P33_783

Bifrenaria rudolfii
The original image has a more dominant background, which confuses the flower design. In this photographic version, the foreground was then isolated to reduce background brightness and thus allow the main subject of the photo to stand out as it deserves. The human eye is an extremely ingenious organic apparatus and, by its nature, it performs this operation of highlighting what matters in physical reality. Photographic reality, due to its two-dimensional quality, is more ‘limited’ compared to three-dimensional vision. The photographer needs to take this into account: the difference between the three-dimensional view of physical reality and the photographic interpretation of physical reality. It needs to adapt, as much as possible, to the incomparable power of interpretation of the eye, which is why it is desirable to include depth in the image. It should be noted that this ‘limitation’ of photography opens up a range of techniques and challenges that invite you to overcome it. Here is the opportunity of photography as art.

P33_783 – Leonide Principe
Camera Nikon F5 with Micro Nikkor lens 60mm f2.8 – Diapositive Film Fujichrome Velvia 50 – Scanner: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED
Digitised from a positive on film – Digital photograph: foreground isolated from context
Original file size: 5272px x 3475px
Location Taken: near the city (Moura – Amazonas Brazil)
Date Taken: 1997
Collection: Orchids – Persons shown: none
Keywords:
Bifrenaria rudolfii, orquídeas, orchids, flores, bloom, blooming, blossom, flowers, FLORA, plantas, plants, Moura, Amazonas, Amazônia, Amazon, Amazonian, Brazil, Brasil, Brazilian, América do Sul, South America
EN1 Bifrenaria rudolfii P33_783
PT1 Bifrenaria rudolfii P33_783
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P33_783compare

Cover processing
The original image, on the left, has a blurring of foreground and background. The procedure to highlight the flower was to isolate it with a mask and act on the background by darkening and blurring it. The image on the right is the result of the process.

P33_783compare – Leonide Principe
Camera Nikon F5 with Micro Nikkor lens 60mm f2.8 – Diapositive Film Fujichrome Velvia 50 – Scanner: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED
Digitised from a positive on film – Digital photograph: foreground isolated from context
Original file size: 2531px x 826px
Location Taken: near the city (Moura – Amazonas Brazil)
Date Taken: 1997
Collection: Orchids – Persons shown: none
Keywords:
Bifrenaria rudolfii, orquídeas, orchids, flores, bloom, blooming, blossom, flowers, FLORA, plantas, plants, Moura, Amazonas, Amazônia, Amazon, Amazonian, Brazil, Brasil, Brazilian, América do Sul, South America
EN2 Cover processing P33_783compare
PT2 Processamento da capa P33_783compare
© – Leonide Principe, all right reserved
https://leonideprincipe.photos

P33_783v2

Bifrenaria rudolfii
And since the flower was isolated I decided to create two more versions of it with a black background, horizontal and vertical.

P33_783v2 – Leonide Principe
Camera Nikon F5 with Micro Nikkor lens 60mm f2.8 – Diapositive Film Fujichrome Velvia 50 – Scanner: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED
Digitised from a positive on film – – Digital photograph: foreground isolated from context
Original file size: 5272px x 3475px
Location Taken: near the city (Moura – Amazonas Brazil)
Date Taken: 1997
Collection: Orchids – Persons shown: none
Keywords:
Bifrenaria rudolfii, orquídeas, orchids, flores, bloom, blooming, blossom, flowers, FLORA, plantas, plants, Moura, Amazonas, Amazônia, Amazon, Amazonian, Brazil, Brasil, Brazilian, América do Sul, South America
EN3 Bifrenaria rudolfii P33_783v2
PT3 Bifrenaria rudolfii P33_783v2
© – Leonide Principe, all right reserved
https://leonideprincipe.photos