tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307177.post3407722670313267881..comments2023-05-12T08:59:00.999+00:00Comments on Critical Light: Dead thistleCritical Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02609563350801160087noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307177.post-76402526202402156612007-10-22T18:28:00.000+00:002007-10-22T18:28:00.000+00:00Hmm, intesting. i left the front head out of focu...Hmm, intesting. i left the front head out of focus on purose - guess it was a bad call....I'll give it a go in B&W.stasher1https://www.blogger.com/profile/17406459626472213472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307177.post-1465771937560248322007-10-22T12:36:00.000+00:002007-10-22T12:36:00.000+00:00Hi AdamI agree with G; I think it feels a bit too ...Hi Adam<BR/><BR/>I agree with G; I think it feels a bit too dark and the out of focus thistle head in the foreground is blurred and distracts. Great colours, though; perhaps using Levels to up the brightness a little, and then up the Saturation may help, or reverting to a punchy mono treatment may also work, perhaps with a different composition, focussing on one head only.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307177.post-16066234037451103942007-10-22T00:26:00.000+00:002007-10-22T00:26:00.000+00:00Hi Adam,Colours are nice, although the whole thing...Hi Adam,<BR/><BR/>Colours are nice, although the whole thing feels quite dark. I think the composition feels a bit funny though - perhaps the crop is too tight? The second thistle head in the bottom-right is a but fuzzy focus (harsh given the f14 aperture) and overall I think this would have worked better if you'd lost it altogether and just had the one head. Maybe a high key approach (a white Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09915710447329411416noreply@blogger.com