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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 65 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
Nice soft light on this Potea. I would like to see a darker background and a slight angle to the flower. when the flower is straight up and down there's no flow to the image. You did very well with the lens baby. |
Jun 21st |
| 65 |
Jun 24 |
Reply |
One tip on shutter speed. I see you shot this at 1/100 sec. You had your lens at 212 focal length. It's best to have your shutter speed, at a minimum, the same speed or faster than the focal length 212 sec. when handheld. Best way around this is using a tripod as long as subject is still or stops moving for a second. All of my images I print or use in competition were taken on a tripod. Tripods slow you down, they allow you to check the background, what's going on in the corners, DOF and composition. If you notice with my sunflower, shutter speed was 7.1 sec. |
Jun 17th |
| 65 |
Jun 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, David |
Jun 10th |
| 65 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
Interesting orchid in nice soft light. I would crop off the bottom and rotate the image 180 degrees. To my eye the image needs toned down some which would darken the background and give the flower richer tones. I would like to see a little more DOF. Great subject. |
Jun 9th |
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| 65 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
I like the composition in this image. For a close-up of a flower, I don't care for the Topaz application in this image. To my eye there's too much distortion to the flowers detail and beauty. I like the original better but to my eye it's not sharp.
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Jun 9th |
| 65 |
Jun 24 |
Reply |
Oasis is a brick of special foam about 4"X4"X8", it's green. It absorbs water. There may be off brands. I'm sure craft stores sale it. I usually cut the block into three parts. |
Jun 7th |
| 65 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
Very sharp image with nice colors and a beautiful background. Nice composition with the flower coming in from the lower left corner on a nice diagonal. This brings the eye into the image and to the flower. Like how you included the stem and the bottom parts of the flower and the amount of light in this area.
To my eye the three petals in the lower left are a bit distracting due to their brightness. The whites on these petals are blown out. I avoid shooting flowers in bright sunlight for this reason there's too much contrast for the meter. Overcast days and light is perfect. Overall, a nice image. |
Jun 6th |
| 65 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
Very nice black & white. Very sharp with great detail throughout. Nice soft lighting. Love the original also with a great background. Would like to see the flower rotated a little clockwise so it's not straight on vertical.
When doing studio shots, I like to use Oasis to hold my flowers. It is soaked in water before use. This is what florists use to hold their flowers in arrangements. |
Jun 6th |
| 65 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
I agree with the comments David made he is right on. In the original image when you shot this the camera underexposed the image due to all the white flowers. A camera tries to make everything as an 18% percent gray card. The meter read this as too bright so it under exposed the image (the original). You were right to brighten the image, but you went too far. In Elements you have a histogram to check the exposure. To find the histogram click on window then click on histogram. This will show the histogram. Now click on the luminosity channel. This will show the whites on the right side of the histogram. It shows the whites are blown out. As David said when the whites are blown out there are no details in the white flowers.
I too like the original 2 version. In the final cropped version, the full frame is composed of all white flowers but the two leaves which become the focal point in the image to my eye. I also feel in version 2 the leaves add to the composition. I give you a lot of credit you are out there shooting and white flowers are not easy subjects. Questions? Please ask. |
Jun 6th |
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