Not so easy to find a clean background in parts of the jungle
Cute little guy....
Ken Nelson
Canon 30D
Sigma 150mm
Amazon Pics Part 22
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Amazon Pics Part 22
A little soft, but this guy is close to 6 inches long
Not so easy to find a clean background in parts of the jungle
Cute little guy....
Ken Nelson
Canon 30D
Sigma 150mm
Not so easy to find a clean background in parts of the jungle
Cute little guy....
Ken Nelson
Canon 30D
Sigma 150mm
Nice pictures Ken. Ever thought of cropping them a bit tighter in post processing to give the subject more emphasis? I am sure you have enough resolution to stand a crop being blown up a bit more? I think both the mating grasshoppers and spider would stand a tighter crop?
Of course make a copy do not crop the original in case you do not like it when done. You can use a couple of pieces of paper over the computer screen as a mask to see what a crop in from the sides would look like. The see a top and bottom crop you can scroll the image up so the top of the screen crops it at that point or down so the screen bottom does the same.
All the best,
DaveW
Of course make a copy do not crop the original in case you do not like it when done. You can use a couple of pieces of paper over the computer screen as a mask to see what a crop in from the sides would look like. The see a top and bottom crop you can scroll the image up so the top of the screen crops it at that point or down so the screen bottom does the same.
All the best,
DaveW
Dave,
I appreciate the comments.
When I process my pics, I usually have several pics to choose from that are of near equal quality. Some I may crop tighter than others just because I have the quantities to do so and to experiment with compositions. I do quite often crop the pictures, depending on the composition.
For example, on the grasshoppers, I had another shot:
http://perceptions.smugmug.com/photos/120636357-L.jpg
that is cropped. I did not choose to show that one, because I came across another from later in the trip that I like even better that shows the entirety of the bodies in focus. I chose the one I did since it was unlike the one I will show in the future. I originally cut the picture the way I did to show the whole "lily pad" leaf setup. I was not happy with the background though.
The spider I don't remember for sure why I chose not to crop it tighter. This is a case where I only got one picture from him. Sometimes I won't crop tighter if the image is slightly soft as the cropping further emphasizes the softness. I don't know if this was the case in this pic. I have been experimenting with composition lately and perhaps this was one of my failed attempts. Now that I am looking at it, I do agree that a tighter crop would benefit this pic.
Also, I take the pic in RAW format and save out to jpeg, so the original RAW file never gets changed.
I do appreciate the comments, good or bad.
K
I appreciate the comments.
When I process my pics, I usually have several pics to choose from that are of near equal quality. Some I may crop tighter than others just because I have the quantities to do so and to experiment with compositions. I do quite often crop the pictures, depending on the composition.
For example, on the grasshoppers, I had another shot:
http://perceptions.smugmug.com/photos/120636357-L.jpg
that is cropped. I did not choose to show that one, because I came across another from later in the trip that I like even better that shows the entirety of the bodies in focus. I chose the one I did since it was unlike the one I will show in the future. I originally cut the picture the way I did to show the whole "lily pad" leaf setup. I was not happy with the background though.
The spider I don't remember for sure why I chose not to crop it tighter. This is a case where I only got one picture from him. Sometimes I won't crop tighter if the image is slightly soft as the cropping further emphasizes the softness. I don't know if this was the case in this pic. I have been experimenting with composition lately and perhaps this was one of my failed attempts. Now that I am looking at it, I do agree that a tighter crop would benefit this pic.
Also, I take the pic in RAW format and save out to jpeg, so the original RAW file never gets changed.
I do appreciate the comments, good or bad.
K
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They are all wonderful Ken. I like the cropped hoppers also but there is something about the uncropped hoppers the I love more. Maybe it coveys their size in the jungle better plus the whole edge of the leaf adds a lot to it IMO. The focus and DOF on the spider is perfect.
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