Ageing beauty
Posted 12/04/2011 - 17:14
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flipping fantastic
Posted 12/04/2011 - 17:20
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It's very sharp as you'd expect of that little gem of a lens, but I'm afraid to me it's 'just another flower shot' although it's nicely taken. There's just a little bit going on, the flowers are imperfect but not interestingly so, and the light is quite strong. I would try and isolate the bloom a bit better, perhaps going in a bit closer.
Posted 12/04/2011 - 17:24
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aliengrove wrote:
Don't see much wrong with that, perhaps the stamen could be less central, but it looks great as it is. I have the same lens, it's one of my favorites.
I love the way you can get in close with the Sigma 24mm, get 1:4 magnification and retain plenty of DoF without stopping right down to f/11 and beyond, makes a great walk around lens as well IMHO.Don't see much wrong with that, perhaps the stamen could be less central, but it looks great as it is. I have the same lens, it's one of my favorites.
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Posted 12/04/2011 - 17:49
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Two things strike me about this. One is that the background is very busy, so I'd be looking for a wider aperture if possible. The second is that the white petals are totally burnt out. The solution for the latter is different lighting. My favourite lighting for flowers is bright overcast, even lightly raining, and the flower will glow...full sunlight is just a little harsh.
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Posted 12/04/2011 - 18:12
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johnriley wrote:
Two things strike me about this. One is that the background is very busy, so I'd be looking for a wider aperture if possible. The second is that the white petals are totally burnt out. The solution for the latter is different lighting. My favourite lighting for flowers is bright overcast, even lightly raining, and the flower will glow...full sunlight is just a little harsh.
Just hold a diffuser over the flower?Two things strike me about this. One is that the background is very busy, so I'd be looking for a wider aperture if possible. The second is that the white petals are totally burnt out. The solution for the latter is different lighting. My favourite lighting for flowers is bright overcast, even lightly raining, and the flower will glow...full sunlight is just a little harsh.
Edit: I think your monitor need calibrating John
I've just checked and only 45 pixels in the whole picture reach a burnt out RGB level of 255
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Posted 12/04/2011 - 18:38
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Algernon wrote:
Edit: I think your monitor need calibrating John
I've just checked and only 45 pixels in the whole picture reach a burnt out RGB level of 255
That's good news as it should be possible to tweak the levels to bring out more detail and modelling in the petals. Can't really see it at the moment though, unless I squint and angle my monitor!
Edit: I think your monitor need calibrating John
I've just checked and only 45 pixels in the whole picture reach a burnt out RGB level of 255
Posted 12/04/2011 - 18:53
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johnriley wrote:
The second is that the white petals are totally burnt out.
Normally, John, I wouldn't presume to contradict, but in this case I feel I must:The second is that the white petals are totally burnt out.
[img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5107/5613401157_c3b4fce426.jpg" class="comment_image" />Histogram for Ageing beauty by prsjnb, on Flickr[/img]
As noted by others, definitely no clipping of the whites/highlights (histogram from processed 16-bit TIFF file prior to JPEG conversion).
Jon
Posted 12/04/2011 - 19:09
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Only the lower half of the fourth petal (counting from the left) appears burnt out to me. The rest, although bright, have quite a bit of detail for the most part. :
Anyway I would agree it would be better if the background was not so busy.
Anyway I would agree it would be better if the background was not so busy.
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Posted 12/04/2011 - 23:12
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PentaxExpert is not gonna' be pleased with this image!
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