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Micro Botany
Micro Botany
yantski


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study X (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ30
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date: Jan 28, 2006
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jan 29, 2006

I am submitting this with no editing other than cropping and resampling. A tidbit of info for the interested: this little specimen was only about 1/2" across.

Statistics
Place: 568 out of 622
Avg (all users): 4.6524
Avg (commenters): 4.0000
Avg (participants): 4.6621
Avg (non-participants): 4.6190
Views since voting: 795
Views during voting: 233
Votes: 187
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0


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02/07/2006 08:58:01 PM
I'm writing without reading the others so I give you my take. The shot has a nice feel to it, tone wise, being subdued and almost like a natural tritone. It looks nice and sharp to me.

I think your score suffered a bit because the subject is not strongly featured here, neither by composition or lighting. The light is actually nicely dramatic, but it would be much more dramatic if the light were mainly on the subject flowers.
02/07/2006 08:51:43 PM
This is a great choice for a subject I feel. I think the neutral tones could work well. Perhaps going for a different time of day, trying to get more of a raking light, could show off some texture. I agree about the focus, it does seem like it could be sharper. Depending on what editing software you have, maybe a little usm could help. There is good dof, blurring the background, but the main subject I think would be stronger if sharper. Also, in editing, some levels tweaking could strengthen the tonal range possibly. Centered compositions can work quite well with the right image, it isn't bad here, but I'm thinking it might be a stronger presentation by not centering the subject in this case?

Not totally terrible for a first entry :-), it could be a whole lot worse. You seem to have a good eye, you've isolated the subject well, and the shot seems to have purpose. It definitely doesn't come across as just a 'snapshot'. I'm sure you'll do well in the challenges, just keep shootin' and have fun!
:-)
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02/07/2006 08:38:13 PM
I have to agree with tryal15 here I'm afraid. The lack of sharpness in the photo is what grabs me first here. Maybe you could of used some slight dodging effects just to enhance the tonal range a little throughout the picture?
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02/07/2006 08:34:23 PM
I rated this one low for 2 reasons. The first being the lack of sharp focus; the focus is soft, at best. Secondly, was the lack of tonal range. I realize this is a brown, bleak subject anyway, but there just isn't any *wow* factor to it... Hope this helps!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/03/2006 03:31:37 PM
While I realize you are giving us the habitat of this seed pod/dried flower, I have a suspicion this image would do better if you had given it a very tight crop. You're on the right track though, as the lighting on the stem to the lower right is gorgeous.
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