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  • Landscape,  Travel

    Moody weather

    23. November 2024 / No Comments

    Stein am Rhein is a town with a northern and a southern part on the banks of the Rhine, which here flows west towards Basel. The Rhine does not form the border with Germany here; on the northern side is Swiss territory. A hotel with historic knight’s armour and oil paintings in the corridors is situated directly on the river.

    My wife and I arrived in clear, warm weather the day before. But in the early May morning, it became foggy again, and my desire to get up was limited. On the same side of the river next to the hotel is the monastery of Sankt Georgen, which is nowadays only a beautiful museum.

    As soon as I stepped onto the bridge that leads between the hotel and the monastery from the north to the south, I saw the sun standing in a cloud over the Sant Georgen monastery. I had to hurry a lot because the fog was beginning to lift. An HDR shot was a matter, of course, to savour all the nuances of the light later.

    I did the post-processing of the HDR manually and software-based, so I had all the freedom to process the image.

    Sunrise Stein am Rhein, Switzerland © Julian Köpke
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  • flowers,  Lightbox

    Lilies of the Valley

    25. Februar 2023 / No Comments

    Yesterday I came across a piece of music through a noble advertising trailer of a French watch company with the wonderful actors Catherine Deneuve and Rami Malek directed by Guy Ritchie. I was almost magically drawn to the film because there was a time when I lived in Paris.
    But the most exciting thing was the soundtrack „Lilies of The Valley“, which exuded such an incredible lightness. I hadn’t heard of the composer Jun Myiake before, but I did know Arto Lindsay, who added his inimitable vocals. Perhaps one cannot leave the cosmos of one’s own taste.
    That’s why I quickly set off to get some lilies in town. They were to be white lilies, of which I could only get two. Red lilies in all stages of blossoming I then allowed myself to enjoy. So I took some pictures with a mixed bouquet of paradisiacal blooming lilies.

    Paradisiacal bouquet of blossoming lilies © Julian Köpke
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  • flowers,  Lightbox

    Spring Dance of Tulips

    21. Februar 2023 / No Comments

    Today the sun shone warmly, almost too warm for a day in mid-February. A few tulips given as gifts were getting older in the vase and one started to hang its head. They had delighted us with their colourfulness for many days.

    So I decided to do a photo series with tulips on my lightbox.

    Tulips are best suited for scenic representations because they look like a human person against a light background. Dance is the most obvious association I have then. The leaves become whirling arms. The flower is the head. The legs are not really needed.

    Spring Dance of Tulips © Julian Köpke

    If the tulips lie close together, you get the impression of a tapestry. The light from the lightbox penetrates well enough to create an airy effect.

    Spring Dream of the Tulips © Julian Köpke

    Here they show themselves in a formation like a dance group.

    Folk dance group from tulips © Julian Köpke
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  • Fusion Imaging of Flowers

    12. Februar 2023 /

    Find some technical explanations in my FAQ section.

    Composition with roses X-ray image fusion © Julian Köpke
    Composition with roses X-ray image fusion © Julian Köpke
    Chrysanthemum X-ray fusion photography © Julian Köpke
    Chrysanthemum X-ray fusion photography © Julian Köpke
    Amaryllis X-ray mammography fusion photography texturized © Julian Köpke
    Amaryllis X-ray mammography fusion photography texturized © Julian Köpke
    Fusion X-ray photo Calla lilies IV © Julian Köpke
    Fusion X-ray photo Calla lilies IV © Julian Köpke
    Two roses fusion X-ray photo © Julian Köpke
    Two roses fusion X-ray photo © Julian Köpke
    Three purple Clematis fusion X-ray photo © Julian Köpke
    Three purple Clematis fusion X-ray photo © Julian Köpke
    Cornflower X-ray fusion photo © Julian Köpke
    Cornflower X-ray fusion photo © Julian Köpke
    Blue aquilegia X-ray fusion photo © Julian Köpke
    Blue aquilegia X-ray fusion photo © Julian Köpke
    Fusion X-ray photo Calla lilies IV. Black background using Lab inversion. © Julian Köpke
    Fusion X-ray photo Calla lilies IV. Black background using Lab inversion. © Julian Köpke
    Three purple tulips fusion X-ray photo © Julian Köpke
    Three purple tulips fusion X-ray photo © Julian Köpke
    X-ray fusion image of yellow Calla Lilies © Julian Köpke
    X-ray fusion image of yellow Calla Lilies © Julian Köpke
    Fusion image rose and pink dahlia © Julian Köpke
    Fusion image rose and pink dahlia © Julian Köpke
    X-ray fusion image of a Gloriosa lilly © Julian Köpke
    X-ray fusion image of a Gloriosa lilly © Julian Köpke
    Fusion image of a Bird of Paradise. © Julian Köpke
    Fusion image of a Bird of Paradise. © Julian Köpke
    Fusion image Hydrangea © Julian Köpke
    Fusion image Hydrangea © Julian Köpke
    Fusion image Dahlia © Julian Köpke
    Fusion image Dahlia © Julian Köpke
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  • Flowers on Black

    12. Februar 2023 /

    Using Lab-colors a black background can be achieved by inverting the L-channel.

    Fusion X-ray photo Calla lilies IV. Black background using Lab inversion. © Julian Köpke
    Fusion X-ray photo Calla lilies IV. Black background using Lab inversion. © Julian Köpke
    Composition © Julian Köpke
    Composition © Julian Köpke
    White Amaryllis © Julian Köpke
    White Amaryllis © Julian Köpke
    Rose leaves © Julian Köpke
    Rose leaves © Julian Köpke
    Papaver II © Julian Köpke
    Papaver II © Julian Köpke
    Clematis © Julian Köpke
    Clematis © Julian Köpke
    Red amaryllis on a lightbox with a black background © Julian Köpke
    Red amaryllis on a lightbox with a black background © Julian Köpke
    Amaryllis Lab color inversion photography © Julian Köpke
    Amaryllis Lab color inversion photography © Julian Köpke
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  • Flowers on a Lightbox

    12. Februar 2023 /

    Get some technical aspects about photographing and processing flowers on a lightbox from Harold Davis.

    Dahlias using manual HDR in visible light
    Dahlias using manual HDR in visible light
    Spring Dance of Tulips © Julian Köpke
    Spring Dance of Tulips © Julian Köpke
    White and purple orchid © Julian Köpke
    White and purple orchid © Julian Köpke
    HDR Calla lilies © Julian Köpke
    HDR Calla lilies © Julian Köpke
    Yellow gerbera © Julian Köpke
    Yellow gerbera © Julian Köpke
    Yellow gerbera on a lightbox © Julian Köpke
    Yellow gerbera on a lightbox © Julian Köpke
    Larkspur in the open countryside © Julian Köpke
    Larkspur in the open countryside © Julian Köpke
    Delicate rose hips before autumn starts © Julian Köpke
    Delicate rose hips before autumn starts © Julian Köpke
    Cornflowers © Julian Köpke
    Cornflowers © Julian Köpke
    Three vetches © Julian Köpke
    Three vetches © Julian Köpke
    Red chrysanthemum and yellow gerbera © Julian Köpke
    Red chrysanthemum and yellow gerbera © Julian Köpke
    Lady's slipper © Julian Köpke
    Lady's slipper © Julian Köpke
    Astilbe blooming © Julian Köpke
    Astilbe blooming © Julian Köpke
    Rose petals © Julian Köpke
    Rose petals © Julian Köpke
    The colors of a white amaryllis on lightbox © Julian Köpke
    The colors of a white amaryllis on lightbox © Julian Köpke
    Two white amaryllis © Julian Köpke
    Two white amaryllis © Julian Köpke
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    Alstromeria

    25. Januar 2021 / No Comments

    With daylight and a lightbox I took the cut off flower of an Alstromeria. With the lens I’m able to approach the bloom on approximately 20 cm. The blossom then fills almost the entire sensory. The ratio of the mapping is thus approximately 1:1. 

    The quality of the RAW images is convincing in itself. The creation of the finished HDR takes place in a combination of manual and automated steps.

    RAW conversion is done using CaptureOne, HDR processing is done manually in Photoshop. Further, I generated two automated HDR developments using HDR Efex Pro 2 and Photomatix Pro 6 and layered them in. Some of the original color is transferred from the daylight image with the lightbox switched off.

    Alstromeria (Peruvian lily) © Julian Köpke
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    Lockdown flower shots

    4. Januar 2021 / No Comments

    Our flower shops are sold out or closed. There’s nothing new to buy. Thank God. This allows me to take a closer look a t the seasonal flowers we have at home.

    Photographing a white amaryllis against a white background I found particularly attractive in the last few days. Because it also contains many colors that you can bring out.

    Concerning color a less courageous image is the left one, only shadows and some etheral green from inside the flower. Using Lab color mode and some ideas of my friend Harold Davis this image can get more pizzazz, as shown on the right hand side.

    White amaryllis on lightbox © Julian Köpke
    The colors of a white amaryllis on lightbox © Julian Köpke

    The plant broke off and had to be placed in a vase, but there it developed surprisingly well and even quite symmetrically, giving me the impression of antennas that listen into space because they look similar tho those with which Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson discovered the cosmic background radiation. A lightbox as background is easy to realize with a LED for the ceiling that you can get in any hardware store.

    Floral symmetry with white amaryllis © Julian Köpke

    The blossoming red amaryllis has two sides, so I had the chance to photograph them both. In my eyes, one side resembled a dinosaur’s head and upper neck as it is about reach for food. Loosely based on an Arabic proverb: „If you see the dinosaur’s tongue, don’t think he’s smiling“.

    Budding Amaryllis © Julian Köpke
    Budding Amaryllis © Julian Köpke
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  • flowers,  Lightbox,  Macro

    Gift

    26. September 2020 / No Comments

    It had take a long time until I had chosen a beautiful floral arrangement and d the florist had bound it presentably. I was just about to complete the purchase when I noticed a wonderful Gladiole.

    „I’ll give it to you for free of charge, it has already fully blossomed“, said the owner. My thanks to her are the following pictures of this flower, which I made with my lightbox in the background.

    Gladiola © Julian Köpke
    Gladiola © Julian Köpke
    Gladiola © Julian Köpke
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    Artichoke

    19. Juli 2020 / No Comments

    Melitta was looking for an image in her new kitchen. She felt a fusion image of a fruit basket to be too dark. The fusion image technique is not restricted to black and white or monochrome (FAQ: Fusion imaging). With only few structural content in the X-ray of the fruits I better inverted the background of the image and sponsored a golden backdrop like an ancient greek icon. You still can see some X-ray properties looking at the lychees or the bananas. As a print its appearance was best.

    X-ray fusion photo of lychees and fruit in a wooden bowl © Julian Köpke

    Also appropriate for a kitchen would also be an image of an artichoke. If I put it on a lightbox, there is always some resemblance to a copperplate print, which I like personally. This blooming artichoke is a type of a food image, if you spend some phantasy.

    Blooming artichoke © Julian Köpke

    A little change of perspective gives more direct access to the blooms. Every image shown in this blog entry is a combination of manual HDR and software assisted HDR. That way I get best results. The background helps to create the look and feel of ageing and simulating a print.

    Blooming artichoke © Julian Köpke

    The artichoke presented above has some resemblance to a thistle. By chance we have a place not far from home with lots of them. Old railroad tracks had been removed and converted into bike trails nearby our house. So we went this morning by bike to get a thistle of the former track bed for an image.

    Blooming thistle at the former railroad tracks © Julian Köpke

    As there is so much structure in these images, I felt tempted to convert my artichoke and thistle images into monochrome. To some extent they resemble images of Karl Blossfeldt.

    Blooming artichoke © Julian Köpke
    Blooming thistle at the former railroad tracks © Julian Köpke
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