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19 Jul 19 Comment Hi Tracy,
A great effort at compositing images & light painting ...I think the red & blue dandelions really `pop'.
For your consideration:perhaps eliminate the white dandelion entirely <for my taste I find the orange part of the stem distracting> and position the red & blue dandelions so that they cross each other in an`X' fashion.
Norm		 Jul 8th
19 Jul 19 Comment Hi Carroll,
I really like the concept of this image...and doing it hand held at a relatively high ISO is a feat in itself!
...For your consideration when you do further processing at home:
-correct for the wide angle distortion (as you know, easily done on LR/PS)
-possibly crop to include the first 3 fountains and columns from the right to make for a `tighter' composition.
Safe & good travels!
Norm		 Jul 8th
19 Jul 19 Comment Hi Marcela,
I think this is a very good macro effort...Getting even closer might help eliminate some of the `bokeh' in the background <but that's my personal taste...some folks really like bokeh>.Also something you might try is spraying a tiny bit of water from an atomizer on the spider web...it might help things pop even more.
norm		 Jul 8th
19 Jul 19 Comment Hi Stan,
Wow! This is a great image...it really draws you in and gives your eye/mind lots of things to consider but in a logical way. I think the exposure is right on and the people in the image add a sense of scale.
Norm		 Jul 8th
19 Jul 19 Comment Hi Harriet,
I think the colors are great. I also think that the focus on the head/neck of Pierre is good...perhaps using a reflector to put more light into the eye night be tried. I would have preferred the feathers on the left to be sharper...the data don't mention the shutter speed...an increased shutter speed might help here.
...Also, something to consider , if you want to tell a story of the 2 peacocks mating you might want to show the other bird in the frame with Pierre before the mating process actually begins...do they look apprehensive etc. Being a city boy I have absolutely no knowledge of animal husbandry so I leave how to tell the story to you.
Norm		 Jul 8th
19 Jul 19 Comment Hi John,
This looks like a beautiful area & one I would surely like to visit. I think what you did with the reflections, the contrast between sky & clouds and the green lushness of the landscape works well.
...Some suggestions for your consideration:
1. Perhaps use an ND filter (or same in LR/PS?) to darken the part of the water that is not reflective.
2. While the `rules of composition' tell us not to place things dead center it might be interesting to see what the image looks like with the boulders more centered...afterall rules were made to be broken <g>.
Thanks,
Norm		 Jul 8th
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