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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 63 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Hi Priscilla: Really nice arrangement of the Iris flowers.
Interesting how you have arranged the stems with two originating from the side of the frame and one from the bottom.
Love the low contrast soft mood as presented, it fits this scene perfectly; and then your background colors have been very well planned to blend in with the flowers.
Really good flower photography!! |
Jul 16th |
| 63 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Hi Charlie: Another neat image created in your home studio.
From a technical standpoint your work is always "spot on" certainly nothing to improve on here, at least on my monitor.
From a composition standpoint the image is pretty well dead centered from left to right, in the case it works perfectly. The well worn rule of thirds rule does not work for every photo, I have sat in on evaluations where the evaluator was obsessed with using the rule of thirds.
I like your top to bottom balance, you have allowed a little breathing room at the bottom reflection and not cut off the top of the orange. Good Creative Work !! cheers. |
Jul 16th |
| 63 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Hi Alane: A really nice close in portrait of the Barred Owl with a good out of focus natural green background.
From a composition standpoint I like the head turned slightly as you have presented it, instead of straight on. |
Jul 16th |
| 63 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Hi Neal: A lot of impact here with the black and yellow dominate colors, then the overall sharpness is about as good as it gets at this very high magnification.
Composition wise I like the wasp turned slightly to the right showing more of the right side of the insect.
Excellent macro work...cheers.
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Jul 16th |
| 63 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Hi Barbara: Nice image of the Green Anole, interesting house guests.
Nicely composed with good sharpness on the head and eye, in wildlife photography having the head and eye sharp is important and you achieved this.
Neal has mentioned some bright areas, especially so at the left side of the frame. If you wish it is easy to tone down the brightness somewhat, in my humble opinion think it would really help how your image comes across to the viewer. |
Jul 16th |
| 63 |
Jul 24 |
Reply |
Alane and Neil: Thanks for your positive comments on Sphinx moth.
Neil; in regards to your suggestion of a head on shot showing the eyes, it was not possible. The large moth was down in a crevasse, this looking straight down image was the only possible picture I could do. Would like to find this moth again for some different compositions. Think it is a rare specie seldom seen in our locality at least. |
Jul 12th |
5 comments - 1 reply for Group 63
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| 75 |
Jul 24 |
Reply |
Dan: I like the way Mother Nature designed it to begin with.
Composition wise I am not a fan of square format simply not very artistic in my humble opinion; however on certain subjects it works well.
I like all of the leaves as nature provided, do not want to sound like a nit-pic, but I would darken down that bright stem at the left side of the frame. Good flower photography.
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Jul 30th |
| 75 |
Jul 24 |
Reply |
Mo: In regards to Hi-Key lighting: Using hi-key lighting can add mood and life to certain types pictures if done correctly. It works well with your 'flowers in ice' photo photography. |
Jul 21st |
| 75 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Hi Ray: The image has a lot of impact with the green stem, yellow flowers and the muted violet background ties it all together. Really like the thin white border as it puts the finishing touch to the picture.
At first glance I thought the black central part was a big fat black caterpillar, not the case at all. Thank you Ray for your detailed explanation of the situation.
The use of 200 stacks provided total sharpness from to back.
Really good macro work... cheers. |
Jul 16th |
| 75 |
Jul 24 |
Reply |
Hi Dan: Appreciated your positive comments. Columbines are also one of my favorites flowers, both our Pacific Northwest wild variety and also the wide variety of colorful hybrids available today. Cheers... |
Jul 11th |
| 75 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Hi Moe: Another creative ice picture executed very well. In reading your text it is apparent to me you have done a lot of experimentation in fine tuning this procedure. These creative ice pictures are created with a lot of artistry. There could be a very few other photographers that attempt this, however I really doubt they would use the same techniques you employ. |
Jul 7th |
| 75 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Hi Judy: The yellow sun flowers against the dark background creates a lot of impact. Interesting vase, it reminds me of those glass quart containers milk used to come in back in the 1950 era.
I do concur with Dan in that you need a little more space on each side of the flowers, feels kinda tight.
Good idea to add the thin white border. |
Jul 6th |
| 75 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Hi Dan: Your technical quality is simply perfect on the white bleeding hearts. White is probably the most difficult flower color to photograph as it is so easy to burn out the white so you have no detail on the petals. The white flowers show good detail and texture. I like the soft subtle mood you have created, then your composition leading from the lower left up through the frame to the upper right is ideal.
Good background with just enough habitat showing to give some depth.
If I had a suggestion it would be to add a thin white border, it would separate your black background from the black website page. |
Jul 6th |
| 75 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Hi Vincent: Of course just my humble opinion; think your overall lighting is a little on the harsh side. If I had to guess I would say your rose picture was photographed in bright open sun which will give you uneven lighting. The use of a diffusion screen would soften the sun lighting on the rose. You can make your own out of cheese cloth and an embroidery hoop, or purchase ready made ones. I use reflectors and diffusers manufactured by the Photo-flex company. You can go on the company website and you will find a lot of sizes to choose from. I find the 12" round and also the 22" round sizes work the best. |
Jul 6th |
5 comments - 3 replies for Group 75
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10 comments - 4 replies Total
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