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Stefan Jonsson
04-05-2009, 09:12 AM
Hepatica

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3573/3411873031_8561f3d669_o.jpg

Canon EOS 5D, EF 200/2,8 L @f/3,5, 25mm ext tube, 1/350sec, ISO 400

Kaushik Balakumar
04-05-2009, 09:36 AM
Beautiful image. Love the soft feel in this. Nice use of OOF elements in the frame. Have you thought of cropping further so as to keep just the 2 flowers (eliminating the 3rd towards right-bottom) in to a vertical composition...?

Kaushik Balakumar
04-05-2009, 09:41 AM
I meant a crop like this one...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3305/3414851072_27facdc57f_o.jpg

Just a matter of personal taste :)

Stefan Jonsson
04-05-2009, 09:53 AM
Yes! Thatīs an idea, but I i thought it would be a little bit too tight.
And Iīm in love with the square right now :-)

Julie Kenward
04-05-2009, 09:58 AM
I had the same crop idea as Kaushik but also brought up the high tones using a levels adjustment - just giving it a little more light right at the top of the main flower.

Lovely image either way...the overall feel of the piece really makes you think of spring breaking through!

Stefan Jonsson
04-05-2009, 10:09 AM
I had the same crop idea as Kaushik but also brought up the high tones using a levels adjustment - just giving it a little more light right at the top of the main flower.

Lovely image either way...the overall feel of the piece really makes you think of spring breaking through!

Thankīs Kaushik and Julie, Iīll go back to the picture and work... :D

Mike Moats
04-05-2009, 02:14 PM
Hey Stefan, I have to agree with the cropped version, not that the original is not great, just think less is better here. Very cool image.

Stefan Jonsson
04-05-2009, 02:38 PM
Ok, ok, ok :)
Made the format standing, popped up the background and adjusted away some magenta.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/3414161173_29ea74e2f9_o.jpg

Gus Cobos
04-05-2009, 05:47 PM
Hi Stefan,
Your final repost is beautiful, I love the color rendition and the compositional balance...well done...:cool:

Ed Vatza
04-07-2009, 05:16 AM
The crops are fine and the image (cropped) looks great. But sometimes you have to stand by your original vision. As presented, I think the square composition looks great as well.

Stefan Jonsson
04-08-2009, 11:17 AM
Thank you Ed, know what you mean, personally I like the first version best, but you know new to the forum and so on...