Oh, I agree that the butterfly is the real strength of the image. I
was just being a bit facetious about the busy-ness of the background.
In doing the crop, when I try to lop off a bit on the right, it seems to
have the unfortunate effect of accentuating the fan leaf that extends
down from the upper-left side, which looks pretty distracting to me.
The biggest part of the problem is that it extends so far down into the
frame that it's tough to get around without turning it into an
overly-severe crop.
Also, I'm hesitant to do much more with it as it was among my earlier
shots and I wasn't vigilant about keeping my original images back then.
So, unfortunately, that's the highest resolution version copy I have --
1600 pixels long-side. I hate to give up much more resolution than
that. At this point, I'm inclined to submit it as-is, and if it gets
rejected, do a little cropping and maybe do a little graduated softening
of focus around the edges to obscure that part of the fan leaf and see
if that'll give it a boost.
Idunno ... what do you think?
-- Walt
On 12/8/2010 2:33 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
Walt, I think the strength of the image is the black butterfly.
I might do some cropping, especially on the right side.
Jack
--- On Wed, 12/8/10, Walter Gilbert<[email protected]> wrote:
From: Walter Gilbert<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: PESO: A Swallowtail in Respite
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"<[email protected]>
Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 12:28 PM
Thanks, Jack.
I think you hit upon why I was iffy on that shot.
It's not so much the
lack of vividness, but the fact that the butterfly itself
is somewhat
bland in comparison to the mimosa tree. Hmm ... come
to think of it,
maybe I should have named it "Mimosa Tree with a Butterfly
on it".
-- Walt
On 12/8/2010 2:00 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
The PPG offerings continue to include an extremely
large number of butterflies. Such a number tends to numb the
voter to the point of being difficult to overcome, thus
placing such images at somewhat of a disadvantage.(?)
This image, however, I feel is unique enough to have a
good chance at making it in. Even though there it rather
more going on in the background than it would really need,
I'd enter it.
Jack<yes>
--- On Wed, 12/8/10, Walter Gilbert<[email protected]>
wrote:
From: Walter Gilbert<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: PESO: A Swallowtail in Respite
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"<[email protected]>
Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 11:45 AM
Oops ... forgot the deets:
K-x, Asahi Takumar 135/2.5, ISO 200, 1/320,
Aperture
priority, unknown aperture setting.
On 12/8/2010 1:38 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote:
Hi all,
Here's another butterfly shot I'm considering
submitting to the PPG and thought I'd get some
opinions on
beforehand. I'm just a tad "iffy" on it, as
it just
doesn't strike me as particularly vivid --
something I'm
partial to in my butterfly images. Of
course, it's a
matter of taste -- which is why I thought I'd get
input from
the list. Anyway, here it is:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5244166815/#/
Comments, critiques, suggestions, and gift
certificates from KEH eagerly accepted.
-- Walt
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