Life and Death

[Rasbury]

Been under the weather all week and this is from my first chance to get out do something.Went to Rodman Dam after it rained and took this photo along with a few others that i'll post later.C&C very welcome.Thanks for viewing.


ISO 800,f/8,1/100,116mm,PP in CS3.

[rob marshall]

Ron

Very apposite. I was just reviewing some shots I did last week, and one was very similar to this, and I was struggling to find a title.

I think yours might have benefited from either more, or less DOF. The trunk is not quite in, or out of focus. Also, the twig look a little cramped in the BL corner - was the shot cropped? Good title!

[Rasbury]

Ron

Very apposite. I was just reviewing some shots I did last week, and one was very similar to this, and I was struggling to find a title.

I think yours might have benefited from either more, or less DOF. The trunk is not quite in, or out of focus. Also, the twig look a little cramped in the BL corner - was the shot cropped? Good title!

Thanks Rob.I was trying to get everything in focus but didn't want to apply to much sharpening in pp as i was concerned about it looking to processed.I also cropped the photo especially in the BL corner as there were other elements that i felt lent nothing to the photo.I also added a small black border to try and contain everything and got to close to the plant in that corner.Was thinking to myself(which can be a dangerous thing at times)during PP that i need to take my tripod with me when i go out to the dam to get images with more dof.Thaks again for the C&C...Ron.

[Geoff F]

I think, Ron, I would be tempted to try a closer crop which would remove a lot of that distracting out of focus wood at the top. And there is sufficient space to lose a corresponding amount from the right side.

Possibly leave that top leaf just clear of the edge. It seems to look a lot better when I hold some paper against the screen.

Just a thought.

[Rasbury]

Thanks for the comment Geoff.Here's a rework of the converted raw file with more space in the bottom left corner and a tighter crop in the upper right corner.Feel free to C&C on my rework.Also used a different pp approach.Thanks for viewing...Ron


ISO 800,f/8,1/100,116mm,PP in CS3

[Geoff F]

To me, Ron, that is a totally different photo now; much improved.

[Rasbury]

Thanks Geoff and Rob for the input.I do like this image better than the first one also.Have others to fix elsewhere too.Thanks again...Ron

[another Marcus]

Hi Ron,

very nice idea idea and a superb title! I do agree very much with Rob's suggestion. My choice would have been much less DoF- however, that's certainly a question of individual taste.

Cheers,

Marcus

[Rasbury]

Hi Ron,

very nice idea idea and a superb title! I do agree very much with Rob's suggestion. My choice would have been much less DoF- however, that's certainly a question of individual taste.

Cheers,

Marcus

Thanks Marcus.I going to make a return trip sometime soon and bring my tripod this time.