This is the last of the shots I took when I was up in Ingleton last weekend, and when I first looked at it I really liked it, but now I'm not so sure. Actually, I think a part of my uncertainty about this shot is as much to do with moving house in a couple of days time as it is anything to do with this shot; i.e. in much the same way as it's difficult to take photographs when stressed or distracted, it seems equally difficult to view them either objectively or appreciatively. Anyway, let me know what you think.
Oh, and rather than struggle to update chromasia next week (in the absence of time, any stacked shots, and an ADSL connection) I've asked a few people to step in as guest authors – starting from Tuesday. More details tomorrow.
camera capture date aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO focal length image quality white balance cropped?
Canon G5
7.41pm on 9/7/04
f3.0
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comment byforrest at 03:28 PM (GMT) on 17 July, 2004
I really love the way that the lighting gave a fine white outline to the plant in the foreground. Grand image.
comment byjreinds at 05:07 PM (GMT) on 17 July, 2004
Great shot, as always :)
comment byJason Wall at 05:24 PM (GMT) on 17 July, 2004
Your photos tend to have a very rich color saturation. Do you typically adjust that in photoshop after? The photo is genuinely good. It doesn't strike me as impressive today though, because I think is falls into that category of scenes that have been done a lot. Perhaps that is why you were unsure of its quality.
I think this is a cool shot. I like how its not like all the others that are this type because of the country side in the background. I like how its just blurred enough where we can still basically tell whats back there...This picture really gets the eyes to roaming...I lke that.
comment byAlexander at 07:35 PM (GMT) on 17 July, 2004
Jason: yes, a lot of my recent images have used Fred Miranda's Digital Velvia Pro plugin to increase the saturation.
comment bykijal at 08:10 AM (GMT) on 18 July, 2004
Nice saturated colors and depth-of-field...
comment byPeter Crymble at 10:08 AM (GMT) on 21 July, 2004
Dave - I totally love your shots but not too certain about this one :-) Not sure about the composure as the middle plant is actually off centre and the right hand one is slightly out of shot. The foremost plant also looks slightly over-sharpened. The colours are nice though. Don't get me wrong - its not a bad shot but I guess I'm comparing it unfairly with your other work. Something isn't quite right in this one for me.
Peter: I agree entirely about the composition - it just doesn't quite work. I think the sharpening's ok (though it might have been better if I'd left the foreground flower a little softer) but I agree that on the whole this shot isn't quite right.
This is the last of the shots I took when I was up in Ingleton last weekend, and when I first looked at it I really liked it, but now I'm not so sure. Actually, I think a part of my uncertainty about this shot is as much to do with moving house in a couple of days time as it is anything to do with this shot; i.e. in much the same way as it's difficult to take photographs when stressed or distracted, it seems equally difficult to view them either objectively or appreciatively. Anyway, let me know what you think.
Oh, and rather than struggle to update chromasia next week (in the absence of time, any stacked shots, and an ADSL connection) I've asked a few people to step in as guest authors – starting from Tuesday. More details tomorrow.
capture date
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
focal length
image quality
white balance
cropped?
7.41pm on 9/7/04
f3.0
1/200
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
50
28.8mm
RAW
auto
minor
Actually, I think this is quite good. You've captured the depth in this scene very nicely, and it's very sharp and vibrant.
I love the depth of field in this shot. The front most plant almost looks like its popping right out of the page. Amazing!
it's grate . it's a beautiful weblog . goodluck
I really love the way that the lighting gave a fine white outline to the plant in the foreground. Grand image.
Great shot, as always :)
Your photos tend to have a very rich color saturation. Do you typically adjust that in photoshop after? The photo is genuinely good. It doesn't strike me as impressive today though, because I think is falls into that category of scenes that have been done a lot. Perhaps that is why you were unsure of its quality.
I think this is a cool shot. I like how its not like all the others that are this type because of the country side in the background. I like how its just blurred enough where we can still basically tell whats back there...This picture really gets the eyes to roaming...I lke that.
Hell Yes!!!! Very Nice. Love it :)
Beautiful, not only the flowers, but the background.
Thanks everyone.
Jason: yes, a lot of my recent images have used Fred Miranda's Digital Velvia Pro plugin to increase the saturation.
Nice saturated colors and depth-of-field...
Dave - I totally love your shots but not too certain about this one :-) Not sure about the composure as the middle plant is actually off centre and the right hand one is slightly out of shot. The foremost plant also looks slightly over-sharpened. The colours are nice though. Don't get me wrong - its not a bad shot but I guess I'm comparing it unfairly with your other work. Something isn't quite right in this one for me.
Peter: I agree entirely about the composition - it just doesn't quite work. I think the sharpening's ok (though it might have been better if I'd left the foreground flower a little softer) but I agree that on the whole this shot isn't quite right.