Cosmos + redo x 2

Gallery: FloraPosted October 20, 2016241 views10 comments

10/18/2016 – 9:36:47 AM
Canon EOS 7D Tamron 90mm
1/400 sec; f/8; ISO 640
Manual; Spot metering
LR5, PS6, Topaz DeNoise, Topaz Detail, cropped a tiny bit

Would you crop this differently? It has basically just a little taken off the right.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 20, 2016 at 4:47 AM

Barbara: I would crop this tighter on both sides and especially the right to eliminate the splotchy reddish stuff over there. I might also darken/blur the BG on the left a bit. Really nice clean capture of the flower itself. 2 thumbs up. >=))>

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Comment posted by scott lanz on October 20, 2016 at 8:39 AM

I believe this is a cosmos, Barb. The flower is beautifully captured. I like the comp, though it could be cropped tighter as suggested by Bill. I also agree with Bill that you might also try just blurring and darkening the bg a bit.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 20, 2016 at 9:05 AM

Thanks, Bill and Scott. I'll change the name right now.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 20, 2016 at 12:52 PM

Beautiful, Barbara. The dof seems just right for my taste. I think this crop works, but if you want to experiment with alternates you could try taking some off the right side.

devil

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on October 20, 2016 at 6:15 PM

This is a lovely Cosmos, Barbara! The color and detail are wonderful. I like the crop as is.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on October 20, 2016 at 8:24 PM

Hello Barbara, beautiful color and sharp flower center. I might rotate this to vertical and crop from the top to make a square image. Just a thought.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 20, 2016 at 9:09 PM

Thank you, everyone, for the feedback.

Here are two different crops. I actually think I love the rotated square crop.

What do you guys think?

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 20, 2016 at 9:10 PM

Rotated square crop.

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Comment posted by Dan Schwartz on October 22, 2016 at 8:59 AM

Barb,
Agreed, the rotated comp looks better, more natural.

Dan Schwartz
Northbrook, IL

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 22, 2016 at 10:28 AM

Barb, I agree with Bill.

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