pjduncan

Interesting choice to make this black and white. It gives a very different feel to an underwater image... something kind of spooky or lonely.

All comments and suggestions for improvement greatly appreciated.

Thanks for viewing and please check out my portfolio.

I'm curious about how others view this as a subject for a photo. I

like "street art" and am kinda fascinated by how the art interacts

with the environment... the building/canvas that it is on provides a

texture and the lighting varies minute by minute with interesting

shadows in this case.

Linda,

 

Thanks for the very nice complement.

 

Unfortunately, I don't know the name. It was at the Golden Gate Park Conservatory of Flowers and they have very few label signs for their plants and this appear and disappear fairly often. I do remember this was in the room that was fairly hot/humid, so it is a tropical plant. It's hard to tell the scale, but these were quite small.

Linda,

 

Thanks, that's an interesting suggestion I had not thought of. I don't suppose water has to flow down the frame... not that it's easy to tell which way the water flows anyway.

I'll have to admit to a bit of titling creativity. It had been a long time since this beetle had done any scurrying. I was testing out a new macro lens and this is a beetle in a a lucite cube I had on a shelf.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

I'm curious about what people think of this altered version. Is it better? What do/don't you like about one versus the other?

 

Many thanks for taking the time view and comment.

It's an intrigueing subject. The day does not seem to have been ideal, but I think you could improve with some contrast/brightness/saturation adjustments in photoshop.

 

Very nice capture thought.

I would really appreciate some feedback on this shot. Does the DOF

work? Is it too cluttered? Framing/cropping? If you have time also

check out my portfolio. I always appreciate thoughtful feedback.

Thanks for viewing.

Pierre,

 

Sometimes we find beauty by seeing things in a way that they aren't immediately recognizable.

 

Though I wouldn't be so forward as to offer this as a good example. The composition leaves a bit to be desired... but the quality/tonality of lighting is at least to me rather interesting and the fine architectural detail is not something one often runs across in government buildings here in the U.S.

I've always been very interested in this style of photo. I'd love to know the general sequence of Photoshop steps you use.

Does this work as a photo? I found the interaction of mural and the

architecture to be rather interesting or slightly humorous. Thanks

for viewing and please leave feedback or suggestions for improvement.

Wow!

 

You've made me want to get a Lensbaby lens.

 

Is there photoshopping involved as well?

 

What a great image. I think this would look so good on a really large canvas.

Great composition.

 

Might have liked a little brighter on the front bear. But it's hard to know given that monitor settings and ambient light when viewing mean it could be my situation.

Great image.

 

I'd love to see the whole process from camera settings to post processing.

 

Composition and color are wonderful.

I like this a lot.

I echo all the complements... very nicely done.

 

I'm curious, do you use filters in shooting or post processing. The softness of the background somehow doesn't seem just from shallow DOF... very pleasing, but it seems more of a softening like one would get through a piece of slightly frosted glass. Whatever the case, you've got a wonderful photo.

This works as B&W very well and it has great balance/framing.

 

It makes me wish I could see it done as a print. I never feel computer screens do justice to B&W. Good quality B&W printing, which is very hard to find these days renders shades of grey with much more subtlety than a monitor.

 

Anyone that really likes B&W should consider getting a 6 or 8 ink printer that can be set up with all shades of grey ink such as some of the Epsons.

This is a very intriguing framing choice. If someone had told me to do this I probably would have thought it a bad idea, but seeing it, I really like it. What a nice surprise. A very Asian feel to me.

 

It leaves me wanting a little more sharpness on the bee, but still a great capture.

I like this a lot. I think I would like even more as a print. Computer screens just don't seem to do justice to subtle shading such as the petals.

Linda,

 

Thanks for the help. I think you've convinced me.

 

Sometimes I wish there were a specific request queue where one could submit a raw shot from the camera for others to crop, adjust and photoshop. For me it's always incredibly educational to see what different people do with the same image.

 

Please, if time permits, check out some more of my portfolio. Hints are always appreciated, even if you don't have time to edit yourself.

I like the feel and tonality of this photo. It fits the subject very well. Is there something in particular in Photoshop that you did to give this sort of muted look? Thanks.

I don't do a lot of architectural shots, so suggestions for

improvement are especially welcome. Thanks for viewing.

Thanks for the feedback. This is a cropped version so there was more than could have been left in. I'll try playing around a bit more with the cropping.

I tend to agree. I have a zoom which goes down to 28mm, but on a digital SLR that really isn't much of a wide angle. I remember wishing I had a wider field. I need to get a lens down to 15 or 17mm for architectural opportunities such as this.

 

Thanks for the feedback.