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

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63 Oct 24 Reply Thanks Alane Oct 30th
63 Oct 24 Reply Thanks for these comments Charles. I agree. For this level of magnification, my subject should have been a little smaller. Oct 22nd
63 Oct 24 Reply Hi Neal,
You are right. This lens does not have a focus ring, only a "magnification" ring - so, a focus rail is essential. Certainly not an easy lens to work with - but fun to try when challenged!

Oct 14th
63 Oct 24 Comment Very nice image. Everything is tack sharp showing very fine details of these crystals expanding on the glass surface.
Very creative. Lovely.		 Oct 13th
63 Oct 24 Comment Hi Charles,
Nice, sweet and tasty color palette! Great creative work.
The reflection adds to the effect.
My only suggestion would be to lighten the right side of the image a little bit to make it more even.
Oct 13th
63 Oct 24 Comment Hi Alane,
Nice work despite all severe storms and subsequent flood and power issues. Hoping that your situation is getting better.
By using the photo stacking technique, you were able to get a fairly sharp subject despite its angle. Nice combination of textured subjects. The reflection on the black surface is partial, probably due to the shadow casted by the toothpick.
Fantastic work, especially considering that this was done solely with the available daylight.
Oct 13th
63 Oct 24 Comment Very nice and creative image. The leaf and the mirror reflection add to the composition. Nice control of the colors and contrast. Simply lovely.
I suspect that your reflection surface had a double layer, like glass, as the edges on the reflection are doubled. One of the way to avoid this is to use a black tile.
Another way is to digitally create the reflection by creating a mirror effect by inverting and darkening the duplicated image.		 Oct 13th
63 Oct 24 Comment Hi Barbara,
This is a very nice image.
I suspect that oil was added to the water to increase the surface tension. Nice choice of color and composition. 		Oct 13th
63 Oct 24 Comment Thanks Murphy,
This assignment was out of my comfort zone, preferring nature photography.
Using a full-spectrum converted camera, I was surprised by the green color emitted by a black matt while the color of the bristles was adequate.
I would certainly not consider this image as a keeper!		 Oct 13th
6 comments - 3 replies for Group 63
69 Oct 24 Reply Thanks Diane. Oct 27th
69 Oct 24 Reply Hi Jaswant,
Thank you for these suggestions. I totally overlooked the top right green spot!
Oct 15th
69 Oct 24 Reply Thanks Cindy Oct 14th
69 Oct 24 Comment Hi Diane,
The garden is a perfect place for close-up photography of flowers and insects. 300 mm at f/5.6 provides you with a very shallow depth of field, creating a nice background blur.
I would suggest a tighter crop to get rid of the out of focus flower on the bottom right corner.
I tried to import your image to illustrate my , but realized that it was in a GIF format and could not work on it. Why not saving in JPG?		 Oct 14th
69 Oct 24 Reply Thanks Dean. Oct 14th
69 Oct 24 Comment Hi Jaswant,
Even if the eyes and face are not in focus, i love this image. The twig, lips and teeth are in focus. I find that the blur makes it more intimate for me.
This little guy is quite relaxed, almost falling asleep after munching.
Certainly tells a story, almost a romance.
For me, this is a keeper, and possibly a competition winner.
Oct 14th
69 Oct 24 Comment Hi Jacob,
This bird really looks like a Juvenile Black-Crowned Night Heron.
Great capture, especially with an iPhone.
As mentioned before, the iPhone has a really small aperture, which has the advantage of keeping much of the image in focus. Unfortunately, this works against you if you want to isolate the subject from the background and foreground.
What to do to avoid this: 1) Try to have the subject in a less cluttered area 2) try to be at eye level, so the background behind the head is not the ground but the horizon.
Suggestions on how to bring out the subject from the background: One could darken and desaturate the background and foreground - for me, it looks more natural than the "blur" option.		 Oct 14th
69 Oct 24 Reply Thanks Jacob. Oct 14th
69 Oct 24 Comment I love it. You captured very well the calm feeling emerging from this scene. Great lines, details, color palette, clouds with their reflections... just perfect.
This image brings more than a story, it brings up feelings.
Great job, especially without a tripod.		 Oct 14th
69 Oct 24 Comment Wonderful, intimate portrait. I am really not sure that I could do a 6 hour trek like this, but I am convinced that you will cherish the memories of this adventure, capturing this image and probably many more.
Fantastic lighting, pose, expression, gesture, eye contact, .... Wow... Great example of photographic art.		 Oct 14th
69 Oct 24 Comment Hi Mervin,
You are right, I was trying to preserve the shadows of the feelers. I hesitated multiple times choosing the best cropping. Thank you for your suggestion.		 Oct 9th
6 comments - 5 replies for Group 69
70 Oct 24 Reply Hi Kirk,
Clipping refers simply to the area where there are no details. If you look at the histogram, the right and left end of the graph should not touch the frame. You can click on the little boxes above. Normally the Black end would be highlighted in Blue and the White end would be highlighted in Red. These zones of your images would not have any details.		 Oct 26th
70 Oct 24 Comment Hi Kirk,
This is a very nice image. Considering the height of this panorama, I believe that the 3 original images were vertical - Am I right?
Everything is tack sharp and the clip and rock details are fantastic. Beautiful sky.
Good sense of depth with the directing lines.
Great image. 		Oct 11th
70 Oct 24 Comment Hi Frans,
You did it again! The final result is really impressive, especially considering the poor quality of the original (through a dirty glass with light glares).
I find the end result appealing with all these plates of fields typical of that area that you nicely enhanced by adding light.
Congratulation.
Oct 11th
70 Oct 24 Comment Nice drone view of this vast landscape. The highway and the size of the truck are key in helping with the perspective.
This view certainly demonstrates how large is Australia, as this represents only a very small portion of South Australia.
I can see why one would think that this is the surface of the moon!
I agree with Kirk, this is a pretty dramatic shot. I like it.		 Oct 11th
70 Oct 24 Comment This is a very nice image. Very peaceful. Energizing.
The leading trail is slightly lit, the sky has some of the orange colors of the evening (pre-sunset), with the bonus of the reflections in the water. The clouds are moving despite the relatively short exposure time. Your settings suggest that it was somewhat dark when you took this image.
Nice framing and leading lines. A keeper.		 Oct 11th
70 Oct 24 Reply Hi Kirk. Very good observations. Yes: this was a very big moon that was very low on the horizon. This image was captured during the early phase of the moon rise, and very soon after the sunset, which was right behind me. Because of this, the sky was not very dark yet.
And yes: The moon reflection in the water was very dim, but still there. You can also notice, that there were no obvious reflections of the city lights neither.		 Oct 9th
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