Black as a Background

slflashslflash Registered Users Posts: 186 Major grins
edited April 12, 2008 in Holy Macro
Ok, I am working on a theme. Black as a background. This was my first attempt. I kind of got crazy with squirtbottle. Please give me C&C.

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Sheila
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2008
    Looking good :)
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  • tleetlee Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2008
    Very pretty. Nicely done!
    T :D

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  • BrendanBrendan Registered Users Posts: 223 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2008
    slflash wrote:
    Ok, I am working on a theme. Black as a background. This was my first attempt. I kind of got crazy with squirtbottle. Please give me C&C.

    The only thing I'm not fond of is the kind of distracting strand thing in the lower right. What is that, anyhow?

    Otherwise, I like it a lot. The water droplets might be a little overboard, but they're fun.

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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2008
    Nice exposure +.
    Sometimes black gives you full value and sometimes not. Depends.
    Lots of that depending depends on what you feel yourself in any given
    effort.
    Experimenting like your doing is the only way to find that out. Where and
    when to use it or other color will come out of the work.

    I'm working on the same issue. I look at other peoples work really hard.
    Their artistic efforts and methods give huge insight to potentials in anything
    I might try.
    Michael
  • slflashslflash Registered Users Posts: 186 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2008
    Brendan,
    I think that is part of the stem. I will have to photoshop it out.
    Biarien wrote:
    The only thing I'm not fond of is the kind of distracting strand thing in the lower right. What is that, anyhow?

    Otherwise, I like it a lot. The water droplets might be a little overboard, but they're fun.

    —Brendan
    Sheila
    http://sheilalatta.smugmug.com
  • i_worship_the_Kingi_worship_the_King Registered Users Posts: 548 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2008
    Ok... I had to do a macro of a flower for a project not 3 weeks ago. I've got to say yours is gorgeous! You've managed to supress all those pesky hot spots from the water.

    VERY NICE. clap.gif
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited April 12, 2008
    slflash wrote:
    Ok, I am working on a theme. Black as a background. This was my first attempt. I kind of got crazy with squirtbottle. Please give me C&C.

    Hi there slflash, I like your black background, sometimes a natural background looks good but other times Black really makes the subject stand out.

    Adding the water droplets works well in this shot.
    Well Done clap.gif .... Skippy :D
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  • slflashslflash Registered Users Posts: 186 Major grins
    edited April 12, 2008
    Thanks and another shot
    Thanks for all the kind words. I am debating on this shot too. Which do you like better? 277323767_PtuLq-L.jpg
    Sheila
    http://sheilalatta.smugmug.com
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