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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 65 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
I don't disagree that adding translucency in the petals makes for a different images. To me though, it makes a different image, and moves away from my intent and vision. Here the detail in the petals is as important as the detail at the edges, and I strived to emphasize this in my presentation. |
Apr 25th |
| 65 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
I still think that your comment and thoughts are right on. Even though the scene has a "high-key" feel to it, I think that the main subject is lost a bit in the bright background. Adding a slight vignette (even a colored one, pulling in some the color from the collision subject) would help in pulling our eye into the subject and highlighting it a bit more than what we see here. Food for thought. |
Apr 25th |
| 65 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Another impressive water drop collision shot. I am enjoying that you close a somewhat asymmetrical subject here, which gives a bit of uniqueness to this image. I also like that in this image there is a lot of detail in the stem (part of what is called the "Worthington Jet"). The number of small droplets surrounding the main collision platter also provided a sense of energy to the scene.
This presentation has a sense of being slightly washed out , and if it were my image I would try to find a way to make the collision subject stand out a bit more from the background. As it stands now we have a lot of light-on-light, and to my eye this detects a bit for your subject some. Also, I would also try to make the surrounding droplets stand out a bit more, since they do make a contribution to the images. Other than those minors things, a wonderful water drop collision image. Your images are improving.
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Apr 25th |
| 65 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
There are a couple of tricks in shooting focus slices outdoors. I first go our early (when possible). In the SF Bay area the winds generally don't pick up until 10:30 AM or so, so I shoot between 7 and 10 AM. I also look for blooms (or subjects) close to the ground or close to the larger stems. These tend to move much less. I try to avoid blooms at the ends of long willowy stems as these seem always to be slightly in motion. Clamps to stabilize plants also help some (taking care not to injury the plant). If there is a potential for some movement, I also try to ramp up my shutter speed, and take many more focus slices. Remember that the stacking process only preserves the sharp parts of each slice, so it there is some movement induced blur, these elements will be excluded some. |
Apr 25th |
| 65 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Recently I had an article published about Focus Stacking (https://photopxl.com/focus-stacking-and-its-application-within-macro-photography).
See if this helps some. |
Apr 25th |
| 65 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
In this image you took a normal image and applied an extreme crop to generate a "close-up" image. There is nothing wrong with extreme crops, in yielding close-up images, although one need to be careful that in making the extreme crop, you don't run out of critical information (the amount of pixels that remain after the crop). In this case, it looks as though you might have "gotten away with it", as the final image does not look too grainy. You do lose some of the clarity of the image though, especially around the eyes and mouth.
To my way of thinking in the close-up photography we generate for this study section, we should plan on obtaining the final close-up image, and execute accordingly, as opposed to taking a shot and converting it to a close-up image. That way we practice and reinforce the skills required to generate these types of shots.
However, I see nothing wrong in submitting this image and perhaps discussing the difference between planning for a close-up shot (with the planning and skills required to obtain the shot), and generating a close-up shot from an otherwise intended image. This is a topic worth discussing with the group
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Apr 25th |
| 65 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
This image turned into an interesting abstract of colors, shapes and form. I like the detail and the flow captured within. It does appear to be a bit unbalanced to my eye with a lot going on everywhere but the upper left quadrant. I do find that the number of specular highlights is a bit distracting. If this were my image I would be tempted to remove many (but not all) of these elements. Try it and see what you think. |
Apr 25th |
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