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

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75 Jan 24 Comment Hi Ray: You have gone to the maximum effort and a lot of attention to the smallest of details in the creation of this magical image. The added seed at the right corner simply adds that final touch along with the crocked stem. The use of the totally black background was a good choice as the seeds really stand out, also the way you arranged your studio lights for the best effect was perfect.
The white border defines your composition very well, if just slightly wide, perhaps the same width as the white border of our comment box, of course this is just a nit-pic, Kudos on great work !! 		Jan 7th
75 Jan 24 Comment Hello Gaetan: The many tiered mushroom was a good subject to work on. The issues here are the blotchy lighting and lack of sharpness.
There is no detail in the upper left top area as it is totally black, then some of the rims of the mushroom bracts are totally burnt out white by the flash unit and show no detail.
I would think the use of available light without flash would have produced a much more pleasing result lighting wise on this image.
Sharpness wise even using f/22 as stated will never provide total sharpness front to back, you would need to use focus stacking with many slices to achieve this.		 Jan 7th
75 Jan 24 Comment Hi Judy: As the dried Rose is on a pretty flat plane it is reasonably sharp in detail in the center, however seems slightly softer along the edges of the Rose flower. Your background is pretty neutral, it neither adds or distracts from the flower.
It seems to me there is a bit of a disconnect between the machinery type background and the rose, they do not quite harmonize with each other very well. It will be interesting to me how the other photographers in our group feel about the machinery type prop supporting a beautiful dried rose. It seems to me a better fit would be an old antique vase. 		Jan 7th
75 Jan 24 Reply Hi Mo: YES, this is Stargazer and pleased you liked the image. The Lily family is probably my favorite flower group from the wild Lilies that grow in our native habitats to the hybrid Lilies we grow in our landscaping. Many have this heavy sweet aroma quite unlike any other flower group.
In flower photography I believe a well chosen background is vital for the success of a flower picture; a hybrid or a wild variety photographed in its natural habitat. Cheers..		 Jan 3rd
75 Jan 24 Comment Hi Moe: Very creative art work!! It is easy to see you have spent considerable time arranging the brilliant red plant items for the most artistic composition. From a composition standpoint everything fits together very well.
Your electronic flash technique is well practiced and thought out so the lighting is very dramatic.
I know you do not like to use borders; I can see where the right side of the frame is, however not the other 3 sides. A thin white border would define your composition, just a personal opinion of course. Great Work !!
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75 Jan 24 Comment Hi Dan: Another interesting and creative photo captured with your elderly Meyer Optic lens.
I like the monochrome treatment as it sets the right mood for this picture (kind of a dreamy feeling mood) which I really like. The composition with the flower positioned in the upper right 1/3 power point area is well thought out. A one of a kind picture, doubt many other photographers have tried this particular technique. Thanks for sharing something different from the ordinary.		 Jan 2nd
75 Jan 24 Comment Hi Vincent: You have obtained pretty good sharpness on the two main Fuchsia flowers and they are exposed well.
From a composition standpoint I think you could have raised the camera angle slightly to show us more of the top flower stem that supports the two flowers, as is there is more room at the bottom of the frame than what would be necessary.
The main issue here is a far too busy and distracting background, The background you choose to support your two flowers needs to be a compliment and not become a distraction due to bright distractions back there.

If you look at my Lily picture in this round there are no distractions in back of the Lily arrangement, just out of focus lawn that compliments the flowers. cheers.		 Jan 2nd
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