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Jan 26 |
Reply |
Thanks for the comments, Martin. I realize there is not a specific focal point - someplace to rest the eye - in this image. My intent was to have the serrations be the primary point of interest - in addition to the overlapping 'leaves" (I'm certain there is a better botanical term for each, but I'm not aware of it, yet) |
Jan 19th |
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Jan 26 |
Reply |
I can certainly understand that, Shirley.
My apologies for insinuating that there's only one "true" way to photograph flowers, because I, too, know better. My comments were just my opinion upon an initial viewing of the image. It is Very pretty. |
Jan 19th |
| 2 |
Jan 26 |
Comment |
Hi Martin,
I literally laughed out loud when this image first popped up. It reminded me of an image that I took 3 years ago when I was in the Patagonia region of Argentina, at the edge of a glacier-fed lake, standing at the end of a pier that went out ....to nowhere. There was no water anywhere close to the far end. When I took that image, I had a vision of an ethereal setting that was "otherworldly". I tried to convey that in the postprocessing. (see attached)
I love how your mind worked to gather all the components to create this composite. I LOVE the final result. What fun. |
Jan 18th |
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Jan 26 |
Comment |
Hi Shirley and Happy New Year to you as well.
I, too, have been playing around more and more with macro lately - as well as realizing how many varieties of Dahlia there are. They are a beautiful species. I love the purple tips of each petal on this variety.
The biggest downside to macro is the very narrow depth of field - especially at f4. I feel as though your image could have benefitted from using a larger f-stop/smaller aperture to gain additional DOF in this image. My opinion is that the closest and the furthest petals are too soft. This detracts from the image. I know it's had to get everything in the same plane with flowers. I LOVE the intent of this image and the editing you've done to present it. |
Jan 17th |
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Jan 26 |
Comment |
My first reaction to this image upon opening your page was WHOA!!! That's so bright and vibrant and "in-your-face" dynamic!
From your description it turned out to be a happy accident, but I love how you really brought out more by playing with the LR sliders. Realizing that the "stuttering" groups of colors are radiating out from a hub, I feel, is what makes this an OUTSTANDING image.
WOW! |
Jan 17th |
| 2 |
Jan 26 |
Comment |
Very nice image, Piers. Well done deciding to process this as a Portrait instead of a Nature image.
It appears as though you masked the two lions as the "subjects" - since using f10 as your aperture, the grass in the foreground closest to the lions would be in focus, but you blurred /softened the focus right up to their paws.
I like the look. Your patience paid off and your editing worked out very nicely. |
Jan 16th |
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