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Trash Bag Art?
Lens: DA 35mm f/2.4AL Camera: K-5 Photo Location: Denver, Colorado USA ISO: 80 Shutter Speed: 1/750s Aperture: F5.6 
Posted By: rbefly, 05-21-2014, 09:02 AM

Here's a bit of photo manipulation that could offend the purists...
This sun-lit flower was a real beauty in the early AM slanting light. And, although I didn't have a macro lens with me, I thought the plastic fantastic could do the job acceptably well. But a terrible, distracting sign behind it ruined the shot.
As if by divine interference, the wind blew a small white plastic bag by my feet.
Voila! My new background.
Now, the bag draped over the sign (something about 'don't cover this sign' IIRC) was a bit wrinkled but a wider-aperture should blur that nicely.
Yes, I later removed the bag.
K-5, DA 35mm f/2.4@ f/5.6, 1/800s (wind), ISO 80, -0.3EV.
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05-21-2014, 09:39 AM - 1 Like   #2
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Any port in a storm, Ron. Nice save!
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Aside from the missing cover in the lower left, I think it worked out great!
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A nice capture and innovation Ron.--charliezap

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Great. New camera gear to pack. A trash bag.
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QuoteOriginally posted by sireddy Quote
Great. New camera gear to pack. A trash bag.
hahahaha
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Paper or Plastic?

Thanks to Gary, Jon, Charlie and sireddy, I appreciate the comments!
It was just a spur of the moment decision and luckily it worked out OK. But there have been many times (especially after a shoot, viewing on a monitor) when I wished there was some auto-background button I could press in PP. It's too late, then.
This one I caught in time and providence brought me a solution.
@Jon, you're right, I could crop it slightly tighter and remove that dark part.
@sireddy, funny thing is, I have plastic bags stowed in my larger camera bags, just in case; most of my lenses aren't WR. But on this day all I had was the K-5 with the DA35 attached and a CPL in my pocket.
I guess backgrounds are where you find them!
Ron

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Ron - an excellent field expedient - your mama didn't raise no dummy.

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Thanks!

Thanks, Jer! Once in a while the ol' brain cells respond correctly. Not always, though.
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Honestly, I might be being a little nit-picky with the bottom left. Maybe it comes from knowing what the background is...
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