Peonies at NYBG, Bronx NY
May 31, 2018 10:01:04 #
lrn2bgd
Loc: Ct.
Images were previously sent in Photo Gallery but not available to everyone, would appreciate critiques. I know the time of day was not ideal; the setting was noon time with strong light overhead. Thanks.
May 31, 2018 10:08:00 #
Hi,
Try to soften lighting and stop down for more depth of field and better sharpness.
Try to soften lighting and stop down for more depth of field and better sharpness.
May 31, 2018 10:31:06 #
lrn2bgd
Loc: Ct.
Soften the light as in using a diffuser? I'd like the ability to hold a diffuser to do that but holding the camera to prevent camera shake is necessary for me and using a tripod in some places in the "public" garden becomes challenging.
My f stop was mostly 3.2 to blur the background but tried to compensate by using 1/1000 shutter speed. (plus there is the wind moving the flower) Maybe next time I will start at 3.2 and skipping stops try smaller apertures. I definitely want better sharpness but keeping background distractions to a minimum is also my goal. Being in a public setting I can't rearrange their property.
Thank you for your suggestions.
My f stop was mostly 3.2 to blur the background but tried to compensate by using 1/1000 shutter speed. (plus there is the wind moving the flower) Maybe next time I will start at 3.2 and skipping stops try smaller apertures. I definitely want better sharpness but keeping background distractions to a minimum is also my goal. Being in a public setting I can't rearrange their property.
Thank you for your suggestions.
May 31, 2018 10:58:39 #
lrn2bgd wrote:
Nice images. In a program like Lightroom or Photoshop you can adjust the images to compensate for the harsh lighting.Images were previously sent in Photo Gallery but not available to everyone, would appreciate critiques. I know the time of day was not ideal; the setting was noon time with strong light overhead. Thanks.
May 31, 2018 11:18:38 #
lrn2bgd
Loc: Ct.
Thank you. I use ON1 as a standalone, but will look into your suggestion with ON1.
PixelStan77 wrote:
Nice images. In a program like Lightroom or Photoshop you can adjust the images to compensate for the harsh lighting.
May 31, 2018 20:10:02 #
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Jun 1, 2018 09:50:45 #
garygrafic
Loc: South Florida
Good images, but...............cropped much too tight, give 'em a bit more space. In other words, show the whole flower. I DARE anyone to differ!
Jun 1, 2018 12:34:12 #
lrn2bgd
Loc: Ct.
Thank you for your suggestion, I do hear what you are saying. The cropping is not always done in post, it happens deliberately when I'm shooting the original image trying to exclude distractions - other flowers too close, dead petals from other flowers, bare spots. But I also crop for the same type of distractive reasons in post as well. I can't alter these plants in a public venue so I compromise. I also know one of my settings cropped further (automatically) when I converted to JPEG which I found out how to control after these images were submitted.
I will keep your observation in mind; my preference is the whole flower with space and a soft background also. Thanks again.
I will keep your observation in mind; my preference is the whole flower with space and a soft background also. Thanks again.
garygrafic wrote:
Good images, but...............cropped much too tight, give 'em a bit more space. In other words, show the whole flower. I DARE anyone to differ!
Jun 1, 2018 13:38:55 #
Jun 1, 2018 15:23:01 #
bertloomis
Loc: Fort Worth, Texas
The first three are what I call soft focus. My Canon 80D does this all the time with close-ups like these and I have been unable to overcome it.
Jun 1, 2018 15:51:08 #
lrn2bgd
Loc: Ct.
I used my 24-70 2.8L II for this day's shooting and did get close to fill the frame with a fast shutter speed to compensate for wind and being hand held. I can't say it is not me with hand or shutter shake, plus I'm bending forward, but I don't think so. I'll just continue to try. I am amazed with some of the crispness of the flower submissions. Obviously it can be done by someone. Thanks for your observations.
bertloomis wrote:
The first three are what I call soft focus. My Canon 80D does this all the time with close-ups like these and I have been unable to overcome it.
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