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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: Michael Erlewine on July 23, 2015, 16:14:55

Title: Lily of Summer
Post by: Michael Erlewine on July 23, 2015, 16:14:55

Nikon D810, Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO

Title: Re: Lily of Summer
Post by: Frank Fremerey on July 23, 2015, 16:17:08

The warm light from above the cold light from below. Fine composition too..

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Post by: Jakov Minić on July 23, 2015, 16:35:57

Michael, I keep being blown away by your images!
The clarity and detail and the atmosphere/color temperature is amazing!

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Post by: smusesuse on July 23, 2015, 16:39:20

Wow, this is simply impressive. I just love the yellow in front of the creamy blue background. And the incredible sharpness of the tiny details. Wow, really.

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Post by: Peter Connan on July 23, 2015, 17:32:48

This is absolutely stunning!

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Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on July 23, 2015, 17:44:31

I'm a little troubled by the combination of oversharpened detail and stacking artefacts. Such are prominent in places where styles extend over the rim of the corolla but at a different depth. The overall colour rendition is on the cold side, so the impact of the flowers is slightly reduced. Is the w/b set correctly against a colour palette card here? I would expect a warmer yellow. The bluish hues of the background might impact the yellows too.

On the plus side, the Zeiss lens appears to be a great performer in terms of sharpness although I never have been entirely convinced by its colour rendition.

Title: Re: Lily of Summer
Post by: Michael Erlewine on July 23, 2015, 18:10:28

With stacking, there are always artifacts, so the idea becomes (actually like all photos) and impression.

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Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on July 23, 2015, 18:22:27

I'm fully aware of the issues stacking involves, Michael. Probably am overly critical because the level of executing is so high otherwise. For 'normal' prints such issues wouldn't be noticed anyway unless you scrutinise the image to find them.

So, no comments on the colour rendition?

Title: Re: Lily of Summer
Post by: Michael Erlewine on July 23, 2015, 19:14:42

I don't make prints. Never have. I will look into the color, but it has been corrected. It was early morning, so that may be a factor.

Title: Re: Lily of Summer
Post by: pluton on July 23, 2015, 20:26:11

13",  800x1280 display:  The clarity of the shot is startling, but I do see the oversharpening when I zoom in. 
I, also, immediately was struck by the "cool" color look.   I accept that this is the way the photographer wanted me to see it.
Michael, you've mentioned before that you never make prints.
Funny...
The whole reason digital appealed to me---once the equipment became reasonably priced, in the mid-2000's---was that it made monochrome printing easier and more consistent, and it made color printing practical at all.
Not dumping para-aminophenol, 4-(methylamino)phenol sulfate, and other nasty things into the municipal waste stream made me feel better also.