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Uploaded: 10/06/06 9:19 PM GMT
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Not much to tell, except that I was lucky :)
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.aiced
10/06/06 10:50 PM GMT
I think this is a really cool shot! I really like the half spread wings. The light is perfect.
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Excellent shot! Focus spot on and it just lovely picture. Well done!
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man i got this in the voting booth and jsut had to comment. this is incredible! amazing focus and clarity, and wow, what great timing! beautiful colors, so refreshing, and great DOF. really...i think its a perfect shot, great work! ~abby
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i apologize for my delay in replying to all of your wonderful comments...senior year in hs has me incredibly busy and almost frantic...
What a superb capture. Perfect composition, clarity and 'in flight' mode. Excellent.
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Can't always give individual thanks but I am so appreciative of everyone's comments and input. I truly enjoy seeing all of your posts and am always happy to see you at My Gallery. Thanks, Anita
Wonderful shot there! I love the flowers fading off and all attention on the ladybug. So cute!
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This is a sweet simple shot, beautiful!
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Very nice shot Dimitri.
Good detail and clarity, great natural colours.
Caveats?
If I may be bold here, hope you don't mind some thoughts ...
Thought initially, you could have adjusted the DOF a bit. The head of the ladybug is on the peripheral. Curious, as it has been mentioned that when it comes to macro photography ... some will stop down a series of shots.
That aside ... I think ... think, it is more a question of actual focal point and focus. A slight shift in camera position ... up (and possibly to the right as well) ... and I believe you would have captured the ladybug perfectly and in her entirety.
That is not to say that you are way off the mark. No, not at all. Just a subtle shift in camera position is my thought here.
Your composition is what first caught my eye and drew me in for a closer look. Again, I hope you don't mind some additional thoughts here ...
Not sure if you cropped an original photo, that said ... good that you offset the placement of the ladybug. Having done so, speaks to your knowledge of composition and visual dynamics within a frame.
Think ... think, again ... a slight shift, such that the ladybug ends up on one of the intersecting lines abiding by the simple rule of thirds composition would elevate your image here.
Annnnd ... again, you are almost spot on. Just a suggestion, that's all.
Putting an image where my words are above ... here is a quick rework and an extreme example, of sorts, of some edits and a further crop.
Here it is without the crop, essentially some Levels adjustment and boosting the red and yellow saturations.
For your consideration ... go here for Geometrical Compositional Guides, free download in regards to the templates available to use as gifs or within Photoshop as "Custom Shapes".
I found the above tutorial invaluable and did indeed use one of the templates in the rework of your image. Take what you will from it.
Allll that said ... yeah, a very nice shot Dimitri. And but of course, thank you for sharing this one with us.
p.s. If you are uncomfortable with the rework being posted to my imageshack account, just let me know ... and down it comes. I didn't intend to keep it up and it is private, just wanted to illustrate my words with a couple of images.
Good detail and clarity, great natural colours.
Caveats?
If I may be bold here, hope you don't mind some thoughts ...
Thought initially, you could have adjusted the DOF a bit. The head of the ladybug is on the peripheral. Curious, as it has been mentioned that when it comes to macro photography ... some will stop down a series of shots.
That aside ... I think ... think, it is more a question of actual focal point and focus. A slight shift in camera position ... up (and possibly to the right as well) ... and I believe you would have captured the ladybug perfectly and in her entirety.
That is not to say that you are way off the mark. No, not at all. Just a subtle shift in camera position is my thought here.
Your composition is what first caught my eye and drew me in for a closer look. Again, I hope you don't mind some additional thoughts here ...
Not sure if you cropped an original photo, that said ... good that you offset the placement of the ladybug. Having done so, speaks to your knowledge of composition and visual dynamics within a frame.
Think ... think, again ... a slight shift, such that the ladybug ends up on one of the intersecting lines abiding by the simple rule of thirds composition would elevate your image here.
Annnnd ... again, you are almost spot on. Just a suggestion, that's all.
Putting an image where my words are above ... here is a quick rework and an extreme example, of sorts, of some edits and a further crop.
Here it is without the crop, essentially some Levels adjustment and boosting the red and yellow saturations.
For your consideration ... go here for Geometrical Compositional Guides, free download in regards to the templates available to use as gifs or within Photoshop as "Custom Shapes".
I found the above tutorial invaluable and did indeed use one of the templates in the rework of your image. Take what you will from it.
Allll that said ... yeah, a very nice shot Dimitri. And but of course, thank you for sharing this one with us.
p.s. If you are uncomfortable with the rework being posted to my imageshack account, just let me know ... and down it comes. I didn't intend to keep it up and it is private, just wanted to illustrate my words with a couple of images.
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Great Macro here.The flowers are small and offers a nice scale.fine color too.
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nice shot. very delicate. good timing with the wings about to open. A good macro image!!
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