More for the Assignment

[grasshopper]

Here are a few more images taken today for my class assignment.


f/10@1/250 sec, ISO 800


f/8@1/200 sec, ISO 800


f/16@1/40 sec, ISO 800

I have posted two of the same flower at different f/stops to get your opinion on which one you like.

I have also posted reworked images in the other thread containing my assignments.

[nickjohnson]

Nicely done Ron. I marginally prefer #2 over #3 - #2 has a bit nicer background.

[maryloveslucy]

Gosh, Ron...you are obviously in your niche. Between 2 and 3... I prefer the background of 2 but the flower in 3...either way they are both nicely captured.

[grasshopper]

Thanks Nick and Mary!

[mariehass]

Hi Ron,

While I like your images, I find that #2 may be suffering from a bit of over-sharpening - note the blue halos around the flowers?

'Rie

[grasshopper]

Thanks Marie!

Yes, I saw those halos and was thinking the same thing. I'll go back and fix them later today.

[kenc]

The third over the second for me - I love the bud. You could always play with the background a little to make it recede more, either with selective lightening/darkening or by desaturating a little. In the first, the leaf lower left has got to go.

[grasshopper]

Thanks Ken!

I'm not to fond of the leaf either, but I don't feel that any kind of removal would make it look any better. I have other images of azaleas from that day hat I'll take another gander at.

[grasshopper]

Found out what was causing the blue halo on the above images. Was happening during the saturation boost I was doing in LAB, so I turned down the blues this time.

[nickjohnson]

Ah So! Very calming - with plenty of space on the right side - I like that.