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| 79 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Hi Sandra, The Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM Lens uses 67 mm size filters. Yes, a circular polarizing filter would help cut reflections in plant & garden photography. The polarizing filter is the only one that rotates within its mount. As you rotate the filter, you will see specular highlights increase and decrease. Leave it filter set at the point where you like the image. Macro lenses are designed to give a very sharp image of a flat subject plane. Adding a good quality close-up lens or diopter such as those made by Canon allows you to focus even closer than 1:1 but with an infinitesimal reduction in sharpness. A better alternative would be a set of automatic extension tubes. Since extension tubes have no glass elements to degrade the image, you can buy any brand that will work on your camera, You need to remember that the closer you get to your subject, the narrower the depth of field becomes and less of your scene will be in focus. Start with the polarizer, especially on sunny days, and have fun. Karl |
Jul 24th |
| 79 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
Here's the original image with just a bit if dodging/burning. Do you like the extra people? Since I cannot remove people in PJ other than by cropping, I'd like to know if you see a better story with the whole frame. Karl |
Jul 19th |
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| 79 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
Hi Lauren, Truly beautiful flowers in great light and water drops. Your rendering allows us to feel their brilliance and the weather. Perhaps the image could benefit from cropping to the blossoms at the top and then a horizontal flip (See the attached modification). In the modified version the eye starts beyond the left edge and leads up to the peak. I also added a 20% dark green gradient at the bottom to lift the eye to the blossoms. It's a wonderful scene. I wish I could have been there. Karl |
Jul 10th |
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| 79 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
Hi Marie, I congratulate you on trying to learn new software, I'm stuck (and happy) in Photoshop 5 and various editions of Elements. I'm not sure that f/2.8 was the best choice for this scene. The large bottom blossom is soft. Focusing near the front at f/8 would render the blossoms in good focus but still maintain background blur. The background bokeh is nice. The pastel rendering brings it into a pleasingly soft painterly world. Perhaps cropping a little off the top and cloning out the fine sprigs at the right border would clean up the scene. Karl |
Jul 10th |
| 79 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
The system could only take one image at a time. Here's the polarized version. Karl |
Jul 10th |
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| 79 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
Hi Sandra, Your yard has provided a very nice still life. I like the diagonal composition and color contrast. When we make botany images at Longwood Gardens, we usually use a polarizer. Rotate the polarizing filter to see what effect it has on the bright leaf highlights. Often you can completely eliminate them producing a richer natural green. I would have just tweaked the red up a bit to maintain a more natural look. On my display the yellow-green is a bit strong as Marie points out. A polarizer comparison of a water lily at Longwood is attached. Karl |
Jul 10th |
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| 79 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
Hi Valerie, Shaggy Highland cattle are a very photogenic breed. I've spent time with them on a friend's breeding farm in Tennessee and love their very unkempt look. The hay strand is completely in character. Their mournful gaze is wonderful. I like your treatment of the image because monochrome and texture take it out of the full color of today back into the time of classic pictorialism where this ancient breed could have been pictured the same way in a bromoil print. Karl |
Jul 10th |
| 79 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
Hi May, Your images offer emotion and feeling. The slight blur emphasizes a fleeting moment. By using shadows in addition to the leaves, we see two dimensions of the same thing. Monochrome takes it another step from pure reality. The image doesn't 'show' as much as it 'feels'. I can't imagine what it must have been like in New York during quarantine. Karl |
Jul 10th |
| 79 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
Hi Judith, That's a strange shroom as we often call them in Kennett Square, "The Mushroom Capitol of the World". It appears to be broken or partly chewed. The shroom's color helps it stand out from the more monochromatic background. This could also be the start of a composite with Tinkerbell dancing inside, etc. It's great to find nature's interesting features in the backyard. Karl |
Jul 10th |
| 79 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
The image is cropped. The expression of the person at lower right did not contribute to the feeling of the main character. Actually, I think their presence even as the top of a passing head adds to the story of a crowd of protesters. Photojournalisn and street photography are rarely as clean as open pictorial images. Let's keep protesting and working for equality, safety, and opportunity. Karl |
Jul 10th |
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