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63 May 25 Reply Thanks Alane May 28th
63 May 25 Reply Thanks Alane May 28th
63 May 25 Comment Thanks Neal. May 28th
63 May 25 Comment Thanks Charles,
Nicely done. 		May 27th
63 May 25 Reply Thanks Murphy,
I will give it a trial. 		May 10th
63 May 25 Comment Hi Xiao,
Lovely image. The bee and flowers on the bottom are in focus. The flowers above and to the right of the bee are further back and out of focus. I really do not mind this as it gives a context as well as a soft surrounding.
As mentioned last month by several members, selective focus is not easy to get "just right". I found it perfectly done.
A keeper!		 May 8th
63 May 25 Comment Very nice portrait of a Male Pileated Woodpecker with a nice muted background. Everything is tack sharp!
These birds can certainly damage any woodshed and other wood structure fairly quickly!
My only suggestion would be to leave a little bit more room on the bottom.
Nicely done.		 May 8th
63 May 25 Comment I like it. I found the light to be just right in this minimalistic image. The texture is very well preserved.
Nicely done.		 May 8th
63 May 25 Comment Hi Alane,
Very intricate headgear with plenty of details. Perfect light, focus, texture - great. Nicely done.
You chose a fully black background but I am wondering what was the original background. I would imagine this headgear on a wood table with an African landscape background (or a hut) would help to provide a context. (even better would be if it was worn by the owner....).
May 8th
63 May 25 Comment Hi Neal,
This is a very nice capture. In close-up and macro photography, sometimes it is possible to modify the orientation of the image, but in this case, one need to respect the orientation of the flowers.
On my screen, the black/dark tones on the bee look completely black without any detail. If possible, I would suggest to decrease the "black" and "shadow" parameters to see if you can recuperate these details (globally or selectively).		 May 8th
63 May 25 Comment Hi Barbara,
Nicely done and sharp throughout. Well done.
My only suggestion would be not to crop so tightly - I am looking mainly at the end the right wing that is very close to the edge. As the bee is looking to the bottom and slighly to the left, I would also leave a little more room on the top, bottom and left of your frame.		 May 8th
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70 May 25 Comment Hi Kirk,
Nicely done. All in focus - with such a wide angle lens (I am assuming a 16 mm equivalent full frame) even f/4 is providing an excellent depth of field.
Lovely textures throughout. Fairly strong lines and multiple planes from the foreground to the background are providing a nice three dimension effect to the image.
The image is a "little" bright, but this is the way it is in this part of the world.
Another keeper!
May 8th
70 May 25 Comment I Frans,
Your image raises very important difficulties that I face with photography of tall areas in tight spaces.
I found Kirk's perspective correction to be excellent.

My problems: 1) One can use a very wide angle lens, but these lenses can carry some barrel distortions if the camera is not perfectly horizontal and towards the horizon. 2) I like to use a wide tilt/shift lens (24 mm full frame) in this case, using only the vertical shift function - on a tripod and perfectly horizontal. Unfortunately, I do not carry this type of lens on trips, unless I know that I will have plenty of time to do "architectural" photography (and space in my luggage to bring the required equipment), 3) Although I believe that I get pretty nice results performing landscape panoramic stitching, I get very poor results if I try to perform vertical panos (unless I use a tilt/shift lens or a special gimbal gear to offset bring the camera sensor exactly on the rotation plane of the camera sensor).

I would love to see the experience of our group members on this difficult topic.		 May 8th
70 May 25 Comment Hi Kathryn,
Great staging set for a Western movie! Perfect sunny, and likely hot day in Arizona.
I agree with Geoff and Kirk: the actor is a great asset		 May 4th
70 May 25 Comment Great illustration/representation of a lively remote area. A little too hot for me!
Another keeper.		 May 4th
70 May 25 Comment Thanks Geoff, I cropped my image further to isolate the rocky area were the 2 Canada Geese were standing. Here is the result.
Kirk: These were cars on a road. With the slow shutter speed (only 1/8 sec) the cars became blurry!		 May 4th
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