Terry Campanella  


 Water Lilies by Terry Campanella

October 2018 - Water Lilies

About the Image(s)

This image was shot with my Nikon D5200 (focal length 300mm, Exp. 1/2500 sec, F/5.6, ISO 500, Manual Mode) on a very bright sunny day. I used Photoshop to adjust color, add oil paint effect and for the first time, moved an object (one of the lilies was further to the right in the image), lastly I added a vignette and a boarder. I am wondering if lily pads are too distracting. I am also wondering is I overused the vignette.


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8 comments posted




Joan Funk   Joan Funk
Terry, the water lilies are beautiful. I would like to see the lilies over to the right, rather than centered. I'd crop out some of the lily pads on the right and especially on the bottom. I'd also like to see the original. I can't tell if the oil paint effect blurred the bottom part, or if it was already blurred from the depth of field, but it's too blurry for my taste. And I think a little less vignette would look more natural.   Posted: 10/07/2018 11:05:27



Terry Campanella   Terry Campanella
Great suggests Joan! Thank you.... Yes, in looking at this image the vignette is way too dark. I've just moved and unfortunately can not put my hands on my external drive that holds the original. When my external hard drive finds me, I will try the adjustments you suggested.   Posted: 10/08/2018 10:19:50
Joan Funk   Joan Funk
I hope your hard drive finds you soon.   Posted: 10/10/2018 16:06:00



 
I like the bright purple lilies but there are some parts that are in deep shadow. Your composition is OK but the vignette overpowers the flowers so I can't tell if the exposure is off. Showing the original would help me decide if the post processing improved the shot. I don't think you need any vignette at all. I would rather see a slim boarder.   Posted: 10/12/2018 16:10:46



Walter Naumann   Walter Naumann
This a good choice of subject including three flowers. They would be better off center with the bottom cropped. If the image was taken in raw perhaps the detail in the black could be brought out   Posted: 10/15/2018 18:21:43



Dr V G Mohanan Nair   Dr V G Mohanan Nair
Beautiful water lilies. I liked the composition. To me, the image looks too blurry. The buds are in shadows and the details are lost. The amount of vignette appears to be overdone. Since the original is not available, I do not know whether the oil paint effect is looking better.   Posted: 10/23/2018 03:35:36



Terry Campanella   Terry Campanella
Thank you for all your feedback. I definitely make changes to this image based on your suggestions. Now that I see it on the screen YUK the vignette is WAY TOO MUCH.   Posted: 10/23/2018 08:12:49



Bogdan Bricelj   Bogdan Bricelj
I like water lilies. Composition is good to me, but vignette is to wide and to dark.

Oil paint effect seems strange to me. I would prefere just usual blurring some distant leaves.   Posted: 10/24/2018 16:43:32