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jakita33
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p.3 #1 · Massacre of the flowers

I am partial to #1 and #5. Nice series overall.

J

Aug 07, 2008 at 03:00 PM

anthony whitmo
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p.3 #2 · Massacre of the flowers

Terry,

Well brother Ant... I AM IMPRESSED... not that my opinion counts for anything... but these ALL are as good as it gets in the realm of flowerdom.
You've been sandbaggin on us, haven't ya?
Great comps on all... excellent exposure and luscious color.
All jokin aside... very well done.

Terry

Well Terry that's a great compliment coming from one of the Floral Masters

Your opinion most definitely counts as I do wish to improve. So i fyou see something you really think could improve the comp / shot please feel free to post it or PM it. It's a constant battle to improve with me

And I'm kind of a stubborn old mule !! And a bit thick headed too.

I really appreciate the kind words Terry

Ant

Aug 07, 2008 at 03:05 PM

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p.3 #3 · Massacre of the flowers

They are all excellent pictures. A little patience and the right tools go a long way.
The first shot is simply awesome and I am not saying the others are not because I like them all.
Visual design and colors are excellent also.
In my book you did a fantastic job.
William Rodriguez
Miami, Florida.

Aug 07, 2008 at 03:05 PM

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p.3 #4 · Massacre of the flowers

John Nieves,

These are all very nice . #1 is my fav. I haven't figured out the floral thing yet . Still trying though. John

Well I'm trying to figure it out right there with you John. This is my first serious attempt at flora. I'm a fur / feather guy

But this was a good learning experience and it was fun.

Thanks and appreciate the kind comment

Ant

Aug 07, 2008 at 03:07 PM

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p.3 #5 · Massacre of the flowers

They're all wonderful, esp the rose...

Aug 07, 2008 at 04:39 PM

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p.3 #6 · Massacre of the flowers

Very nice!

Aug 07, 2008 at 06:11 PM

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p.3 #7 · Massacre of the flowers

brilliant photographs ..
the details and colours are suberb .. great results for a windy day .. !! ..
i've only been on this site for a day and its like a foreign country ... !!
i wanted to open your photographs but havent worked out how to ..
clicking on your posts isnt that helpful when you get a very small window and cant really tell if the post was started by you or you've just made a comment in it .. ??
also when i click on your website i still get the small window .. ??
anyway .. thankyou for your comment on my flowers and bees ..
some very amazing photographers in this site ..

Aug 07, 2008 at 11:17 PM

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p.3 #8 · Massacre of the flowers

Dang Anthony...or Floral King/Queen...or whatever you are being called these days, these are fantabulous! Great use of the flash, the detail, colors and comps are
dead on! Favs are 3 and 4, super work.

Doug

Aug 08, 2008 at 12:26 AM

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p.3 #9 · Massacre of the flowers

mdbassman,

Ant! Magnificient compositions!
Excuse me a second while I comment on your title. Dick Gregory made a comment concerning the meaning of "massacre". He mentioned that while in the struggle of our Native Americans against the "white eyes", when the Cavalry won it was a great victory and when the Indians won it was a massacre.
For your subject title I propose this; "When Ant photographs a subject he massacres the external influences(wind, clouds, fog..et al) exerted upon his subject to create a work of art!" How's that
Dan

Hey I like that Dan !! I'll be having a meeting in my tepee next week on the massacre of Floral Hill

I do try to have a little fun with my titles (Hopefully in good fun) Glad you liked the shots and great comment Dan

Ant

Aug 08, 2008 at 12:41 AM

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p.3 #10 · Massacre of the flowers

Zoom zoom

ARRRRGGHHH! More Flowers! Blech! Where's the carnage?
All nice and dainty and oh so floral guy like
The comp on #1 is too tight and you clipped the wings on #4. Whats up with that?

Zoom

arghhh ken don't ye make me walk da plank in retaliation of da floral shots arghhhh............ Well I'm just a dainty floral guy ken, Susan is calling me sister lately and I have been watching Oprah the past week..........

Sorry about that clipped wing........ But do ya see the sharpness of those TALONS !!
Thanks Ken
Ant

Aug 08, 2008 at 12:44 AM

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p.3 #11 · Massacre of the flowers

gcuff,

Great shots. 1 and 3 are my favourites. Thanks for answering the framing question via PM. Regarsd Geoff

Thanks Geoff. No problem in the info. The FM frames action is quite easy to use and the options are nearly endless. Glad you liked the images

Ant

Aug 08, 2008 at 12:45 AM

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p.3 #12 · Massacre of the flowers

really quite beautiful....even this old man appreciates them Ant

Aug 08, 2008 at 12:47 AM

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p.3 #13 · Massacre of the flowers

YO KARL !! How ya doin............. NO really....... How Ya Doin?

Thanks Dan, I knew he messed up that title! Based on this title my worthless review as follows:

#1 Great color depth, non-existent feel of flash, love the form of this flower,the light streak in the BG actually seems to be a beam from the flower, nice touch Ant
#2 Pretty if I can say that to you, Cosmo flower, great rich pink and yellow only slightly suffering from the oof foreground petals
#3 All the right efforts made, just the subject and BG doesn't please me on this one
#4 Flash looks good, gave good form to these petals, pretty flower, would like to see a slightly tighter crop on the top.
#5 Again a pretty cosmo, perhaps just a slight backing off to see the whole flower and let the green support it
Processing is wonderful, pleasing and not overdone IMO which is worthless. It would have been easy to say these are great, that they are, just the little nits for what they are worth to someone who called this a 'massacre'
Your Bud
Karl

thanks for the comment and thoughts on the shots my friend. The crops can be arranged differently as none of these are full frame shots. I'll definitely give a look at some crop changes and see how they look. I really flopped a few of these around in the comps. A few of them are Really flopped around and re arranged from the original shot. I just kind of went with the flow...........

Well after the buttbzz flight shots I figured I was going to get hammered on this one. I am still waiting for David Earls to show up though..... SO I'm not out of the woods yet

I also wasn't sure how the flash would go over as it seemed to be the primary light source on a few of these shots. I wasn't sure how that would be received either.................

So far I guess I did ok

Thanks buddy it is appreciated

Ant

Aug 08, 2008 at 12:50 AM

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p.3 #14 · Massacre of the flowers

Rob Tillyer,

Anthony these are all great. The first is my favourite but it feels a little crowded. Great use of a very subtle flash on these. Rob

Thanks Rob. I'll give one another look at the comp. Multiple comments on the crop. I really liked this one and thought it had plenty of room but I guess I'll see what pops up in PP with another look.

thanks for commenting Rob

Ant

Aug 08, 2008 at 12:53 AM

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p.3 #15 · Massacre of the flowers

jakita,

I am partial to #1 and #5. Nice series overall. J

thanks Jakita glad you liked them. I appreciate the feedback

Ant

Aug 08, 2008 at 12:54 AM

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p.3 #16 · Massacre of the flowers

NO reply to my well thought out comments on the first page

Aug 08, 2008 at 01:04 AM

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p.3 #17 · Massacre of the flowers

........... hmmmmmmm Oh yea you did go back and edit your previous "Marking of YOUR SPOT"

Ok Ok hold on

Aug 08, 2008 at 01:06 AM

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p.3 #18 · Massacre of the flowers

Yo Chad.............

OH MY GOD... these are so feminine.. I'm just marking my spot

PS no EXIF for me

OK, I'm back

1 Oh this is my fav of the bunch, this was is perfect in just about every way.
2, 3 are just OK to me, I like them but they need more room
4 is nice too, I sure with I could see the EXIF on these, I think this one was a little higher f it looks to be almost all in focus.
5 yep, that one is nice too, I like the little pollen dust on the petals.
So, I give this score out of 10,
Overall QUALITY: 8.5
Overall COMPOSITION : 8.0
Overall EXPOSURE : 9.0 (This would be a 10, but.. they look exposed to the right a tad )
Overall DETAIL : 9.2
Overall EXIF included 1.0

Feminine ? Hey I just got done chatting with your wife and she said you were out golfing getting wind blow up your skirt!! Now who's feminine my friend!!

A lot of comments on 1 crop to tight. I tried it wider originally and liked this better. We think alike on this shot! I may look at it again as I flipped it around a bit and it's actually a rotation of the original shot. I hid the stem on the edge of the crop but the shot is completely turned and rotated in orientation.

2 and 3..... Thanks for your thoughts on these as they are also crops. I really liked comp two but still don't like 3 - I really struggled with a comp

Thanks on 4 and 5 - five is a complete flip too

The exif..................

well what can I say my friend !!
Exsposed to the Right a tad........ I have no idea what your talkin bout

So based on your numbers......... Your giving me a perfect 10 ?

thanks for the serious critique Chad it is appreciated and considerate of you

I'm not used to that from you

I thanks ya buddy

Ant

Aug 08, 2008 at 01:16 AM

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p.3 #19 · Massacre of the flowers

OFF to work I go............... Ughhh

Aug 08, 2008 at 01:17 AM

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p.3 #20 · Massacre of the flowers

Oh finally my day is complete

good night and sleep tight

Aug 08, 2008 at 01:19 AM

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p.3 #21 · Massacre of the flowers

anthony whitmo wrote:
OFF to work I go............... Ughhh

who goes to work........Ant #1 or Ant #2?

Aug 08, 2008 at 01:21 AM

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Dave In La wrote:
anthony whitmo wrote:
OFF to work I go............... Ughhh

who goes to work........Ant #1 or Ant #2?

Neither

one or the other may go somewhere and collect money, but from what I heard he sits at a computer surfing $%^&*orn.

Edited on Aug 08, 2008 at 01:23 AM

Aug 08, 2008 at 01:23 AM

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p.3 #23 · Massacre of the flowers

Camerapapi,

They are all excellent pictures. A little patience and the right tools go a long way.
The first shot is simply awesome and I am not saying the others are not because I like them all.
Visual design and colors are excellent also.
In my book you did a fantastic job.
William Rodriguez
Miami, Florida.

Thanks William, your to kind. I appreciate the kind comment

Ant

Aug 09, 2008 at 12:47 AM

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p.3 #24 · Massacre of the flowers

a2z,

They're all wonderful,

Thanks for commenting and glad you liked them

ant

Aug 09, 2008 at 12:48 AM

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EA6B

Very nice!

Thank you

Ant

Aug 09, 2008 at 12:48 AM


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