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Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 12 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments Connie. My education is as a musicologist, not a performer, although at times I play (for my own entertainment) such things as piano, recorder, penny whistle, and guitar. I compose music off and on, when I have the time. I also serve on the board of our local Symphony. |
May 25th |
| 12 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments Ally. I replaced the plain black background because the uniform black wasn't that uniform. I find it difficult to get a seamless black background unless one is using a professional infinity backdrop. So this gave me a chance to experiment with adding a background. Creating a still lie is certainly instructional and gave me a deeper appreciation of my colleagues in my local camera club who are award-winning still life photographers! What do you consider your speciality to be? |
May 21st |
| 12 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Have you thought about doing a setup where the leaves and wood background are at a 45 degree angle? |
May 19th |
| 12 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thanks for your suggestions Lisa. One thing I learned from the Still Life workshop and other still life "adventures" is that still life photography is not my speciality! But do I appreciate those who can make those painterly, atmospheric scenes. It was fun to take a look at still life again as part of this assignment, but I'm likely to stick with nature and creative. :-) |
May 19th |
| 12 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments Jarrod! |
May 19th |
| 12 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thanks for sharing. I was curious about the f-stop setting. I like the composition. Great colors. I would like to see detail in the pineapple, which would show with a greater depth of field and might make the drink even more appetizing than it is! |
May 14th |
| 12 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Thanks for your comments Nancy. Yes, I know about avoiding even numbers of items in any photograph, not just still life. But like any guideline, there are exceptions. For example, the ballet shoes come in pairs. When doing a fruit or vegetable still life, I would definitely opt for odd numbers, especially for pieces of the same type of fruit.
The sheet music and the violin would not stay in place for this setup. They kept slipping so it took a long time to set up. So when I think of rearranging the scene to have the violin touch the music, it amuses me! It's a good idea though. I appreciate the suggestion. |
May 14th |
| 12 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Jarrod,
Welcome to the group! Your new lens obviously takes stunning (noise free) images in low light. I'd love to see what it does with a "traditional" still life using the open Bible on an old table with a few other items--a lit candle, flowers, whatever. You'd be able to create a very atmospheric image! |
May 13th |
| 12 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Carole,
One of my photography mentors said "The best time to take a horizontal image is right after you take the vertical." (or vice versa). I am wondering if you took a horizontal image. I admit that while I love iPhone for photography, I am not a fan of vertical images unless the subject matter suits it. In this case, I feel as if I am looking through a keyhole. I want to see more.
I agree with Ally that the yarn label could be cropped out. I find it distracting. I keep thinking that perhaps you meant to show the entire label? Have you thought about using a crochet hook that is a color complementary to the yarn? (Or you can use the Replace Color features in Photoshop.)
Yarn as a still life subject is terrific. I really hadn't seen anything like that before, so I went looking and found a website that ran a yarn still life contest. https://www.photocrowd.com/photo-competitions/thread-and-yarn-stilllife-photo-contest-19924/overview/
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May 13th |
| 12 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Ally,
What camera did you use? What were the settings? |
May 13th |
| 12 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Lisa,
I love this image. My eye is immediately drawn to the colorful leaves. You arranged them well. I wouldn't change a thing in this image. I like the uneven lighting because it gives the image depth.
Betsy Wilson is an amazing still life photographer. You were lucky to have attended her program. Thanks so much for sharing the link. |
May 13th |
| 12 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Connie,
The art of still life is in composing a scene. You did a great job! A man in our local camera club has a garage full of yard sale finds that he puts together in interesting ways to create some of the best still life images I've seen. So these chickens are just a start! Keep on collecting. You have a talent.
My only suggestion aligns with Carole's-to increase the depth of field so that everything is in focus. |
May 13th |
| 12 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Nancy,
I love the story behind the image. My eye is drawn to the bright outdoors, which to me, dwarfs the chess set. My suggestion is to make the chess set more of the focus, perhaps by ensuring it takes up a third of the image (rule of thirds). A future assignment is to have foreground and background in focus, which I've been told is the classic way to tell a story. You might consider reshooting the scene with that in mind.
I did some cropping and contrast work to make the trees stand out more, but this is just to give you an idea of what I'm suggesting. |
May 13th |
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| 12 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Thanks for your comments Carole. Your changes make the image uniformly lit. While I did some brightening in post, I decided to keep the uneven lighting of the natural setting because I think it gives more depth. I did have studio lights available, but decided against the artificial to see what I could achieve without them. |
May 13th |
8 comments - 6 replies for Group 12
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| 43 |
May 25 |
Reply |
I do like the floating in air effect. It is wondeful and quite aesthetic |
May 21st |
| 43 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Hi Stephen,
Thanks for visiting our group. I've been a fan of Topaz Labs ever since they came on the photography scene. Mainly because I love to see competition but also because I find their sharpening app and Gigapixel app amazing. Topaz Studio offers "looks" that are far superior to the "filters" in Photoshop. It is easy to tweak the setting of the "looks" to give subtle enhancements. So yes, I recommend looking into Topaz. I've been using them for years, but I don't know whether they have a trial app, but I recommend you look into it. Lots of fun! |
May 21st |
| 43 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Thanks so much for your comments Andrew! |
May 19th |
| 43 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments Leo! |
May 16th |
| 43 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thank for the comments Bruce. |
May 16th |
| 43 |
May 25 |
Reply |
I like the interpretation of the ant trying to escape before the exterminator arrives! LOL! |
May 16th |
| 43 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Thanks Lane. Good spotting on the clouds. I should have noticed! I call that "Border Control"--cropping or removing those tiny items at the edges that can distract. |
May 14th |
| 43 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Frame-filling flower closeups are marvelous. You created a terrific image. Well done! |
May 14th |
| 43 |
May 25 |
Comment |
What a wonderful image! The lighting, colors, and arrangement are terrific. I like that you put one flower on the table. It creates a nice balance in the image. This is one to print and frame for your wall! |
May 14th |
| 43 |
May 25 |
Comment |
That is one scary image! It reminds me of those old SciFi movies with giants ants on the loose. Nice job!
Which one is better? It depends on what you want to accomplish. The window version exaggerates the size and also makes it look as if the ant is plotting a visit to your neighbors. I like the humor. The other one is mysterious. I don't get a sense of the size or where the ant is. Your router? I would not have guessed. |
May 14th |
| 43 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Very nice street scene. I like that you took it from a low angle and a bit off kilter.
Did you not like the fish eye distortion? That might be interesting for a scene like this. |
May 14th |
| 43 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Andrew,
WOW! Great job on the zoom. That is a difficult technique to master. You nailed it. |
May 14th |
7 comments - 5 replies for Group 43
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15 comments - 11 replies Total
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