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Saturated Color

Shutterbug Staff  |  Jun 1, 2007

Saturated Color
Our Picture This! assignment for this month was Saturated Color. While the world is certainly colorful enough, our interpretation of it can be enhanced through the judicious use of additional vividness in the camera through saturation settings and/or, in the case of film, with a high-saturation color slide film such as Fujifilm's renowned Velvia. The response from readers was overwhelming, and our selection room dazzled with the many prints we received. It's clear that in these shots, color is a queen dressed in resplendent robes.

Door Detail, Old Car

Sandra Kunz made this image of an old car parked on the street in Shaniko, Oregon, and captured it with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT with a 28-135mm IS Canon lens. Exposure was f/9 at 1/125 sec at ISO 200.
© 2007, Sandra Kunz, All Rights Reserved

Old Tools

Emilio Fernandez created a pattern of neutral color against a brilliant background with his Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II. Exposure was f/11 at 1/60 sec at ISO 600.
© 2007, Emilio Fernandez, All Rights Reserved

Man & Nature

Seeking Saguaro north of Phoenix, Gary W. Potts came across this juxtaposition and framed it with his Nikon N80 and Nikon 35-70mm lens with polarizer. He exposed at f/11 at 1/60 sec on Fujifilm's Velvia 50.
© 2007, Gary W. Potts, All Rights Reserved

Glowing Tree

Bob Jones found a dazzling background light for this tree near Taos, New Mexico. He exposed with a Minolta A2 at f/11 at 1/250 sec at ISO 100, then inverted and made a hue/saturation adjustment in Adobe's Photoshop.
© 2007, Bob Jones, All Rights Reserved

Balloon Ride

The paint job on this balloon shot during the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame festival in Canton, Ohio, provides color enough against the deep blue sky. John Robinson made this shot with a Kodak pro D-SLR 14 and Nikon 24-120mm VR lens. Exposure was f/8 at 1/500 sec.
© 2007, John Robinson, All Rights Reserved

Color In Winter

This northern cardinal was photographed by James F. Cowell using a Canon EOS 5D and Canon 500mm f/4 lens. Exposure was f/6.3 at 1/400 sec at ISO 320.
© 2007, James F. Cowell, All Rights Reserved

Geranium

This photo of a building in Syracuse, New York, was made by Bob Gates with a Canon EOS 10D with Canon 70-200mm f/4 lens. Exposure was f/9.5 at 1/10 sec at an ISO of 100; rig was mounted on a Manfrotto 3021 Pro tripod.
© 2007, Bob Gates, All Rights Reserved

Aspen Forest

Seeking a creative approach to a popular subject, Terry Yarbrough made this shot outside Ouray, Colorado, with a Canon EOS 20D and Canon 17-40mm f/4 EF lens, then used Photoshop's "darken" blending mode and poster edges filter on it.
© 2007, Terry Yarbrough, All Rights Reserved

Narcissus

The contrast and relationship of colors can enhance color saturation as well, as evidenced by this photo by Stan Krolikoski. He made this photo with a Sony 707 with an exposure of f/5.6 at 1/250 sec.
© 2007, Stan Krolikoski, All Rights Reserved

Umbrella/Rain

Marie Laplante made this shot with a Nikon D70 and saturated the colors in Photoshop.
© 2007, Marie Laplante, All Rights Reserved
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