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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 79 |
Jun 20 |
Reply |
The seed was held by a clothespin so you only see the part with the 'umbrella'. The 24" LED softbox was suspended from the ceiling (easy to do in the basement) pointing downward about 5" above the seed. This is the same lighting I use for soap bubbles. |
Jun 21st |
| 79 |
Jun 20 |
Reply |
Hi Sandra, The Mitakon Zhongyi macro is a relatively inexpensive, small lens. The seed was held by a clothespin. and moved forward and back to achieve focus. While I had a softbox set up, you could simply use an adjustable light or flashlight (torch) as a close, strong light source. It's fun to do in these days when we are spending a lot of time at home. Another option would be to place the seeds in various positions on a flatbed scanner. Leave the lid open in a semi-dark room to produce a black background in the image. Scan at 1200 ppi or higher and be amazed at the resolution in the image. This works for a lot of fairly flat specimens from the garden. Karl |
Jun 12th |
| 79 |
Jun 20 |
Reply |
Wow, Marie, you correctly identified a single dandelion seed. My 'secret' is out! The color in the right image is colorful wrapping paper in the distance which I didn't use in the left image. Karl |
Jun 10th |
| 79 |
Jun 20 |
Comment |
Hi Lauren, I must say that I'm not normally fond of swirly flowers which a lot of folks do with quick software slider and then present it as a wonderful creative piece even though it's the software developer who did the work. BUT, I immediately saw that this image was different and had real artistic thought behind it. The description reinforced and amplified that thought. You chose a marvelous flower to work with. The fact that your focus stacking effort yielded such a sharp flower helps elevate it in 3-D from the background. The work you put into the background gives the impression of many birds flying hither and yon. I really like the result and appreciate your thought and work. Karl |
Jun 9th |
| 79 |
Jun 20 |
Comment |
Hi Marie, I love sunflower fields although they are hit-n-miss in our area as farmers rotate crops. This is a great combination of an older flower and all the bright young ones behind. Quite a contrast. The petals are like a tattered scarf around the flower face. You did a beautiful job opening the shadows. Perhaps cropping out the sky and a little bit of the bottom would simplify the image although that's not necessary. I always use a polarizer in sunlight garden photography to help reduce reflections from leaves and make them more naturally green.
Karl |
Jun 9th |
| 79 |
Jun 20 |
Comment |
Hi Sandra, The advantage of the iPhone is good image quality in a small package. A problem is trying to compose an image on the screen in daylight. Dead center images of smaller subjects from a standing adult position don't provide anything new or unusual to the viewer. Holding the phone down at the level of the hose connection or below can give the hydrant more stature as the title implies. The foliage and flowers are nice. Perhaps shifting the hydrant a bit to the right and higher in the final image would make it more interesting, too. This is an interesting subject waiting to be photographed from many angles. Karl |
Jun 7th |
| 79 |
Jun 20 |
Comment |
Hi Val, What a great scene! I clearly understand why you suddenly stopped and started taking pictures. The scene is somewhat complex and takes a little viewing time to understand. There is a horizontal demarcation just below center that divides the image into two visual and perhaps meaning parts. The line of poles on the left ends there. The road surface tonality changes there. The fence on the right is split there for a short lane and gate. A very asymmetric zen version of the image might include area above this demarcation bounded on the left end by the far left pole and on the right end by the fence break. There's a lot going on so several post processing interpretations are possible. The tree is lovely. Karl |
Jun 7th |
| 79 |
Jun 20 |
Comment |
Hi May, You are clearly a philosophical photographer. The image is entirely ambiguous allowing us to think our own thoughts without being attached to a specific subject. We assume that we see neck and shoulders. The bright area seems to radiate from the heart below. Is it warmth/love? Is it the energy of creation? Is it the pain of cardiac arrest? You have visually left it up to each of us to decide in our own mind. Do you work in psychology? Perhaps this selfie reveals more about the individual viewer than about the person in the picture. Karl |
Jun 7th |
| 79 |
Jun 20 |
Comment |
Hi Judith, I like both versions although the color version might be helped by cropping out the bright areas at the top and darkening the ground at the bottom. The b&w version has a very etching look and could be a mystery book cover. You did a very thoughtful conversion that has the effect of being by traditional art technique. It's a great selfie!
Karl |
Jun 7th |
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