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Three’s a Crowd

Critique Style Requested: Standard

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Description

The cactus flowers continue to amaze me. Yesterday bloom #1 reopened and bloom # 2 opened as well. Today #s 1 and 2 reopened and bloom 3 opened! I like the various stages of the centers. Thre are still four more buds that have yet to bloom so I]m going to have good subjects for several more days at least.

Specific Feedback

Both images are stacks. Used a polarizer on the second image but not on the first. The light was slightly different each day and today there was a subtle glare off the petals that the CPL tamed.

Technical Details

Two’s Company
Sony A7rIII
Sony FE 70-200 f2.8 GM-II @ 118mm
ISO 400, 1/125 @ f11, 23 shot stack in Helicon Focus

Three’s a Crowd
Sony A7rIII
Sony FE 70-200 f2.8 GM-II @ 125mm
ISO 400, 1/60 @ f11, 18 shot stack in Helicon Focus

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2 Likes
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How beautiful is that! I like how the thorns kinda encircle the buds and flowers. Wont try to pick them. The comp is great. Thanks

3

Wonderful, both!! I’m surprised such a delicate bloom would re-open for several days. I love the speckles of pollen! The polarizer was a very nice idea to bring up just a bit more of the wonderful color, but I love both of them.

4

These are all great Bill. The CPL was a really good choice on the second image. Wonderful colors and details. Great job with the stacking on both of these.

5

This plant is just plain showing off, Bill. Both photographs are excellent. The polarizer really made a nice difference in the second image. The only thing I can think of to change is to find some other plants to slip into the upper background to keep the green tones going instead of the tans and browns.