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

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63 Mar 20 Reply Hi Priscilla: Pleased you like the abstract version. It is just a different way of enjoying the blending of colors in a photograph, however the colors must blend well. I have viewed other abstracts I did not care for at all, really garish colors that did not blend together at all, in fact just simply clashed and not pleasant to look at. Mar 23rd
63 Mar 20 Comment Hi Priscilla: You have your window lighting technique down to a science for certain. Well thought out composition placing the center of the tulip near the lower right 1/3 power point area which works very well. The central part of the tulip flower is tack sharp, the outer flower petals display a certain softness that adds to the overall mood and feeling of the subject. Really Good Work !! Mar 22nd
63 Mar 20 Comment Hi Pat: From a composition standpoint you have placed the central part of the spiral shell in exactly the upper right 1/3 power point area which works very well. As a suggestion the next time out try adding a bit more room at the bottom of the frame so the circle of the shell does not touch the bottom of the picture frame, need a little breathing room there. Nice soft warm colors. Mar 22nd
63 Mar 20 Comment Hi Paul: You have captured an interesting nature story. It is hard to separate out the spider from the bee as they merge together somewhat. A difficult subject to photograph, and a good attempt. Mar 22nd
63 Mar 20 Comment Hi Neil: You have paralleled the subject well as the "bug" is in good sharp focus from front to back. Like the diagonal composition, the yellow color of the leaf adds life to the picture. Background is well out of focus and supports the subject well. If you want to mess around with more post processing you could try to paint in the darker areas at the top, that would raise the image from being very good to excellent. Like the gold border as it adds another dimension to your presentation, also blends well with the color tones of the picture.
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63 Mar 20 Comment Hello Richard: Welcome to macro/close-up group #63. Interesting crop on the flower. Agree with Neil on his suggestions. On this type of a close-up portrait of a flower you need total sharpness on the flower, the upper right corner is quite soft in detail. There is a way to correct that the next time out; Suggest you use a tripod and set your lens aperture at f/16 which will give you better depth of field than f/10. Also as a suggestion I would set your ISO to 400 instead of 6400, that in itself will give you a higher quality image. In your menu you can also set "auto ISO" which will allow the camera body to adjust the ISO for the lighting conditions you are shooting in. I use auto ISO and it works great. Just my humble opinions. Mar 22nd
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