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Critique By:
Shirley D. Cross-Taylor (K:174199)
11/6/2007 8:44:02 AM
WOW, what a beautiful photo, Martin! A Favorite for me. 7+++++
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
11/5/2007 11:53:09 AM
Dan, I use Photoshop CS2 which has an HDR (High Dynamic Range) utility built-in which I imaging is just like Photomatix. However, by using layers and changing their relative opacities it is possible to position the perceived lighting source at any point around the subject. Try it, take two images of a subject one lit from above left and the other above right and open them as two layers and then slowly reduce the opacity of the upper layer. Its just like a movie with the light being shifted across the subject. Extremely useful and when combined with two more, front and back, the range is almost limitless. It is also very useful for eliminating blown highlights and blocked shadows (see example attached).
HDR on the other hand seems merely allows a high dynamic range without the option of fine tuning the effective lighting positions.
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Critique By:
IMRAN AHMED (K:2007)
11/5/2007 8:53:32 AM
Good shoot...
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Critique By:
David Rodriguez (K:11965)
11/5/2007 1:35:21 AM
Wow !... que fantastica foto, increible definicion parecen de tela, una muy fresca foto y una muy apropiada iluminacion. Muy buen trabajo, un corte de foto muy bueno!
Buen trabajo Martin!
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Critique By:
Alicia Popp (K:87532)
11/5/2007 1:28:26 AM
Un genial macro!!!
Estupendos detalles y magnífica composición!
Felicitaciones!!!
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Critique By:
Gustavo Scheverin (K:164501)
11/5/2007 12:34:01 AM
Interesante hallazgo.
Felicitaciones!
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Critique By:
Dan Gheban (K:3787)
11/4/2007 6:27:44 AM
Thanks for details. In a situation like this one with multiple shots, in my mind appears the opportunity to use the Photomatix (http://www.hdrsoft.com/) software. You deliberately use Photoshop instead Photomatix?
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Critique By:
Hussam AL_ Khoder (K:79545)
11/3/2007 4:29:33 PM
it's a fantastic point of view.
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
11/3/2007 4:27:25 PM
Dan, Thanks for your comments. I use multple lighting shots (front, left, right and rear) and blend them using Photoshop layers. I use a mini tripod (the type with bendy legs) to hold the camera absolutely steady while I take the 4 shots using a slave flash (Metz 28 CS-2 Digital with wide-angle adaptor in place).
Using the same set-up it should be possible to freeze insectrs in flight as the Metz fires down to an incredible 1/45,000 of a second.
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Critique By:
jim ell (K:459)
10/31/2007 9:19:33 PM
Great lighting and composition.
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Critique By:
Riny Koopman (K:102911)
10/31/2007 8:30:54 PM
wonderful..
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Critique By:
Brent Eichelberger (K:15)
10/31/2007 7:15:46 PM
Fantastic work. Great detail. Lighting from the underside is perfect.
Brent E
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
10/31/2007 7:14:48 PM
Doyle, Thanks hugely for the input, I will check the names in my books which list some 20,000 species. It MUST be there somewhere but it's always a case of having an idea before searching.
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Critique By:
Hussam AL_ Khoder (K:79545)
10/31/2007 7:04:53 PM
amazing shot (-;
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Critique By:
Doyle D. Chastain (K:101119)
10/31/2007 6:55:25 PM
Oooops . . . just saw you were in the UK. There the same ones I mentioned are known on the British Mycological List as Hygrocybe pratensis var pallida. Dan may well be right on this one too. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/marasmius_oreades.html
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Critique By:
Anindya Maity (K:7880)
10/31/2007 6:53:52 PM
Beautiful use of the light,balanced comp.
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Tycho Posthumus (K:-172)
10/31/2007 6:51:29 PM
Beautiful macro!!
how did you make the background all black and the light on the fungus?.
really love this one, goes to my favs =).
All good,
Tycho
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Critique By:
Dan Gheban (K:3787)
10/31/2007 6:45:58 PM
Excellent your mushroom series. I have a series of my own in http://www.badorgood.com/detail.php?id=102372
What I like the most is haw expertly you use the lights!
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Doyle D. Chastain (K:101119)
10/31/2007 6:45:32 PM
This is really beautiful work, Martin. Pale wax cap mushrooms are Hygrocybe berkeleyi, though I cannot say for certain that's what these are. Excellent use of light and I like the dark BG which really accents these. Outsanding.
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Critique By:
Dan Gheban (K:3787)
10/31/2007 6:39:57 PM
Marasmius oreades I think
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Critique By:
Dan Gheban (K:3787)
10/31/2007 6:37:29 PM
Superb macro. Divine light.
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Critique By:
Mary Brown (K:71879)
10/31/2007 12:33:09 AM
The colours are vibrant. The details are marvelous. Beautiful composition.
MAry
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Critique By:
Shirley D. Cross-Taylor (K:174199)
10/30/2007 6:01:53 AM
Excellent work, Martin!:)
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Critique By:
Kehaulani Pires (K:867)
10/29/2007 9:56:41 PM
very nice and crisp. sorry i don't know latin! :)
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Critique By:
Gabriella Carta (K:22879)
10/18/2007 11:26:34 AM
great work, very good! :)
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Critique By:
Gustavo Scheverin (K:164501)
10/15/2007 2:40:36 AM
Excelente macro!
Felicitaciones!
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Critique By:
Gustavo Scheverin (K:164501)
10/15/2007 2:37:06 AM
Bonito arreglo floral.
Felicitaciones!
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Critique By:
Robert Kilgore (K:2218)
10/15/2007 1:55:42 AM
Good shot. Like the colors and the composition. Thank you.
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Critique By:
RC. Dany (K:64104)
10/15/2007 12:31:58 AM
This is wonderful,sweet & delicate with beautiful details.
anne...
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Critique By:
Martin Halley (K:580)
10/14/2007 11:51:17 PM
Mark, I appreciate your comments. However, the A620 is a fine tool. The apparent under-exposure is a deliberate PS manipulation for mood. This is well-exposed, finely focused colour photo in its original form. In fact I am so happy with the A620 that I have just bought the A640 to gain a slightly better shadow chroma result and a few extra pixels to play with!
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