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73 Jun 20 Comment A very strong image Janos. Looks good in b&w but I would love to see it in color. I know absolutely nothing about drones, but I must ask about the lower left corner section in shadow. I see a lot of pixilation happening there? Jun 9th
73 Jun 20 Comment A superb pano image Peter. The colors, rolling hills, textures and softer background are all presented very well together. Very well done. Jun 9th
73 Jun 20 Comment A stunning image Dave. Great tones and colors, dof and oh those clouds. There's not a thing to be done further with this one other than enjoy looking at it. Jun 9th
73 Jun 20 Comment A superb landscape Sherry. Barren, desolate, rugged all come to mind. Some people might say it could use a little more contrast, but I'm not so sure. I like it just the way you've presented it. It would look good hanging on a wall. Jun 9th
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76 Jun 20 Reply Here are 2 of my humble attempts with extn tubes. Part of me loves looking at nice sharp images such as landscapes etc, images that tick all the boxes. But another part of me loves images tat are different, unusual and make me look at them a little longer. Hopefully some of my images can be like that sometimes. Who says that all images have to be pin sharp all the time? Why can't some have a little softness or maybe a little romance? The very high tech background behind these 2 subjects was a sheet of A4 blue paper bought at the local art supply store, along with many other colors. Your thoughts please Jay. Jun 12th
76 Jun 20 Comment The construction and use of the elements in this image is good Sanford. The donkeys, their environment, the buildings and the signage all work well together. Donkeys being donkeys behave like the animals they are. A great shame on is virtually hidden behind the other, but that's they way they were. Your treatment of this image also suits it. Well done. Jun 9th
76 Jun 20 Comment This is a fine attempt at a macro shot Jorn. It has many things going for it, but sadly also some things going against it. My following comments are just my thoughts and my desire to help you improve your technique which will then hopefully help you enjoy better results. When you have a subject with depth such as this, macro shooting will almost always result in a shallow depth of field, f2.8 is only going to exaggerate that further. Have you thought about trying it again at say f11 or even f16? I have heard it said "Less is best." Looking at this image I see 2 subjects, a major one in the center and a lesser one to the lower left. Just put your hand over each one in turn and look at the other one. The larger one having more "buds" has some close to the camera that are out of focus, then some in focus, then some towards the rear out of focus. The smaller one lower left does not "appear" to suffer as badly. Your b@w setting and adding the grain does suit this style of image and subject. I would love to see you try it again but with not so much subject matter. Quite often a "minimalist" image can be stronger. I hope this helps. Jun 9th
76 Jun 20 Comment Your working this image Trey, from the original to completion is very good, but, in my eyes, the sky seems just a little overdone. I little too dark and un-natural looking. If that is the effect you were wanting, in that case you've done very well. Changing the format from landscape to portrait enhances the final image well and focuses our attention on the barn. Jun 9th
76 Jun 20 Comment Yes Jay, we have all been housebound and very limited in our opportunities recently. Your taking this image from its original capture to its finally presented state is great. The sharpness and clarity are very strong and it shows how as photographers we can see a small detail in a larger scene and concentrate our attempts on that. Just a question on a side issue, have you got a set of extension tubes for your Pentax? They are quite good fun and can provide some interesting images. A 50mm extn tube between a 50mm lens and camera body will produce a 1 to 1 life size macro image, but, dof is greatly reduced. The solution for that is to use/practice your skills of selective focusing. If you like I can show you one of my shots. Jun 9th
76 Jun 20 Comment For an image taken with a phone, the quality of this one Cyndy is great. I'm a little disappointed that the right hand petal has been chopped. Showing it in its entirety would have been more pleasing in my mind. I also ask if the inclusion of the foliage very bottom right, the foliage below the left of the flower and the bud partially shown above left are "necessary" in the image? The delicacy of the flower itself is great and the tonal range of the whites is really strong. So just some basic construction and composition details with this one would produce a stronger image, in my mind. Jun 9th
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95 Jun 20 Comment What a great image Tom. I have seen great results from a usb microscope that a friend of mine down here (Australia) has produced, but they have all been of flat objects such as leaves etc. This is the first time I have seen one used on an insect. Congratulations. I'm off to ebay now. Jun 4th
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