Activity for User 767 - Denise McKay - denmck55@gmail.com

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60 Jan 17 Reply Thanks Ginger! Jan 24th
60 Jan 17 Reply Thanks Lou! Jan 16th
60 Jan 17 Reply Thanks Bill. I look forward to seeing your next photo! Jan 11th
60 Jan 17 Reply Great feedback Carol. Here is the edited version and I do like it better!
Jan 8th
60 Jan 17 Comment This fly has some interesting features that you captured; the translucent wings with veins and the pattern on it's thorax (not sure I'm using the right word there!). One element that is catching my eye a bit is the highlight on the thorax. It seems a bit hot. I pulled this photo into Lightroom to see if I could make adjustments but that didn't work, so I pulled it into PhotoShop and used a tiny little clone stamp brush to color over it. I've attached my example. I am no post-processing whiz, I'm still learning, but I like to experiment, LOL. Someone with more skills probably could do better or choose a better tool, but I think this demonstrates the difference.
Jan 7th
60 Jan 17 Comment I like your concept Lou, the red bud against black is a striking combination. Because there is only a small portion of the bud in focus I think I would have preferred that it somehow stand out more. Could just be my monitor. Can you explain how you set up the lighting on this to make the edge your point of focus?
Jan 7th
60 Jan 17 Comment I forgot to mention in my original post description that I do like the abstract nature of this photo. Another reason why I'm okay with the shallow depth of field. But I'm asking myself if I would have liked it better if I had both the first and second rivet in focus (counting from the right). Jan 7th
60 Jan 17 Comment I am really drawn to color, texture, and pattern, and this picture has all of that. Although everything is green you exposed well to capture the different tones, and the shadows along the stems of the leaf make this almost seem 3-D (not sure if "stems" is the right word here). I like that you filled the frame as well. Knowing the challenges with depth of field doing macro, I wonder if this would have been even better had the bottom portion of the leaf been a little sharper? Regardless, it's a great shot. Jan 7th
60 Jan 17 Comment This is a lovely photo. I like the soft, muted color of the background and how it complements the colors in the bird. With his/her fluffed up feathers and grayish background, you get a true sense that this is one cold bird! I also like the simplicity and one thing that I feel could make this even better might be to cut out the branch in the very bottom left corner. It's grabbing my eye and pulling me out of the picture a bit. It would still be minimally edited from my perspective.

Beautiful capture!		 Jan 7th
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