Comments on: No snow or mistletoe… http://nathalie.ie/blog/2009/12/no-snow-or-mistletoe/ The blog of Dublin-based photographer Nathalie Marquez Courtney Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:15:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Nathalie http://nathalie.ie/blog/2009/12/no-snow-or-mistletoe/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Nathalie Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:38:02 +0000 http://www.nathalie.ie/blog/?p=471#comment-248 Thanks Colin! The shot with the sparkles and small aperture was a good bit darker and hadn't captured as much of that pretty, ambient glowy light so I played around with the opacity of the large aperture shot used the erase tool to really define the sparkles until I was happy with the overall look. I'd say I also would have run a slight S curve layer and sharpened! Hope that helps! Thanks Colin!

The shot with the sparkles and small aperture was a good bit darker and hadn’t captured as much of that pretty, ambient glowy light so I played around with the opacity of the large aperture shot used the erase tool to really define the sparkles until I was happy with the overall look.

I’d say I also would have run a slight S curve layer and sharpened!
Hope that helps!

]]> By: Colin http://nathalie.ie/blog/2009/12/no-snow-or-mistletoe/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Colin Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:08:05 +0000 http://www.nathalie.ie/blog/?p=471#comment-242 I LOVE the starburst off the lights in the first shot Nathalie! Apart from merging the two shots did you do any other processing or was it just a really really small aperture?! I LOVE the starburst off the lights in the first shot Nathalie!

Apart from merging the two shots did you do any other processing or was it just a really really small aperture?!

]]> By: Nathalie http://nathalie.ie/blog/2009/12/no-snow-or-mistletoe/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Nathalie Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:12:07 +0000 http://www.nathalie.ie/blog/?p=471#comment-232 Seriously, we need to get our crafty heads together some time! And thanks, it had been a while since I'd had the tripod out, poor thing had been feeling very lonely! Seriously, we need to get our crafty heads together some time! And thanks, it had been a while since I’d had the tripod out, poor thing had been feeling very lonely!

]]> By: julie http://nathalie.ie/blog/2009/12/no-snow-or-mistletoe/comment-page-1/#comment-231 julie Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:34:02 +0000 http://www.nathalie.ie/blog/?p=471#comment-231 sometimes it feels like you're reading my mind, honestly...! kraft paper & bakers twine ftw :D I thought your lights were lovely and extra sparkly, that's a clever mix of two shots. Lovely lovely stuff. sometimes it feels like you’re reading my mind, honestly…! kraft paper & bakers twine ftw :D

I thought your lights were lovely and extra sparkly, that’s a clever mix of two shots. Lovely lovely stuff.

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