Thanks Ken - I hadn't seen the prior version. Which I prefer. But I clicked on it, zoomed in, and like it (the prior version) even better. The view I wound up with had, outside of the central web and then the openish gap, 3 horizontal strands below and 5-6 above. The sides in proportion. The critter winds up offset right of center. Coming in that tight, the image has a super 3-D feel to it. The web is clearly hanging in space, not flat against the background.
However you crop it, a good image: subject, lighting, focus, ... stan On Aug 12, 2013, at 4:57 PM, <kwal...@peoplepc.com> <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: > Thanks Stan. > >> It might also be interesting in a square format, tighter on the central web. > > I previously posted this http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17474202 and > a comment from another photonet user suggested the crop you commented on. The > original version was too static IMO and was improved greatly by offsetting as > you see in the second version. > >> I don't see the "lunch" though > > The lunch is the dark object (an ant I believe) > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Halpin" <s...@stans-photography.info> > Subject: Re: PESO: 'On the web - part deux' > > >> I like the lighting and composition - particularly the fact that you didn't >> let the background go completely black. I don't see the "lunch" though. >> It might also be interesting in a square format, tighter on the central web. >> Would make an interesting screen saver . . . >> >> stan >> >> On Aug 9, 2013, at 11:33 PM, <kwal...@peoplepc.com> <kwal...@peoplepc.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Interesting comment Jack. >>> To me centered is sort of a default composition. >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Davis" <jdavi...@yahoo.com> >>> Subject: Re: PESO: 'On the web - part deux' >>> >>> >>> This is an example of one of those compositions wherein the principal >>> element is usually more comfortable if centered. >>> To me, the image is a bit soft. >>> >>> Jack >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "kwal...@peoplepc.com" <kwal...@peoplepc.com> >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >>> Cc: >>> Sent: Friday, August 9, 2013 1:01 PM >>> Subject: PESO: 'On the web - part deux' >>> >>> A redo of a previous PESO. >>> >>> K20D, 200mm f4.0 ED Macro >>> >>> Your thoughts? >>> >>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17490150 >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > > -- > 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.
