The subtle colors in the image are cars on the highway about 100 yards away. Chris suggested I crop out the lower two leaves. I cropped out one 3/4 and removed the rest. This slightly smaller crop was to include the pretty colors in the background.
csinseattle wrote:
Morris,
Very nice butterfly shot, but I would have cropped it a little differently, eliminating the left two leaves
Chris S.
Thank you Chris,
My vision for this image is to show the pretty colored bokeh in the background. That crop which I did think about removes some of it. I get what you are suggesting and will post and updated image as I'm curious what others think.
I like the crop Morris, but I'd also like the blacks lifted a teeny tiny smidge. I only say so because I find myself fighting the same battle in the blacks on Monarchs... Nice bokeh!
Eric
Erictator wrote:
I like the crop Morris, but I'd also like the blacks lifted a teeny tiny smidge. I only say so because I find myself fighting the same battle in the blacks on Monarchs... Nice bokeh!
Eric
Thank you Eric,
I believe I pulled the blacks down a bit as that's the way I see them when front lit. Backlit the blacks become gray and show some detail.
The light is elegant, just great as is the bokeh for this crisp and contrasty subject
I think Chris pointed you in a good direction with the tighter crop. I may have tinkered with rotation as to make the entry of the branch more diagonal? I do think the slight lifting of the blacks would render more detail at the eye, or simply just dot the eye itself with a little lift
Karl
