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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 32 |
May 20 |
Reply |
I find lighting to be a challenge too. The room was completely dark except for a small (but mighty) LitraTorch 2.0. It's a small cube about 2x2x2 inches, but it's powerful. I placed it on a tiny tripod (as it gets hot) and put it on a table to my left side at about 4 o'clock. Then I used the camera as a master and used an off camera flash as the slave, holding it at about 8 o'clock. Not very fancy, but it worked. The Litra was at the lowest setting as was the flash. |
May 22nd |
| 32 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Although like the monochrome image, I must admit that like Jennifer, the color version interests me. Even though the colors are muted and could probably do well with an uptick in saturation, I do think it deserves a chance in color exhibitions. |
May 22nd |
| 32 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Tom I absolutely agree with you. An image should hold its own with a title only enhancing the story. |
May 20th |
| 32 |
May 20 |
Reply |
I never realized that the English like more context, while we over here like the tight "up close" method... |
May 20th |
| 32 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Gloria - I couldn't help but play with your orchid. What do you think of the changes? The one thing I would have done prior to taking the image would be to take a pencil point, paper clip...something small, and pull the tendril out on the left side of the flower's lip. You won't hurt it if done gently. Orchids are tough.
I took the image, did a resharpen in Nik software, cropped a little bit, and added some dark edges to pull the eye to center. I've heard some don't agree with the various vignette methods, but sometimes it can enhance in my opinion. |
May 20th |
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| 32 |
May 20 |
Comment |
I'm thinking there just isn't enough separation between the trees and other aspects you may want to accentuate. have you used the control points in Silver Effects Pro? Even subtle changes using the control points can make a huge difference.
Your color version is lovely and I can see why you've done well with it. |
May 4th |
| 32 |
May 20 |
Comment |
This is a good image and I like the way the sandcastle is reflected in the sculptors sunglasses! I would probably remove the sand blower from the image as I find it slightly distracting, but not too much. The only other aspect that you might think about is bringing down the solid white of the sky. It might separate the sculptor's white (pink) hat a bit. Converting this to monochrome is a good choice.
Our beaches here in Florida opened this past Thursday, but only for exercise. No sandcastles for a while I guess. |
May 4th |
| 32 |
May 20 |
Comment |
I agree with Ata's and Gloria's comments. There's so much going on that it feels as though it could be 2 or 3 images, and yet I can see the temptation to want to include everything. See what you think of this crop - I chose to focus on the bamboo and the ladders. |
May 4th |
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| 32 |
May 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Gloria. I used my 50mm f/1.4 Nikon prime lens. For lighting, I used the camera as a master and had an off camera flash as a strobe. To prevent shadows I had a tiny Litra light for fill. |
May 4th |
6 comments - 3 replies for Group 32
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| 65 |
May 20 |
Reply |
Beautiful job.. |
May 25th |
| 65 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Of all the macro I have shot, this is one subject I have not, nor will seek out. I applaud you for your efforts and your lack of being squeamish. Snakes I will make an attempt, but this? no..
Therefore, my comments will be short. The eyes of the insect are quite sharp and he (she?) is looking straight at you which I would imagine was quite exciting. As mentioned above, having the face and feet in focus would only increase the drama of something like this coming straight for you. |
May 22nd |
| 65 |
May 20 |
Comment |
This image is very pleasant. The addition of the texture is what puts it over the top as far as quality. I noticed several halos in the original - did adding the texture resolve this? or did you need to apply another step in the process? Another question I have is how did you manually move the stone and it's shadow? I'm looking at the one at approximately 11 o'clock in the image. Moving it over a bit was what needed to be done.
Nice image.
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May 22nd |
| 65 |
May 20 |
Reply |
Peter you're correct about the egg as a great tool. See below my response to Elaine. |
May 22nd |
| 65 |
May 20 |
Comment |
This is an interesting image. Aside from the bright spots on the face, I think the streaks of light on the hat and shoulders depict how in focus these elements are. f/2.8 will not give you very much depth of field, so you were obviously successful with focus stacking. As far as your lighting and contrast, the position of the ornament is well placed.
Peter is correct in saying that photographing an egg is a great way to study lighting. I took a photography course once where for 1/3rd of the semester we took various images of eggs in a variety of scenarios. This included creating a color image of an egg using only natural lighting. That was a challenge! |
May 22nd |
| 65 |
May 20 |
Comment |
This month's splash is so well done. Is this a 2 or 3 drop collision? I agree with Charles - details on this image would be great. It's alive with energy and the clarity in the drops is great - I struggle with the focus of my drops. I see you're shooting at f/20 so that would be much better than my f/11. I don't remember if you're using a macro lens and am interested in your focal length.
Congratulations on a successful drop! |
May 22nd |
| 65 |
May 20 |
Comment |
The translucent quality of the petals is very nicely captured. Although a high key image, the intensity of the white at the top portion of the image seems to be a bit harsh. I find few images translate well using high key; this translates very well. |
May 22nd |
| 65 |
May 20 |
Reply |
The eyeballs made me laugh! Love them! |
May 20th |
5 comments - 3 replies for Group 65
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11 comments - 6 replies Total
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