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

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63 Nov 24 Reply Thanks Alane
Nov 25th
63 Nov 24 Reply Hi Neal, The Olympus/OM System cameras are allowing both focus bracketing (take a series of images at different focal lengths) as well as focus stacking (take the images + in-camera stacking). In my case, I take these images in JPG and RAW format - the in-camera stacking result is only in JPG format). I can use the RAW images to stack the images in post-processing.
One needs to take a big breath before pressing the shutter button and hope that the insect will not move (either on its own or due to the wind). I find that a monopod is helpful and less cumbersome than a tripod.
I believe that focus bracketing is now available on most new mirrorless cameras - in this case, the stacking is done in post-processing.		 Nov 15th
63 Nov 24 Comment Hi Murphy,
Very nice composition with details, sharpness, and texture. My only suggestion would be possibly decreasing the shadows on the right side.
Great work. 		Nov 15th
63 Nov 24 Comment Hi Charles. Very nice composition, details, light, cropping, and a non-competing background.
I do not have any suggestion for improvement.
Great work.		 Nov 15th
63 Nov 24 Comment Nice image with sharp reflection on the black surface. Very clean image - no dust spots, no fingerprints. The adjustments suggested and illustrated by Charles are very appropriate. I also prefer the image without a border - a thinner border might be better.
Great work.		 Nov 15th
63 Nov 24 Comment Hi Neal. Nice work.
On my screen, your image appears a little "fuzzy". I assume that the original is probably a very large file - and might have suffered from the size restriction requested by the PSA DD website.
Nice composition and color contrast.		 Nov 15th
63 Nov 24 Comment Hi Barbara,
Very nice focus staking with plenty of details and soft light.
I am sure that it took you a while to find the perfect flower - In my experience, as soon as we enter the world of macro-photography, spider webs, insects, eggs and other defects are present everywhere!
Excellent submission.		 Nov 10th
63 Nov 24 Reply Hi Murphy,
I agree also with your comments. I explained my predicaments on my reply to Charles. 		Nov 4th
63 Nov 24 Reply Hi Charles,
Thanks for these comments. I totally agree with your comments.
This spider web was spread across the left frame of a window in my garage. There was a big shelf in front of that window. I was stretched above that shelf on a step stool and did not have much choices with the angles of capture....		 Nov 4th
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69 Nov 24 Reply Thanks Jaswant,
I prefer very simple editing, keeping the final version as close as possible to how it was seen. 		Nov 29th
69 Nov 24 Reply Thanks Cindy Nov 26th
69 Nov 24 Reply Thanks Cindy Nov 26th
69 Nov 24 Reply Hi Jacob,
It is very hard to take pictures of birds with an iPhone.
The main problems are stability and zooming.
What to do: I would recommend a tripod with a Phone attachment. It is also possible to get a remote control for the shutter. One can use telephoto adaptor, but without stabilization, I would be extremely surprised that you would get good results.
Start with "bird on a stick" or "bird on the ground" before trying birds in flight.
Nov 11th
69 Nov 24 Comment Hi Jaswant,
This is a tough one. Even at 1/2000 sec, the wings and the forked tail are still blurry! As Mervyn mentioned, this is a good demonstration of the flapping frequency of these wings.
I really like the great capture of the light reflecting on the throat and chest of this little fellow.
I agree with the cropping the top left corner.
Very nice image.
Nov 10th
69 Nov 24 Comment Very nice work Jacob. I agree with the previous comments. I also believe that is your best image and editing up to now.
Maybe darkening a little the lower left leaf and brightening the flower can also be considered.
Keep on the good work.		 Nov 10th
69 Nov 24 Comment Simply beautiful image. Nice improvement from the initial capture. Delicate and soft with nice details on this likely female Monarch (not easy to distinguish when the top of the wings are not well visualized).
No suggestion for improvement.		 Nov 10th
69 Nov 24 Comment Hi Dean,
Great capture of an Aurora Borealis. I seen several of them in Northern Quebec, Island and Greenland, but none of them looked like this one. This is quite amazing.
Were you able to ear it?

In northern Quebec, the First Nations are considering the Aurora Borealis as the spirits of the elders looking after their descendants.		 Nov 10th
69 Nov 24 Comment Wow. This is quite something to get all four together. Great capture.
A bonus would be to have the smaller one (right) with its eyes open!
No suggestions - great as it is.
Nov 10th
69 Nov 24 Reply Hi Mervyn. There are 2 types of Juncos: the Dark-eyed which lives throughout the USA but the breeding territory is across Canada. The Yellow-eyed Junco is mainly seen in the northern part of central America.
Thanks for your comments about cropping and getting rid of distractions.		 Nov 10th
69 Nov 24 Reply Thanks Dean. I agree. There were 3 Juncos jumping back and forth in a few bushes. It took a while to get one in the open and with a fair framing. Nov 10th
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70 Nov 24 Comment Hi Kirk, Great image with a cell phone. Lovely exposure, color palette and contrasts.
My only recommendation is purely related to architectural photography - the perspectives must be perfect, otherwise it gives the impression that the buildings are falling backward! I took the liberty of adjusting the vertical lines and rotation (tools available in the "perspective" section of photo programs). This forced me to crop slightly your image (mainly the width).
Nov 15th
70 Nov 24 Comment Hi Frans,
You did it again - showing the transition between a good image to a great one.
Nice sky swapping and touch-up on the water reflection to keep it realistic.
Great demonstration - great image. No suggestion for improvement.		 Nov 15th
70 Nov 24 Comment Hi Kathryn, Wow.... Very nice image. By having a broad crop far from the Castle, you allow the viewer to realize the location of this extraordinary building. Thanks for the added story - another location to put on my bucket list.
This is a great image as it is. I do not have any suggestions for improvement.
Nov 15th
70 Nov 24 Comment Hi Geoff. Very nice image with a perspective that would be very difficult to obtain without a drone. The sole man on the left side of the image and the bridge on the right side kept things in perspective.
Great work.		 Nov 15th
70 Nov 24 Reply Thanks Kirk, I love the fall foliage, especially over a lake in early morning! Nov 15th
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