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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: wmchauncey on January 21, 2015, 05:26:35 pm

Title: Blind Squirrel Scenario
Post by: wmchauncey on January 21, 2015, 05:26:35 pm

Finding a decent image purely by accident is somewhat frustrating...especially if it's caused by accident.

 I had this pot of orchids that fell off the stand and broke several blooms off the stem. Wanting to salvage
 the shoot, I just held one with a pair of forceps and lucked into this. A viewpoint that I've never pulled
 off to my satisfaction. Sometimes ya just get lucky!     ::)

(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l383/chauncey43/orchid-edge-1-of-1-copy.jpg) (http://s329.photobucket.com/user/chauncey43/media/orchid-edge-1-of-1-copy.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Blind Squirrel Scenario
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on January 21, 2015, 08:48:07 pm

Amazing. It is weird but it works.

Title: Re: Blind Squirrel Scenario
Post by: mbaginy on January 22, 2015, 06:31:28 am

Another very nice image from you orchid set of shots.  I like macros with a shallow DoF.  It really works for your shot!

Title: Re: Blind Squirrel Scenario
Post by: wmchauncey on January 22, 2015, 09:01:33 am

Two more from the same shoot...one stacked and one edge focused.  Which it more pleasing?

(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l383/chauncey43/stacked-orchid-edge-1-of-1-copy.jpg) (http://s329.photobucket.com/user/chauncey43/media/stacked-orchid-edge-1-of-1-copy.jpg.html)

(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l383/chauncey43/orchid-edge-2-copy_1.jpg) (http://s329.photobucket.com/user/chauncey43/media/orchid-edge-2-copy_1.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Blind Squirrel Scenario
Post by: mbaginy on January 22, 2015, 01:58:24 pm

My choice would be the second image.  I'm a shallow DoF nut.

Title: Re: Blind Squirrel Scenario
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on January 22, 2015, 02:29:41 pm

I go for the second, too, because it is a quite unusual way of seeing.