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Beeeeeeee/Flower

Postby CraigVTR on Tue May 16, 2006 5:27 pm

Took a shot of the bee and the flower got in the way.
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I should have used a shallower DOF and less flash? Taken with the 70-300G.
C+C please.
Craig
Edit** Mudder took your advice and tutorial, this is the result. Is this better? Further C+C please.
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Thanks
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Last edited by CraigVTR on Thu May 18, 2006 7:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Postby spada on Tue May 16, 2006 7:13 pm

Hi Craig
The bee is shadowed by a big bright flower next to it , have to look more carefully to see the bee ( subject ), it just my opinion.Thank for sharing.

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Postby mudder on Tue May 16, 2006 7:30 pm

G'day mate,

Now this I reckon is crying out for some de-sat and slight vignette to make the flower stand out more...

Have a sticky nose at this thread for some thoughts and tips on vignette stuff... You can use the same type of mask on a de-sat layer so the desat is gently introduced on the flower's background... Reckon the single colored object on a fully desat background looks a bit, ummm, over-done unless it's on the right subject I reckon, but a nice subtle and gentle de-sat might be worth a try... The background just seems a smidge busy and seems to take attention away from the flower... Well, for me anyway :lol:

http://www.dslrusers.com/viewtopic.php? ... light=leaf

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Postby CraigVTR on Wed May 17, 2006 11:27 am

Thanks guys. I was wondering if anyone would notice the flower, which was the subject of the shot. I have a weird sense of humor. :) :wink:

Agree the background is too busy so will try the vignette asap.
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