Think I'd try cloning that dominant leaf/branch coming in just below the ULC. Completely, if you find it readily doable. If not, just send it. :)
Jack --- On Wed, 12/8/10, Walter Gilbert <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Walter Gilbert <ldott...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: PESO: A Swallowtail in Respite > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 1:19 PM > Oh, I agree that the butterfly > is the real strength of the image. I > was just being a bit facetious about the busy-ness of the > background. > > In doing the crop, when I try to lop off a bit on the > right, it seems to > have the unfortunate effect of accentuating the fan leaf > that extends > down from the upper-left side, which looks pretty > distracting to me. > The biggest part of the problem is that it extends so far > down into the > frame that it's tough to get around without turning it into > an > overly-severe crop. > > Also, I'm hesitant to do much more with it as it was among > my earlier > shots and I wasn't vigilant about keeping my original > images back then. > So, unfortunately, that's the highest resolution version > copy I have -- > 1600 pixels long-side. I hate to give up much more > resolution than > that. At this point, I'm inclined to submit it as-is, > and if it gets > rejected, do a little cropping and maybe do a little > graduated softening > of focus around the edges to obscure that part of the fan > leaf and see > if that'll give it a boost. > > Idunno ... what do you think? > > -- Walt > > > > On 12/8/2010 2:33 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > Walt, I think the strength of the image is the black > butterfly. > > I might do some cropping, especially on the right > side. > > > > Jack > > > > --- On Wed, 12/8/10, Walter Gilbert<ldott...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> From: Walter Gilbert<ldott...@gmail.com> > >> Subject: Re: PESO: A Swallowtail in Respite > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"<pdml@pdml.net> > >> Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 12:28 PM > >> Thanks, Jack. > >> > >> I think you hit upon why I was iffy on that shot. > > >> It's not so much the > >> lack of vividness, but the fact that the butterfly > itself > >> is somewhat > >> bland in comparison to the mimosa tree. Hmm > ... come > >> to think of it, > >> maybe I should have named it "Mimosa Tree with a > Butterfly > >> on it". > >> > >> -- Walt > >> > >> On 12/8/2010 2:00 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > >>> The PPG offerings continue to include an > extremely > >> large number of butterflies. Such a number tends > to numb the > >> voter to the point of being difficult to overcome, > thus > >> placing such images at somewhat of a > disadvantage.(?) > >>> This image, however, I feel is unique enough > to have a > >> good chance at making it in. Even though there it > rather > >> more going on in the background than it would > really need, > >> I'd enter it. > >>> Jack<yes> > >>> > >>> --- On Wed, 12/8/10, Walter Gilbert<ldott...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>>> From: Walter Gilbert<ldott...@gmail.com> > >>>> Subject: Re: PESO: A Swallowtail in > Respite > >>>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"<pdml@pdml.net> > >>>> Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 11:45 > AM > >>>> Oops ... forgot > the deets: > >>>> > >>>> K-x, Asahi Takumar 135/2.5, ISO 200, > 1/320, > >> Aperture > >>>> priority, unknown aperture setting. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 12/8/2010 1:38 PM, Walter Gilbert > wrote: > >>>>> Hi all, > >>>>> > >>>>> Here's another butterfly shot I'm > considering > >>>> submitting to the PPG and thought I'd get > some > >> opinions on > >>>> beforehand. I'm just a tad "iffy" on > it, as > >> it just > >>>> doesn't strike me as particularly vivid > -- > >> something I'm > >>>> partial to in my butterfly images. > Of > >> course, it's a > >>>> matter of taste -- which is why I thought > I'd get > >> input from > >>>> the list. Anyway, here it is: > >>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5244166815/#/ > >>>>> > >>>>> Comments, critiques, suggestions, and > gift > >>>> certificates from KEH eagerly accepted. > >>>>> -- Walt > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> -- 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. > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> 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. > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
