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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 65 |
Jul 18 |
Comment |
My first reaction when I opened up this image was "Ooooohhhhh" (do you hear the up-down inflection in my voice?). Just a beautiful image. The colors are intense without being overdone. The detail in the center, as well as, the majority of the petals is excellent.
I am curious about the water droplets on one side of the flower but not the other. Was that intentional?
I can appreciate how much of a challenge this was. Kudos to you.
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Jul 24th |
| 65 |
Jul 18 |
Comment |
I think you chose a great object to photograph. I would have liked to see it set on a smoother background, e.g., white glass. I have purchased two glass cutting boards (one black, the other white) off Amazon around $19 each for this purpose.
Your composition was headed in the right direction. I like the looping effect of the wire to hold everything together. I would be careful not to cut off a portion of the silver on the wire at the bottom.
I have to agree with the previous comments as well. |
Jul 24th |
| 65 |
Jul 18 |
Comment |
I love this image. Especially, the frosted beads. The colors provide a feeling of "coolness". Somehow I can see you hunched over the table with a pair of tweezers trying to get each bead just so.
Even though, you didn't create separation in the shadows, I feel that what we do see was deliberate.
Although we never talk about signatures, I have to say that I like the style you've chosen. Its understated but clear and the font color compliments the image. Is that your own signature or one you created using fonts in Photoshop.
If I were to nitpick, I would ask if you see a little softness in the yellow bead that is in the upper right with just a bit of halo'ing or do I need to get my glasses checked. |
Jul 24th |
| 65 |
Jul 18 |
Comment |
My favorite part of this image are the black nodules at the end of the antennae along with the dark wrinkles in-between. I don't think our slugs here in California are that colorful.
As always, you have nice sharp focus and exposure.
Aside from the suggestions from the others, I think I would clone out the highlighted spots behind the antennae along the back, but that is a personal preference. One could argue that it adds to the sense of slimy.
I agree with you; its easier to run after a slug than a wasp. |
Jul 23rd |
| 65 |
Jul 18 |
Comment |
Hi Elaine,
Welcome to our group. I was very interested in the process you used to come up with your image. It is easy to see that a lot of time and thought went into your final result.
This is a beautiful blue stone and you captured quite a bit of the facets as you intended. In fact, I can see some the striations that come from cutting the stone, so you were able to capture quite a bit of detail.
As mentioned in other comments, I too,would like to see more space at the top and bottom of the frame. I agree with your comment regarding the background; something with a smoother texture would be less distracting.
Looking forward to seeing more of your work! |
Jul 23rd |
| 65 |
Jul 18 |
Reply |
Yes, I considered only a couple of seeds but I thought it wouldn't accomplish the challenge of utilizing the focus stacking to increase the depth of field. I think I may have gone to far in the other direction.
I did intend to create the heart shape just to add a little interest rather than spreading them around randomly. I also spread them out so that the shadows did not overlap. |
Jul 23rd |
| 65 |
Jul 18 |
Reply |
Excellent point about controlling the exposure for the highlights to avoid blowing out portions of the photo. I have to check out the light tents. Its irritating to try and set up in the house with all of the distracting backgrounds (chairs, photos on the wall, windows, drapes, etc, etc) |
Jul 23rd |
| 65 |
Jul 18 |
Reply |
I started reading the Focus Stacking Primer PDF that you sent out recently. There is a lot of good information in there that I hope to implement in my next attempt.
Your offline/online feedback is very valuable too. I can see how making the subject such a small part of the frame can effect the end result. I'll keep that in mind next time when I set up my shot. I also plan to convert the files to Tiff next time. I still haven't had the opportunity to go back to dropbox to examine the files you put in there, but hope to soon.
FYI: the seeds are beet seeds. My "pea" brain didn't get that right either (Ha!) |
Jul 23rd |
5 comments - 3 replies for Group 65
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5 comments - 3 replies Total
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