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Nov 19 |
Comment |
I am impressed with your imagination in setting up and generating this shot. Generating the water drop images is difficult enough, but getting the refraction to include a pumpkin in each is impressive. I am enjoying both the composition and colors and appreciate the effect that the vignette contributes to the image.
In this case I think that the use of an aperture of f/11 works, since enough of each drop is as sharp as you seem to need. The graininess you have employed adds an quality to the presentation that sets an artistic tone to the image.
If though, you wish to remove some of the graininess, there are several Photoshop techniques and software packages that can attempt do this. I personally use Topaz Denoise in my work. I tend to shy away from the Auto-Intelligence (AI) version since I want to control the amount of de-noise effect it employs (remember that the de-noise process also can remove some sharpness as well so you need to balance its application). Note though that removing graininess is a rather extreme version of the de-noise process, and might impact the image in undesirable ways.
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Nov 17th |
| 65 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
I am really enjoying this image, as it is consistent with one of my favorite concepts of Macro photography, making the commonplace, uncommon. One of the issue that I see here is the main subject (the handle and latch) seems to blend in just a bit too much with the background, and so the separation of the subject is lessened. I think that that may be why Peter made the suggestions he did.
Here I think that the goal might be to improve the separation of the subject from the background. There are many ways of doing so and Peter's suggestions represent an approach. You might also darken the background a bit to achieve this goal as well, or a combination of both techniques so you won't need to go too far on either front.
I do this a lot, especially with my stacked images. In stacking we tend to loose some of the depth within an image so I try to add some back in my post processing. I often isolate the background from the main subject (using masks and layers in Photoshop) and then blur, darken and perhaps desaturate the background to improve the separation and to add back depth in an image.
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Nov 17th |
| 65 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
I am enjoying the piece of art that you have given us. Here you took the percepts of Macro photography to create your base image and then brought it to the next level in transforming it to a beautiful piece of art.
I do like the result, but in transforming it into art, you have moved the image to a place that is (to my mind) beyond commentary. I can comment upon the photography aspects of an image, and how the photographic image may or may not support the story contained within, but I am uncomfortable in commenting or critiquing your artistic vision as shown in this piece or art. To my mind the artistic part of photography is very personal and solely within the realm of the individual maker. So I try not to comment upon the artistic vision of the maker. I do comment upon how well an image supports or communicates that vision and that is what I hope we do here in the study group.
I realize that this may seem like I am splitting hairs, since Photography is in-of-itself an art. But since I am asked to comment upon hundreds of images a month (as a judge for PSA and for the many camera clubs in the SF bay area), this is the approach I have developed. Others may feel differently, and I would be interested in hearing other options.
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Nov 17th |
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