I think this should be renamed the laughing orchid, I can definitely see a laughing face with a small body and arms even. Still, I agree with the suggestions and perhaps a crop to make it more a tall pano.
Punchier than the last post! A touch more contrast for me (a personal thing) and a few round of USM too. Tim’s Pano crop suggestion sounds like the ticket!
Looks like far from ideal light for these, Orchids and flowers in general benefit from slightly overcast conditions which is why I use a lot of diffusers etc. I would also guess it was around the middlish part of the day. I would also prefer a lower viewpoint and perhaps a touch more of the stem, you could also have afforded to perhaps open up some more to lessen a slightly intrusive bg...
Phil has taken the words out of my mouth-a lovely specimen worth another shoot
Dave
Posted by Elliott Neep on June 11, 2008 at 8:18 AM
I think the nits have been covered. As PhilH says, try and get back on an overcast day. Try and get a bit lower down for a flower-height shooting angle. See if you can find a line of sight with a clearer background, or lay your jacket over the vegetation behind to get a clearer shot.
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Ian
I would agree with Ian M. Try running the re-sized image through the sharpening once or twice.
I agree! A quick dose of USM should bring this up lovely!
Tim
Punchier than the last post! A touch more contrast for me (a personal thing) and a few round of USM too. Tim’s Pano crop suggestion sounds like the ticket!
Dave
Cheers
Ian