Picture This!!
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Love the pics! The flower looks like a birds head (bird of paradise?)
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It is a bird of paradise..we have many of them all around, but it is hard to find one not all messy
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I had no idea that was a plant. Very cool. I am playing around with my new printer. Loving it so far but need to tweak color profiles a bit. Here are a couple of some of my favorite scenes taken in the past. I am going to frame these for my house I think. This is the same pond from different perspectives.
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Tree finally up...
Took me 2 days because of spinal mets...had to keep taking breaks, sigh.
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Lovely tree Lita. Thanks for sharing.
I had 3 pillows made from one of my favorite twin photos and several calendars made from my wildlife photos for family Christmas presents this year. Snapfish had some great deals. I got everything at least 70% off.
Our new panda twins got names yesterday. They are now 100+ days old and can't wait to photograph them with our Mama Bear Lun Lun.
Scottie
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Nancy, I would crop the life ring out of the one shot. Gorgeous pics all!!
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Lita, I am glad you got your tree up. I know that must have been difficult but I know you will enjoy it. Thanks for posting.
Scottie, love the panda pillow. I was half listening tonight on the new and they had twin pandas but I am not sure where they were but so cute.
Barbe, you have no idea how I had that dilemma over that live saver ring. I submitted that to a competition and I remember going back and forth over that. Now I can't remember if I actually cropped it out or not. I fooled around with it tonight and photoshoped in grass in that area because it was such an ugly spot. I may try just erasing the ring and see. In cropping it out I lose some of the trees and then am stuck with just that brick in the foreground. Thanks for your input.
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Your opinion please.
Version #1
Version #2
or Version #3
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I like Version 2...you don't want to lose the trees. V3 looks truncated and needs something on that left side.
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With v2 you've lost the curb, too so it looks naked. If you crop you're not losing colorful trees. I like v3 because your imagination is needed to fill in how big the pond is. Let your viewer do some work. I'm big on balance but that doesn't mean symmetrical....
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Thanks for you input. Hence, you can see my dilemma. I have gone round and round with this pic trying to get it the way I want it to look. I thought that brick looked distracting without the life preserver ring so I wiped it out. I will have to play with it more. I am leaving for three weeks and you would think I had all day fiddling with this photo. I have so much to do before leaving and I suppose I better get to those things. Thank you.
Nancy
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The brick IS distracting as its a straight line - not organic. I say ditch it.
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It's kind of cool that the life saver colour matches the trees. Gives perspective on the true colour of the leaves.
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Okay, so you guys are not helping me at all. LOL That life saver is for ME because I am about ready to jump in.
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V3 no question
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I vote for #3. . .I like the focus on just the water and reflections.
Scottie
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I like V.2.. love the reflection
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Thank you all for your input. I guess it is clear that people have different ideas on what they like. That is what makes life interesting,
Have a good night. I have really enjoyed seeing the huge moon the last couple of nights. I happened to be driving right when it was coming up and it was just unreal. I kept looking for great ways to frame it but of course without a camera that makes it difficult! They always say the best camera is the one you have with you!
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Bandwoman, I like v.3 because it's off center. Painting classes tell you to put the center of interest 1/3 from the side and 1/3 from the top or bottom because it makes it more interesting. If I were going to paint the scene v.3 would be my choice.
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Wren, in photography we have the rule of thirds and on some digital cameras there is an actual a grid you can superimpose on your viewfinder in the camera." The rule of thirds is applied by aligning a subject with the guide lines and their intersection points, placing the horizon on the top or bottom line, or allowing linear features in the image to flow from section to section."
I wanted the gazebo to be the point of interest even thought the reflection in the water was a key part of the photo. You usually don't want to put the main subject in dead center but there are some instances where those rules can be broken. I am assuming that there are very similar rules in composition for painting as for photography. Also there can be leading lines that allow your eyes to follow travel into the photo which this one does with the fencing but gets a bit lost in v 3 on the left side.
I have found myself studying paintings to see how much the ideas of composition correspond. It is very interesting. Did you ever finish the painting of my swan family? I was thinking that was you that ask if you could do that. Am I right on that? It has been a while ago.
It nice to have a good discussion on this because we can all learn from others.
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v3 for me
Just now
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Like it SoCalLisa!
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I have not attempted the swans yet. Still working up to it.
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i am afraid I never use the rules of anything. I just freehand the editor and what ever happens happens. But then again, I just do it for fun. Glad no prof is looking over my shoulder. But I appreciate all those that understand composition.
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Sometimes a too composed picture looks fake. Too set up like staging a home. Yes it looks pretty but it doesn't look lived in. I like spontaneous shots. I don't compose except trying to keep my horizon of water straight. But that could be my sea sickness kicking in.
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I have to think about the rules when painting. When photographing, I try not to shake the camera. I managed to get 2 photos of 7mo twins yesterday. Also some where one twin is blurry, of course. I have hundreds of cats walking away from the camera. You'd think they're wanted by the FBI when you see their lack of cooperation getting their pictures taken to post for adoption.
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I shoot freestyle but leave enough room in the frame to crop as I see best. I often take multiple shots of the same element/pose so I can zoom in on some and be free to crop others. When I photograph sports or moving objects I shoot fast and wide to give the greatest option in editing. Luckily I have lots of Megapixels and fast lenses.
All of my professional photography is volunteer and donated so I have the greatest freedom in creating the final edits.
Scottie
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I just usually make an extra copy when I start editing
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Good idea Lisa. I've ruined photos trying to edit and not being able to get back to the original.
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Wreaths Across America today at the National Cemetery, Miramar.
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