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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 67 |
Feb 19 |
Comment |
How nice to have such a beautiful butterfly visit you in your garden. I understand that painted ladies have a wide range of territory, but I've not seen any in New England. The coloring of the butterfly compliments nicely the Zinnia and the background sky. I would agree with Larry about the narrow DOF. I would have liked to see more sharply focused Zinnia leaves and fore-body of the butterfly. But post-shot hindsight comes easy! When using my macro lens, my preference is to stop down to f18-f22 to get enough sharpness in the detail in the image. Of course, that not an absolute rule, but it works for a lot of my macro shots. But overall, you captured and post-processed a really nice image. |
Feb 7th |
| 67 |
Feb 19 |
Comment |
What a beautiful image. The range of colors in the bird is stunning, especially in the way they compliment one another. And your background colors and fir branch are a perfect match with the bird's. You have captured nature showing off her best. There is nothing I would change about what you've done. |
Feb 7th |
| 67 |
Feb 19 |
Comment |
This is an amazing photo. I think it is a great image as presented and I can't think of any suggestions that would add value. The take-away for me as a student of photography is to know your subject and take lots of photos under a variety of seasons and conditions. I'm a big fan of cooperation in the service of evolving complexity and this image is all about that. |
Feb 7th |
| 67 |
Feb 19 |
Reply |
Thanks, Michael! I'll check this out for my cameras. Always looking for new tricks! |
Feb 5th |
| 67 |
Feb 19 |
Comment |
Whoa! I was just about to comment on the molting spider and next I see a wonderful shot of a juvenile baboon. What a fun shot! It looks like you are the curiosity to the baboon. The coloring of the baboon and branch are a perfect example of nature's camouflaging, and you've rendered the colors well. I think it's a great image and have no suggestions, other than perhaps shifting the vertical borders slightly to the right, which would show more of the forest in the background. But I also like the shot the way you framed it. |
Feb 5th |
| 67 |
Feb 19 |
Comment |
I really like this image. Like Larry's 3D ram, this one looks like it's right out a scary movie that was shot in a jungle. Terrific and creative DOF, with excellent detail on the head of the snake. The snake's prominent eye gives good contrast to the pervasive green. I must confess that I don't know what it means to "set camera to record 'flat'" but I'll do some research on that. Your post-processing brought out the colors well. |
Feb 5th |
| 67 |
Feb 19 |
Comment |
Argh, I almost finished my comments, hit the wrong button and lost my text. Oh well, I'll try again: When I first saw the photo, I thought is almost looked 3D. In your comments, Larry, you saw the same 3D resemblance. I guess it's because the ram is so distinct against distant and indistinct background. All around, a wonderful shot! Great detail on the ram and the rocky ridge. Your post-processing is good, as usual. I don't have much to add except for noticing a slight yellow-red or orange cast on the ram and some of the background. Perhaps it was the ray of light shining through? My wife thinks I'm color-blind, so the perception may be in my head. My wife's bias aside, I might play with the hue and saturation for the reddish spectrum to see what comes from playing with the palette. And last, I agree with Michael - how you get these shots and your knowledge of the subject you are shooting is impressive! |
Feb 4th |
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