Pretty toadstools

[WV1]

Hello all,

today was a very grey day, but it was my day off... so, I have taken my camera and went to look around...

Only pretty toadstools attracted my attention today... and I have uploaded them on the site in my album.

It is my first uploaded picture and I have to say that it has lost a little bit of sharpness in comparison with the original. Could anybody please advise me - why it has happened.

All c & c are very welcome...

[Mark von Kanel]

Hi Lara, nice image, well exposed and composed, id of done a little gardening first myself and removed the leaf and blades of grass that obscure the central focus of you composition (the toad stools) the leaf top right should have been tidied as well and id have cropped out a little of the for ground.

hope that helps and that we get to see some more soon.

[WV1]

Thank you, Mark!

[Mark von Kanel]

your welcome us midlanders got to stick together

[WV1]

without doubt !!!

[Geoff F]

With regard to loss of sharpness; this can happen sometimes during uploading depending on the methods used. But it looks a lot sharper when viewed at full screen size.

The only thing I would have changed with this scene is to remove the leaf from the top fungi before shooting.

[Dave Humphries]

It is my first uploaded picture and I have to say that it has lost a little bit of sharpness in comparison with the original. Could anybody please advise me - why it has happened.

Hi Lara,

I'm not sure if this post will help - have a read, see if anything makes sense (perhaps give my method a try), and/or ask questions. That said, it doesn't look to bad to me either.

In terms of C&C on your picture above ...
If mine, I'd crop 5-10% off the top edge
I'd also consider toning down or cloning out the two diagonal bright leaves as they 'connect' and lead the eye out of frame.
One final suggestion, there's a bit of bright leaf (lower left) that has a very rectagular shape (I initially thought it was litter), I'd tone it down and consider taking off one of the 'square' corners with a bit of cloning, just to prevent that false perception.

Hope that's helpful.

Welcome to the CiC forums from ....

[WV1]

Thank you , Jeoff !

Will not worry at the moment about sharpness

... and a lesson has been learnt - will tidy a scene in future just a little bit ... if possible...

[Geoff F]

I carefully look around such scenes before shooting, and tidy up everything - but too often, I still miss something obvious!

[WV1]

Thank you very much, Dave !

Next time - I will try to upload an image using your method...

Dave, thank you very much for your comments... very appreciated...

[WV1]

"I carefully look around such scenes before shooting, and tidy up everything - but too often, I still miss something obvious!"


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[terrib]

Others have already covered any constructive criticism that I had but I did want to add that I really like the composition. The diagonal feel of the mushrooms in the picture is nice. It's a good shot.

[MilT0s]

I hope you didn't disturb the smurf.

Nice shot! Personally I don't mind the diagonal leaf being there but you can try toning it down. I agree with others about the top leaf, this square thing and I'd add darken (just a bit) the bright leaf near the bottom, center.

[Lon Howard]

Lara, I'm guessing you had to downsize the image prior to uploading. It ended up at 700 pixels on the long side and if it started out at double or more than that, then it would probably go a little soft as a result of losing those pixels. Just resharpen a tad (doesn't take much) before the upload.

Edit: Check out post #6 in this thread: HELP THREAD: How can I post images here?

[WV1]

Others have already covered any constructive criticism that I had but I did want to add that I really like the composition. The diagonal feel of the mushrooms in the picture is nice. It's a good shot.

Thank you, Terri for looking at my picture and commenting...

[WV1]

I hope you didn't disturb the smurf.

Nice shot! Personally I don't mind the diagonal leaf being there but you can try toning it down. I agree with others about the top leaf, this square thing and I'd add darken (just a bit) the bright leaf near the bottom, center.

Thank you Miltos...

You know, I wanted to move the top leaf, but decided ( obviously incorrectly ) to leave it as it was...

To my shame ... I have not noticed the square thing - I will try to look out for the rubbish next time...

Thank you very much for comments ...

[WV1]

Lara, I'm guessing you had to downsize the image prior to uploading. It ended up at 700 pixels on the long side and if it started out at double or more than that, then it would probably go a little soft as a result of losing those pixels. Just resharpen a tad (doesn't take much) before the upload.

Edit: Check out post #6 in this thread: HELP THREAD: How can I post images here?

You are right, Lon... I have downsized the image...

Thank you very much for your advice...