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Sep 20, 2011 17:40:28   #
tonidow1
 
I think all the pixs are good

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Sep 20, 2011 17:42:22   #
gessman Loc: Colorado
 
gdwsr wrote:
I will toss my perception in. I like #4 best: In all four I feel a visual pull into the center of the flower. With it vertical, I feels more natural to "fall" into the flower and with less black negative space the pull is stronger. (maybe I was an insect in a previous life). If the anthers were contrasted better with the background then my eyes would be more strongly drawn to them upon first seeing the photo and then drawn into the flower and back again. With this contrast I still am first drawn to the anthers and down into the flower but struggle to return to the anthers.

Which one do you like best?
I will toss my perception in. I like #4 best: In ... (show quote)


I'm old-fashion I think. I like it the way I saw it first which is #1. I can't turn lose of what made me take the shot in the first place. I've even thought about diagonal toward one of the upper corners. Think I'll go try that. Thanks.

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Sep 20, 2011 17:45:10   #
gessman Loc: Colorado
 
tonidow1 wrote:
I think all the pixs are good


Thank you.

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Sep 21, 2011 01:19:10   #
Ugly Jake Loc: Sub-Rural Vermont
 
One last comment, Gessman - and yes, please call me "Ugly"(It's a theme ) - just don't call me late for supper !

I wanted to show you a lily with a white background, but couldn't find it - it was still in the camera!!

This is in front of the junk Audi in the bushes - not quite a "natural" backdrop (Except maybe in VT and some of the "Hill-William" states.)



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Sep 21, 2011 01:25:51   #
gessman Loc: Colorado
 
Ugly Jake wrote:
One last comment, Gessman - and yes, please call me "Ugly"(It's a theme ) - just don't call me late for supper !

I wanted to show you a lily with a white background, but couldn't find it - it was still in the camera!!

This is in front of the junk Audi in the bushes - not quite a "natural" backdrop (Except maybe in VT and some of the "Hill-William" states.)


Nice! I see your point. Stands out. As for the Audi, those are lawn sculptures and we use commodes and bathtubs for planters in my "Hill William" home state of Arkansas. Thanks Ugly. Dinner is usually ready around 6 mountain time here in my transplanted home of Denver. You're welcome any time.

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Sep 21, 2011 01:33:54   #
tainkc Loc: Kansas City
 
gessman wrote:
tainkc wrote:
I dunno. You taught me to stay off center a little but in this case, I think your flower ( pistol ) is touching too close to the left. It needs a tad bit more room. What do you think? Excellent photos anyway.


Thanks. You said, "what do you think?" No offense but it appears to me as thought you didn't get in on the first of this thread but are responding to someone else's comments and a picture they may have put up after "fixing" mine. If I'm wrong about that then please forgive me. But here was my original question - "Which is better, my #1 pic which is the unaltered original, or #2 which is that same shot cropped, or #3 which is with no cropping but turned 90 degrees up, or #4 which is #2 turned up 90 degrees. All the same picture just 2 uncropped, 2 cropped the same, and 2 turned up instead of to the left.
quote=tainkc I dunno. You taught me to stay off ... (show quote)
I must be lacking somewhere because I like #3. What I was saying is that it seems to me that the left or the bottom side ( depending on which photo one is looking at ) is cropped just a little too close to the edge.

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Sep 21, 2011 01:46:54   #
gessman Loc: Colorado
 
tainkc wrote:
gessman wrote:
tainkc wrote:
I dunno. You taught me to stay off center a little but in this case, I think your flower ( pistol ) is touching too close to the left. It needs a tad bit more room. What do you think? Excellent photos anyway.


Thanks. You said, "what do you think?" No offense but it appears to me as thought you didn't get in on the first of this thread but are responding to someone else's comments and a picture they may have put up after "fixing" mine. If I'm wrong about that then please forgive me. But here was my original question - "Which is better, my #1 pic which is the unaltered original, or #2 which is that same shot cropped, or #3 which is with no cropping but turned 90 degrees up, or #4 which is #2 turned up 90 degrees. All the same picture just 2 uncropped, 2 cropped the same, and 2 turned up instead of to the left.
quote=tainkc I dunno. You taught me to stay off ... (show quote)
I must be lacking somewhere because I like #3. What I was saying is that it seems to me that the left or the bottom side ( depending on which photo one is looking at ) is cropped just a little too close to the edge.
quote=gessman quote=tainkc I dunno. You taught ... (show quote)


It seems to be a tossup between 1 & 3. No crop occurred except in the camera on those two. I just had my lens too far down in the flower for your liking. I can see what you mean and maybe next time I'll get a shot for you and then one for me. :-) How's that. Thanks again.

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Sep 21, 2011 01:52:48   #
tainkc Loc: Kansas City
 
gessman wrote:
tainkc wrote:
gessman wrote:
tainkc wrote:
I dunno. You taught me to stay off center a little but in this case, I think your flower ( pistol ) is touching too close to the left. It needs a tad bit more room. What do you think? Excellent photos anyway.


Thanks. You said, "what do you think?" No offense but it appears to me as thought you didn't get in on the first of this thread but are responding to someone else's comments and a picture they may have put up after "fixing" mine. If I'm wrong about that then please forgive me. But here was my original question - "Which is better, my #1 pic which is the unaltered original, or #2 which is that same shot cropped, or #3 which is with no cropping but turned 90 degrees up, or #4 which is #2 turned up 90 degrees. All the same picture just 2 uncropped, 2 cropped the same, and 2 turned up instead of to the left.
quote=tainkc I dunno. You taught me to stay off ... (show quote)
I must be lacking somewhere because I like #3. What I was saying is that it seems to me that the left or the bottom side ( depending on which photo one is looking at ) is cropped just a little too close to the edge.
quote=gessman quote=tainkc I dunno. You taught ... (show quote)


It seems to be a tossup between 1 & 3. No crop occurred except in the camera on those two. I just had my lens too far down in the flower for your liking. I can see what you mean and maybe next time I'll get a shot for you and then one for me. :-) How's that. Thanks again.
quote=tainkc quote=gessman quote=tainkc I dunno... (show quote)
You are funny. Please go easy on me. You're good and I'm not. I like them all. You are like the Home Depot. They give too many choices in toilets and you give too many choices on this flower. As you can tell I'm easily confused.

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Sep 21, 2011 02:18:09   #
gessman Loc: Colorado
 
[quote=tainkc][quote=gessman][quote=tainkc][quote=gessman]
tainkc wrote:
As you can tell I'm easily confused.


Why, my friend, I can't tell that at all. I'm just an old geezer having a little fun here and there and don't intend to do anyone any harm. I've been looking at your pics and you're doing some really good stuff. Don't worry about me. There's folks in here who's knowledge is so far superior to mine that I try to let them get their 2 cents worth in and I only step in if they fail to do so. I couldn't decide which way I liked the flower either and that's why I posted the options I thought were most reasonable. As we say nowadays, "it's all good!"

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Sep 21, 2011 02:58:54   #
tainkc Loc: Kansas City
 
[quote=gessman][quote=tainkc][quote=gessman][quote=tainkc]
gessman wrote:
tainkc wrote:
As you can tell I'm easily confused.


Why, my friend, I can't tell that at all. I'm just an old geezer having a little fun here and there and don't intend to do anyone any harm. I've been looking at your pics and you're doing some really good stuff. Don't worry about me. There's folks in here who's knowledge is so far superior to mine that I try to let them get their 2 cents worth in and I only step in if they fail to do so. I couldn't decide which way I liked the flower either and that's why I posted the options I thought were most reasonable. As we say nowadays, "it's all good!"
quote=tainkc As you can tell I'm easily confuse... (show quote)


Yes, I agree. It's all good and a lot of fun at that. Right at this very moment I am editing butterfly shots that I took yesterday. I already posted one of them showing 2 butterflies on the same flower. In about a 10 minute span, I took 156 pictures all with a 200mm kit lens. If I were more awake at the time, I would have whipped out my 30mm macro lens. I am kind of glad that I did not now that I think about it because it is an f2.8 prime. The wing tips or something else would surely be out of focus. I am having a blast with my new Sony.

This is the only forum that I have joined and I have to tell you that I am glad that I did. Between you and a few of the others, I have already learned and expanded so much in such a short time and I thank you very, very much.

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Sep 21, 2011 17:33:10   #
gessman Loc: Colorado
 
[quote=tainkc][quote=gessman][quote=tainkc][quote=gessman]
tainkc wrote:
gessman wrote:
tainkc wrote:
As you can tell I'm easily confused.


Why, my friend, I can't tell that at all. I'm just an old geezer having a little fun here and there and don't intend to do anyone any harm. I've been looking at your pics and you're doing some really good stuff. Don't worry about me. There's folks in here who's knowledge is so far superior to mine that I try to let them get their 2 cents worth in and I only step in if they fail to do so. I couldn't decide which way I liked the flower either and that's why I posted the options I thought were most reasonable. As we say nowadays, "it's all good!"
quote=tainkc As you can tell I'm easily confuse... (show quote)


Yes, I agree. It's all good and a lot of fun at that. Right at this very moment I am editing butterfly shots that I took yesterday. I already posted one of them showing 2 butterflies on the same flower. In about a 10 minute span, I took 156 pictures all with a 200mm kit lens. If I were more awake at the time, I would have whipped out my 30mm macro lens. I am kind of glad that I did not now that I think about it because it is an f2.8 prime. The wing tips or something else would surely be out of focus. I am having a blast with my new Sony.

This is the only forum that I have joined and I have to tell you that I am glad that I did. Between you and a few of the others, I have already learned and expanded so much in such a short time and I thank you very, very much.
quote=gessman quote=tainkc As you can tell I'm... (show quote)


I'll go see if I can find your butterflies. It sure isn't hard to fire off some shots. I used to try to do that with film and it almost caused me a divorce a couple of times. We're all learning in here and that's a good thing, well all of us but a couple and it's really good that they're in here. I'm grateful. Later.

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Sep 21, 2011 21:25:54   #
Deetle51 Loc: Grafton ,WV
 
Thx but I'll be 60 in a few days. I have a bad disc where they can't fix it mid back so I had to go early but figured 44 yrs was enough in the Construction industry. Limited physical abilities so returned to Photography as a hobby verses Comp.black powder shooting. I haven't found my niche yet but really like closeups on all things.Didn't mean to give my life history but enjoy you comments and can use all the help I can find. Local Club has been a great thing for me.

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Sep 22, 2011 00:55:37   #
tainkc Loc: Kansas City
 
Deetle51 wrote:
Thx but I'll be 60 in a few days. I have a bad disc where they can't fix it mid back so I had to go early but figured 44 yrs was enough in the Construction industry. Limited physical abilities so returned to Photography as a hobby verses Comp.black powder shooting. I haven't found my niche yet but really like closeups on all things.Didn't mean to give my life history but enjoy you comments and can use all the help I can find. Local Club has been a great thing for me.
Don't feel so bad. I am only half your age. I am 54 and I am nursing a very painful stress fracture in my right foot. They thought it was gout until the lab test came back. I really need to lay up but I need the money. Ouch.

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Sep 22, 2011 02:20:47   #
gessman Loc: Colorado
 
tainkc wrote:
Deetle51 wrote:
Thx but I'll be 60 in a few days. I have a bad disc where they can't fix it mid back so I had to go early but figured 44 yrs was enough in the Construction industry. Limited physical abilities so returned to Photography as a hobby verses Comp.black powder shooting. I haven't found my niche yet but really like closeups on all things.Didn't mean to give my life history but enjoy you comments and can use all the help I can find. Local Club has been a great thing for me.
Don't feel so bad. I am only half your age. I am 54 and I am nursing a very painful stress fracture in my right foot. They thought it was gout until the lab test came back. I really need to lay up but I need the money. Ouch.
quote=Deetle51 Thx but I'll be 60 in a few days. ... (show quote)


Made it to the butterflies. Very nice. Unusual to catch two. I have trouble with one. I liked the sugar water spritz someone mentioned. May have to try that. Been spritzing, but not sugar. Has promise. Keep firing away. Sorry to hear about your foot. Can't feel good, especially to have to keep using it.

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Sep 23, 2011 08:26:26   #
JKious Loc: Columbia, MO
 
You're only as OLD as ya feel...besides...it ain't the AGE that'll getchya...

It's...THE MILES!! :) :)

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