“Owyhee Jasper” Rock – Abstract Macro

Michael Brown – Photographer

August 15, 2008 - Posted by macroartinnature | abstract, art, blog, canon, composition, Digital, DSLR, fauna, Fine Art Nature Photography, flora, flowers, gems, hiking, insects, landscapes, lapidary, life, macro, Macro Photographer, minerals, nature, Nature Photographer, outdoors, paintings, Photo Blog, photoblog, photography, photoshop, rock hound, rocks, slabs, Wildlife | "Macro Art In Nature", Fine Art Photography, http://macroartinnature.com, Michael Brown, Nature Photography, South Carolina

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What intense colors! Wat kind of processing did you do? Or were these the natural colors of the rock?

Comment by Massimo | August 15, 2008 | Reply
Massimo, … these are pretty much the colors that you will see.
With some of the rocks & minerals, those intense colors will come about when you wet the rocks/minerals in order to see those true colors. Some of them can be almost dull and lifeless if not wet when photographed.

With this image here, I only added a touch of curves in Photoshop, and a hint of color correction on the yellow side to correctly give the sandy background color a more natural look.
This piece had a overall background color of brown, but this one little small area within the rock had a bit more washed look, which is the reason for the color adjustment in that area of the image.

Hope this helps Massimo, … and thanks for stopping by!

Michael

Comment by macroartinnature | August 16, 2008 | Reply

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Michael Brown – Photographer

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This is my blog journal, a journal about the art that can be found in nature, about macro photography, and other topics of interest! I’m just a typical American boy, from a typical American home in South Carolina, and one who enjoys exploring all the possibilities of capturing artistic abstracts in the world of macro. This journal has been created not only as a outlet for my thoughts about the world of nature photography, but hopefully as a place where others may visit, … and maybe learn something from it. Currently I am working with various clients and art buyers throughout the US.

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