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr

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A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr

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A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr

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A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr



A Day in the Bush by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr