Pair of Jacks

Gallery: FloraPosted May 17, 201166 views11 comments

This is not a poker game -- it's two Jack-in-the-Pulpits together deep in the woods.

Since I found no Jacks in the site search, I thought this was worth posting, even though taken in a hurry on a family walk. I got down to its level and did not realize that the light was a bit harsh from above. Hopefully others will do better, but our Jacks (and most other wildflowers) are about gone. The scene looks practically all green, but that's the way I remember it.

Canon 40D, 17-85mm lens at 85mm, 1/125 sec, f/7.1, ISO 800, hand held, manual focus.

Comments and suggestions always appreciated.

Dave Thomas, Leesburg, Virginia

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Bob Duff on May 17, 2011 at 5:37 PM

Dave, I really like the comp on this one. You've framed them perfectly for my tastes on the diagonal. Understand the harsh light in the BG but if you're game you could do a double processing of the image: this plus a much darker one to take the BG dark and then blend the two to get the effect yoyu want. Would be a killer shot.

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on May 17, 2011 at 7:44 PM

Nice position of the two Jacks.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 17, 2011 at 8:29 PM

Dave:
I have not seen on of this before and so thanks for sharing. Like the comp and also Bob suggestions of PP.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on May 17, 2011 at 8:39 PM

Solid shot of an interesting plant. The Jacks are nice and sharp, and I like the colors. The light areas in the BG are somewhat distracting. Would help if they could be darkened.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 17, 2011 at 9:19 PM

David,

I like the color, mood and composition. I would try to darken the brighter areas some and I like Bob's suggestion. HDR might also be interesting, if you have access to HDR software and if you shot this in RAW mode.

Really neat subject and a fine image as posted.

pat

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 17, 2011 at 10:48 PM

Wow..JITPs are out so soon out there. Very nice twin you have got here. If you intend to reprocess suggest toning down the highlights on the top petal of the JITP on the left.

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on May 18, 2011 at 7:58 AM

Very nice picture composition. I'm not sure if it is a good advice, but I'l try to crop the top (to hide the leaf in top-right corner) or to extend a bit the top section. But I like it as it is. Nicely done Dave.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 18, 2011 at 10:25 AM

Very cool shot, Dave. I like it as is, and I also think it's an image that's definitely worth trying some or all of the suggestions. I think it has possibilities for great versatility.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 18, 2011 at 8:43 PM

You picked a nice pov for these two. The details and colors are great. I also find the leaf in the upper left a bit distracting. My suggestion is to burn it in (darken it). Then it won't attract so much attention.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 19, 2011 at 6:45 PM

Dave: Nice find of a flower that we don't see all that often. Messy BGs seem to be the norm when shooting these. I think you handled it pretty well. One way to tame the highlights on the top is to use a polarizer during the capture. Well seen and captured.>=))>

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on May 30, 2011 at 11:29 AM

Really nice. Agree darkening the background would make the subjects pop.

lucy

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