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

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63 Sep 20 Reply Hi Richard: Do not mind you messing with one of my images in the least, if there is something I missed and could improve on, I want to know what it is.
The top was a tad bright. In my humble opinion the two stems anchored the flowers to the base, at least to me without the stems the flowers seem to float in space, guess that is okay too.		 Sep 11th
63 Sep 20 Reply Hi Lou: I hear you about the possibility of equipment being stolen, am mindful of that myself and never leave any valuable lenses in the car while I am off shooting. Just the times in which we live I guess, we just have to be extra careful. Sep 10th
63 Sep 20 Comment Hi Lorna: This image is an example of selective focus in flower photography, the dominate flower is quite sharp while the other flowers are soft. Need to agree with Richard on the top right flower, would clone it out of the picture. Would do some post processing work to the background as it is a bit too light, would darken it somewhat which would let the orange flowers stand out even better. Am not certain if the blue flowers add anything to the overall image, probably not. Richard's advise on watching the borders is well taken, a little busy on the left edge. You do not mention using a tripod, I find it slows me down and allows me to study all sides of the frame and the background for any distractions. Sep 10th
63 Sep 20 Reply Hi Neal: I imagine grasshopper legs are just as difficult to get arranged perfectly as flower stems!! Sep 8th
63 Sep 20 Comment Hi Priscilla: This is just what Queen Anne's Lace looks like, very random in design. It is amazing just how far cell phones have improved over time in picture quality. As you mention they have pretty well replaced P&S cameras. Probably not quite as sharp in detail as your DSLR, but quite good none the less. Sep 6th
63 Sep 20 Comment Hi Barbara: Good exposure and sharpness on both flowers, if the flower was in bright sunlight a really good idea to shade with the umbrella to soften any harsh shadows. Background objects are somewhat distracting, they draw the viewers interest away from the red flowers. In macro close in photography your background needs to be free from any distractions, always focus into the background before you take the picture and remove any type of distracting objects. Sep 6th
63 Sep 20 Comment Hi Lou: Interesting Wasp, far different than the variety we have in our region. The blue wing adds a lot of interest. Your image seems to have a lot of digital noise, needs a lot more noise removal. The wasp and plant the wasp is perched on are not sharp in detail, in fact quite soft. Your Nikon 55-300 lens is not a macro lens, it is not corrected for close in focusing distances, It is a general purpose lens and will do well if used for that purpose. Sep 6th
63 Sep 20 Comment Hi Neal: Of the many insect pictures you have shared with us, this one is probably the most interesting. Like the colors which add a lot of interest ranging from a dark blue-gray to the burnt orange on the front legs, then your focus stacking technique is always done to perfection, you can see every hair. You mentioned removing the back legs, did they merge with the other legs to become a distraction?? The black background really emphasizes the subject and your choice of frame color was well chosen. KUDOS for an interesting picture. Sep 6th
63 Sep 20 Comment Hi Richard: Never have examined a Bracken Fern in close detail before, design in nature is certainly interesting. The head of the fern is quite sharp with the bottom part of the stem and leaves going slightly soft. Using your 100-400 zoom at 400mm your depth of field at f/5.6 is going to be extremely shallow to begin with; if you were shooting at even a slight downward angle at the fern this would cause the slight un-sharpness at the bottom of the frame. The soft out of focus green background supports the subject very well, and then the "bug" adds a good point of interest. Sep 6th
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