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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 90 |
Aug 21 |
Reply |
Hi Stuart, Thanks for the suggestion, the new sky works well to my eye. However, I know that UK judges at least do not like 'blue' skies so I would have gone for a stormy overcast sky. Always a balance between adding interest to the background and not creating distractions. Would I change a sky for a nature-type image, probably not! |
Aug 18th |
| 90 |
Aug 21 |
Reply |
Thanks David. I have the same camera/lens combination as you for macro and while I enjoy bokeh I am usually trying to get the greatest dof so not ideal for bokeh. Perhaps I need to get more artistic with my photography. |
Aug 12th |
| 90 |
Aug 21 |
Reply |
Arrested! No, I do understand. I would never cut a flower in a public garden. It's a bit like Andrea's cherry blossom last month, it is sometimes better to move further away from a tree/display to avoid single flowers being obviously cut in half or going in tight on a single bloom. We have a garden near here where they have a tulip festival each year [Pashley Manor]. Stunning, but very difficult to get competition photographs unless you photograph for pleasing compositions or color combinations. |
Aug 12th |
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| 90 |
Aug 21 |
Comment |
Sorry I forgot to add the camera settings [Nikon D850, lens 200-500mm at 410mm, iso 640, 1/6400s, f6.3, exposure bias +0.3]. Thanks for your helpful comments. As you see they are very inquisitive birds and a privilege to spend time with. |
Aug 11th |
| 90 |
Aug 21 |
Comment |
Really nice macro. I would prefer to see more space in front of the larva giving it somewhere to go. Ideally the larva should be the brightest object in the image. However, darkening the leaf would affect the larva - tricky. Perhaps increase 'clarity' to get more detail and that should also darken the image a tad. |
Aug 11th |
| 90 |
Aug 21 |
Comment |
I guess the flowers are beebalms [Monarda], very attractive for insects and humming birds. Caught the swallowtail just right. The oof foreground flower is distracting and worth removing [lasso tool and fill]. I would drop the luminance on the greens [and maybe purples] to darken them which should make the yellow butterfly pop more! |
Aug 11th |
| 90 |
Aug 21 |
Comment |
Fascinating image. You just have to wonder what has caught the bears attention. Agree with Ginny about the composition. |
Aug 11th |
| 90 |
Aug 21 |
Comment |
Enjoy the dynamic pose and the detail of the wasp in this image. Great story with the wasp collecting fibres. I might try to darken the stem on the left a tad otherwise just right! |
Aug 11th |
| 90 |
Aug 21 |
Comment |
Enjoy this image. You have done well to control the highlights and shadows, and the eye [and highlight] is very clear. |
Aug 11th |
| 90 |
Aug 21 |
Comment |
They look like single dahlias to me with 8 petals, although I can not see the leaves. As for the variety, no idea, there are so many! While I like terracotta pots, I would agree with Andrea that the foreground is distracting, prefer the 'original'. I prefer to take single cut blooms in a studio using a simple background to get the most from a flower, always difficult in a garden and yes I do grow them for that specific purpose! |
Aug 11th |
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