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You did a great job of element separation with focal length. The ledge the the bird is sitting on provided a great opportunity. Even so, the background clutter is somewhat overwhelming to me. Perhaps a little selective burning would help put it in shadows.

This was taken with Kodak VS100. It's normally quite color saturated

but for some reason, this shot looks a little dull. I'm using

Photoshop CS5 and I also have the complete Topaz suite. Any

suggestions for a method to make this shot "pop" without losing the

"real feel"?

Maybe some white balance adjustments would improve this?

Photoshop for minor dust removal and tone adjustment only.

There was some natural light coming in through a window down around

floor level in the stairwell landing. I asked this girl to pose for me. I think

she did a great job.

Very well done! You were obviously dealing with the kind of harsh light that makes photographers want to pull their hair out. You found that delicate balance that made it work.

Kodak VS100 film; Mamiya 645 camera; over two hours of exposure.

I like the composition and the sky but the dark foreground doesn't seem right to me.

Kind of a "beauty of simplicity" here. I like it.

This little guy posed for me while I was waiting for the women to get ready for family

portraits. He seems to be smiling for the camera.

My only doubt on this is the bright sky but I think it actually works on this.

Opinions?

Details:

4X5 monorail camera with a (borrowed) Nikon 240mm lens.

Tmax 400 film processed in Rodinal.

Two speedlights at 1/64 power on the outer white background triggered

by audio sensor.

.22 primer-only bullet breaking the glass and setting off the flash.

Photoshop for dust removal and cropping only.

Thanks Catherine. You're right about the crop. I was going crazy trying to put the glass stem on the left third. Unfortunately, that left me with either artifically extending the bacground with photoshop or getting real tight on the top and bottom margins. The final print has the glass stem on center. It's not my preference but it seemed to be the best option.

The bottom glass is upside down on a dark cloth. There is a pane from a picture frame

between the glasses. The focal point of the camera is on the plane of it.

Comments?

My son's first attempt at still life. It's a little twisted but I like it.

I actually left the strap and bag on it to leave an indication that the smaller camera was digital. Maybe that wasn't a good decision.

My entry for a local Still Life contest.

I had been waiting for months for the right conditions to shoot this at

night. Saturday was the largest and brightest full moon of the year so I

gave it a shot. This was a 2 minute exposure at f22 with a 4x5 camera

and a 90mm lens. The camera was 9 feet in the air for this one.

I had been waiting for months for the right conditions to shoot this at

night. Saturday was the largest and brightest full moon of the year so I

gave it a shot. This was a 2 minute exposure at f22 with a 4x5 camera

and a 90mm lens.

After getting set up for this shot with my new 90mm lens, some tourists

got curious about my camera and trampled the snow next to the stone

wall. I'll try this one again after a fresh snow.

You're right. Good catch. The aspect ratio works better.

8 minute exposure during full moon with 4x5 camera.

My first attempt at large format still life.

My entry for a local monthly contest. The theme was silhouettes.