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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 63 |
Dec 21 |
Comment |
I too agree with Murphy's evaluation, in both the positive and suggested changes. When I first saw this image my first saw the bright areas and then moved to the darker less sharp areas in the upper right which to my eye became a distraction. I think that Murphy has offered some effective and insightful suggestions. Regardless of this, you have shown us here that one does not need the "best of cameras" to capture a great image. Nice Job |
Dec 11th |
| 63 |
Dec 21 |
Comment |
This is a wonderfully simple image that was anything but simple to create. I am enjoying the composition and color, and the subtle shadows in the center. I don't feel that the soft petal that you and others noted is overly significant. In fact, I think that seeing a few softer petals on the back edge aids in giving a bit of dimension or depth to the image. One suggestion I have might be to lighten up the center a bit as some of the wonderful detail is not a clear in this region.
I too have done a fair amount of focus stacking and from time to time, when I don't take enough "focus slices" or if I space the slices too far apart I miss regions or get a characteristic pattern of sharp - soft- sharp. I will admit though, that when I do collect my stacks though I have learned to spend time ensuring that the front a back edges of the subject are represented in the slice collection. There is nothing more frustrating than capturing a sharp subject only to find that the close or far edges are not-so-sharp ("been there, done that, have the tee-shirt"). I have taken to collecting far more slices that I might need with small changes in the focus plane, especially at the start and end of the stacks. You should only need to change the focus plane in the direction leading toward or/away from you and not from side-to-side. As Neil noted there is no penalty is capturing too many slices and I have found that, it does not take that much more time to process 30 slices than 10. After the stacking and editing, I generally discard the slices as well.
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Dec 11th |
| 63 |
Dec 21 |
Comment |
I am really enjoying the crop you chose for this image and your treatment of the background. I really like the choice you made in how much on the base flowers to include relative to the leaves. Here you have found a very effective balance. One of the challenges we have with Close-up / macro images is the separation of the main subjects form the background, so I appreciate what you were trying to do here with your edits. I don't quite get the feeling of "flatness" that other describe, but then again there no accounting for how we view an image. Perhaps this is due to the slight sheen on the leaves which to my mind suggests a bit of curvature to the leaves. I also like the alternate version suggested with the background being marginally visible. Both work for me and to my eye, neither is superior to the other. All-in-all you have done a great job in transforming what might be viewed as a mundane image (the original) into something special. |
Dec 11th |
| 63 |
Dec 21 |
Comment |
I love this image. You have given us a view of something that we often see but often fail to focus upon. The composition, colors and sharpness are great, and I must say that I don't disagree with the earlier comments about the background. One additional point I might suggest is to lighten up the stick some that the pinwheel is mounted on. I don't think that this is distract one from the main subject, but may connect the subject a bit more to the outside world. Nicely seen and captured. |
Dec 11th |
| 63 |
Dec 21 |
Comment |
What a fun and effective image. The clarity of the fly is excellent, the colors pop, and as others have noted the composition is great. If this were my image I might be tempted to blur the leaf structure in background just a bit more. As presented it feels like this structure in competing some with the fly where they appear to intersect. The rest of the background is fine and gives us a feel for the environment. I also like your implementation of the pinstripe to bound the images. |
Dec 11th |
| 63 |
Dec 21 |
Comment |
Nice simple yet effective image. Your capturing of the subject such that it was parallel to the camera was essential in achieving a sharp subject at f/8. Nice job. I am enjoying the background which is both soft (so as not to distract from the subject) yet detailed sufficient to communicate the environment. Is it me or do others see slight halos among the legs of this critter. Perhaps they are native to the background, but they appear noticeable to me. As to the composition, I think that it is effective. Since the centered subject is slightly asymmetric with the wings training the critter, I think that your positioning is fine. The bug is centered, but the wings are predominantly to the right of the center point so it appears to be effective. Again, nice job. |
Dec 11th |
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