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GraphyFotoz
Aug-30-2005, 10:09 AM
It's been awhile since I played around with Flowers.

Lemme have it....whatdya think?

Yes that's Mike's Framer script I did the matting with.
Yes I used my flash for fill on low setting.

EXIF:

ISO 100
EXP 1/640 at F2.2
EXP Mode Manual
Meter Mode Pattern
Focal Length 18.9mm
WB Auto


http://images12.fotki.com/v215/photos/1/11671/2593813/Bloomers1-vi.jpg
Rohirrim
Aug-30-2005, 10:51 AM
I like the composition and the colors, but it looks a little soft to me. The leaves are sharper than the flower itself. Perhaps if the focus was centered on one of the blooming flowers and the rest soft it would be better.
GraphyFotoz
Aug-30-2005, 11:03 AM
I like the composition and the colors, but it looks a little soft to me. The leaves are sharper than the flower itself. Perhaps if the focus was centered on one of the blooming flowers and the rest soft it would be better.
You have a point but then again it gives the Flowers a dreamy effect :dunno :D
Michiel de Brieder
Aug-30-2005, 01:01 PM
I like the composition and the colors, but it looks a little soft to me. The leaves are sharper than the flower itself. Perhaps if the focus was centered on one of the blooming flowers and the rest soft it would be better. I concur :agree
Rohirrim
Aug-30-2005, 08:32 PM
You have a point but then again it gives the Flowers a dreamy effect :dunno :D
IMHO, I would still start with the Flower Bud in the sharpest focus, then add a gaussian blur to the whole picture. I think this would give a better "dreamy" effect. I think the main problem is that one of the leaves is pretty sharp, while the buds are OOF.

Overall nice pic though.
Mike Lane
Aug-30-2005, 09:28 PM
It's been awhile since I played around with Flowers.

Lemme have it....whatdya think?

Yes that's Mike's Framer script I did the matting with.
Yes I used my flash for fill on low setting.

EXIF:

ISO 100
EXP 1/640 at F2.2
EXP Mode Manual
Meter Mode Pattern
Focal Length 18.9mm
WB Auto



I'm not really seeing anything I can latch on to composition-wise. Maybe there isn't a great composition you can do on this subject :dunno. I mean there no line or threes or balance or rhythm really to be had here. Well I suppose there is a little bit of a line with the stem going from bottom left to the flowers and then something in the background continuing that line up to the top right of the frame, but it's not that strong of a feature.

The OOF bud just above and left of center is really distracting too.

I feel like I'm coming off waaaay too harsh. Sorry about that. :uhoh
GraphyFotoz
Aug-31-2005, 05:14 AM
I'm not really seeing anything I can latch on to composition-wise. Maybe there isn't a great composition you can do on this subject :dunno. I mean there no line or threes or balance or rhythm really to be had here. Well I suppose there is a little bit of a line with the stem going from bottom left to the flowers and then something in the background continuing that line up to the top right of the frame, but it's not that strong of a feature.

The OOF bud just above and left of center is really distracting too.

I feel like I'm coming off waaaay too harsh. Sorry about that. :uhohNot at all! That's why this is the whipping post! :D
Just shows I have some more brushing up to do. :scratch
XO-Studios
Aug-31-2005, 05:17 PM
Not at all! That's why this is the whipping post! :D
Just shows I have some more brushing up to do. :scratch
Since this seems like a pretty good pile, I'll pile on :D, Besides everythin g already set, IMHO:

The frame hurts your picture. It takes away so much real estate, that it is hard to establish a good composition in what is left.

FWIW,

XO,