Ken, I understand. Now I tried that on my (already cropped) copy and, yes, I believe it worked nicely. I guess, if I had intended to "print" it, it would have been better to compose the image likewise, while shooting. That is to keep the resolution high.
Bulent --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2014-03-03 22:20 GMT+02:00 Ken Waller <[email protected]>: >> I believe a portrait orientation for these particular buds would need >> an entirely different composition > > > Bulent, what I was referring to was a portrait orientation/crop of the > existing image, including all of the in focus buds and only as much of the > OOF buds as needed to complete the portrait. > > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bulent Celasun" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PESO - Primrose > > > >> Marco, Bruce, Dan, Frank, Jack, Ken, >> >> Thank you all for visiting and commenting; much appreciated. >> >> Dan, >> I am no expert in naming flowers. >> All I can say is that these were among others (with same type of >> leaves) with opened up petals. >> They have all been labelled as primroses at the market. >> By the way, I seem to have a lack of enough "color memories" from my >> earlier years to enliven the present grayness... >> Or, I need drugs ;) >> >> Jack, >>> >>> it's not always a mistake to place the main element in the dead center. >> >> I agree. >> At my first attempt at cropping this one, I have tried to put the >> center of interest to lover left. >> It did not "work". >> This did (for me)! >> >> Ken, >> I also wish that the lover buds were in focus. >> The aperture value was f/16. >> I believe a portrait orientation for these particular buds would need >> an entirely different composition from the beginning (including the >> position of the lights, perhaps). >> >> Bulent >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> http://patoloji.gen.tr >> http://celasun.wordpress.com/ >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ >> http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun >> >> >> 2014-03-03 2:50 GMT+02:00 Ken Waller <[email protected]>: >>> >>> I like your B+W presentation, but am bothered by the 'dead space' in the >>> top >>> and RH side and the lack of sharpness in the lower buds. >>> >>> I believe a portrait orientation of the two sharp buds, cropping out some >>> of >>> the OOF buds would 'save' the image. >>> >>> YMMV >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bulent Celasun" >>> <[email protected]> >>> Subject: PESO - Primrose >>> >>> >>> >>>> In monochrome. >>>> >>>> Because, life is. >>>> >>>> http://celasun.wordpress.com/ >>>> >>>> >>>> Bulent >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> http://patoloji.gen.tr >>>> http://celasun.wordpress.com/ >>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.

