I'm quite new to the forum and these assignments ideas are way too tempting. I think it's a good way for me to learn and improve, especially considering the quality of the photographers here.
Nature has a sense of perfection when it comes to repetitive patterns. I chose one that made sense to me, as geology is one of my other passions.
For critique, it seems a bit over-sharpened. I'm not sure, but I think a horizontal crop might fit the image better.
Did you use the narrow depth of field to intentionally showcase the center of the fossil? For this specimen, it might be interesting to give it more depth...there's so much to see!
Hello! Thanks for your kind word and your constructive point.
The narrow depth is intentional, as this fossil (an ammonite or a nautilus) cut in half is tiny (around 3 cm) and damaged on the sides, i wanted to drive the eye to the center of the spiral (it's also well preserved). I thought the narrow depth would help to dive in the spiral (i put a bit of vignette in that purpose too), like going down in the "stairs of time" (?) and horizontally the effet was not so effective.
I think you're right, it might be oversharpened. As it's my first post, i followed Juzza photo's tutorial on resizing pictures, and i'm not very sure of the sharpenening level. The original image is quite sharp, the sharpening and downsizing might be too much
Thanks a lot for your input, that's the first time i discuss one of my picture (i think you can feel it ah ah ah!)
All my apologizes for my quite clumsy english. Native french here
Do you have any advice for a diffused light?
(I began a few months ago and i don't have any speedlight yet. This one was shot with natural light, 3m from a window). I really count on those assignments to improve my shooting
Some of the others are merely 'shapes found in nature.' In voting, your adherence to the theme, as well as the lovely shot, were the reasons I voted for your submission.
