Jack, Bob, Brian, Thanks for your comments!
I agree about the stem; I kinda like the OOF green stuff, though. At 100% tiny little beads of nectar (?) are visible on the stamens, so focus isn't a problem in the original image. I probably should have sharpened it more for the jpg conversion. Rick --- Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Beautiful carnation. Variegated color fringed > peddles make a nice > subject. > I think more light on the top and a crisp focus > would really help it > pop. Sort of undefined soft lines that would do well > to be more clearly > defined. > There is some mildly distracting mottling within the > frame that might > be cloned out or darkened. > > Jack > --- Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Inspired by the lousy snowless January landscape > in > > Philadelphia and the March PUG topic, I have > > undertaken my first explorations of macro > photography. > > > > Here is one of the fruits of that effort: > > > > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6937159&size=lg > > > > K10D, FA 50/2.8 macro, ISO 400, f/11 @ 1/50, RAW > via > > LR. Built-in flash with Sigma EF500 DG Super > wireless > > flash below and to the left. > > > > Rave reviews and scathing criticism equally > valued! > > > > Rick > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link directly above > > and follow the directions. > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.