Local Camera store "Close Up" photography contest

garyt

My local camera store is holding a close up (not really macro) photography contest this month, so I thought I would put in something a little different. I haven't done one of these refractions in quite a while, and since it's rainy today, opportunity presents itself. Please provide C&C on this photo. I'm interested in feedback.

Lord Vetinari

Looks good to me and most people tend to like these unlike bug shots.
One point is there is some background blotching from the stacking programme in several places. You can get rid of this by using the healing brush in PS from one of the originals onto the stacked shot.

Brian V.

garyt

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Looks good to me and most people tend to like these unlike bug shots.
One point is there is some background blotching from the stacking programme in several places. You can get rid of this by using the healing brush in PS from one of the originals onto the stacked shot.

Brian V.

Brian, hate to look like a novice again, but could you explain how to do it. Thanks.

darkdragon

Great shot. I really like it. I wanted to do the same exact thing for the "close-up" photo contest at my local store. I couldn't get anything to come out right for that, but turned something else in and won anyway


Brian said to use the heal brush, I think since it is a blurry background you could also use a large soft blur took in PS (or whatever) to fix up the background.


Good luck on the contest

P.S. I've found camera stores seem to like photos with camera stuff/film/etc in it, so maybe instead of a flower you could put a camera behind for the focus point in the drops? Just an idea.

Lord Vetinari

garyt wrote:

Brian, hate to look like a novice again, but could you explain how to do it. Thanks.

Assuming you are used to using the healing brush for example to remove sensor dust spots, You do the same thing except you have two pics on thescreen in PS Alt- left mouse click on the same bit of background in the donor single pic and then left click on the same spot in thestacked shot and just paint away until yoiu have painted over the blotches.
Hope that makes sense.

Brian V.

garyt

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Assuming you are used to using the healing brush for example to remove sensor dust spots, You do the same thing except you have two pics on thescreen in PS Alt- left mouse click on the same bit of background in the donor single pic and then left click on the same spot in thestacked shot and just paint away until yoiu have painted over the blotches.
Hope that makes sense.

Brian V.

Thanks so much. I got it going. Will expeeriment a tad more. Doesn't seem to difficult.

garyt

darkdragon wrote:

Great shot. I really like it. I wanted to do the same exact thing for the "close-up" photo contest at my local store. I couldn't get anything to come out right for that, but turned something else in and won anyway


Brian said to use the heal brush, I think since it is a blurry background you could also use a large soft blur took in PS (or whatever) to fix up the background.



Good luck on the contest

P.S. I've found camera stores seem to like photos with camera stuff/film/etc in it, so maybe instead of a flower you could put a camera behind for the focus point in the drops? Just an idea.

Darkdragon--thanks for the comments and the alternative method. I'll give it a go.

Jack'll do

Really love this shot. The trick Brian suggested is something I too was not aware of. I'm anxious to see how you make out with that. Gotta look through my archives for something to try it on.

Skippy

garyt wrote:

My local camera store is holding a close up (not really macro) photography contest this month, so I thought I would put in something a little different. I haven't done one of these refractions in quite a while, and since it's rainy today, opportunity presents itself. Please provide C&C on this photo. I'm interested in feedback.

Good luck with the competition Gary, I like the shot.
Nice of Brian to help you with the editing problem.

All the Best .... Skippy
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