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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 63 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
Hi Alene: I really appreciate your very positive comments on my Spider Web with Dew Drops picture. Probably what I refer to as a "Life Time" picture. Opportunities like that do not happen to us photographers very often, when they do it is really a special occasion. |
Aug 27th |
| 63 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
Hi Barbara: I never gave any thought to the asymmetrical design of the dew drops picture when I was composing it out the field one foggy morning. Thank you for mentioning this aspect. Pleased you like the picture. Take Care... |
Aug 16th |
| 63 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
Hi Charlie: Thank you for your positive comments on my spider web dew drops picture, they are appreciated.
Since you became our Group 63 Secretary several years ago now I have always appreciated your very creative "still life" pictures created with tremendous attention to the smallest of details in your home studio. Many photographers would not have the patience you display to do this kind of work. Best Regards... |
Aug 16th |
| 63 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
Hi Neal: Pleased you liked the Spider Web Dew Drops. The big challenge these days is to find a web with dew drops in a location where you can even make the photo. I find with global warming our climate is changing, many spider webs now do not have early morning dew drops, I think warming of the climate may have something to do with this.
No one does "bugs" exactly like you do, cheers... |
Aug 16th |
| 63 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
VERY TRUE CHARLIE !! |
Aug 13th |
| 63 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Hi Barbara: You have done a good job on photographing the jelly bean plant against the patio chair background, good technique all around and very original, have to give you KUDOS for trying something different. In my mind the creative background somehow does not relate to a nature subject (the green plant), kind of two different entities entirely. Anyway, just my two cents !! It will be interesting to see what our other members think. |
Aug 13th |
| 63 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Hi Charlie: The little point and shoot did very well here, unless you mentioned this was photographed with a small pocket camera I would not have known otherwise. The two red peppers carry the scene. You chose the right lighting; open sun or even dappled lighting would not have worked well here. |
Aug 10th |
| 63 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Hi Alane: Using f/36 you obtained all of the depth of field you possibly could have with a single image. The dark pink flower and surrounding greenery make for a pleasant nature image, the ants add a good point of interest. The background may be slightly busy at the bottom part of the frame, you did the best you could have under the circumstances. |
Aug 10th |
| 63 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Hi Neal: A very interesting super close in 'portrait' of the front part of the wasp. The 40 stacked images provides very sharp detail of the front head area with the interesting eyes and their detailed texture. Sharpness falls off further back on the wasp body, I do not think this is a bad thing either. Not certain how many stacked images it would have taken to bring the entire wasp body into sharp focus, probably double at least. The sharp eye area is the most interesting part of the image anyway. Very Good Technical Work... |
Aug 10th |
4 comments - 5 replies for Group 63
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| 75 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
Hi Judy: I could blur the entire background as you suggest. As presented the Foxglove colony picture displays a sense of depth and space and perhaps more of a pure nature picture. If I blurred out the entire background the picture would loose its nature value and become more of a formal portrait of the grouping of the flowers. Two totally different pictures. |
Aug 22nd |
| 75 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
Hi Ray: Using borders is a very personal thing, some photographers like and use them and others simply dislike them and never would consider using them. In my humble opinion not all picture are improved with a border, however in other pictures a well though out border can add that final finishing touch. Some photographers I think use too wide of a border and that can distract from the picture instead of adding that needed finishing touch. Just some thoughts !!! |
Aug 17th |
| 75 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
Hi Gaetan: In your revised version the tonality of the background is improved, there are still some bright spots that should be toned down. Regarding cropping; in my opinion I think you have cropped too much from the left as the fern is now dead centered in the square format, I would have cropped just enough to have the fern follow the rule of thirds more closely but not dead centered in the frame. Your revised version is much sharper. Just my thoughts !! |
Aug 9th |
| 75 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Hi Ray: Pleased you liked the Foxgloves. Have been in photography for a really long time, however not having a light color at the edge of the frame is a new one for me. Photography is a life long learning experience, a photographer is always learning something new as time marches on... cheers. |
Aug 7th |
| 75 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Hi Ray: The entire flower is sharp throughout with good texture shown in the white flower petals, then the raindrops stand out well also. White flowers can be difficult to hold detail in, however with your 'after a rain' soft lighting that fits the white flower very well, all is good. The darker green background leaves provide a good backdrop for the flower. Cell phone cameras just keep getting better as time goes on. |
Aug 7th |
| 75 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Hello Gaetan: Welcome to PSA Digital Flower Study Group #75.
I see you have used Nikon D700 with Nikon 24-70 zoom lens. I have this same camera and lens and even though it was introduced in 2008 it is still a very good camera and lens combination.
I do agree with Dan regarding the background, the bright hot spots need to be toned down a lot, then the entire background could be darkened down somewhat. Pleasing composition on the fern fiddlehead. |
Aug 7th |
| 75 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Hi Dan: To me the way you have composed the two flowers against the interesting Lady Fern background sets this apart from a simple flower portrait. You have thought out how you wanted to best arrange the two purple Clematis flowers in the frame against the Lady Fern background to have the best affect. I think your picture is beyond a simple flower portrait with the way you have presented it.
Of course just my humble opinion and others may disagree. |
Aug 6th |
| 75 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Hi Judy: Certainly a nice rendition of the central portion of the Yellow Sunflower. By moving in very close you have eliminated any background that may have been a distraction. The green central portion adds another point of interest. |
Aug 6th |
| 75 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Hi Dan: This is a native colony found out in a natural area untouched by man. The colony was growing in a perfect habitat for the Foxgloves, dappled shade, good soil and abundant moisture. I felt the 16x9 pano format fit this scene from a composition standpoint better than our standard format would have. I allowed a little room at the top of the frame, then the 16x9 format removed a lot of unnecessary greenery at the bottom of the Foxglove colony. Pleased you liked the scene.... Cheers.
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Aug 5th |
| 75 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Hello Dan: From a composition standpoint I like the placement of the two flowers within the frame. Very sharp detail on the purple clematis flowers and perfect exposure. Have never observed clematis flowers super imposed on top of a Lady Fern before, an original idea. The ferns provides a good darker green backdrop for the clematis flowers.
To me this picture is more of a formal portrait of the two clematis flowers, I do not want to nit-pik however there are a couple of minor distractions in the lower left and upper right backgrounds I would clone out, some stems for example. I would clone these out and then to me your picture would be pristine. |
Aug 2nd |
| 75 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Hello Vincent: I prefer the (vertical) portrait composition over the square rendition, more artistic somehow.
The flower cluster is very sharp and stands out well from the blue sky background and exposure is right on.
Not certain what kind of flower this is, perhaps Dan has some thoughts. |
Aug 2nd |
8 comments - 3 replies for Group 75
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12 comments - 8 replies Total
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