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I am trying to up the quality of my work, and would like some constructive critique. I am having scary colour management issues but once those are sorted I am determined to strive to produce better photographs in all mediums.Related content
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Thanks so much for the comment and the fave.
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Really beautiful! I love how these flowers seem to be peeling out of the darkness!! Beautiful!
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Colour management is both easy and hard.
I like how you used the lighting in this one. the colour looks fine to me.
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I think this is beautiful - I really like the color and the composition
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Congratulations!!! 
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Thank you so much for featuring my shot 'paper' It is a real honour, considering the fantastic level of the other featured photographs. Thanks again
Nigel.
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Nigel...I've featured this one in my last journal mate...I thought this shot and one of Pete's looked great together
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I am off to look at it now. Thanks a lot, Andy.
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I don't see anything wrong with it
I think the exposure is pretty good and I like how you can see the yellow & green from the centre of the daisy. The lighting is really nice with the way it fades into darkness towards the back.
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Thanks a lot for taking time to comment.
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it's so beautiful, that there is nothing of badly pointing! Good work!
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Thank you and thanks for the fave.
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This is a very beautiful image. I wouldn't change a thing; in fact, I would be very proud of this lovely picture. The lighting is magic!
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Thanks for taking time to comment.
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You're very welcome. Your whole gallery is so full of beautiful flower images. I'm going to take some inspiration from you. My flowers have been a bit dull and uninspired lately.
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Thanks for the nice comment. Glad I inspire you a bit.
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I agree with what I've read. Lovely as is. How did you do it? I'm assuming the black sweater is gone, I recognize a spotlight, yes? what are the flowers on?
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The flowers are in a vase, but with a powerful tungsten spot overhead, and a short exposure, they are blacked out. I actually did this against a wall, but I underexposed so much that it is black.
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the white is still harsh, but I like it.
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It probably is harsh, but I am having real contrast probs with my monitor, so I probably don't see what you see. It is crap when it comes to printing. Might get a new laptop.....I wish!!
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Very nice work, Nigel. Not a whole lot to give you advice about here...although what Pete-B said makes sense. Lovely!
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Thanks for the fave, and for taking time to comment.
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superior beauty captured - no way to improve on that !!
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Thanks for the faves and taking time to comment.
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You can really tell your working harder on these images. The focus through out is excellent. Nothing is blurred, but the focus drops in sharpness away from where the light is hitting the front flower. I'm liking this one a lot Nigel.
Have you ever considered allowing more negative space. I wonder how it would look with more black above it as the light from above would give the negative space some interest. Just an idea though
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Thanks for taking time to comment, Pete. Yes I am trying harder, and trying to ensure my focus and exposure is spot on and keeping post shooting corruption down to a minimum.
I took lots of this composition and this was the best of the bunch. There was more negative space on the original, but I cropped it a bit. Praps I might look at one of the portrait format that I took with the same settings. Lots of black on those. I went through a spell of using lots of negative space, but thought my shots were getting a bit samey. Thanks a lot again. This is the kind of stuff I was hoping for.
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I know what you mean about things fetting samey, but your always changing your compositions and lighting.
I'm not sure the negative space thing will work as you might not like how it takes the attention away from the flowers. But it seems an interesting thing to try.
I shot a Pineapple (Obviously photographed and not blew it away with a shotgun) and lit it from above with loads of space above it. But I'm not sure how it works really. Part of me thinks it's just a photo of a Pineapple and another part of me thinks it's really good. I might load it up to scraps and get you to give me your thoughts on it.
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Do that. I would be honoured to be asked to critique. I know sod all. I just bluff.
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You don't need to get any better for me Nigel...this is just great..I love everything about this!
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Very welcome good sir..it's great work
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I think this is one of your best photos. I love how the one in the front is all bright and they get progressively darker.
Very nice!
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Doesn't seem to need any improvement here Nigel - It's a wonderful capture
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Thanks a lot for the fave, Clive.
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Thank you so much for the fave 
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