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09/27/2009 11:44:31 PM |
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This is really lovely. I have an old microscope that my kids used to use and I've been trying to figure out how I could use it. You have done a great job. |
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06/20/2007 11:10:33 PM |
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I like this one a lot, it's something I've always wanted to try. The clarity is exceptional. The only thing I'd do is crop out the black circle and leave just the bloom visible. |
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06/07/2007 04:27:12 PM |
Positives:
Stunning clarity, good color and a nice macro. Good concept.
Technicals:
You didn't say in the notes, but imply that this was captured through a microscope. You probably need a lensed adapter to prevent REAL vignetting. LOL!!! You can always deal with that problem through cropping, though.
Lighting(away from the vignette), sharpness are exceptional.
The image lacks a central focal object for the human eye to latch onto. It is like a really nice background without a main subject.
The Challenge:
Yup... science all right. :) It placed well and scored above average. This undoutably is because of it's superb technical quality. But the composition itself lacked thematic content or eye attractive viewpoints and that held the score down.
Suggestions:
The image, as it is is fine, but it needs more sharply focused chives positioned in more interesting ways... whatever THAT means. ;) How to do it is another story all together. I doubt you have any control over DOF so that makes that a very difficult job. Just keep moving things around until to get a lot of chive in focus in an interesting arrangement. :)
For less vignette simply crop the image closer. Detail will be larger in the frame and your camera provides plenty of data for you to work with. |
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06/06/2007 03:55:05 PM |
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LOL! Got a kick out of your comments. Congrats on the new top 5 - an excellent shot this be! And I'm impressed with the whole microscope setup deal, too. |
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06/06/2007 08:35:02 AM |
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great shot Karen, Watch out for the chiggers |
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06/06/2007 01:29:03 AM |
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I confess that I cherrypicked this shot and gave it a nice fat score, but neglected to vote on the rest of the challenge. Sorry! This is terrific. Love the colors. Plus I'm a fan of chive flowers (471764). Definitely worth the effort. Glad you escaped the chigger! |
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06/06/2007 01:24:31 AM |
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Hey, nice image, cool story. How cool you get to play with microscopic photography. :) |
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06/03/2007 07:53:56 AM |
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Nice use of advanced editing |
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06/02/2007 11:22:27 PM |
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Very creative, and one of the best at meeting the challenge. |
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06/02/2007 05:29:27 PM |
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06/01/2007 11:45:59 AM |
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Nicely done! I really like the DOF. |
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06/01/2007 05:39:08 AM |
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Great for this challenge..9 |
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05/31/2007 02:34:31 AM |
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05/30/2007 08:23:58 AM |
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