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[SI] Macro/Closeup
On 6/1/2012 4:23 AM, MG wrote:
"SI wrote in message ... http://www.pbase.com/shootin/macrocloseup -- The Committee I am new to Shoot Ins, so I don't feel competent to comment on other peoples work. But I would like to thank everyone for comments. I enjoy reading them. My feeling is that there is room for improvement in many of the photos and that the comments were very helpful in achieving this. There is no reason why you are indeed competent to comment. You know what you like and what you don't. If you don't like an image, simply say why, in a constructive manner. There are times when I don't comment on an image. 1. someone else has already stated my opinion; and 2. I really don't like the image, and cannot find constructive words that may help the maker. My favourite is Frank_Ess_2 (the sunglasses). I spent more time looking at this one than any other photo. Thanks to Peter Newman for the flower photos. I thought OK, so this is how flower photos should be done. Thanks for your comments. One small correction: that is how I do some of flower images. I tend to look for an abstract pattern. There are hundreds of ways of shooting flowers, many of which which are much better then my style. Since I am not shooting for agronomy purposes, I sometimes take liberties with color shifting, shape adjustments, HDR, and/or edge enhancement. With the images I submitted in the SI, I did some color and edge enhancement on the first dahlia. the others I only did some sharpening on the lightness channel. -- Peter |
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[SI] Macro/Closeup
On 2012-06-01 04:23 , MG wrote:
"SI Committee" wrote in message ... http://www.pbase.com/shootin/macrocloseup -- The Committee I am new to Shoot Ins, so I don't feel competent to comment on other peoples work. Not at all. Say what you feel/think about the images. But I would like to thank everyone for comments. I enjoy reading them. My feeling is that there is room for improvement in many of the photos and that the comments were very helpful in achieving this. My favourite is Frank_Ess_2 (the sunglasses). I spent more time looking at this one than any other photo. I like that one too, but it's not my favorite. -- "Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities." -Samuel Clemens. |
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[SI] Macro/Closeup
"tony cooper" wrote in message
... Just for you, I included some cropping comments in my comments about the SI submissions. Oh, Tony! You're a sweetie. -- Charles E. Hardwidge |
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[SI] Macro/Closeup - Some comments
On 2012-05-29 22:17 , Savageduck wrote:
Alan Browne: Macro-01: Hey! It's 17:20, and you were up close. Close to deadline. Macro-02: Nice spider, good detail on the abdomen, but even at f/8 you have a few detracting focus issues. Get thee a macro then tell me. This was shot at 1:1 on a spider about 1/2 inch long. Hand held which challenged getting the focus right (focus by swaying in and out). This was the best of about 15 shots from several angles. (I also forgot to dial up the shutter speed from the available light shot I was making before he decided to visit my hair...) It's the best "insect" shot I've ever made to be sure. Macro-03: Now this is the work I have come to expect of you. Good detail up front and good fade to DOF OOF up top. Yeah - as desired. Boring though. -- "Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities." -Samuel Clemens. |
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Macro/Closeup
On 2012-05-31 10:25 , RichA wrote:
AlanBrown3: Honestly? Boring!!! Deadline was close. AlanBrown1: Pretty good spider shot, a real macro for a change. Be nice if the contrast had been controllable, but sometimes it’s hard to control lighting in such a situation. F16 with a ring flash would be a good way to get this kind of thing. No, that would look like crap. The backlight reflected off the ceiling gave much better color and glow than a front lit shot ever could. AlanBrown2: This is an interesting shot. Good texture, isolated focus works and I wonder what made the scratch marks on the fungus??! Slugs, insects. It's a mushroom. Dead from last year, picked up this year. -- "Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities." -Samuel Clemens. |
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[SI] Macro/Closeup
On 2012-05-31 18:41 , tony cooper wrote:
Alan Browne: The spider's good, and they are harder to shoot than some think. Hard to get them isolated from the background as was done here. Must have been in a dark corner somewhere to force you to 1/100th at f/8 and 800 ISO. I was shooting something else when he "dropped" in on me. I forgot to set the ISO and the shutter speed appropriately. I snapped on the flash and pointed that at the ceiling (I was standing on a chair to shoot him). Set the lens to 1:1 (macro) and focused by swaying. He was quite uncooperative and it was impossible to get his head in the shot. I should have dialed that to f/16 @ 1/250 and ISO 160. -- "Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities." -Samuel Clemens. |
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[SI] Macro/Closeup
On Sun, 03 Jun 2012 15:53:23 -0400, Alan Browne
wrote: On 2012-05-31 20:30 , wrote: On Thu, 31 May 2012 18:41:24 -0400, tony cooper wrote: http://www.pbase.com/shootin/macrocloseup Sometimes I comment on all, and sometimes just on a few. The latter, this time. Bob Flint: The snail race is a quite interesting shot with all contenders in sharp focus. If you can train snails to race, you should be able to train them to race on a less distracting track. I picked that background on purpose as I am a firm believer in natural nature shots. I like to see the environment of the creatures in the photos. It IS a bit busy though... BTW all that liquid is snail slime.... ehhhhhwwwww! Of course when mushroom hunting one may prefer to avoid those snacked on and upon... https://www.dropbox.com/s/a12ha11lxy...SML%20copy.jpg Well I didn't know they ate mushrooms... good pic! |
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[SI] Macro/Closeup
On Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:07:21 -0400, Alan Browne
wrote: : On 2012-06-01 04:23 , MG wrote: : "SI Committee" wrote in message : ... : http://www.pbase.com/shootin/macrocloseup : : -- : The Committee : : I am new to Shoot Ins, so I don't feel competent to comment on other : peoples work. : : Not at all. Say what you feel/think about the images. And keep in mind that becoming a good critic is as much a learning process as taking good pictures is. As you do it more, and start to learn what to look for in others' work, it will help you see what to look for in your own. Say what you think, and compare your impressions with those of others who comment on the same images. As you get better at it, your insight will benefit both you and the other participants. Bob |
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