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

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95 Jun 24 Comment Keith, the issue isn't the crop so much as the artifacts around the flower--if you look at the left edge, you will see many artifacts. And all around the flower is a dark green halo. I think by using your original, you can go back to the best and cleanest version of it. Don't darken it; it isn't necessary. But yes, this crop is nice...just leave a bit more space at top and bottom, but the sides work well. Remember, this is just my humble opinion; ask 10 people and you will probably get 10 different answers :-)) Jun 23rd
95 Jun 24 Comment You can try that, Keith. Not if it is going into a nature exhibition, but for other enjoyment, certainly. Sometimes our initial capture is the most pleasing and we think we have to enhance it beyond those small RAW tweaks. I think your original was a beautiful shot with just the single flower and a couple of soft, supporting leaves. Personal opinion😠but I find it very pleasing to view. Just remove that errant stem and maybe the overhead leaf. Leave that flower alone. Actually, that overhead leaf is fine. And your bleeding heart is so intense and perfect a color, those leaves are leading lines and my eye goes straight to the flowers center (the heart). It's a great image! Jun 19th
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95 Jun 24 Reply That is a super suggestion for any Macro, Stuart! Jun 19th
95 Jun 24 Comment Keith, this is a wonderful capture and, for me, the original was beautiful! You could have just cropped a little from the original's sides, right and left. Not even too much, just a little. For me, the treatment did not enhance it from what you actually captured so well! The background was so pretty, but in the final, artifacts were introduced that detract from the flower. Jun 17th
95 Jun 24 Comment What an interesting, more abstract capture. You've made good use of leading lines, and your lighting is beautiful. There is one thing I would suggest, and that's a second look at the crop. On the right, that slim edge detracts for me; consider getting rid of it with a tighter crop? And on the left, the petal tip is touching the edgeâ¬try to crop it a bit if you can't crop out to leave a tiny bit of space between flower and frame edge. Ideally, crop out and include the whole tip plus a little space. Unless you plan to enter this in a PSA exhibition, Photoshop can easily fix this issue. Jun 17th
95 Jun 24 Comment Sometimes a different perspective makes an image more interesting. I think the angle of the petals is fine-what makes the image for me is all the small details and the overall plant with all its components against that soft grey, non-intrusive background. The square crop shows this plant to great advantage. For me, there's enough of the flower surface on the left to let me fill in what I can't see. Jun 17th
95 Jun 24 Comment I personally prefer images were everything isn't tack sharp. This is a very artistic rending-the pink is very beautiful and feels complementary to me. As a background, its softness and variable tones are so pleasing. My only suggestion is that you darken the petal under the fly's front legs, including enhancing that petal edge so the viewer knows it is on the edge of a petal, not hugging something white.
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95 Jun 24 Comment Gloria, I would not change anything about thisâ¬the colors, composition and clarity are really pleasing! Its simplicity feels very striking. Jun 17th
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