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Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
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| 65 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Ha ! Ha! It does not look like the ladies like to keep you company but I shall ! ! !
Insect photography was my favorite until I got a water drop machine.
Do you have a telephoto lens ? My favorite is a 18 to 200 mm zoom ( with an extension tube ) for bees etc. Even though I have macro lenses the telephoto is still my go to lens for insects because of the ability to adjust the focal length and to zoom onto the bugs. I can even get flying bees with them.
Some telephoto will zoom close enough but some will not...worth trying out. For butterfly just the telephoto is good enough.
Great focus on the eyes and correct focal plane ! Keep up the good work. |
May 23rd |
| 65 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Exquisite ! ! !
Love the texture and the airy quality.
I agree with Charles about the composition.
The cropping right now seems to be the rule of third.
Personally I like the Golden Ratio much better and I think that it will work well here .
Golden ratio : Instead of 1/3 , the lines divide the image in ratios of 1 to 1.6 . A easy way to visualize it is the number 5 on a clock face. |
May 23rd |
| 65 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Nice job in getting the leaf and part of the bloom in good focus outdoor . It is much more challenging than indoor for sure.
My question is where would I put the focus on ?
I was told by two schools :
1)..one third into the subject
2) at the edge of the subject .
The top of the petal is in good focus.
In my personal preference I would try to see the stigma in focus and blur the leaf .
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May 23rd |
| 65 |
May 20 |
Reply |
If you are interested in LR tutorials, Anthony Morganti on youtube is easy to understand and perfectly free.
I used to host LR, PS and PSE study groups in my local camera club. If you like more help on youtube selections please do not hesitate to let me know. |
May 23rd |
| 65 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Good composition and texture.
I agree that cloning out the bright spots on the face and arm will help with decreasing distraction.
The bright area behind the subject can be easily decreased in both LR and PS.
In LR : Use adjustment brush to paint the area and then decrease highlight and exposure ( if need be ). Sliding the shadow to the left also help .
In PS, the same can be done in Adobe Camera Raw . Another easy way is to duplicate the image and then change the blend mode to multiply. Using a mask to paint in what you want give you lots of control. If one pass is not enough, duplicate the top copy until you like what you see.
Hope this help. |
May 23rd |
| 65 |
May 20 |
Reply |
Cannot remember but I think that this is at least 3 drops. I had been trying to use 4 drops at a time. |
May 23rd |
| 65 |
May 20 |
Reply |
Thank you very much for your suggestion, Vinod .
This is actually the original image without cropping.
I am constantly trying to juggle between trying to get more detail of a small (low) collision or a high splash;thus kept moving between close up and further away, landscape and portrait mode as to what shows up on the screen. . I was lucky to suddenly see this but after backing up a bit did not produce any better image.
Hope that Charles can give me some pointers here.
I can easily create more background in post to give more room at the side .
If you are really interested in this subject, I highly recommend an ebook by Corrie White. ( Around $20 US ) |
May 23rd |
| 65 |
May 20 |
Reply |
Hi Lynne, Thank you for your interest in the subject and your encouragement.
I use a macro lens and want to capture as much detail as possible. The drops usually fall in the same place but with the low depth of field of macro work it is hard to capture drops that are splattered everywhere. The focal length changed as I see what the images look like. For basic mushroom /umbrella collisions I use Landscape orientation because the image will be close to the water level . When the delay in interval of second and subsequent drops are increased we have a chance of getting stems detaching from the bottom or top....yielding much higher collisions. At this time I would back up from the splash ( may be in Portrait ) orientation so that I can catch the high splash.
Regarding focusing on the splash, I use a stick with chennell stem ( pipe cleaner )wrapped around it so that I can see where the water drop down. Any aid to help you find a place to focus in will be fine.
My macro lens have 3 settings. I use the one that will allow me to focus on the pointer depending on how wide or tall I want the image to be...I am still experimenting because I am really only in the very very beginning of water drop photography. I hope that Charles will give me some pointer because I know that he is an expert. |
May 23rd |
| 65 |
May 20 |
Reply |
Yes, Peter, I think that you never get the exact image twice.
This branch of macro work do provide lots to investigate and work on. Looking forward to see your high key image. |
May 23rd |
| 65 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Thank you everybody for your comments and suggestions.
I had mentioned how to get the stem to detach from the bottom before but I shall describe the setting in more detail in the futue .
There are three variables to water drop photography that can be adjusted to create different effects :1) Drop size and 2) interval between drops 3) Delay of flash after water dropped.
Basic 2 drops collisions usually look like a mushroom or a umbrella with the stem attached to the cap. I compare this to a bird on a stick of bird photography.
When the delay of the flash is increased, Alteration to the basic mushroom pattern are new possibilities . When the timing is correct the stem can be detached and there can be a large array of different shapes ( depending on the timing of subsequent drops ) . I compare this to a flying bird .
The mushroom phrase is much easier to achieve an the percentage of usable images are much higher than the flying phrase ( At least for me at this stage ).
This image is achieved by using water with blue dye in both the top water tube and the basin underneath. The blue background is a blue plastic chopping board.
I use a macro lens because I have 2 of them (Sony and Fuji)
Varying the distance between the drops and the lens enable catching mushroom image ( close to horizon ) or high collisions ( such as this one )
This image was shot parallel to the horizon . Varying the angle can achieve many different view of the collision.
I would highly recommend an ebook by Corrie White ( around $20 US) if you are interested in this subject. I had been drifting around on line for 2 years trying to find information and systems suitable for me..may be it will be easier for people who know electronic better but they are all Greek to me. Once I found this ebook everything came into place for me.
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May 23rd |
5 comments - 5 replies for Group 65
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| 74 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Great conversion that tell a story.
The distraction of the red color had been toned down .
I agree with Ying's suggestion to lighten the face and hands, darken everything else ; especially the bright white part at the doorway in front of her.
Thank you for sharing such an interesting sight .
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May 23rd |
| 74 |
May 20 |
Comment |
I really enjoy the graceful lines .
If this is my image I might try to increase the contrast in the ground so that we can see the shadow a bit more.
A great image . |
May 23rd |
| 74 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Great texture .
My first impression was : Wish that the shot was taken a little bit earlier .
It might be worth a try to move the lady back with the ( patch tool ) in PhotoShop.
I really enjoy the sharp focus and the detail .
The exposure and tone is good to my taste.
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May 23rd |
| 74 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Very nice monochrome image .
I like David's version because it still give me the feeling of a nice day. ( I like to look at the bright sides of thing even in monochrome )
Great leading line and composition.
In the colored version I noticed the waves right away because it is the lightest value but in the monotone version I see the land first that give me the impression of serenity.
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May 23rd |
| 74 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Beautiful image.
The light blooms on a dark background is very effective in showing the nice blooms.
Lots of good suggestions already.
I like how the bright part at the left that causes distraction had been removed.
Being a flower arranger I am very picky with the balance of the placement. If I were taking this image I would have move around the corner a bit so that I can see the extension of the slant at the left . It is just that I am drawn to lines and shapes , that's all. |
May 23rd |
5 comments - 0 replies for Group 74
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