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Another studio harlequin..

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Posted by David Taylor on October 28, 2009 at 1:59 PM
Another studio harlequin..
..well, living room table to be honest. :smile: :wink: Found the ladybird on a fuchsia pot plant so brought it in to see what I could come up with, in between photographing some forty year old slides.

Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50 EX macro lens
Sigma ring flash
tripod
F18
1/125s
ISO50
Manual focus
RAW adjustment in
SPP3.5
Cropped in PS Elements 5
Framed in Xara Xtreme Pro 5



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Posted by Robert Lawrence on October 28, 2009 at 3:17 PM
I'm afraid this doesn't do anything for me David. Nice detail and well exposed etc but there just isn't enough of a focal point to grab my interest.
Robert.
Posted by Ian Butler on October 28, 2009 at 6:19 PM
Nice exposure David, but I feel its too cluttered. Like Robert said there isnt a focal point to hold the attention. I dont know what the green bit is on the leg? I had the same problem today when photographing mine in that they were covered in little bits of hair and fluff when looking through the lens which couldnt be seen with the naked eye. Good luck with the future studio stuff.
Regards
Ian :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on October 28, 2009 at 7:05 PM
Sorry David but this one dont float my boat :frown:

Posted by Maggie Campbell on October 28, 2009 at 7:35 PM
Sorry David but mine's sinking :frown: :wavey:
Posted by Craig Jones on October 29, 2009 at 5:28 AM
Love the pose and looks like he is taking shelter :eek: like the composition used here and the differant colours very nice David :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Brett Lewis on October 29, 2009 at 10:05 AM
Not quite up to your usual standard I'm afraid David in terms of composition etc.. But details is all there and exposure is good but just doesn't hit the mark. I'm not so keen on the Grey BG either as it doesn't compliment the subjects IMO.. Keep them coming though..

Brett :smile:
Posted by tony flashman on October 29, 2009 at 12:16 PM
Have to agree with the others on this one. Not one of your better shots. I'm with Brett on this one, I not keen on the BG either. For me the shot seems too busy.

Tony
Posted by David Taylor on October 30, 2009 at 1:06 PM
I tried to get away from the normal ladybird image. Craig was spot on with his comments as to why I posted it.:wavey: As to to the others , thanks for taking the trouble to comment even though it wasn't your cup of tea. :smile: :wink:

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