Misty 2

Gallery: FloraPosted October 16, 2012120 views9 comments

Hi all.

Here is another version of the same dahlia that I posted a couple of days ago. I liked this version, and thought that it addressed some of your concerns with the other photo.

I do think I could have cropped a bit from the bottom of the shot. I do have one more version to post.

Any and all thoughts appreciated.

Edit: Thanks to Mark for pointing out the blob of yellow that I missed at the bottom edge - I need to clone that out, and would have done that had I noticed it.

Nathan

Nikon D7000, Sigma 180 macro, tripod, ISO 400, f4ish

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9 comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on October 16, 2012 at 7:31 AM

Wonderfully framed Nathan, love the colour. I agree, you could crop from the bottom but only a little.

Gary.

Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Stahlke on October 16, 2012 at 10:09 AM

I like these abstracts. This has just the right combination of sharpness and softness. I would crop up from the bottom or de-saturate the yellow at the bottom. It draws my eye to the edge of the frame immediately.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 97 Posts, 782 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on October 16, 2012 at 11:29 AM

@Mark: Thanks. I totally missed that blob of yellow at the bottom of the frame. Yes, I would clone that out, had I seen it.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 16, 2012 at 11:33 AM

I agree with the crop suggestion and deemphasizing the yellow. I also liked the previous version better. Both photos might benefit from a crop to 4:5.

Not that I don't like both!

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on October 16, 2012 at 10:04 PM

Nathan - I agree with your self assessment about space at the bottom. I think cropping some will create more balance.

Love the dreamy feel and a better symmetry here and look forward to the next one.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on October 17, 2012 at 8:12 AM

Nathan
As good as the previous. Agree with the crop at the bottom.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 17, 2012 at 11:55 PM

Ditto on the crop, but another one equal to the last. Looking forward to more.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Yun Gao on October 18, 2012 at 12:02 AM

They all look nice, Nathan. Both have soft lines and sublime light. I opened the two larger photos to compare; I slightly prefer your first image because of its sharpness.

Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on October 25, 2012 at 5:19 PM

Nathan, I love the design and the delicacy of the image. I like it as it is.
Cheers.

Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments