Texas Flower
Nov 18, 2013 16:18:07 #
Nov 18, 2013 18:58:27 #
tramsey wrote:
So what do you think?
It's sharp, good color and well composed. I think you nailed it.
Pierre
Nov 18, 2013 20:20:02 #
Thanks for looking and the comment. I think I got it after about 10,000 tries, thank God for digital.
Nov 18, 2013 20:45:54 #
tramsey wrote:
So what do you think?
Tramsey, you've shot this flower beautifully. Nice focus, soft contrasting background. I just wish a little more of the background was included.
Nov 18, 2013 21:09:10 #
tramsey wrote:
So what do you think?
I think it's delicate and lovely, but a bit dark. I made a quick edit in PSE12 using auto fix for brightness/contrast and removed a couple of small spots. I auto sharpened, too. Posting just for your opinion to see if you like it slightly brighter..
Nov 18, 2013 21:10:45 #
What I was trying to do was to have a black background and at the same time keep the subject in focus. Maybe too black?
Nov 18, 2013 21:11:52 #
Heirloom Tomato wrote:
I think it's delicate and lovely, but a bit dark. I made a quick edit in PSE12 using auto fix for brightness/contrast and removed a couple of small spots. I auto sharpened, too. Posting just for your opinion to see if you like it slightly brighter..
I like your edit. Do you have any idea how to do that w/o p/p?
Nov 18, 2013 21:15:00 #
tramsey wrote:
I like your edit. Do you have any idea how to do that w/o p/p?
I know of no other way to do it. Do you not have any software for post processing? Almost any free photo editing software would be able to do the simple adjustments that I made. In the meantime, please download the one I posted so you have it for your files.
Nov 18, 2013 21:46:05 #
Heirloom Tomato wrote:
I know of no other way to do it. Do you not have any software for post processing? Almost any free photo editing software would be able to do the simple adjustments that I made. In the meantime, please download the one I posted so you have it for your files.
Hey, thanks very much, I will do that. When I took that shot and put it put on my computer, I thought to myself, 'HA Ntl. Geo. eat your heart out you're not getting this one.' I'll post it and see what happens. What an idiot. By now you would think that I would know that there is always, always room for improvement. I guess Ntl. Geo. is going to have to wait a little longer LOL.
Thanks again. Oh I have Elements 5 and of course Gimp
Nov 19, 2013 00:32:53 #
Tramsey, very well done. For experimentation purposes only, I wonder what the result in DoF would be if you could have stopped down all the way to f/8.
Nov 19, 2013 01:27:05 #
tramsey wrote:
Hey, thanks very much, I will do that. When I took that shot and put it put on my computer, I thought to myself, 'HA Ntl. Geo. eat your heart out you're not getting this one.' I'll post it and see what happens. What an idiot. By now you would think that I would know that there is always, always room for improvement. I guess Ntl. Geo. is going to have to wait a little longer LOL.
Thanks again. Oh I have Elements 5 and of course Gimp
Thanks again. Oh I have Elements 5 and of course Gimp
It's a beautiful photo and I'm sure you have many more. You can do these kinds of little adjustments easily with those programs! I check most of my shots to make sure brightness/contrast are spot on. Sometimes it's surprising what one or two corrective clicks will do.
Nov 19, 2013 01:56:21 #
tramsey wrote:
Hey, thanks very much, I will do that. When I took that shot and put it put on my computer, I thought to myself, 'HA Ntl. Geo. eat your heart out you're not getting this one.' I'll post it and see what happens. What an idiot. By now you would think that I would know that there is always, always room for improvement. I guess Ntl. Geo. is going to have to wait a little longer LOL.
Thanks again. Oh I have Elements 5 and of course Gimp
Thanks again. Oh I have Elements 5 and of course Gimp
Tramsey, NG is NOT the be all and end all of photographs. I have read many ex-NG photographers who were unhappy with the way NG cropped or edited their photos. If NG has to wait, it will be until you and a lot of other photographers around here get ready to call THEM. I would love to see that flower on a page in NG, a single page though, full spreads never impress me!
Nov 19, 2013 04:35:28 #
tramsey wrote:
What I was trying to do was to have a black background and at the same time keep the subject in focus. Maybe too black?
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Hi, Tramsey,
I like H.Tomato's version. Having lived a bit (11 + years)in Texas I fell inlove with the incredibly delicate and translucent soft beauty of those Opuntia cactus blossums! I feel the blossum is slightly underexposed, but appreciate your desire to darken the BG. Maybe time for some masking?
Dave in SD
Nov 19, 2013 13:56:55 #
tramsey wrote:
What I was trying to do was to have a black background and at the same time keep the subject in focus. Maybe too black?
If there are background areas that remain too light for your objectives in a flower photo, you can usually darken them in PP with a little cloning and/or healing brush work.
Nov 19, 2013 14:42:24 #
I'm with H.T. I think her edit brings this flower more to life, gives a greater feeling of depth.
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