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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 63 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
Hi Lisa: Thanks for your kind comments on the Teasel picture. Have missed having you in Group 63 the past several years and your helpful comments. cheers !! |
Sep 25th |
| 63 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
Hi Charlie: I tried adding a bit of light to the shaded side of the Teasel seed heads, however to me the scene lost some impact without the high contrast. |
Sep 18th |
| 63 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
Hi Priscilla and Charlie: Appreciate your input on the Teasel grouping. A lot of work went into this image and I will do my best to explain how this picture came about.
Width wise I am stretching Charlie's limits on width (a loaf of bread) by a small amount. Was very fortunate to find a grouping of 5 that was growing in a pretty straight line, I did not move any of these plants or place them in a container either, they were photographed as found.
However in order to make a successful composition I had to fasten a plant tie to each stalk just below the seed head and pull them into a perfect straight alignment so I could have perfect sharpness on each seed head which is vital. I pushed a large nail into the ground to fasten the plant tie to.
As you can well imagine this set-up took some time and a lot of patience to accomplish "just so". Cheers!
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Sep 18th |
| 63 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Hi Priscilla: You have used your cell phone to its maximum ability in this picture of what I think are white Gladiolas.
Very graceful composition with the flowers running on a diagonal from upper left to lower right; then your exposure on the white flowers is perfect. Really nice lighting on the white flowers shows the texture and detail on the white petals very well. The black background supports the subject well; then the white border separates the picture area from the black web page of the circuit. It would be my preference to use a little thinner white border so it does not over power your white flowers. Really nice work... |
Sep 8th |
| 63 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Hi Charlie: Quite an assortment of peppers of various colors and shapes and very well photographed. The placement of the one red pepper is exactly in the right area to enhance your composition, in the upper right 1/3 power point area. This picture is a good example that art can be found in many places, it is up to the photographers vision to see the possibility. Very good job of just seeing this group of peppers and making the very most out of it. KUDOS. |
Sep 8th |
| 63 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Hi Alane: I see you are putting your new 105mm macro lens to good use.
The yellow central part of the flower is dead centered, however composition wise it works well in this picture. The cross lighting allowed for some texture and detail on the white flower petals.
In this particular picture in my opinion the white petals needed to be in sharp focus for the picture to have the most impact. You would need to be tripod mounted with your lens aperture set to f/22; then using f/22 is not the lenses sharpest aperture setting either; (a situation called diffraction). Focus stacking is popular and some macro photographers are using this system with a lot of success, several of our group #63 members are using this technique with great success.
The shadows caused by the stamens add a good point of interest. |
Sep 7th |
3 comments - 3 replies for Group 63
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| 75 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
Hi Ray: Have viewed this stunning flower image for a couple of weeks now and still amazed at the dramatic lighting and tremendous sharpness. The comments on composition by various members is interesting, we all have our points of view. Would like to add another two cents regarding cutting off the flower in the middle. I do not think it is vital to have the entire top flower in the frame, I would experiment and back off just a little and perhaps have 3/4 of the top flower showing instead of being cut off in the middle which seems kind of abrupt. Of course, just my own personal thoughts. Regards...
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Sep 21st |
| 75 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
Hi Vincent: Regarding composition; I could crop from the left just a slight amount, would not crop too much or the flower grouping would become "dead centered" in the frame which I do not prefer. I prefer to have a flower grouping such as this biased a little to the right in the frame. |
Sep 19th |
| 75 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
Hi all: The debate regarding a flower stem originating from a corner of the frame has been going on long before photography. Artists way back when had this same discussion with their own personal opinions.
A couple of months ago we had some discussion regarding having an odd number of flowers in the frame such as 3 or 5 or 7, never an even number such as 2 or 4 or 6.
I think this flower stem thing is of the same circumstance with no clear rules. I have sat in on image evaluations with well known pro photographers and they all have their own personal agendas regarding the approach they prefer in their own work. Cheers everyone. |
Sep 8th |
| 75 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
Hi Ray: Sometimes photographing flowers is full of "compromises", if you fix one situation to improve on it, then you mess up another part of the image so it is not what you would prefer. cheers |
Sep 7th |
| 75 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
Hi Ray: Thanks for your helpful comments and ideas, very much appreciated. |
Sep 7th |
| 75 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
Hi Dan: A good idea to clone out the perpendicular flower, then the flowers would all be facing the same way.
I used f/10 aperture which was kind of borderline for complete sharpness on the orchid grouping. I tried f/16 and had good sharpness on the orchid group, however with the added depth of field the background became very blotchy. Sometimes it can be "pick your poison".
A better solution could have been focus stacking, I could have used a wider aperture and controlled the background better.
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Sep 7th |
| 75 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
Hi Mo: Pleased you liked the Orchid picture.
Orchids are a great house plant, they will bloom much longer than most other house plants if maintained correctly. I would not have the necessary patience to grow Orchids from seed, much easier just to buy them at the flower shop. |
Sep 5th |
| 75 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Hi Ray: You have provided an image with very dramatic lighting which creates a lot of impact with the way you have set up your lighting; then with your 150 stacked images, sharpness is simply as good as it gets. You have chosen the perfect darkened background color as it blends so well with the flower petals. It would be my personal preference to see the entire flower within the frame instead of being cut off in the middle.
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Sep 5th |
| 75 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Hi Gaetan: The turquoise background for the red hibiscus does make for an interesting color combination. From a composition standpoint I would not have cut off the bottom of the glass container.
The grout seams in the turquoise tiles really do not add any esthetic value to the over all image.
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Sep 5th |
| 75 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Hi Judy, You have assembled quite a collection of various flowers, colors and textures for this picture. To me the large flower (Hydrangea) to the bottom right rather dominates the scene; I would consider cropping some of the bottom the the frame as the picture would have a better proportion overall. |
Sep 5th |
| 75 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Hi Vincent: The light green background supports the brilliant red flowers well. The diagonal placement is good. Composition seems a bit off to me, there are 3 flower stems that at one time held a flower, however the flowers have now fallen leaving the end of the stems in space which does not look too graceful. The entrance of the main stems is a little too close to the corner of the frame for the best composition, best to have them some distance away if possible. Just my thoughts... |
Sep 5th |
| 75 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Hi Dan: Like your composition of the 3 Clematis flowers, all 3 different in size and arranged in a nice design. The largest flower at the upper right kind of anchors the picture. Regarding sharpness; all 3 flowers appear very sharp in detail to me, think your 16 stacked images were beneficial for this. The darkened background supports the trio of flowers very well, looks very natural. If I had one minor suggestion it would be to add a thin border around your picture, it would separate your image from the black web page of our circuit. |
Sep 2nd |
| 75 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Hi Mo: Welcome to PSA Flower Group #75.
A tremendous Kaleidoscope of flower colors throughout the frame with impressive sharpness and detail. All of the colors seem to blend together well throughout the frame. From a composition viewpoint the larger flower at the top works very well. Very stunning and creative flower photography. |
Sep 2nd |
| 75 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
Hi Barbara: Thank you, had fun setting up this Orchid shot. |
Sep 1st |
6 comments - 8 replies for Group 75
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9 comments - 11 replies Total
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