Activity for User 502 - Murphy Hektner - mhektner@frontier.com

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63 Jun 19 Comment Hi Priscilla and Pat: thanks for your positive comments on "Pink Mood" Pat; I have observed some very creative flower imagery with photographers using Lens Baby although I do not have one myself. I have found the 200mm macro lens will create some nice mood due to its naturally shallow depth of field, but may try to obtain the lens baby to experiment with. Jun 15th
63 Jun 19 Comment Hi Neal: The pink flowers are from a small shrub, Dwarf Pink Weigela. The flowers naturally have a slight sheen to them, so I do not try to remove it with a polarizing filter or in post processing. The color shown is accurate, I have not enhanced or desaturated the color. The stamens are a very pale yellow. I could add more saturation to make the flowers "pop" a bit more, but like the soft mood the way it is. Jun 14th
63 Jun 19 Comment Hi Priscilla: What a wonderful soft mood you have created in this picture. You have placed the seed pod which is in sharp focus on a diagonal in the lower right 1/3 power point area which works very well. The well out of focus soft pink on the edges and the ivory color of central part work very well together and perfect colors to use with this subject. This picture is an excellent example of creativity, and very good camera and post processing techniques to carry out your vision. KUDOS !! Jun 11th
63 Jun 19 Comment Hi Pat: Very colorful flowers with high impact as presented, the darkened background supports the flowers very well. I have no problem with cropping the flowers on each side of the frame as you have presented, if you move back to include the flowers in the frame, then the flowers become smaller and therefore loose some impact. This is very subjective !! Jun 11th
63 Jun 19 Comment Hi Lisa: The two subjects (not going to guess as to what they exactly are) stand out very well against the white background. You have chosen a shallow depth of field to emphasize the two subjects which works very well as presented. This is purely subjective on my part, but would like to see the entire subject in sharp focus if possible; the out of focus base kind of takes away some of the impact from the two very interesting subjects. Jun 11th
63 Jun 19 Comment Hi Neal: Another very interesting example of your focus stacking technique. As in a previous image a couple of months ago the insect seems to float in space.
You are able to obtain the ultimate in sharpness with your process, In my humble opinion the out of focus front antennae makes no difference what so ever, a minor point. the viewer is so interested in the subject as a whole. Your border color fits the color tones of the Hymenoptera perfectly. Good Work !!
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63 Jun 19 Comment Hi Rosa: It is amazing just how sensitive the digital sensors have progressed since we switched from slide film to digital photography way back when. With a good macro lens and good camera craftsmanship it is with a high degree of amazement the detail that can be rendered.
This is certainly apparent in the texture of the flower petal and the fine hairs along the edge of the petal. Like your composition arrangement as is, but just a thought; experiment with moving in so you have just flower petals without any background showing along the edges of the petals.
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