Rosangela Silva  


Green & Yellow by Rosangela Silva

March 2019 - Green & Yellow

About the Image(s)

This column is part of an old church I visited in a small town near London, UK. I liked the textures and contrasts and took this close-up handheld with image stabilization.

Canon Powershot SX60 HS
Exposure: 1/20 sec at f/8.0
ISO 100, AND 10.8 mm focal lens.


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7 comments posted




Murphy Hektner   Murphy Hektner
Hi Rosa: Interesting subject with the Ivy vine and what appears to be some type of yellow Lichen. The Ivy vine adds some scale to the picture, gives us an idea of the size of the Lichen pattern. Basic exposure seems right on to me and the overall lighting is pleasant. I do not think your image stabilization did not do quite enough to help you achieve a tack sharp image, to me it is kind of borderline regarding sharpness. I believe if you would have used your tripod the lichen pattern and the texture of the column would have been sharper. In my humble opinion this type of a "still life" needs to be razor sharp and jump off the screen at you, but it does not.   Posted: 03/05/2019 17:12:44



Lisa Cuchara   Lisa Cuchara
(Groups 41 & 44 & 46)
I love the yellow and the green colors. The pattern in the yellow "almost" calls for you to crop closer, but the green leaves provide scale, so it was good to include them. Good choice.

I can definitely see what attracted you to the scene!

You could play with lots of compositions with this array of colors and texture.

1/20 second handheld is very difficult-- since you were at ISO 100 it would have been better to go to 1/80 at ISO 400 or 1/160 at ISO 800. A tripod is not always practical when walking in the woods, but watch your shutter speed, especially since you were at iso 100 and had lots of room for change.

A polarizer would have helped remove the glare from the green leaves and brightness from the center most lichen.
BUT it would have also decreased the amount of light reaching the sensor, so it would be a trade-off.

That camera has a crop factor of ~5.5 so you were shooting at ~60mm (35mm equivalent)

Are you shooting RAW? It seems like the highlights could have been brought down in ACR.
  Posted: 03/09/2019 13:10:12
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Lisa Cuchara   Lisa Cuchara
(Groups 41 & 44 & 46)
perhaps a crop and rotate?   Posted: 03/09/2019 13:10:36
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Priscilla Farrell   Priscilla Farrell
Hi Rosangela, Nice find; I like the green and yellow combination with the dark background. Regarding focus, I think the ivy portion of the image has acceptable focus whereas the lichen does seem to be less sharp. I do not understand how that is possible but that is what my eye sees. I do think you have an ability to see possible photo opportunities that others may miss. Good shot!   Posted: 03/10/2019 12:58:46



Neal R. Thompson, M.D.   Neal R. Thompson, M.D.
Great contrasting colors which attract the eye. I agree with Lisa and like the rotation. For some reason the yellows seem to merge with one another, not sharp.   Posted: 03/10/2019 17:19:29



 
Hello Rosa, these two contrasting colors are treat to viewer's eyes like mine... especially they pop out due to the dark brown bg. Well captured! Agree with others on the yellow sharpness. These yellow lichens also resemble jelly fish. I could use a tip from Lisa on using polarizer to reduce the glare from bright leaves. Thanks for sharing this pic. Also a faster shutter speed and a shift of 1 step to your left would have been better to get everything in focus I think. Currently the lack of sharpness on yellows could be because of the slight change in focal length or angle of shooting... just my guess.   Posted: 03/11/2019 06:04:51



 
Hi Rosa, I liked this from the first time I saw the photo. The yellow again the dark grayish background wors well. The green Ivy fills in nicely. The only thing I would have as Lisa pointed out os drop the highlights so the yellow in the center dosen't shine. Nice photo.   Posted: 03/11/2019 07:41:26