A picture of my sister with her ironically grey color-contact lens. Shot with my Sigma 105mm Macro lens. Sorry I've been a little MIA from the boards as of late. Just came back from a trip to Fresno to go see my cousins and other family members. Hope to interact with you guys again soon!
I didn't know you were a macro guy, Eric.
The curve on the upper lid here is very pleasing, and the mascara really enhances that aspect. Great detail on the eye itself. Jeez, look at all those patterns! I don't know if you're purposely blowing out the edges, but it works here. I wouldn't want any detail, as it would serve only to add distracting elements.
These eye shots are kind of cool, but give me the "heebie-jeebies" at the same time.
I can barely make out a reflection in the iris. So, if I have any suggestions, it would be to either make the reflection stronger with you (the shooter) or a prop (I once used flowers for a reflection when doing this type of shot on my daughter), or to bring that light down into the middle of the iris. This is, of course, just a personal preference thing. Others may want the pure black we're seeing here.
Nicely done Eric. I like the high key framing. The patterns on the iris are quite interesting, especially the outermost area. Looks like the eye of a young person. Mine would be more wrinkled around the edges.
Quality work Eric with a wide range of visual appeal. There is a lot going on in a very small area. Nothing about this one to dislike or nit pick about. Thanks for sharing. Bob
T-bone1 wrote:
I didn't know you were a macro guy, Eric.
The curve on the upper lid here is very pleasing, and the mascara really enhances that aspect. Great detail on the eye itself. Jeez, look at all those patterns! I don't know if you're purposely blowing out the edges, but it works here. I wouldn't want any detail, as it would serve only to add distracting elements.
These eye shots are kind of cool, but give me the "heebie-jeebies" at the same time.
I can barely make out a reflection in the iris. So, if I have any suggestions, it would be to either make the reflection stronger with you (the shooter) or a prop (I once used flowers for a reflection when doing this type of shot on my daughter), or to bring that light down into the middle of the iris. This is, of course, just a personal preference thing. Others may want the pure black we're seeing here....Show more →
Hey Tim,
Haha I was really into macro for a while then eventually quit using my macro lens altogether. I then started to pursue more street photography and stuff...considering I was in the really urban area of LA. But I just kinda found it in my bag over the break and I decided to start using it again.
I was wondering if I should keep from blowing out the edges of the eye, but I just did it to bring more attention to the eye. When I looked at my histogram for blown highlights I was like "oh crap". But although it is "technically incorrect" to do such a thing, I think I like the effect.
Also with the reflection in the eye... I think that is a great suggestion. I wasn't even thinking of anything like that. But I know it would add a "third dimension" to my image... so I will most definitely try to reshoot this sometime.
Thanks for taking your time to comment on my image Tim, I really appreciate it.
Tim ONeill wrote:
Nicely done Eric. I like the high key framing. The patterns on the iris are quite interesting, especially the outermost area. Looks like the eye of a young person. Mine would be more wrinkled around the edges.
Thanks Tim. I really tried to go with a high-contrast look for the image. I was quite surprised to see the texture of the iris too. My sister is 19 years old and when she saw the image... she was surprised to see that her Iris looked like "fur" haha.
Robert Spencer wrote:
Quality work Eric with a wide range of visual appeal. There is a lot going on in a very small area. Nothing about this one to dislike or nit pick about. Thanks for sharing. Bob
Thanks for your comment Bob. It really makes me blush
