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<blockquote data-quote="Pretzel" data-source="post: 272223" data-attributes="member: 12257">The hotspot was the result of only using my speedlight on camera, and I actually got a couple without the hotspot (or much less of one with my bald head right over the subject) as I cranked the flash 180 degrees to fire straight up with the diffuser instead.&nbsp; To be honest, though, searching through the pics, it was that hotspot that appealed to me with that pic.&nbsp; I was going for the balance and symmetry in the others, but the &quot;different&quot; feel of this one is what set it apart in the 3 or 4 shots I took from that angle last night.&nbsp; I even cropped a bit to get it to settle into the &quot;thirds&quot;, and kind of thought it gave the eye something to lock in on the way the focal points did on the other shots.&nbsp; One of those &quot;beauty is in the eye of&quot; the editor type of things?&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Here's one with a more balanced feel, though, and a little less vignette.&nbsp; What do you think in comparison?Original:[ATTACH]75330[/ATTACH]Balanced (not quite the same crop, but oh well):[ATTACH]75338[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pretzel, post: 272223, member: 12257"] The hotspot was the result of only using my speedlight on camera, and I actually got a couple without the hotspot (or much less of one with my bald head right over the subject) as I cranked the flash 180 degrees to fire straight up with the diffuser instead. To be honest, though, searching through the pics, it was that hotspot that appealed to me with that pic. I was going for the balance and symmetry in the others, but the "different" feel of this one is what set it apart in the 3 or 4 shots I took from that angle last night. I even cropped a bit to get it to settle into the "thirds", and kind of thought it gave the eye something to lock in on the way the focal points did on the other shots. One of those "beauty is in the eye of" the editor type of things? ;) Here's one with a more balanced feel, though, and a little less vignette. What do you think in comparison? Original: [ATTACH=CONFIG]75330._xfImport[/ATTACH] Balanced (not quite the same crop, but oh well): [ATTACH=CONFIG]75338._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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