Thanks, P.J.
I see what you're getting at there. I guess it's just me, but I find
the dusty coating on the rocks grating -- almost as unattractive as the
mud itself in this context. I probably wouldn't mind it as much if it
were a toad or snake. But, for some reason, when I look at the
butterfly, and then see the rocks around it, my eyes say, "Get off those
dirty rocks, butterfly! What's the matter with you?"
And I thought about doing a tighter crop, but I'm trying to get into the
habit of minimizing my cropping -- partially to reinforce the idea of
filling the frame as much as possible, and partly for purposes of
entering contests or uploading to stock photo sites where there may be a
minimum resolution and/or a prohibition on re-sized images.
But, I do take your point, and appreciate the input. I do agree that
your crop does look better, so I'll give it a whirl in another rendition.
Thanks again,
Walt
On 10/4/2010 5:11 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
You didn't really have to do a partial desaturated, the rocks were
pretty monochrome to begin with. I think it would have benefited from
a bit of lightning in the wings to try to bring out some detail, and a
slightly different crop.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/temp/IMGP0122%28mycrop%29.jpg
Now you have the original so you could do a much better job than I
did. When I attempted to decrease contrast and lighten the
butterflies wings all I managed to do is put a halo around it's
antennae, but the crop took away most of the mud...
On 10/4/2010 5:02 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote:
Again, thanks for the kind words, Frank.
And, yes ... partial desaturation is a kind of gimmicky thing. But,
just for the sake of comparison, here's a link to the shot before the
desaturation. It was overall a pretty homely background, not
befitting of the poor butterfly who happened to land upon it:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/j6NWB_5UK2iFiEVZcyYPng?feat=directlink
A creature that lovely shouldn't be photographed on muddy rocks ...
unless she happens to be a fashion model.
;-)
-- Walt
On 10/4/2010 3:12 PM, frank theriault wrote:
On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 10:47 PM, Walter Gilbert<ldott...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Hi all,
OK ... my last PESO for the weekend. This one is a shot from the
day after
I bought my K-x, taken on a trek to a nearby wildlife preserve. This
butterfly followed me around all day -- I guess it was attracted to
the
color of my shirt, or my shampoo, or my sense of humor -- Idunno.
But, I
managed to get several shots of it, this one being the best:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5049770866/#/
K-x, DAL 50-200mm, f/9, ISO 400, 1/400, Program mode
I desaturated everything except blue and cyan -- and kicked those
up a few
notches for dramatic effect.
Comments, critiques, and free samples of non-perishable goods are
heartily
encouraged.
I'm not much for partial desaturation. I find it gimmicky and it
detracts from a photo.
But that's just me.
Still, I attempt to put my prejudices aside, and I have to say it's a
very good photo! Having had a hand at attempting to photograph
butterflies recently, I know they're not an easy catch.
cheers,
frank
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