I think this is a very sweet shot Jake. It has quite a lot of mood in it and is very soft and intimate at the same time. Have you tried without the branches on top?
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I think this is a very sweet shot Jake. It has quite a lot of mood in it and is very soft and intimate at the same time. Have you tried without the branches on top?
BackdoorArts
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No, but only because removing the branches became very problematic if I wanted to show the texture in the overcast sky. I could crop closer, but I didn't like the way things framed. There are actually more dramatic looking branches further up and I thought about bringing them down to frame differently, but that was problematic as well. I may come back to it and try something different.
BackdoorArts
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Something more like this? I hadn't saved the layer work so I had to try and reapply only the frame on the previous edit.
I prefer the original with the branches!
BackdoorArts
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RockyNH_RIP
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jake, nice photo and great cause!
Pat in NH
Pat in NH
Scott Murray
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In the words of my Father In-Law, "Look - Canada ducks!!"
I actually like this version, minus the purple fringe. Great shot. The branches for me add to the framing of this shot.
Scott Murray
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This is my version 
BackdoorArts
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Woke up this morning to an extremely light dusting of very crystalline snow on the deck.
Note to self: This snowflake photography thing isn't as easy as it looks.
To do it right I'm going to need some extension tubes (this is a rather extreme crop), more patience and a much better pair of gloves. LOL
Note to self: This snowflake photography thing isn't as easy as it looks.
To do it right I'm going to need some extension tubes (this is a rather extreme crop), more patience and a much better pair of gloves. LOL
I agree. It frames the geese more.
Woke up this morning to an extremely light dusting of very crystalline snow on the deck.
Note to self: This snowflake photography thing isn't as easy as it looks.
To do it right I'm going to need some extension tubes (this is a rather extreme crop), more patience and a much better pair of gloves. LOL
Looks good, I like the shot.
BackdoorArts
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Thanks. But when I consider what it is, and more than that what it isn't, and then consider it's the most usable of the 40 or so shots I tried to get this morning, I can do little more than chalk it up as a learning experience. But that's always a good thing, particularly given that I was in no way prepared for it - I just came into the kitchen to get some coffee, saw the snow and said, "Crap - I need to take some pictures!!" LOL
RockyNH_RIP
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I think the snowflake came out real nice... I tried one day and they all went in the bin!
Pat in NH
Pat in NH
Well at least you tried and got one posted Jake. All I can do is post non-macro ice crystals from TX. I hope to get a macro setup sometime after the first year, not that it will ever be as good as the snow flake photographer or even yours above.
Jake, it really is a nice shot.
Jake, it really is a nice shot.
Woke up this morning to an extremely light dusting of very crystalline snow on the deck.
Note to self: This snowflake photography thing isn't as easy as it looks.
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To do it right I'm going to need some extension tubes (this is a rather extreme crop), more patience and a much better pair of gloves. LOL
Looks spectacular if you ask me! There's a lot of detail plus incredible bokeh--I can understand the need for extension tubes though because these crystals are so tiny. Extremely impressive given what you had to work with.
BackdoorArts
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Lol! You are killing me with all the benefits of the Nik Collection! I haven't yet purchased it but am learning towards it instead of Photomatix--thanks to YOU!
BackdoorArts
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And you SHOULD be leaning towards it!!
