Gallery: FloraPosted January 2, 20095,198 views6 comments
Another photo from the ice storm last month.
Canon 50D/Kirk L-bracket, 100/2.8 USM Macro, BH-3/Bogen 3221, cable release, f/4 at 1/13th, ISO 100, cropped from right.
Comments
6 comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 2, 2009 at 11:25 AM
Jim: Your Frozen Flora is a tough act to follow but this is another good find. I would crop this a bit tighter yet as for me the primary interest is in the ice patterns and I don't find the BG worthy of the % of the frame it occupies. Makes me shiver looking at it. Hope you're up and running at full power now. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on January 2, 2009 at 2:25 PM
Bill, I agree a good cropping wouldn't hurt. I decided to present it in a less-cropped fashion to see what others thought of the extra dead space.
Thanks for looking and commenting!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 245 Posts, 2421 Comments
Comment posted by Darwin Wiggett on January 2, 2009 at 8:39 PM
I like this alot. The shrouded cacoon-like ice is so interesting. I would crop some off the left edge to get rid of the color in the lower left corner so that the only color is what is contained in the ice. Darwin
Registered on November 1, 2003, 100 Posts, 1327 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on January 2, 2009 at 10:32 PM
Another beautiful ice sculpture Jim. Too bad that all this beauty came at such a cost to the NE but I'm sure enjoying your findings. I like the crop from the left idea ... places emphasis on the excellent detail in the ice.
Registered on November 16, 2003, 157 Posts, 3326 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on January 3, 2009 at 3:24 AM
Still love that great texture Jim. The blur works really well here.
Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on January 3, 2009 at 10:41 AM
Thanks to all for taking the time to comment!
This is one I wish I had taken more time to get the camera closer to the subject to avoid excessive cropping. I think the crop (from both sides and the top) above fits the bill, but by pixel count it only represents 56% of the original frame.
Moral of the story:
1. Take the time to set the shot up properly in the field! We only get one chance to do that right, and I could have gotten closer to the subject.
2. A major crop like the photo above may be fine for web presentation, but the 44% pixel loss effectively reduces a 15 MP camera file to that of a 8.4 MP camera. If you want to print big, this is a major hit!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 245 Posts, 2421 Comments
Comments
6 commentsThanks for looking and commenting!
Nathan
This is one I wish I had taken more time to get the camera closer to the subject to avoid excessive cropping. I think the crop (from both sides and the top) above fits the bill, but by pixel count it only represents 56% of the original frame.
Moral of the story:
1. Take the time to set the shot up properly in the field! We only get one chance to do that right, and I could have gotten closer to the subject.
2. A major crop like the photo above may be fine for web presentation, but the 44% pixel loss effectively reduces a 15 MP camera file to that of a 8.4 MP camera. If you want to print big, this is a major hit!