IanBarber
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2/Jan/16, 10:28 pm
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Digital Finger
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Re: Garlic
the front Garlic is absolutely fantastic , but theres something about the rest of the composition that, for me, doesn't quite make it
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2/Jan/16, 11:32 pm
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Alan Jones
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Re: Garlic
I understand what Simon means the DOF is so shallow its almost unrealistic and the shape to the right doesn't quite fit somehow, sorry to be so critical but in the past i have mentioned that we need to pay more attention to our composition as well as tones etc....
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3/Jan/16, 1:07 am
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IanBarber
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Re: Garlic
The DOF is shallow due to the focal length of the lens and subject distance.
The object (back right) is an onion.
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3/Jan/16, 9:08 am
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Digital Finger
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Re: Garlic
I think like any composition the eye needs to be lead and here it goes to the second onion, then to the third nd keeps flicking back and forth like that. Nothing wrong with it, it's just the effect it has on the eye (for me anyway)
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4/Jan/16, 6:00 pm
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Norman2
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Re: Garlic
I have often played around with taking photos of garlic and I have been trying to decide why this image does not quite work. My conclusion is that the main object should be a bulb from which a couple of cloves have been removed exposing the inner construction.
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4/Jan/16, 7:25 pm
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Alan Jones
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Re: Garlic
quote: Norman2 wrote:
I have often played around with taking photos of garlic and I have been trying to decide why this image does not quite work. My conclusion is that the main object should be a bulb from which a couple of cloves have been removed exposing the inner construction.
Norman
Norman, I have a file somewhere with a garlic clove just as you described, I'll try and find it and we can pull it to pieces...
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4/Jan/16, 8:33 pm
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eternumviti
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Re: Garlic
I like it. The processing is beautiful.
Which begs the question - can processing be beautiful?
I mean it is beautifully processed, gorgeous detail and tonality.
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5/Jan/16, 11:13 am
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Elines
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Re: Garlic
I agree that the processing is - as usual - excellent. I also agree that the composition doesn't quite work.
I have tried to apply the (often maligned) 'rules' of composition/light to see what they suggest.
As a still-life group there should preferably be some kind of link or common aspect between them that allows the viewer to get some sense of coherence.
For me the link isn't very clear because the big object on the right comes across as just a large round object of some kind. And even the third object isn't obviously a garlic/member of the onion family.
The direction of light seems a bit odd, as on the two small objects the light is from two sides but on the large one - in the frame - it is only from one side.
For me, the image doesn't have a strong sense of 3D as it comprises an in focus object and a background of two objects (plus a far background) that are not obviously a significant distance behind the main garlic
The main white garlic has good texture but the entirety of the remainder is too blurred to allow any other significant textures to show.
This analysis may be way off beam but may still generate a useful train of thought
And as i haven't posted any still life it is still better than my efforts.
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5/Jan/16, 5:53 pm
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Martin P
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Re: Garlic
I agree regarding the light, it almost looks like the garlic was put in front of a picture that had different lighting.
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5/Jan/16, 7:18 pm
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