Activity for User 212 - Carol Sheppard - carolsheppardphotography@gmail.com

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95 May 22 Reply Thanks, Tom! As always, we learn from the input. I think I may go back to the very sharp edges of my previous floral images. May 25th
95 May 22 Comment Yes, Keith, I hear what you are saying. My focus is on the ruffled edge where it meets the center top. It's a technique from Kathlene Clemons, to highlight the curves which call to our hearts. It's not pleasing to everyone AND it may indeed be a poor example!! May 18th
95 May 22 Reply Yes, very tight in the frame. And, unfortunately, no good way to edit out the flower on the left edge. Not competition worthy, but I like looking at it.
May 18th
95 May 22 Comment Very shallow DOF and I think the alternatives of narrower aperture or focus stacking are perfect for this setup. The dark foliage behind will still be there in sharp contrast no matter what aperture you use. I'd like better focus in the middle flower personally. Also more room at the top, especially on the left. It's strengths are the white balance and the lighting-beautiful! Try the same thing with focus stacking, then lighten the background leaves in post a bit. May 18th
95 May 22 Comment Good composition, great clarity. I do love the subject choices you are making with your Laowa. The lighting feels a bit flat. It just seems to lack any depth or shadows to bring out the texture. It is saved somewhat by your great clarity in the texture for your capture, but I feel it needs more three-dimensional shaping from lighting. May 18th
95 May 22 Comment I find the beautiful blue coloring both very perfectly saturated and natural in your whit balance, to make it a very compelling abstract. The composition also works quite well for this. May 18th
95 May 22 Comment The colors are stunning in the shell and they are nicely set off by the softer green background. Honestly I didn't understand the lengthy discussion on focus stacking because your shell looks fine to me! Was there a problem I'm not seeing? Compositionally, I feel the shell looms rather large and "in my face" compared to the background. There's a softening process necessary when adding in a background or a texture. Make a new shell layer and apply your Gaussian Blur there. Then your sharp shell image goes above that. Paint on on a very low opacity around the edges of your main subject to create a more natural blend. May 18th
95 May 22 Comment Great sharp capture of the subject. It's not quite a high-key image; but it's also very stark with such a large white background. Did you consider a subtle, non-competing texture? Otherwise, I would really see it matted in a small circle with complementary bevel surrounded by the white mat. May 18th
95 May 22 Comment I love this! The colors are so pleasing and work so well together. Another thing that strangely enough works well for me is the varying depths combined with the cropping and composition. Emotionally it really pulls me in from the initial view. Ideally, for me, the large pink petal on the right wouldn't be blurry; perhaps it can be eliminated? Not a dealbreaker by any means, but technically it stimulates a tension in an otherwise calm image. May 18th
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