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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 60 |
Feb 19 |
Reply |
Good to know, Bill. I don't have a ring-light myself but have been considering getting one since several folks in my photo club use then for doing macros on insects. So maybe I'll borrow or rent one to try out before blowing cash on a purchase. Thanks for the insight. |
Feb 21st |
| 60 |
Feb 19 |
Reply |
Sorry about that; HSL is short-hand for Hue, Saturation and luminance. Many editing programs have adjustment 'sliders' grouped under this heading allowing the photographer to adjust values in each of these categories. All I meant was maybe a little boast to the green saturation would add a little color pop to the image. |
Feb 21st |
| 60 |
Feb 19 |
Reply |
Thanks Bill, I think you're right, the sand around the shell was not even, giving it a different depth and probably caused that blur. Good catch, thanks for the comment. |
Feb 21st |
| 60 |
Feb 19 |
Reply |
Thanks Denise; my 'final' image would include cropping out that blurred background as you mentioned. I think from a technique standpoint, for focus-stacking, I would continue to take photos behind the main subject giving me more room to crop or not. |
Feb 21st |
| 60 |
Feb 19 |
Comment |
Nice capture, Denise. This is a magnificent specimen; that iridescent blue is a knockout color. I've never had much capturing butterflies, you did good with this shot. I agree with Carol; if you can pull some more shadow detail from the upper torso that would be great. This is one of situations where I wonder if a ring-light might have filled in the shadows. I don't own one so I'm not sure if it would help in a situation like this. Like Carol says, the lighting is good, looks like the House has pleasant overhead lights. But would a ring-light have allowed you to shoot this fellow at f8, or even f11, mmmm, thoughts to ponder. |
Feb 9th |
| 60 |
Feb 19 |
Comment |
Amazing detail, your daughter is very talented. You've captured all those lines very well, nice and sharp. I was surprised to see the even sharpness considering your f-stop was f3. So the art lays nice and flat, makes for a nice image capture. One question: are the fish and background all as one image? If the fish by itself is the art work, maybe a little more separation between the fish and the background would allow the viewers eye to rest on the fish, without the chance of being pulled away by the busy background. |
Feb 9th |
| 60 |
Feb 19 |
Comment |
Great capture Nadia, well done! I agree that the sharpness you have is great. The eye is perfect and that's where most viewers eyes will go when they first see the image. The flies color and hair detail look great. I agree with Carol that this is a competition worthy image. To tame that hot spot on the leafs edge, you might try a page from Carols playbook and add a complementary texture just on that highlight area using a Luminosity mask. Oh, one more thing on the gear. So the Raynox is a conversion lens? Is it turning the Olympus 60 from a non-macro lens into a macro? Cool setup; would be interesting to see more from this grouping. |
Feb 9th |
| 60 |
Feb 19 |
Comment |
Never heard of the London Planetree either. Very interesting pattern; good eye for capturing it's potential. If you hadn't said it was tree bark, would have never guessed, esp. with the horizontal flip. I like the texture of that bark, maybe a little touch of the clarity slider, and a boost on the HSL green slider would give a nice pop. |
Feb 9th |
| 60 |
Feb 19 |
Comment |
I luv this image, Carol. I like what textures can do for a photograph. I have used some on my landscape photos, esp. with old wood barns. I like the brush stroke effect this texture has; gives it the look of a classic painting. The only thing I might suggest is reducing the opacity of the texture on the green stem and leaf. I think most viewers would interpret the texture as a background, and seeing so much of it on that leaf might be a little distracting. Oh, and the square format works really well too. |
Feb 9th |
| 60 |
Feb 19 |
Reply |
Thanks Carol. I was concerned that softness on the left and right edges would be too distracting. For sure focus stacking will help us get the image sharpness we've been looking for. |
Feb 9th |
| 60 |
Feb 19 |
Reply |
Thanks Dave, we appreciate you stopping by to visit. It's always good to have visitors and comments from other groups. Looking forward to visiting you in #23 & 51. |
Feb 9th |
5 comments - 6 replies for Group 60
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5 comments - 6 replies Total
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