Macro'd Hazel Eye

[NJdez]

Shot with a Canon G10. This was taken free hand in Macro AF, with my custom
flash diffuser and the camera held out in front of me. The white shiney section
you see around my pupil is the flash diffuser reflection. Also, this was NOT shot
in RAW, just JPG.

A lot of PP was done here, but those are the natural colors of my eye. Total PP
time was about an hour and a half.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j308/ndhernan/Canon%20G10%20Shots/MyEye_1.jpg

You can actually see the texture of my eyeball here. This is cropped at 50%...
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j308/ndhernan/Canon%20G10%20Shots/MyEye_2.jpg

[kevindar]

Not bad. I do find the eyebrows a little over powering.

[davruns]

nice! almost has an hdr look

[1shot4u]

WOW I like them alot

[NJdez]

Not bad. I do find the eyebrows a little over powering.
in the fist picture i agree.
the shadow that was cast on the one half of my eyebrow is a bit distracting

nice! almost has an hdr look
thanks. its was 32 bit processed for that semi HDR look

WOW I like them alot
:D

[Stickman]

Whats the original look like?

[NJdez]

heres the original...
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j308/ndhernan/Canon%20G10%20Shots/MyEye.jpg

and heres the custom flash diffuser it was shot with...
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j308/ndhernan/Canon%20G10%20Shots/IMG_7437.jpg

[kylejackson]

nice, i agree the eyelashes are menacing. how did you get them to stand out so much?

[ieatmiraclegrow]

wow, i really like those shots, i dont think the eyelashes and eyebrows are overpowering, i just think they stand out a lot, and personally, i like it. I am new to photography and I have what many would call a "stupid question", but what exactly does a flash diffuser do?

[ashjamesgav]

Nice job, how did you put that flash diffuser together?

[NJdez]

nice, i agree the eyelashes are menacing. how did you get them to stand out so much?

thanks.

lots of contrast and highlighting.
when im Post Processing an image that im looking to give that extra edge
to, I edit in reppeated steps. ill go back and forth between gamma and contrast, shadow/highlight, replace color, and curves numerous times. each time you make an edit with a certain feature something else needs to bwe touched up. 32 bit processing has a lot to do with it too...

wow, i really like those shots, i dont think the eyelashes and eyebrows are overpowering, i just think they stand out a lot, and personally, i like it. I am new to photography and I have what many would call a "stupid question", but what exactly does a flash diffuser do?
thank you.

a flash diffuser softens and spreads the light around. this creates
a more evenly lit subject without any hot spots and over exposed
areas. when the flash fires and the light hits my diffuser, it spreads
around the semi-circle and glows in a controlled and even manner.

Nice job, how did you put that flash diffuser together?

thanks.

the diffuser is made from the top of a CD stack. i cut the bulk
off the back, cut a hole in the center, then sanded it down. i cut the
bottom off so that i can get the camera as close to the ground as
possible for certain shots.

the diffuser snaps around the lip on the rear section of my lens adapter,
and easily rotates so i can controll where the lights distributed. i meant for
this to work similar to a light ring, and it does just that. right now im working
on a custom ring light using LEDs and Milky Plexiglass :D

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heres another shot taken with the diffuser...
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j308/ndhernan/Canon%20G10%20Shots/CrystalFilament.jpg