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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 63 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Hi all: Thanks for the helpful and positive comments on Abstract In Ice, very much appreciated. |
Jan 19th |
| 63 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Hi Barbara: I like the wonderful soft mood of your Day lily flower, it just seems to glow. I think you are onto something special with the use of two soft boxes as your source of lighting. I like your composition very well the way you have moved in very close to the Day lily flower.
After years of being involved in digital photography I have come to this conclusion; even calibrated monitors side by side do not always show colors precisely the same, there can be very slight color variations especially so between brands. On my new factory calibrated monitor the background color is not black, but a very dark warm toned brown which to me blends in really nicely with the yellow flower. KUDOS on a very nice image. |
Jan 7th |
| 63 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Hi Charlie: I looked up Bartfield Sales Company on line and found a picture of this old decrepit building with the large front doors standing open. I bet you enjoyed prowling around in there finding all kind of old treasurers to photograph. You have created an interesting picture. Like the off set composition with more of the red nail box showing on the right and less of the box on the left. You have been able to capture the essence of this old scene very well, your choice of a lower type lighting fits the mood of the scene really well. Excellent work in the field and in post processing. KUDOS. |
Jan 7th |
| 63 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Hi Priscilla: Like Neal I would never have guessed what this subject is. Like the fact you placed some small bits of rose petals randomly around the main rose. The antique filter added a nice sepia tone to the picture, and then a good choice of background material. Nice creativity. |
Jan 7th |
| 63 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Hi Barbara: Very artistically crafted still life arrangement. You have placed one pine cone vertically and the other laying on it side, this adds interest, then the red berries are all arranged "just so" to make an attractive design. We have a section of beach along the Oregon Coast that has tan sand, until I read your info. I thought you had this arrangement on sand as the brown paper looks identical. The overhead room lights provided just the right color temperature for the scene. Excellent work !! |
Jan 7th |
| 63 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Hi Alane: You certainly come up with interesting images, not just ordinary "stuff". The monochrome hat is very unique and original, good seeing to spot this possibility and make the photo. Well Done !! |
Jan 6th |
| 63 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Hi Neal: Thanks for showing us another interesting insect. Like the composition with the strong diagonals going upward to the right corner.
The blurred out of focus background supports the subject well, Barbara has mentioned the digital artifact.
Am not certain the branch at the left helps your image, to me it does not. The tail section is a little soft in focus, it was probably a little further back than the head area of the insect which is quite sharp, even using f/22 did not quite bring the tail section into sharp focus. You probably would have needed to use your focus stacking technique for perfect sharpness. Nice image none the less and your insects are always interesting. |
Jan 6th |
7 comments - 0 replies for Group 63
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| 75 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Hi Charlie: Thanks for your input on Balsamroot and Lupine. You are exactly right, this images does not do justice to the scene, you simply just needed to be there to get the full impact surrounded by fields of flowers. Also the image as shown lacks some of the impact of my post processed PSD file. Due to the detail in the scene the resulting file size was large, had to really downsize the file size to get under the websites 1MB limit, so the picture has lost some of its razor sharpness as a result of the small file size. Cheers. |
Jan 24th |
| 75 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Hi Charlie: Interesting subject with a lot of detail in the leaves. I find it amazing you could attain that high a level of sharpness handholding at 1/160 sec, you certainly must have had your vibration reduction turned on.
This picture points out a good photo can be made of a common subject, we have interesting possibilities right in our back yards at home.
This picture is another good example of a centered composition that works very well, the well worn rule of thirds rule does not work for every situation a photographer finds themselves in.
Am glad you did not include any of the ground area around the vegetable, but just plant life. Very well done in all aspects. |
Jan 6th |
| 75 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Hi Marge: Very well composed in an artistic manner. I do like the hint of very dark green leaves visible in the dark background. I would consider adding a very thin border to the picture to separate the picture area from the black background of our website page, especially on the right side of the picture. Nicely done flower picture with an artistic flair. |
Jan 6th |
| 75 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
This picture is a study in soft focus throughout the entire picture area. To me this picture conveys a soft warm mood that I really like, kind of impressionistic if you will.
Good work on post processing and adding the thin white border provides that final touch. |
Jan 6th |
| 75 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Hi Dan: 266 stacked images, quite impressive I would say. Impressive sharpness on the water droplets, they jump off the monitor at you.
Like your composition regarding how you arranged the flower bracts in a pleasing arrangement. Just one little nit is the tip of the lower left bracts is very close to touching the bottom of the frame, probably better to leave a little more space there.
Am wondering about the green background at the top right and the light blue area at the bottom, I would probably clone in the red bract color in both of those areas to keep the red color throughout the entire picture area. Just my thoughts!! |
Jan 6th |
| 75 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
This is a descriptive nature image of the Cosmos plant and flowers, it shows the flowers in different stages of their growth cycle from unopened buds to the one spent flower that is in the process of going to seed.
The dark horizontal line near the top of the picture that runs across the entire picture area to me is somewhat of a distraction.
Good use of selective focus with the larger flower near the bottom in sharp focus with the other flowers being soft focus. |
Jan 6th |
5 comments - 1 reply for Group 75
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12 comments - 1 reply Total
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