Blue and Green 50mm.jpg
by wehrmacher

Comment by UNTITLED:
Very nice cool...don't you just love how shallow DoF turns the greens into a fantasy-land blur!?!

Just hang\'n out.jpg
by wehrmacher

Comment by UNTITLED:
It could use some sort of story, or theme or at least have one of them not looking outside the frame, to help connect with the viewer better.

50mm Bleeding Heart After.jpg
by wehrmacher

Comment by Melethia:
OK, now that I've suggested this change, I'm going to suggest going back to what you had. :-) I think it's because the aspect ratio of the fuller frame fits the subject matter better. It seems a bit less balanced in this crop - think?

As for sharpening - I've never selectively applied it (or if I have, I don't remember). I suck at sharpening, though, and really need to read up more on how some of our more accomplished members do it to get such nice crisp detail without the artifacts! Keep up the experimenting - I'm learning from it, too.

Iris-50mm.jpg
by wehrmacher

Comment by UNTITLED:
At f3.5 you should have reasonable DoF, you may just of missed getting the iris completely within the field of focus!

Just hang\'n out after-sepia-tweaked.jpg
by wehrmacher

Comment by roz:
hi bill ... after your pm i decided to put your photograph in photoshop to see where i would go with it ..
i did a couple of different processes, pretty much retaining your original crop except i scaled it up 105% and did a slight rotate ..
i did a colour version which i didnt like .. a bit to grainy working on the smaller image and i was in a hurry, so their skin is a bit red still ...
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& a sepia version ..
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this is the workflow which will give you an idea of the process ...
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i'm sure if other ppl would come up with something a lot better than i have .. :)

Just hang\'n out after-sepia-tweaked.jpg
by wehrmacher

Comment by roz:
funny isnt it .. i liked the reflection sharp ... lol .. trust me to be different .. :) .. :) .. i still like the coloured version with the original crop tho .. why dont you give that a process and see wot you come up with ??... the softness of the ppl isnt as obvious when they are further away either .. :)

50mm Bleeding Heart After.jpg
by wehrmacher

Comment by roz:
stunning colours .. love the way the leaf underneath seems to be cupping those flowers .. i sort'v prefer seeing more of the surroundings tho, like in your original crop, and the last two flowers on the left hand side .. .. just my personal preference .. :)

Just hang\'n out after-sepia.jpg
by wehrmacher

Comment by roz:
yes, i like this a lot better in sepia than the black and white, but i really like the colours in the original better than either, and the crop .. i like how i can see the rubbish and the vehicle .. the reflection in the window behind them also seems to stand out more ... i love reflections !! .. i'm wondering about a bit'v sharpening or something to give it more conrast/sharpness ?? .. :)

Blue and Green 50mm.jpg
by wehrmacher

Comment by KarenNfld:
I call these Mountain Bluet, they grow wild here and I have some growing in my garden. Not out in bloom yet, our growing season is short. Very nice colours.

Iris-50mm.jpg
by wehrmacher

Comment by KarenNfld:
Pretty flower and colours.