The Forgotten

[mjs1973]

The wife was going to throw these away today, but I thought I would play with them first to see what I could come up with.

What do you think?

[jkriminger]

need water...I think you did well here to capture something being discarded and creating something visually interesting. The aperture didnt really pull everything in at f13 ..as much as i would have expected...did you try a larger aperture at all to isolate? Good work.

[Tyson L. Sparks]

Looks good to me, I have nothing to add. Good color.

[mjs1973]

Thanks for the comments Rod. This is the only f/ stop I shot with this composition. While playing with this, I was also using extension tubes to get closer. I was switching back and forth a lot, so I don't know for sure if I had a tube on for this image or not. That could explain why it didn't pull everything into focus.

Thanks for commenting Tyson.

[freedom1500]

Very dramatic shot. The shallow DOF doesn't bother me... I find it makes the red roses stand out. However, I think your White Balance is off. The whole image has a yellowish look to it, like it was shot under Tungsten. Less yellow would make this shot a real winner. That's only my opinion. Hope this helps. Well done.

[mjs1973]

Thanks for the feedback Freedom. Yup, I could use a bit of a white balance tweak to this image. The main light source is actually a fluorescent light box for viewing slide. There was also an incandescent room light on the ceiling.

Here is a version with the WB tweak, along with a version that I did a selective color on.

[freedom1500]

Much better WB. I like the selective color shot as well. Nice job.

[MonkeyWrench]

I agree, I think the selective color shot is the winner.

[MB1]

....Here is a version with the WB tweak, along with a version that I did a selective color on.

Nice composition-from now on we can tell our wives when we forget to water that we are looking for photo opps!

BTW I like the corrected WB image the best and don't care for the selective color at all (I am generally good with color or B&W but both in one image just doesn't do it for me).

[mjs1973]

Thanks for the feedback MB.

[armywife1984]

I love the black and white with the red still in the flowers. Thats the one that talks to me the most. I like them all though.
Army

[mjs1973]

Thanks for taking the time to comment Army! Much appriciated.