Results 1 to 12 of 12

Thread: Faded Glory

  1. #1
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Dec 2014
    Location
    Norfolk. UK
    Posts
    915
    Threads
    208
    Thank You Posts

    Default Faded Glory

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    Panasonic GH 2 : Pentax Asahi 100 mm Macro : Tripod

    1/20 @ f 16 ISO 200

  2. #2
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Oct 2013
    Location
    Wyre Forest Worcestershire
    Posts
    4,096
    Threads
    557
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Nice one David Anemone ?? Like the wtwo hanging buds at the bottom. Good DOF for 16.
    Surely this is not the Asahi Pentax 100 mm I used in film days is it ? It used to be a cracking lens.
    John

  3. #3
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Dec 2014
    Location
    Norfolk. UK
    Posts
    915
    Threads
    208
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Certainly is John. Bought it on ebay for £50 and have used it on various cameras over the last three years using adapters. Have just got an adapter to use it on the 7D so will see how it goes. I love the "Pre-digital days" effect it has.

  4. #4
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Oct 2013
    Location
    Wyre Forest Worcestershire
    Posts
    4,096
    Threads
    557
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    David
    Crikey
    I,ve still got mine !! I did all my early slide macro stuff with it with two flashes strapped to the barrel. Every macro and flower pic I ever sold was with that lens. Must dust it off !
    Happy memories
    John

  5. #5
    Macro and Flora Moderator Jonathan Ashton's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Cheshire UK
    Posts
    17,015
    Threads
    2,604
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    A very attractive image, how was it processed? I like the textures, the colours are pleasing but it does not appear to be a conventional presentation of a natural history image to me?
    If it was manipulated I would suggest the Out of the Box Forum maybe better for critique/constructive feedback.

  6. #6
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Dec 2014
    Location
    Norfolk. UK
    Posts
    915
    Threads
    208
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Nothing special about the processing Jonathon, in fact very little processing done at all. The BG is a backdrop. The lighting is natural window light with reflection off white painted walls. It was taken indoors but I don't think that is too out of the box. It is not a wild flower so does not qualify as natural history but the Forum is headed Macro and Flora. If a moderator is of the opinion that the image should not be here then I have no objection to it being removed or deleted.
    Last edited by David Cowling; 05-06-2015 at 09:40 AM.

  7. #7
    Macro and Flora Moderator Jonathan Ashton's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Cheshire UK
    Posts
    17,015
    Threads
    2,604
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by David Cowling View Post
    Nothing special about the processing Jonathon, in fact very little processing done at all. The BG is a backdrop. The lighting is natural window light with reflection off white painted walls. It was taken indoors but I don't think that is too out of the box. It is not a wild flower so does not qualify as natural history but the Forum is headed Macro and Flora. If a moderator is of the opinion that the image should not be here then I have no objection to it being removed or deleted.
    David there is no objection to the image being in this forum, it is my mistake for thinking that it had been manipulated! As regard subject matter it is fine right here. There is something about the processed image, it almost has a painterly quality to it. The background appears slightly uneven in texture almost posterised in parts, have you applied a noise reduction/sharpening mask? Was the image underexposed? I am intrigued with the colours and textures. The yellows are partly blown and yet the colours seem to be complimentary and deliver a very attractive image.

  8. #8
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Dec 2014
    Location
    Norfolk. UK
    Posts
    915
    Threads
    208
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Thank you for your comments Jonathon but I am really not that clever with Photoshop. I took this image last autumn in my "Studio" ie Garden Room, and apart from the light reflected from the white walls I positioned white card reflectors to where I thought the light looked good on the flower. I aimed for the painterly effect and guess I just got lucky. I am presenting this image as a print in a competition this evening and will be interested in what the judge makes of it.
    Last edited by David Cowling; 05-06-2015 at 10:51 AM.

  9. #9
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Oct 2013
    Location
    Wyre Forest Worcestershire
    Posts
    4,096
    Threads
    557
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    David
    In my long expereience in clubs and judging -it could do really well or terrible. It all depends on the judge and his personal prefs !! I know - I was one.
    I didn't need any qualifications - just what I had produced in the past- it was good enough.
    John

  10. #10
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Mar 2015
    Location
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
    Posts
    66
    Threads
    12
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    I like this image a lot David. At first glance I noticed what looked like some burning in or brightening on the bud at lower right and also in the background long the main stem. From your comments I gather that the effect was the result of the fill you added with your reflectors. Yellow detail is lacking in a few of the brighter areas, but that doesn't bother me. I think that bright red-orange at upper left might be a tad distracting and could benefit from being toned down slightly. Your composition is appealing and I like your choice of subject; A bloom past its prime that still manages to suggest its beauty when fresh and new. Nice work. Good luck with the judging, and let us know how it goes.

    Russ

  11. #11
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Dec 2014
    Location
    Norfolk. UK
    Posts
    915
    Threads
    208
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    The judge liked it and marked it 9.5 out of 10. He dropped the half point because of the red upper left. I quit liked it and so left it in. that's judges for you although on balance I think he was right. Gave me two tens for bird images though!!

  12. #12
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Santa Rosa, CA
    Posts
    9,587
    Threads
    401
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    My first impression was "painterly" -- which some take as a putdown, but for me, it's a great complement. However you did it, the composition and flower are wonderful.

    I could wish for a little more room on the right and bottom. It almost looks like the aspect ratio has been distorted.

    I have to agree about the red -- I'd tone it down. But it's your art -- go with what you love!

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics