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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 63 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
Hi Priscilla: Thanks for your thoughts on my Spanish Lavender picture, they are appreciated. |
Jun 23rd |
| 63 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hi Charlie: Thanks so much for sharing your detailed process in arriving at the finished image with all of the various steps you do. I do not think really good flower photography is appreciated today like it should be, in my humble opinion there is far too much emphasis placed on wildlife action pictures. Also I do not think the "general photographer" has any idea how much work goes into an excellent picture of a flower as you present it. cheers. |
Jun 23rd |
| 63 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hi Shaji: Welcome to Close-up Group #63.
Overall you have done very well in photographing this event in nature, a good nature story showing the two Ants fighting. The soft green out of focus background supports the yellow flower very well, a nice blending of colors in nature. You have attained good sharpness through out the picture. Charlie has mentioned a couple of small items in the bottom right corner; on the left side of the frame the yellow flower stalk is very close to the left border, It would be good to leave a little more "breathing room" space from the end of the flower stalk to the edge of the picture area. Looking forward to viewing your fine work in the coming rounds. |
Jun 9th |
| 63 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
Hi Charlie: Pleased you liked the Spanish Lavender.
In answer to your question what is "deadheading". Deadheading is the term used in the nursery trade and by experienced gardeners and it is the cutting off of old spent flowers from the plant. If this is not done the plant will think the growing season has ended and quit setting new flower buds. If the old spent flowers are removed the plant will continue to set new flower buds and will continue to bloom for a much longer time. |
Jun 9th |
| 63 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hi Priscilla: Cell phones just keep improving in their ability to render a good picture, the exposure on the yellow petals is good. You have placed the 3 yellow flowers within the frame pretty well, the bottom flower is quite sharp in detail with some texture on the yellow petals. The central part of the flower to the upper left is somewhat soft. At the very top the two leaves have a slight halo around them. The addition of the white border adds to the overall scene. |
Jun 4th |
| 63 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hi Barbara: Your Pink Carnation carries a lot of impact against the black background. Really like the placement of the single carnation within the frame biased to the right, you have followed the rule of thirds well. The entire carnation flower is very sharp in detail, sometimes white flower petals have very little texture and detail. Your added thin white border adds a nice dimension to the picture. Just a thought!! would darken down the light part of the green stem so it was the same tone the top part of the stem. Nice Work !! |
Jun 4th |
| 63 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hi Charlie: When the picture first came up on the monitor the first thing that struck me was the very brilliant colors of the orange bud. Image is very sharp in detail, exposure is spot on, also the well out of focus gray toned background supports the orange bud very well. From a composition standpoint and as a personal preference I would have the orange bud biased slightly more to the right side of the frame, but this is just me. Very nice work !! |
Jun 3rd |
| 63 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hi Alane: Nice warm pleasing colors on the rose, the two rose petals at the upper left and lower right give an added dimension to the picture. The background is somewhat busy, as a suggestion would darken down the background somewhat so the viewers attention is not drawn to the background, but to the lovely rose flower. |
Jun 3rd |
| 63 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hi Neal: Your color palette is very pleasant to view with the soft green leaves and light brown spider, the exposure seems right on. At first glance I thought you had used a texture filter on the picture, however you mention noise which is considerable.
Photoshop has really good noise reduction tools that will remove nearly all of the digital noise, I also used ISO 1600 on my Spanish Lavender picture in this round; I found very slight noise at 100% magnification which I removed by using the Luminance slider in Elements 2020 which is also an Adobe product similar to Photoshop which I believe you use. After you remove the digital noise you may need to add some sharpening. From a composition standpoint the spider is pretty dead centered, would suggest cropping from the top and right hand side as this would remove the spider from the central part of the frame. |
Jun 3rd |
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