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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 87 |
Mar 26 |
Reply |
That's a good point about the white dots. I will have to decide whether to eliminate them or make them a feature. |
Mar 11th |
| 87 |
Mar 26 |
Reply |
I see your point, but my prints are always shown on a white mat, so it's ok! Thanks for the feedback.
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Mar 8th |
| 87 |
Mar 26 |
Reply |
I see your point, but my prints are always shown on a white mat, so it's ok! Thanks for the feedback.
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Mar 7th |
| 87 |
Mar 26 |
Reply |
Thanks! |
Mar 3rd |
| 87 |
Mar 26 |
Reply |
Right! But since the detail is present in the color version, they are not really blown out in the source file and this can easily fixed in the black and white if you wish. |
Mar 3rd |
| 87 |
Mar 26 |
Comment |
Definitely this is a focused stacked image. You can see the slight artifacts on the left hand petals of the rose on the left...little blurry area and a blob. This isn't an image killer but it's a telltale sign. Like Steve I hade a brief love affair with focus stacking and still use it on occation, but for flowers I have returned to selective focusing rather than trying to get 100% in focus. Here's a tip: Focus stacking can be very helpful in landscape photography . |
Mar 3rd |
| 87 |
Mar 26 |
Comment |
Definitely this is a focused stacked image. You can see the slight artifacts on the left hand petals of the rose on the left...little blurry area and a blob. This isn't an image killer but it's a telltale sign. Like Steve I hade a brief love affair with focus stacking and still use it on occation, but for flowers I have returned to selective focusing rather than trying to get 100% in focus. Here's a tip: Focus stacking can be very helpful in landscape photography . |
Mar 3rd |
| 87 |
Mar 26 |
Comment |
Like the orchids this is a very lovely image of a very common subject. The composition, the focus, and the eyes make it worth lingering over. This proves tou don't have to travel to Faraway National Park to get great nature photos! I agree that if you don't object to this sort of thing, removing two blades of grass over Mr. Chippy's head would be great. A very slight darkening of the background and as STeve suggested a subtle vignette would be the icing on the cake.
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Mar 3rd |
| 87 |
Mar 26 |
Comment |
I agree it's a good action shot. It's pretty sharp where it's supposed to be. Body and ball both in motion, nice. |
Mar 3rd |
| 87 |
Mar 26 |
Comment |
Chan, I personally enjoy the high key image the best, though from here it looks like the B&W conversion may have led the flower petals' whites get a little blown out. If I am right you should dial that back a little. The focus and composition are great!
On a side note (having nothing to do with photography) I wish people would stop giving us (*^*&^ orchids as hostess gifts. They are finicky and take up space. Since whole foods started selling them they have become commonplace rather than a delicate treasure cultivated by enthusiasts.
OK I will shut up now. |
Mar 3rd |
| 87 |
Mar 26 |
Comment |
For the banding, you might want to see if it's due to changes in the color space rather than due to JPG compression. To do this, set the color space to your output (sRGB probably), choose an and turn on the Gamut Warning in Photoshop. I do this for printing but not 100% sure how to approach it for this particular issue.
I like the image. The way the flowers match the bee's fuzz is attractive and the bee's sharpness is perfect. Bees are common, but you have made an uncommonly nice image of one. |
Mar 3rd |
| 87 |
Mar 26 |
Reply |
Thanks for the feedback! |
Mar 3rd |
| 87 |
Mar 26 |
Reply |
Thanks Steve. I did actually apply some shading to create gradations. It's intended to be subtle but I could do more. |
Mar 3rd |
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