On Aug 10, 2012, at 1:53 PM, steve harley wrote: > on 2012-08-10 24:54 Larry Colen wrote >> This set of photos is one reason I was almost late getting to UPS to send >> Colin the cambro. I went out to the shed to get some packing supplies and >> the light on some flowers caught my eye, so I had to grab my camera. >> >> I'm actually dithering between two different crops of this shot. >> This: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/7751302004/ > > i prefer this one, but would like to see an even wider field to the left and > perhaps above, to get more of those purple fronds and get more of the sense > that the bee is in a field of fronds
Taking your advice for as much purple, and Dan's advice for as little blue, I cropped it 4x5 all the way to the left: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/7755312894/in/set-72157630997748366. > > in the set, i was drawn to 20120809-_LRC6060.jpg because it is, if you will, > more "candid"; symmetry will always have a special circuit in my visual > cortex, but i tend to find disheveled, rotting, dried, smashed or stunted > plant life a refreshing change from perfect flowers That was almost the opposite, being a flower not yet fully open, rather than one that was nearly used up. > -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

