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

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95 Apr 25 Comment This was such a great pose by your subject, but it does feel very soft. I'm going to guess that your focal length was closer to the 150mm end; you can't hand hold successfully if your shutter speed falls below your focal length on your lens. I would also add more space in front of the butterfly's face. One other suggestion: at f13, you are capturing excessive sharpness still on the backgroun. Butterflies are a difficult subject. Apr 12th
95 Apr 25 Comment Pat, I really enjoyed this image. The background is so soft and pleasing, yet it has a subtle mirroring of the same color palette in your subject. Great color and pattern, nice sharp lines. If you wanted to change anything, I would crop a bit off the left side to just where the inside end of the smallest scallop joins the larger one. Apr 12th
95 Apr 25 Reply Yes-there's actually 3-4 diagonal lines of light. If it's easy enough, I'd like to see them softened up if not eliminated altogether. The eye of a viewer is drawn first to the lightest part of an image. Apr 12th
95 Apr 25 Comment John, the crop and the patterns on this "study in greens" really work! It appears to be very sharp without being oversharp, and the depth of field is really great. The slight tilt to the plant also works well for this image. For myself, I did not see anything against the background that would disturb me as a viewer, and I liked the extra room you left below that last ?stem, so I wouldn't crop any more personally...but it is most important what you see and feel when looking at this. Beautifully done! Apr 10th
95 Apr 25 Comment Keith, I like your original better than the crop...in cropping in that far, you have lost the details of the drop...eg. the whites appear too blown out, while the drop's edges have lost their definition. I think raindrops are one of the hardest shots, but you certainly would need a macro lens or at least an add-on close-up lens or extension tube to do it justice. A similar thing happens with bugs if you take the shot and then try to crop way in....all the detail gets lost. I do like your original! Apr 10th
95 Apr 25 Comment Your capture of this seed pod is so spot-on...the lighting, the detail and the macro magnification. It is nicely situated against that soft but dark background. My only thing I might suggest is that there's a light-colored line on the left that shows up too clearly. If it could be easily eliminated, I think it would be great. The others aren't as strong. Apr 10th
95 Apr 25 Comment The lighting and the angle are spectacular. I cannot see a macro in this...maybe if you focused on one shell that fills the frame? However, I do think this would be pretty in a triptych, with a true macro of one shell at least.

I have a macro 60mm lens, but unless I turn it onto the 1:1 ratio, I do not get a macro shot. It took me awhile to figure that one out, lol!		 Apr 10th
95 Apr 25 Comment These is very tack sharp with beautiful colors and lighting, along with a nice soft background. My only suggestion would be a tighter crop.
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95 Apr 25 Reply Thanks, Cheryl. I'm not as spry as I once was, so getting off the ground was definitely difficult! Apr 10th
95 Apr 25 Reply Thank you for your input...I think you are right about reducing it to a sliver!

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