Activity for User 1002 - Karl Leck - karleck@verizon.net

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79 Jan 21 Reply Hi Judith, With eyes that are getting older, I rely on autofocus a lot. Good macro photography begins with deciding what you want in focus. In this case I tried to select a small enough portion of the rain barrel so it was almost flat and to align the lens axis to be perpendicular to the focus plane. This image was set up through the viewfinder. I rarely use live view on DSLR's because I don't like the daytime glare on the LCD. If I know a situation would benefit from live view, I use one of my Sony a6500 or RX10 cameras or the superlative Nikon Z7 where I see the actual sensor image through the viewfinder including the actual sharpness at stop down aperture. This image was shot at 1/6 sec at f/18 with the Nikon 105mm macro. Karl Jan 23rd
79 Jan 21 Comment Hi Lauren, I know from our many visits to Longwood Gardens orchid room that the variety can be infinite. I played with the image altering blossom contrast, overall levels, and 30% desaturating the background to make a brighter image with slightly weaker background. The contrast and saturation layers had layer masks to select blossom and background respectively.
This might be a good situation for a macroflash rig or ring light to illuminate the flower but darken the background due to light fall off.
It's a very attractive bloom photographed with nice detail. I can see why you were attracted. Karl		 Jan 15th
79 Jan 21 Comment Hi Sandra, I agree that the highlights need to be reined in a bit. I can almost taste the warm soup from this vege collection. The balance, both composition and vege choice, is nice. Color and saturation look natural as they should if this is to be a realistic interpretation. I've got the pot out. Let's make some soup. Karl Jan 15th
79 Jan 21 Comment Hi Peter, I liken this to a well done poster illustration. Having the brighter areas near the center keeps the viewer's eye in the beautiful, balanced composition. Color choices convey an optimistic tone to me. This would certainly make a nice canvas print on the wall. Good use of Painter. Karl Jan 15th
79 Jan 21 Comment Hi Judith, Since it's been a very frustrating year, it's nice to use our passion (photography) to work through it like therapy that doesn't cost a bundle. I favor the image as is. The still and motion parts blend well and convey the dizzying effect of 2020. The fuzzy edge corners give the feeling of sinister restriction. Perhaps not a camera club image, but definitely an image with feeling and introspection. Karl Jan 15th
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