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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 63 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Hi Charlie: You are so very right regarding your statement of "taking the time and effort" to create the best image possible of your chosen subject.
I am very aware of the time and effort you spent in arranging the tiny clock pieces into a very interesting presentation done to perfection. |
Apr 22nd |
| 63 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Hi Alane: WOW!! you have been through some tough times and thank you for sharing with us. Wishing you the very best going forward with your healing process. Cheers. |
Apr 19th |
| 63 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Hi All: Thanks for your positive input on For-Get-Me-Nots.
Pierre: You are so very right regarding your statement "Just Right". In order to have a successful selective focus flower image I have come to the conclusion the stars have to be in a 'perfect alignment' for it to happen. Everything has to be "just so" and if one star is out of perfect alignment just a little your picture will be compromised in some way.
My best success has been at home where I have more control of the background and etc. |
Apr 16th |
| 63 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Hi Barbara: Thank you for your positive comments on Forget-Me-Nots, very much appreciated.
Have not used the Lensbaby system myself, will look forward to viewing your flower images photographed with that system.
I love selective focus flower photography. It is a challenge to do well however the challenge is the fun part. Just keep practicing at it and soon you will be producing fine quality selective focus flower images. |
Apr 12th |
| 63 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Barbara: I also like the lighting on the worm, the backlighting makes the worm appear rather transparent.
You mention things you could improve on today with more experience; I can relate to that comment as I look back at scenes I did many years ago and can see elements I could have improved on. Would do that same scene differently today. |
Apr 11th |
| 63 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Xiao: To me this picture is all about the soft green mood you have created without any background or foreground distractions, just a sea of green. The fly is quite sharp except for the back legs which are a bit soft in focus.
From a composition standpoint the placement of the fly is perfect. Thanks for sharing this interesting picture with us.
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Apr 7th |
| 63 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Alane: On my monitor this flower comes across as more of a monochrome which is fine. The overall flower picture is somewhat soft if focus. especially so the central part. For this kind of a presentation the flower would have far greater impact if it was tack sharp.
As there is no shared data I am not exactly certain what your photography process was, so hard to make valid suggestions and comments. |
Apr 7th |
| 63 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Neil: Your very dark colored frog is quite different from our specie 400 miles north which is medium green in coloration.
To me the positioning of the frog is ideal, it has room in front of it which provides a sense of space.
In regards to depth of field; at 300mm and at f/5.6 the frog is mostly quite sharp, however not totally so. The rock face in front of the frog is soft in focus, being a dark color that does not especially bother me. What does bother me to a certain extent is the background which is kind of busy. I would darken down the background somewhat, really easy to do in post processing and in my humble opinion that would improve your frog picture considerably.
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Apr 7th |
| 63 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Pierre: Probably the best in close picture I have seen of a Tree Swallow and very well presented.
Technically perfect with a complimentary background color.
It is interesting to me you could shoot off a monopod at 800mm at 1/100 second with 8 stops of stabilization and obtain this sharp of an image.
You do not mention lighting conditions. The lighting is very soft, no harsh shadows at all, I would venture a guess you had outdoor cloudy lighting, or perhaps a sunny day and the picture photographed in the shade.
KUDOS on a fine bird picture.
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Apr 7th |
| 63 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Charlie: Thank you for the picture of your macro set-up in your home studio, very sophisticated to say the least however it returns perfectly sharp results. Also thanks for your detailed text explaining how all of these steps are carried out with perfect end results.
Regarding the picture of your watch parts: At 2X magnification and beyond there is no possible way to obtain these razor sharp results from front to back without many slices of focus stacking which you have done here. This super sharp rendition of very small watch parts highly magnified really points this out. KUDOS on your efforts.
Cheers. |
Apr 6th |
6 comments - 4 replies for Group 63
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| 75 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Hi Ray: You are correct in that photographers view art and composition differently, everyone has their own vision.
I like the far background viewpoint, as it gives a sense of space to this rural scene. If I wanted to place more emphasis on the rail fence, then cropping the top a third or so would accomplish this. We would then have two totally different renditions with each telling a different story. Cheers. |
Apr 17th |
| 75 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Hi Alison: YES, Washington State is my home state. A photographer's paradise with a wide variety of subject matter to enjoy. Besides nature photography a very wide variety of various subject matter to hold a photographer's interest.
Thank you for your interesting thoughts on Balsam-root, very much appreciated. |
Apr 14th |
| 75 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Mo: This Lily picture carries a lot of drama and impact. You choose just the right kind of lighting to achieve this result.
Then your post processing efforts using various digital tools allowed you to created this impactful Lily picture.
I can see why this specie is one of your favorites. cheers. |
Apr 6th |
| 75 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Ray: A very interesting monochrome frosted leaf picture composed well. Your choice of darkening down the background leaves was an excellent choice as it makes the large frosted leaf stand out.
A really good choice to choose this color of monochrome, as it fits the frosted autumn leaves very well.
Great Work! cheers. |
Apr 6th |
| 75 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Alison: A very stunning close in picture of the Orchid grouping. You have used a lot of various digital tools to arrive at the finished picture, and used them very well.
Sharpness on the flowers is as good as it gets, then lighting is so very well done. Your choice of background color was well chosen. Technically excellent !!
May I offer a suggestion regarding composition. You have used a horizontal format to record this picture, This Orchid and the way the flowers formed would work very well in a vertical format, as in this horizonal format you have a lot of extra unused space on each side of the flower grouping I would experiment with a wider than standard width vertical format, The standard width vertical may seem too tall and skinny for the Orchid grouping. You just need to experiment using a wider than standard width vertical format and see what you think.
KUDOS on a really well done Orchid picture.
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Apr 6th |
| 75 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Vincent: A very colorful flower portrait. You did a fine job of darkening down a very busy and distracting background. On my monitor I can see just a hint of very dark green in the background instead of just jet black which I think is good.
Difficult to photograph in a greenhouse with other people sometimes bumping into you, but you did well to capture this interesting flower.
The bottom leaf is slightly soft in focus, I think using f/8 would have brought it into better focus.
The fine white border frames the flower picture well. |
Apr 6th |
4 comments - 2 replies for Group 75
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10 comments - 6 replies Total
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