Leftovers.
Oct 28, 2016 13:05:24 #
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Oct 28, 2016 21:50:39 #
i would be the first to applaud the technical expertise and one assumes patience to produce this image. Once those feeling have gone and one looks at the image seeking impact or interest in the subject matter then the struggle begins. No idea what these shriveled up items are and the picture has not got enough going for it to make me care.
As an exercise in technical excellence it scores 100% but apart from posting on FYC to amaze those of us without the equipment relevant software patience knowledge and skill what does one do with an image like this?
As an exercise in technical excellence it scores 100% but apart from posting on FYC to amaze those of us without the equipment relevant software patience knowledge and skill what does one do with an image like this?
Oct 28, 2016 22:59:31 #
Indeed, great technical expertise and patience, but perhaps lacking in impact or interest. Looking at these shriveled, dry mushrooms at maximum enlargement the detail is simply breathtaking. Strong texture from well-chosen lighting. The sharpness is astounding. The picture looks like it was made with a 4x5" Ektachrome. Gorgeous. But I frequently find myself thinking, it [the picture of the moment] needs something. This one is more than halfway there. It's technically superb, well composed, sharp beyond belief, but it needs something. One thing I wonder about is the color of the background; I suspect it may be too light, too neutral. Maybe it needs to be darker, or textured, or both, or something. I know the picture has the potential to be more impactful and interesting than I think it is as is. 
Oct 28, 2016 23:18:33 #
Billyspad wrote:
i would be the first to applaud the technical expe... (show quote)
After all you've said about mushrooms over the past while and you can't even recognize what these "shrivelled up items" are? These are the poor abandoned scraps that were left behind.
Oct 28, 2016 23:22:51 #
dsturr wrote:
After all you've said about mushrooms over the past while and you can't even recognize what these "shrivelled up items" are? These are the poor abandoned scraps that were left behind.
"Leftovers", you mean like mankind after the nuclear holocaust, or is it simple as you were sufficiently sated and couldn't eat these!
Oct 28, 2016 23:32:02 #
dsturr wrote:
After all you've said about mushrooms over the past while and you can't even recognize what these "shrivelled up items" are? These are the poor abandoned scraps that were left behind.
dsturr I am not anti mushroom in fact enjoy now eating them and was a heavy user of the magic variety many years ago. So mushrooms and I go back a long way. Its the FYC mania with pointing cameras at em that leaves me scratching my head. Perhaps to some they tell stories or produce feelings. I should be able to understand that after chewing on the magic variety but still find myself at a loss when it comes to appreciating mushroom images
And yea after reading Chucks comments it dawned on me they were indeed mushrooms or bits of them. So now that point is cleared for which I thank you and Chuck we only have question of what one does with the image?
Oct 28, 2016 23:52:06 #
Oct 28, 2016 23:53:33 #
randomeyes wrote:
"Leftovers", you mean like mankind after the nuclear holocaust, or is it simple as you were sufficiently sated and couldn't eat these!
I just take pictures of them. I don't eat them.
Oct 28, 2016 23:58:14 #
Billyspad wrote:
dsturr I am not anti mushroom in fact enjoy now ea... (show quote)
Careful if you still forage. There's more than 10 species of poisonous snakes native to your part of the world including a cobra. One could lose a shutter finger or worse.
Oct 29, 2016 00:26:23 #
Thanks to dsturr for giving me the OK to post a take on his pictures.
As some of you know my imagination often sees "things" in images.
Well here is something I saw in dsturr's mushrooms: a raptor or other beaked beast looking up to the left with it mouth open in a scream/call.
Please excuse the clumsy edges while changing the background to black. Eye left gray on purpose
As some of you know my imagination often sees "things" in images.
Well here is something I saw in dsturr's mushrooms: a raptor or other beaked beast looking up to the left with it mouth open in a scream/call.
Please excuse the clumsy edges while changing the background to black. Eye left gray on purpose
Oct 29, 2016 07:38:14 #
A great exercise in focus stacking, amazing the difference it can make! Now work this into a great still life!...good job!
Oct 29, 2016 14:00:06 #
robertjerl wrote:
Thanks to dsturr for giving me the OK to post a take on his pictures.
As some of you know my imagination often sees "things" in images.
Well here is something I saw in dsturr's mushrooms: a raptor or other beaked beast looking up to the left with it mouth open in a scream/call.
Please excuse the clumsy edges while changing the background to black. Eye left gray on purpose
As some of you know my imagination often sees "things" in images.
Well here is something I saw in dsturr's mushrooms: a raptor or other beaked beast looking up to the left with it mouth open in a scream/call.
Please excuse the clumsy edges while changing the background to black. Eye left gray on purpose
Looks good. I miss those things, possibly because I get too preoccupied with looking for the slightest blurry spot that someone will be bound to notice.
As for the "equipment" referred to: One Canon 5dMKIII, one Canon 10 year old non-L macro lens, one cable release and one 30 year old tripod. I have a focus rail but never use it.
Oct 29, 2016 20:51:53 #
nice detail! I like Robert's cut with the dark background. Makes it stand out nicely.
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