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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 76 |
Sep 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Sanford. Yes, they can move during taking, but the camera sweeps through the 25 images automatically so it only tales a fraction of a second. If they move, you can finish up with extra legs or antenna after stacking. So it's a case of shooting several attempts and choosing the 'most still'. I have also been trying out Helicon - specialist stacking software that allows you to select which parts of each frame to use to avoid duplicated parts due to movement. So a combination of equipment, technique, software and luck! |
Sep 26th |
| 76 |
Sep 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Trey. Yes, that is the male at the top. The interesting thing is that they even fly around locked together in that position. The slight angle on the grass is 'artificial' - it is a heavy crop from the original, so I could rotate for any angle I wanted. |
Sep 26th |
| 76 |
Sep 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Ian. I know that images here are not supposed to have previously been in competitions, but after posting, I entered it in a FIAP/PSA comp and it has already picked up an award - a good start. |
Sep 26th |
| 76 |
Sep 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Jay. The trick here is to use a wide aperture that keeps the background right out of focus, then the variation in focal distance gives enough depth of field for the insects. |
Sep 26th |
| 76 |
Sep 25 |
Comment |
Pine cones are a great subject for still life with lots of nice shapes and textures and you have photographed it accurately - correct colours and exposure. However remember that with still life, you are in complete control - you can choose the subject, its placement and lighting. And it is not going anywhere so you can take lots of shots and experiment with different angles to find what works. So as Trey said - you have your subject, now where to put it and light it for best effect? My suggestion is to try and get a group together and practice the arrangement - one pine cone is good, three is a still life. |
Sep 26th |
| 76 |
Sep 25 |
Comment |
Someone loves their barn! - well worth photographing for the flowers on the silo and the rusty antiques along the side. You have pulled up the colours and contrast very well and it looks like a late afternoon shot, so we get a little of that nice light as well. Maybe you could sell it to the owner? |
Sep 26th |
| 76 |
Sep 25 |
Comment |
The lens baby gives a very soft ethereal feel to images, however I would still prefer the central stamen to be just a little more sharp to really provide a central focus to the image - maybe not possible with those lenses? I do like the soft out of focus pinks and browns though and the added texture adds an extra point of interest to the final image. (One good thing about a fabric texture is you can print on cheaper paper and it looks like expensive textured paper!) |
Sep 26th |
| 76 |
Sep 25 |
Comment |
The Grand Canyon is quite difficult to photograph well because it is so big, you don't know what to take out or leave in. Choosing to focus on the photographer gives it a human scale, and adds extra depth that we would loose if you only took a distant view of the far side. Nice evening colours which you have brought out very well from the original. Just one observation that top right the sky looks to go quite dark - maybe that could be brought back up to balance out the exposure across the sky. |
Sep 26th |
| 76 |
Sep 25 |
Comment |
Jay - this is one of my favourite images that I have seen by you. Taking out the background is a masterstroke and you have done that very well, though I agree with Trey that are some shadows that have crept in - the side of the first red car for example. However overall the image has great colours and details in the cars which stands out against the black background for impact. Well done on this one! |
Sep 26th |
| 76 |
Sep 25 |
Comment |
Ian - a nicely balanced image with the headland left, breaking wave on the right third and a couple of waves in the foreground to give the image some depth. I also like the spray coming off the second wave. The clear blue sky is lacking a bit of interest, but that's what you had on the day. Not much else to say to improve this image - it's a good capture - but landscapes are always elevated with some interesting light, so next time perhaps set yourself the challenge to capture the scene in the golden hour? |
Sep 26th |
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