eyelaser wrote:
Excuses, excuses, excuses ..even though none were for me (not that I deserved one) they are a welcome color explosion considering the grey days we've had. I just love to see how you do this...you make it look so easy (it ain't!). Very nice tradition to keep alive...have you done the same with children and grandchildren or do they think you are a dottterin old fool (and you are 3 years younger than I so take that for what it's worth )
Eric
Are you braggin cause you are 'older'
Well it isn't easy but it is a lot easier for 'me' then hoping to find aa wonderful owl or hawk or some exotic bird just happen to get in the way of my lens
Thanks buddy...
Karl
Your greenhouse visits always come at the right time to lift the gloom away. So looking several times I have had all 3 as favorites.
1. Color, just love the color.
2. Who doesn't like green backgrounds for flowers?
3. Have you thought about getting rid to the tip of the twig to make it more suspended?
Hey thanks Karl my longest comment ever.
Dick
I am honored to have received your 'longest comment ever'
That may be one of the most interesting observations ever presented to me Dick, I may have to snip off that extension of the twig, interesting to me how you saw that, great observation and totally overlooked as an option to help the image by me, thank you!
Karl
surfnron wrote:
Excellent comp in all Karl, but I'd expect nothing less.
Nice splashes o' color in 1. Not sure if I like the yellow on the left though. It does add a bit of color, but also draws my eyes.
Very precise dof in 2.
Nice and simple with a very complementary bg in 3 - my pick ~ Ron
Nice to have reinforcement on the comps Ron, especially from you
#1 is all about the colors
#2 thank you
#3 simply about isolation and seeing a distant BG that I thought I could put it on to make it work, was an odd angle but got it to work, thanks Ron
Karl
KCollett wrote:
#3 for me Karl. Clean and bright with a simple presentation. A very nice photo. #2 is similar in approach, and also pleasing. For me, the BG in #1 competes too much with the flowers, both in terms of color and "closeness". The red tones are visually advancing colors, while the blues are receding colors, so a bit of competition there. If the BG was more diffuse (further back to be more oof perhaps), or toned down/muted a bit, I feel it would help the purples/blues stand out a bit more. Of course, my saying so like a passerby telling Michelangelo a simple whitewash would help the ceiling look big and bright. ...Show more →
Thanks for sharing how you see and feel about #1 Sometimes I wish I would shoot a 'normal' pic of the scenario then show my interpretation of what I had to work with I don't know about advancing colors and receding colors..............but now I am more aware
Thank goodness I got off the hook OK on #2 and #3
Your thoughts and comments are greatly respected and appreciated Ken
Karl
treebeard wrote:
Great series but I really love the BG in the first one. Not bad for a "cheap" lens!
From 'love to not' it seems on #1 but thank you for the 'love'
Ultra slow AF, very sloppy loose MF but if you take the time with it the color and sharpness is very pleasing, I hate to give it up
Karl
..even though none were for me (not that I deserved one) they are a welcome color explosion considering the grey days we've had. I just love to see how you do this...you make it look so easy (it ain't!). Very nice tradition to keep alive...have you done the same with children and grandchildren or do they think you are a dottterin old fool (and you are 3 years younger than I so take that for what it's worth 
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