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40 May 17 Reply Yes, Andrew, I would agree that the water color filter overcooked the image but it was fun to try. May 15th
40 May 17 Comment Mike, welcome to the group and what a wonderful first image you have submitted! You are a quick study if you only started taking pictures a year or so ago.

I would agree that you could take out the stick and I would also add taking out the light spot in the bottom center.

I like the flow and curve of the daffodil stem which gives added energy.

You have more steady hands than I do to hand hold a 200mm lens at 1/30th of a second. I do shoot a lot of florals, sometimes handheld when I want to move quickly, sometimes on a solid Really Right Stuff tripod when I want crisp, sharp images. This year each time I set up a flower image, I shoot aperture priority and shoot a series from wide open to closed down. Then in my computer I can choose which image has the best balance of sharp flower and blurred background. Your 200mm lens does a great job of throwing backgrounds out of focus. My favorite lenses for flowers: 100mm macro, 24-70mm, 24-105mm, and 70-300mm zooms. The 100mm macro is great for closeups, the zooms for framing and composition when not doing closeups.

And yes, my black lab Tinkerbell is always nearby keeping me company when I am photographing alone. She never gets impatient with me and if I signal her to get out of the sight line she will do so.

My deceased father-in-law, a principal in the Hallett companies which did highway and runway construction among other things, taught my wife at five years of age to say my father deals in "washed aggregates".

I look forward to your future submittals!

Jamie, Andrew & Susan have good suggestions.

May 13th
40 May 17 Comment Jamie, this is a great capture of Shiprock and probably snow covered mountains in the background. I like the texture in the clouds and would perhaps enhance the texture by increasing the local contrast. I would be tempted to slightly lighten the Shiprock so that a little more detail would show through but that is a personal preference.

I didn't see the telephone poles until I greatly enlarged the image.

Now having looked at Andrew's comments, I also prefer the color original but then I almost always prefer color to black and white.

Nice job!		 May 13th
40 May 17 Comment Bai, this is a great image of the San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz Island in the background lit by a lowering sun to the west! At first I felt that the three ships at the docks in the foreground were a distraction which I would crop out. But on further reflection I think they add more detail to this harbor scene and should be kept in.

I would like to see the original image so I could compare it with your Viveza2 final rendition.

I would agree with Susan's and Andrew's comments.
May 13th
40 May 17 Comment Susan, this really captures the sunrise with the colors in the background. This is a great composition with the objects in the foreground and the colorful horizon in the background. From the play of light and shadows, there must have been some street lights just out of the image. For me the bright white bench in the foreground is a little distracting. Perhaps the brightness could be reduced a little.

But how much fun it is to have a new camera and be playing with it to learn new techniques! Great picture!

Now, reading Andrew's comments, I would agree with him.		 May 13th
40 May 17 Comment Andrew, I like the whimsical composition and creative thought that went into this. The post processing is right on.

It would be helpful to me if you had included the three original images and the processing that went into the merged image. Then I might be able to try doing it myself.

Great!

Susan's comments are very thoughtful and perceptive.		 May 13th
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