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creators

Sunset blossom.

I'm not sure if I love it or hate this one. There's something about it, but then....



And still chasing Daffs.

hil26

hmmm, gonna go away and come back,

first one, not too sure if there's too much in the bcakground, by that should have been more of the lighter element, its not quite a silohuette, and I don't think it should be, can't quite put my finger on it, maybe its that splodge of red at the back.

Nice daff
creators

Thanks Dave, I may just put it down to, 'it seemed like a good idea at the time', but I think there's something to be had from trying it again. It has potential methinks.
Evolution104

One thing I see that is interesting in the first image, is that the significant parts of the flower (in silhouette) are coincidentally placed over brighter areas in the background. Almost as if it was intentionally framed by this.
creators

Evolution104 wrote:
One thing I see that is interesting in the first image, is that the significant parts of the flower (in silhouette) are coincidentally placed over brighter areas in the background. Almost as if it was intentionally framed by this.


Remember I mentioned I was going to try to pay more attention to the negative space...? Well I was trying to here.
adam

that first pic had got something going on that i really like...and something else thats just not right!!
i reckon it the background...
it seems upside down to me for some strange reason..dunno why...

you are on to something there my friend...no doubt about that!
creators

adam wrote:
that first pic had got something going on that i really like...and something else thats just not right!!


Couldn't have put it better myself, and thanks for commenting. I've been experimenting some more tonight, just doing things. I have a passionate dislike of flash, in the general sense, but went out in the garden to experiment tonight. And had a play with the evening light and combining images.





Evolution104

creators wrote:
Evolution104 wrote:
One thing I see that is interesting in the first image, is that the significant parts of the flower (in silhouette) are coincidentally placed over brighter areas in the background. Almost as if it was intentionally framed by this.


Remember I mentioned I was going to try to pay more attention to the negative space...? Well I was trying to here.

Well you succeeded brilliantly! Laughing
chris82

I like the second one but id maybe clone out that distracting part to the bottom left,Im not to sure about the first one theres not enough light on the bud...bud!
adam

re: your second effort...

think it needs the background...
not enough in the shot to get away with a black background, in my opinion...

why are flowers so bloody hard to take pictures of!?
adam

the more i look at it the more i like your first pic..
still dunno why!
still something not right, but seem to have got past that and an now really liking it...
it as a nice "mood" if that makes any sense!!!
creators

adam wrote:
it as a nice "mood" if that makes any sense!!!


Perfect sense. It's how I engage with pictures and artwork.
creators

And one more from tonights little play.

hil26

hil26 wrote:
hmmm, gonna go away and come back,

first one, not too sure if there's too much in the bcakground, by that should have been more of the lighter element, its not quite a silohuette, and I don't think it should be, can't quite put my finger on it, maybe its that splodge of red at the back.

Nice daff


Now had another look, and its one of those that grows on me,
jonH

i really really like the first pic! what aperture did you shoot it at? if the background was just a touch more blurred i reckon you would have had fewer complaints
creators

Good point, f-10, reasoning, and correct me if I'm wrong here, that a lower f number would have probably given me a silhouette and I wanted to try for some definition in the blossom. I wish now I had tried various settings, but being a numpty, didn't.
jonH

no a lower f number would have only given you different exposure if you hadn't changed either the shutter speed or the iso.

a balanced exposure should give you roughly the same lighting irrespective of aperture setting - all that should change is the depth of field
creators

Thanks for that Jon, I'll let that percolate into my little brain.
jonH

If you open the aperture by 1 stop (i.e. letting 1 stop's-worth more light in) then increase the shutter speed by 1 stop (i.e. letting 1 stop's-worth less light in) you're letting the exact same amount of light in, but you're changing the appearance of the image - depth of field, and how much action is frozen
creators

Which just goes to show that despite the recent thread on aperture, shutter speed and ISO, I am still getting to grips with all this. Thanks again Jon.
creators

And just one more for this thread, because I keep coming back to this one. What do you think?


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