Activity for User 504 - Lynne Hollingsworth - lysh70@comcast.net

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65 Mar 21 Reply I'll try it - got a new D850 for my birthday...! Mar 30th
65 Mar 21 Comment The work you've done in creating the crisp and sharp image seen here is impressive. I particularly like the texture you added to the background. I find photostacking more than 15 images to be problematic as there's always one piece that gives me trouble, so I applaud your success.

As a Nikon user, I too have "lens envy" for the Canon 1-5x macro lens. 		Mar 28th
65 Mar 21 Comment Maybe a bit over processed as said in prior comments, but you have a creative artistry that's interesting. The image might not fit into this venue, but it is dramatic. He looks as though he isn't happy about his picture being taken. The thick window was a very good thing . Mar 28th
65 Mar 21 Reply Thanks Jeff. As I said to Peter, I think a less stark background may have helped achieve a more illustrative feel. Mar 28th
65 Mar 21 Reply I agree with you about the illustrative, and I think it could have been handles with more diffusion and a background that was less stark. Mar 28th
65 Mar 21 Comment Welcome Michael! This is as great shot. The areas in focus are well done, and your capture of it's tongue (I should say it's proboscis) ed and drinking is terrific. I'm challenged with capturing these fast moving so to me, your techniques are working for you. Nicely done. Mar 15th
65 Mar 21 Comment Ah yes - how I remember throwing these whirlybirds up in the air and watching them come down. As an adult not so enjoyable watching them come down if the pool wasn't covered in time.

As already mentioned, there's a glow effecting the seed pods, yet not emanating from them. The effect to my eye, is that the pods become less delineated from the background and my eye moves on from them quickly. Overall, the sharp focus of the pods, the composition and the overall color blend together well in a subtle, yet strong image. 		Mar 15th
65 Mar 21 Comment Hi Nancy - I like the sharp focus on the tiny flowers. You've captured their shapes and the tiny skirt at the bottom of the flower. The fade out as the eye goes toward the stem is nicely done. Your image presents a sense that the flowers are delicate, but as Dick mentions, this is J. Andromeda and those sweet little flowers are tough.

I agree with the prior comments that there isn't enough delineation between the focused area and background. The changes Dick made to your image are well done and provide more detail to the sharp flowers.		 Mar 15th
65 Mar 21 Reply My objective here was to try and achieve a more illustrative look. Although I do like this image, it didn't quite get to illustrative. I did have the branch junction at the bottom, but with these plants the stem junctions are so bumpy that it kept drawing my eye down to it so I cropped up. The shadows were darker but I lightened them as they seemed to add a harshness. When I went back to look for the .psd file so I could post it here (and reassess my decisions), I had overwritten it, which I almost never do. A real lesson learned there..

One of the reasons to reassess the image is that I trust your input. Your comments last month were spot on, and the image went on to be tied for second place in the state competition. At times it helps to let the image sit for a day or two then go back and take another look.

As for the technical component; the image was taken with my 105mm Nikon macro lens at 1/15 sec f/8. I usually maintain my ISO at 125. I really like to use natural light whenever possible, but the sun was moving too far from the window. So a long exposure and a reflector was used.
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