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Cut a single bloom off and work with it at home.
And then put it in water and enjoy it for a while.
I have sometimes tried to get the light behind the bloom rather than lighting it directly, to get the veining in the petals showing through.
Sixteen days now to our trip. Getting a bit excited.
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I like very much this kind of macros Uli, talking about the flower. I like NT idea, I think it is very nice if you want to have detail, but if you are a bit more into abstract and lots of bokeh... I tend to have just the edge of the petal closer to my camera sharp and the rest blurred. This way the eye has some reference where the focus actually is. I like your composition, btw.
About bw... I am not so sure, only if you worked a high key treatment?...
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My feeling about these is that you made the wrong crop. The lower petals on the magnolia bossoms should not have been cropped off. The shape of the frame suggests you just wasted them. I don't know. It just doesn't look right. I don't understand the lantern photos at all.
I don't know if you wanted such a concise crit. Butthis is my honest opinion.
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thanks for your comments, and Don, your critique is welcome!
I can go back and look at the original, but I am afraid there was not much at the bottom.
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Thats the way it goes. Looking at it again, it doesn't look as off as I thought.
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