scratch n' sniff

[digital faerie]

can't wait till the next century, I'm sure "scratch n' sniff" technology will be available to photographers for shots like these.....authorities would probably outlaw the technology for less desirable subjects, though. :rofl critique welcomed! one thing I have learned tonight is that roses can be hard with their texture and almost reflective quality.

http://digitalfaerie.smugmug.com/photos/16626302-M.jpg

[Charlie Brown]

show off.

great shot faerie. you keep shooting those macro shots and ill keep wanting a new camera, so stop making them look so good already.


charlie

[digital faerie]

show off.

great shot faerie. you keep shooting those macro shots and ill keep wanting a new camera, so stop making them look so good already.


charlie
showoff :lol4

ya big goober. thanks for the compliment though. hehe :D

[gubbs]

Beautiful rose pictures but I love the richness of this one. :clap:clap:clap
They'd make a good tryptich.

[digital faerie]

Beautiful rose pictures but I love the richness of this one. :clap:clap:clap
They'd make a good tryptich.
ah yes, from it's wholeness to the beauty of it even if it falls apart. :wink thank you!

[MainFragger]

my one minor suggestion would be an indirect light on the right side of the flower...just to take some edge off the shadow and let you see a little more detail on that side. The shadow makes it nice and moody, but I am a voyeur who likes to see everything! ; )

MainFragger

[digital faerie]

my one minor suggestion would be an indirect light on the right side of the flower...just to take some edge off the shadow and let you see a little more detail on that side. The shadow makes it nice and moody, but I am a voyeur who likes to see everything! ; )

MainFragger
and I like it nice and moody! :rofl thank you!

[Angelo]

This is very pretty DF but I'm wondering if you cropped it a bit tight and also, what if there were just a little more light on the right side? Or maybe even less so the rose is popping out of blackness?

[lynnma]

This is very pretty DF but I'm wondering if you cropped it a bit tight and also, what if there were just a little more light on the right side? Or maybe even less so the rose is popping out of blackness?thats lovely df... now you've got me at it... I wish I had a macro tho.. maybe thats my "next" lens???:1drink
http://lynn.smugmug.com/photos/16845858-L.jpg


http://Lynn.smugmug.com/photos/16845853-L.jpg

[ginger_55]

Lynn, you are back? I think you should make an announcement.


ginger, hope you had fun!

[lynnma]

Lynn, you are back? I think you should make an announcement.


ginger, hope you had fun!
Announcing "I'm Baaaack"....:rofl :giggle :jose :cool :cheer :curtsey :1drink

[fish]

can't wait till the next century, I'm sure "scratch n' sniff" technology will be available to photographers for shots like these.....authorities would probably outlaw the technology for less desirable subjects, though. :rofl critique welcomed! one thing I have learned tonight is that roses can be hard with their texture and almost reflective quality.

http://digitalfaerie.smugmug.com/photos/16626302-M.jpg
hiya faerie,

since the cropping issue has already been raised, i'll leave that alone. What I really like about this image is the color of the petals. it's very rich and sublime. none of my roses have that color, so i'm assuming you tweaked it a bit in PS. I really like it and would like to see some more of your rose shots given the same treatment. I underexpose my roses, and bring them up in PS, trying not to touch the saturation much, since they are usually so bright. Sometimes I detune the sat a bit to prevent them from looking unreal. But the color you assigned to this rose is really nice. Keep going!

[digital faerie]

This is very pretty DF but I'm wondering if you cropped it a bit tight and also, what if there were just a little more light on the right side? Or maybe even less so the rose is popping out of blackness?
I did have a light on the right but far far away just so I could get a bit of detail without losing the nice shadow-play apparent in the petals. but I guess that's my own preference :dunno

thank you for commenting!!:lust

[digital faerie]

Announcing "I'm Baaaack"....:rofl :giggle :jose :cool :cheer :curtsey :1drink
welcome back girlfriend!! nice shots btw, I can't believe you don't have a macro lens?!? :huh seems like it'd be right up your alley. :):

[digital faerie]

hiya faerie,

since the cropping issue has already been raised, i'll leave that alone. What I really like about this image is the color of the petals. it's very rich and sublime. none of my roses have that color, so i'm assuming you tweaked it a bit in PS. I really like it and would like to see some more of your rose shots given the same treatment. I underexpose my roses, and bring them up in PS, trying not to touch the saturation much, since they are usually so bright. Sometimes I detune the sat a bit to prevent them from looking unreal. But the color you assigned to this rose is really nice. Keep going!
just so I can understand about the cropping, are you guys saying "give it some breathing room" on the left and a bit at the top? :wink

thanks re: color. I did it in my old editing program and somehow lucked out with having just the right white balance and exposure so I actually didn'thave to tweak it too much. I should've written that down!!

next time I get a rose (hint hint for all you nice gentleman out there :rofl ) I'll definitely do a reshoot. roses are a challenge!!

[lynnma]

welcome back girlfriend!! nice shots btw, I can't believe you don't have a macro lens?!? :huh seems like it'd be right up your alley. :):thanks df... no I don't ...oh my... oh my ... do I need one?? oh dear I can feel another lens fit coming on...what do you have anyway..:huh

[digital faerie]

thanks df... no I don't ...oh my... oh my ... do I need one?? oh dear I can feel another lens fit coming on...what do you have anyway..:huh
half the reason I bought my fujifilm s7000 was because of it's built in macro capabilities, I believe up to 1cm, I recall touching my UV filter to many an object while shooting before so I guess I can get in pretty close.

If I ever want to go out and get close to insects I'll need to invest in a separate lens and on that note I don't know what to tell ya. I made a note to check out some lenses mentioned in other posts, though if you want to check it out. they are:

canon 420 EX
canon 550 EX
CANON 580 EX

I can't remember the differences since I didn't take detailed notes, but I'm sure a search for "macro lens" on the forums would produce gratifying results. let me know what you decide on. since I shoot mostly still life stuff with macro I'm very content with what I have now (which is a good thing since I can't go blowing money on camera equip. right now). :D

[wxwax]

Pssst! DF, those are flashes, not lenses! :lol3

[digital faerie]

Pssst! DF, those are flashes, not lenses! :lol3
D'OH! lol, I see the small almost illegible note on that piece of paper that says "speedlight TTL (external flashes)", LOL.

the macro list lynn is:

Canon 180 f/1.8
Canon 100mm f/2.8
Tamron 180 f/3.5

so......it's like I've always said, "Dorks are sexy" :rofl :rofl

(it's also been a loooooong day)

[lynnma]

D'OH! lol, I see the small almost illegible note on that piece of paper that says "speedlight TTL (external flashes)", LOL.

the macro list lynn is:

Canon 180 f/1.8
Canon 100mm f/2.8
Tamron 180 f/3.5

so......it's like I've always said, "Dorks are sexy" :rofl :rofl

(it's also been a loooooong day)thanks df .... well I for one am glad you're a dork.. that makes two of us at least.:1drink

[digital faerie]

thanks df .... well I for one am glad you're a dork.. that makes two of us at least.:1drink
now that makes 3 great things going for us.

1. we can take a decent photograph
2. we're pisces
3. we're dorks

we are the COMPLETE PACKAGE!!

[lynnma]

now that makes 3 great things going for us.

1. we can take a decent photograph
2. we're pisces
3. we're dorks

we are the COMPLETE PACKAGE!!we are .. we are
:cheer :cheer :cheer :cheer :cheer :cheer :cheer :cheer