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Pyramidal Orchid and Skipper + repost

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Posted by Fran French on June 29, 2009 at 1:53 PM
Pyramidal Orchid and Skipper + repost
Decided to investigate a different location on Saturday. Was hoping to find an adonis blue, but they, and the common blues, seem to be a bit extinct in these parts this year. :frown:

Found this one enjoying the sunshine though. The sun was very harsh even at 8am!

Cloned out a few bits of unwanted grass in CS4.

40D, a wonky 180mm, ISO 400 (forgot to change), f11, 1/200th.

Fran :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on June 29, 2009 at 2:25 PM
Nice one Fran.
Maybe a landscape crop ?
Cheers
John
Posted by Rene de Heer on June 29, 2009 at 3:20 PM
Very nice composition, maybe a tad less saturation but nice as it is.
Rene de Heer
Posted by Mark Davies on June 29, 2009 at 5:10 PM
A male small ?
Nice execution Fran. Not an expert or familiar with macro so personally only ...I find the subject a little dominated by the flower plus the stem growth at the base of the image pulls a touch.
Posted by Fran French on June 29, 2009 at 5:11 PM
Thanks for your feedback guys!

John, this was shot in portrait format only, didn't have much time to think about the shot before it flew off.

Rene, thank you, I did consider the saturation levels and have adjusted accordingly, and think this is a slight improvement?

Fran :toast:
Posted by David Taylor on June 29, 2009 at 7:01 PM
The first image looks much better on my monitors. Very nice comp and BG as well.

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Posted by Major Gilbert on June 29, 2009 at 7:05 PM
Fran first image looked ok on my monitor.
Nice Skipper and to get it on an orchis as well. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Barry Southon on June 29, 2009 at 7:20 PM
Fran

I liked both images but preferred the first. Not sure that I understand why or how a landscape crop would improve the image. There again I'm learning every day.
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Posted by Fran French on June 30, 2009 at 1:27 AM
Thanks all.

* A note to ones self....always post with a fresh pair of eyes :smile:

After a half decent nights sleep for a change, I have looked at both images again thismorning, and agree the first is far better!

Fran :toast:
Posted by Brett Lewis on June 30, 2009 at 3:41 AM
HI Fran, nice work and I too agree about the first image but perhaps just a tad lift of the shadows, not much but to bring out the internal part of the head of the orchid. Good detail throughout and control of light on the orchid itself.

Brett :toast:
Posted by PhilH on June 30, 2009 at 5:16 AM
Agree with comments, use the shadow recovery on conversion, not in photoshop and it should come up very nicely.... seeing it bigger I'm not sure that that is a Pyramidal Orchid though...

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Posted by Matt Cole on June 30, 2009 at 6:00 AM
I agree that a slight lift in shadows in the 1st shot would help but still a very nice shot.

Matt
Posted by Tim Gregory on June 30, 2009 at 8:25 AM
Preferred the first image, was more contrasty. Wish the stem at the bottom was missing!