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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 63 |
Feb 25 |
Reply |
Hi Neal: Will work on that small gear and see if I can make it look a little more real. Thanks for the tip. Cheers. |
Feb 21st |
| 63 |
Feb 25 |
Reply |
Hi Pierre: Thanks for your positive input on "gears". An unexpected find on a trip, wish the old steam engine was closer to home as there were more possibilities for other images just waiting to be photographed. Cheers... |
Feb 14th |
| 63 |
Feb 25 |
Reply |
Hi Charlie: Thanks for your input on the "gears" and am pleased you liked the over all picture; also am always interested in your "take". You are correct in that I spent considerable time fine tuning the composition, what to include or not include.
What you are viewing here is a small part of the entire steam engine, and I think every photographer would approach this scene a bit differently, probably no two compositions quite alike.
Your alterations are interesting to me; it appears you have selected certain areas to darken just a smidge, and then added just a small amount of contrast to the overall scene.
The dark green at the bottom left was grass in the background, and as you mentioned it does not fit in with the rest of the scene; it looks better darkened as you have done. Cheers.
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Feb 11th |
| 63 |
Feb 25 |
Reply |
Hi Charlie: Thanks for your descriptions of your process to produce this interesting monochrome picture of the white ceramic sugar bowl.
To me the original picture with the dark gray rectangular background and your closer in version are simply two different types of pictures. I prefer the original version as I think the dark gray rectangular background adds more perspective and depth to the picture.
In the last closer in version I am seeing in the background what may be some type of digital artifact. There are 7 of them with a white dot at the bottom with a muted curved line bending to the right. They are all identical in size and shape. Maybe my monitor is playing tricks !!
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Feb 10th |
| 63 |
Feb 25 |
Comment |
Hi Xiao: Am not an expert in insect identification, however I think your colorful subject is possibly in the Beetle family. If you go on line you will find pictures of many very colorful Beetles. In our region they are usually black and not very showy.
In your photo the Beetle is mostly very sharp in detail and presented on a slight diagonal which is good. With the macro equipment used you did as well as possible in your presentation of this interesting beetle.
For your picture to have maximum impact the yellow flower would need to be totally in focus. Using your 105 macro lens with 2X converter with aperture set at f/16 and at this magnification your depth of field is very shallow, the law of optics.
In order to achieve mostly total sharpness on both the insect and flower you would need to revert to photo stacking. We have members in group #63 that are experts at this process which is quite detailed, Charlie our administrator, then Neil is an expert on insects and also several others can provide you with details on this process.
Your soft green out of focus background supports the subject well.
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Feb 9th |
| 63 |
Feb 25 |
Comment |
Hi Pierre: Really nice composition very artistically done.
You have achieved really good sharpness handholding quite a bit of power, I would need to use my tripod.
Your light green out of focus background supports the subject well. If you could somehow blend in that very dark distracting area in the upper right corner it would make a very good image into an excellent image. Of course just my humble opinion. |
Feb 9th |
| 63 |
Feb 25 |
Comment |
Hi Charlie: The use of monochrome fits this "Minimalist" presentation very well, you have put some thought into just how you wanted to present this small ceramic sugar bowl in a pleasing picture.
Well planned out side lighting appears to be lit from a small outside window on a cloudy day. The very dark gray background was a perfect choice and just the right shape and size; then the dark reflection of the sugar bowl adds another point of interest. I do want to mention the small round light area behind the sugar bowl, it help to give some perspective and adds depth.
In this particular situation a thin white border would not fit in, would be out of place and ruin the "minimalist" feeling you want to present. |
Feb 9th |
| 63 |
Feb 25 |
Comment |
Hi Alane: Neat shot of a long ago era of time in my life featuring your old rusty skate. All of us neighborhood kids had skates and we spent hours skating around the block. A neat background setting with the old rusted skate in the snow, however we never skated with snow on the sidewalk.
From a composition standpoint am glad you placed the skate on a slight diagonal. |
Feb 9th |
4 comments - 4 replies for Group 63
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| 75 |
Feb 25 |
Reply |
Hi Mo: Thanks for your comments. One problem with using flash on this type of image with out anything in the immediate background to catch the light from the flash units is a black background which I experienced here. Will try to lighten the background to see if I can get a little more information back there. With this type of a flower picture my preference would be a dark green out of focus background. cheers. |
Feb 20th |
| 75 |
Feb 25 |
Comment |
Hi Mo: An intriguing scene. Technical quality in your images is always spot on, as it is in this picture.
From a composition standpoint there are likely a few ways you could flip this picture; in flipping to the right 90 degrees would produce a horizontal version. The small sprig of greenery would then be growing out of the top and it would look natural. Just a thought !! |
Feb 6th |
| 75 |
Feb 25 |
Reply |
Hi Ray: YES, I agree the image is a bit tight on both sides, easy to fix and I will do so. Thanks for the tip. |
Feb 3rd |
| 75 |
Feb 25 |
Comment |
Hi Ray: A good story telling nature picture of the harsh environment this tree lives in. The top part of the tree is missing along with a couple of broken off branches with just the stubs left on the trunk of the tree. Good composition with the tree biased to the right side of the frame, then technical quality is spot on.
The heavy vegetation at the bottom of the tree provides a good base for the picture, the trunk reflection provides another point of interest.
Good work on cloning out the pier in the left background, the small waves look very natural with no evidence of cloning.
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Feb 3rd |
| 75 |
Feb 25 |
Comment |
Hi Alison: Welcome to flower group #75.
In reading your bio you are a busy person, Mom to 3 kids, working full time and maintaining a household.
Your water lily picture is good for someone with just 5 months experience in photography when you made this picture. Have been shooting for a long time and still learning.
In your lily picture it intrigues me as we cannot see any pond water, your original does show a reflection and water line on the stem, where your worked on picture does not.
Nice lighting on the lily flower with good sharpness. |
Feb 3rd |
| 75 |
Feb 25 |
Comment |
Hi Vincent: A very pleasant picture of a weed seed head.
The seed head is sharp except for near the bottom there is some softness; I like the way the spider web threads standout which add another point of interest.
In regards to more depth of field; you could use a smaller aperture such as f/11 and have better sharpness at the bottom of the seed head, however your nicely diffused background would possibly become somewhat busy. Sometimes it is a trade off, you can fix one situation and in the process cause an issue in another part of the picture.
Very pleasant morning lighting. |
Feb 3rd |
4 comments - 2 replies for Group 75
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8 comments - 6 replies Total
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