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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 76 |
Jul 25 |
Comment |
More focus stacking! A very evocative description of the taking of your image, and obviously not a plant I am familiar with. Your focus stacking has given us all of the flower in focus, but kept the background diffuse, which is exactly what is needed to show it off. A good image and nice description. My only question - what happened to Mayapple 1? |
Jul 28th |
| 76 |
Jul 25 |
Comment |
Rusty - welcome to the group. This is similar to Ian's image of the path through the trees, and I think similar comments apply. For me, the interesting part is the 'tunnel' effect of the road through the trees, but too much sky distracts from that. I think Trey's crop is quite effective, but of course it's your final decision. The red stop sign gives a nice focal point at the end of the 'tunnel'. Shame about the pick-up truck which interferes with that sign a bit, but I suppose it was parked, so not much you could do (except a bit of cloning perhaps?). |
Jul 28th |
| 76 |
Jul 25 |
Comment |
A very good long exposure image. You have handled the exposure very well, which is not easy considering that some parts are illuminated. I Like that the fountain in the front is slightly offset, which prevents it from 'blocking' the view of the main fountain. Nice work. |
Jul 28th |
| 76 |
Jul 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Ian. A number of competitions and exhibitions I enter have nature categories, and these sort of shots are good for those of us who do not go on safari for the big wildlife. |
Jul 28th |
| 76 |
Jul 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Jay. That blurred background is what you really want with a macro shot, and it can be difficult when the insects are down in the grass. Just a bit of luck getting one in a good position. |
Jul 28th |
| 76 |
Jul 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Trey. My latest camera now does focus stacking, so I wanted a macro lens to go with that. Now I have the kit, time to experiment. |
Jul 28th |
| 76 |
Jul 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Sanford. Enjoy your MIOPS workshop. I visited the South Rim years ago when I was taking slides - perhaps I should go back. |
Jul 28th |
| 76 |
Jul 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Henriette. As always you don't get to see the failures. Mostly the damselflys were out of focus, or simply flew away. |
Jul 28th |
| 76 |
Jul 25 |
Comment |
Ian beat me to the comment about verticals! This is really about the story and recording the destruction that natural forces can cause and you have captured that well. It looks like the house was simply pushed over by a giant hand. On a purely pictorial note, I think that darkening down the sky and boosting saturation is the right way to go, but just be careful when you darken the sky so much - there is a little bit of a white halo around the roof (I know, trivial comment when you consider the poor people who lived here). |
Jul 28th |
| 76 |
Jul 25 |
Comment |
I think all the watercolour artists in Venice will be out of a job soon. A really interesting presentation that pushes the boundaries of photography, but produces an image that deserves to be hung on your wall. However I have to complain that you have 'tempted' us with this app, but then can't remember what it was! I do like it though. |
Jul 28th |
| 76 |
Jul 25 |
Reply |
To answer your question Jay, all digital sensors can detect infra-red radiation (basically radiated heat). However the human eye cannot see those wavelengths, so to match the sensor to the eye, camera manufacturers place an Infra Red filter over the top of the sensor to cut out those wavelengths. It is possible to remove that filter, to produce an infra red camera, then use a filter in front of the lens to cut out 'normal' light. The result is the type of image Ian produced, basically picking up heat rather than light. |
Jul 28th |
| 76 |
Jul 25 |
Comment |
Infra red gives a landscape a very different look, sometimes it works and can look stunning and sometimes I am left thinking that a good mono image would look better. The 'rules' of composition still apply however and I find my eye wanting to follow the path rather than look at the jumble of leaves. So I would suggest a crop left, right and down, to make the path more central and dominant, and by cropping tighter I think it would give a better balance between path and trees. A good location to experiment though. |
Jul 28th |
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