Nice improvements.
They sharpen up quite nicely (in this resolution), which might be a hint
for other pictures of Tina as well.
I feel your crop of the Magnolia flower is slightly to narrow above the
flower, btw.
Thanks for your efforts, always nice to have your comments illustrated.
Best, Frank
2013/7/5 Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
> On 7/3/2013 7:48 AM, Tina Manley wrote:
> > PESO:
> >
> > A small break in the rain this morning so I grabbed a couple of shots
> with
> > the MM:
>
> Rather like Brian, I don't generally find B&W shots of flowers appealing.
> They may be good, but require stronger
> composition than color of the same subjects, a tonal range that uses the
> strengths of B&W and good other technical
> qualities.
>
> When they are a playground of tonality, texture, line and compositional
> forms, they can be lovely.
>
> > http://www.pbase.com/image/151125889
>
> This one, to my eye, has multiple problems. The glorious tonal graduations
> and smoothness of your diner image don't seem
> in much evidence here. Perhaps slider(s) slid too far? Not, bad, but not
> lending assistance.
>
> The edgy bokeh of the background is also unappealing to me.
>
> The composition is too busy, too. Perhaps not so evident in color(?), but
> clear here, where my eye is being pulled every
> which way.
>
> Not to suggest that they are in any way complete, I offer some examples of
> how it might work better, pulling the focal
> plane forward, with perhaps less DOF, and a couple of simpler compositions.
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Manley/Magnolia.htm>
>
> > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/151125890
>
> I agree with Brian here. The sharply focused leaves at the back of the
> flower and blurred petals and stamen in front
> aren't appealing. Although not ready for prime time, I hope this example
> of moving the apparent focal plane forward
> gives an idea what it could look like. <
> http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Manley/Rose_of_Sharon.htm>
>
> I'm a little torn between the soft look, simply selectively softened and
> sharpened, but I sort of like the more fully
> processed one, too. I think it would look great printed on a soft finish
> paper.
>
> I mis-focus flowers like this pretty regularly, so I tend to bracket,
> often getting the right focal plane that way,
> sometimes not.
>
> F.P. Moose
>
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