Activity for User 671 - Pierre Williot - pwilliot@mac.com

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69 Nov 21 Comment Thank you all for these constructive comments. Nov 30th
69 Nov 21 Comment Hi Dean,
I just saw your submission today. I just love it. Very moody- ethereal. Nice depth/3D/immersive image.		 Nov 30th
69 Nov 21 Comment Nice image. I love Gannets. The color mix and the tapestry effect are lovely. There is also a story of the presumed female greeting her mate for a small available landing area near her. The positioning of the incoming presumed male is fantastic.
I agree with Brenda re having a little more room on the top and left of the image.		 Nov 9th
69 Nov 21 Comment Hi Brenda,
Nice fall foliage, fall, and exposed cliff. I would have loved a more interesting sky! From my humble perspective, what to do with the image is a matter of taste and style. I took your image and tried a slightly different version. I decreased the highlights and whites in the sky and selectively increase the yellow, red, orange and green, and decreased the aqua.... I also cropped to put the fall on the left third of the image. Please let me know what you think.
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69 Nov 21 Comment Hi Jacob, Did you get this image with an iPhone?
Macro-photography is a whole different beast in photography!
With everything being magnified, defects become much more apparent (leaf partly eaten, etc...).
Selecting your subject and environment is very important. Can I suggest the following (especially at the beginning): 1) try to choose an object that is more 2 dimensional - capture keeping most of the insect parallel to your lens - this will reduce the "out of focus" area. Examples: dragon fly seen from above could allow you to get pretty much everything in focus. 2) Try a subject that does not move quickly - early morning is the best as the insects are slowly warming up (not very active when cold) 3) in macro-photography, the depth of field is always a significant issue - focus stacking is really helpful (especially with a daddy long legs). 4) preventing movements as much as possible is key (tripod, tent to shield from wind, slow moving subject, etc...)

Practice, practice, practice.....
Have fun. Looking forward to see more of your images. 		Nov 9th
69 Nov 21 Comment Babies are adorable. I believe that these are Mallard ducks chicks and mother. On my screen, and the limited amounts of details offered with this low resolution, I have the impression that the duckling in the front is a little soft. I like the desaturation of the background so the chicks and mom are "popping up". Nov 9th
69 Nov 21 Comment I love macro and mushrooms! I like your minimalist approach in the photo "clean up". I would likely try to remove the bright small yellow leaf on the lateral right inferior aspect of the mushroom crown on the right side as it is competing with the edge of that one.
Several mirrorless cameras are offering a focus stacking option. I would think that yours should give you that option. Depending on the equipment, some cameras will offer an "in camera" focus stacking option and will save the final image as a JPG. Others would allow you to save all the individual RAW images from the stack and one can use a focus stacking program (Helicon for example) for more precise stacking (and RAW final image).
Nice image.
Nov 9th
69 Nov 21 Comment Thanks Brenda,
This was quite an active fellow!
Unfortunately, I am not a "creative" type.... but I love to see what Candy can do.
Nov 9th
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70 Nov 21 Comment Thanks Frans
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70 Nov 21 Comment Hi San,
Very nice and more reddish version than I am used to seeing.
I totally agree with you re changing lens, especially on the beach or in windy/ rainy conditions. I normally carry one camera with a tele and one with a wide-angle - it makes it much easier, safer and less time-consuming to evaluate different viewpoints and centers of interest.
Wonderful play with lights and shadows. Lovely. 		Nov 9th
70 Nov 21 Comment Lovely and impressive landscape Kathryn. Do you have more room on the top on the original? It looks to me that there are more contrasting light and shadow areas in the upper third of the image - was just wondering if there are more images that could be based on the upper third on the right side - just a suggestion. I tried to crop your image with this in mind but it would be much nicer to work on the original (full definition) image. Just a suggestion.
I like your original and the reason for choosing your crop.		 Nov 9th
70 Nov 21 Comment I was in this same location a few years ago, in the early morning hours. Fantastic site! When I was there, there were many photographers, mainly standing in the "lookout" area. There were some "tourists" walking in the scene and I found it annoying..... maybe I should have embraced it instead!
Your montage looks fairly real. You were wise to put the hiker on that side of the dune - in this location, there are no significant issues with the shadow created by him.
Great final result (even if you cheated a bit!).		 Nov 9th
70 Nov 21 Comment Thanks San,
I was particularly attracted by the clouds and red/orange sky piercing through the tree on the right.

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