Roses

[Xia_Ke]

Nevermind :mad2:

[AgingEyes]

It's too dark. I suggest more dodging on the vase and the flower. If you still want the vignetting effect you can leave the rest as is. But the center area of the photo is just too dark to me. Right now there's not enough tones to show the three-dimensionality of the subject of interest, let alone some of the details are just hidden now. I'm sure it's a very good photo if it were brighter.

[Xia_Ke]

Thanks AE I may need to readjust this scan. I adjusted it so my screen matched the print. The print, while dark, has full detail and is pretty 3-D. Comments on another site suggested the same dilemma, one person commenting about the great, subtle details and 3-D quality while another asking why I burned out all the detail

[Xia_Ke]

Let's see if this works. I matched this to Carla's monitor which is a pretty dark LCD.

[AgingEyes]

Let's see if this works. I matched this to Carla's monitor which is a pretty dark LCD.

It's certainly an improvement to me

[Greg McCary]

I like the second one better. Can you clone that outlet, I guess not.LOL Nice print Aaron.

[Xia_Ke]

...Can you clone that outlet...

wise arse

[CLKunst]

Aaron,

This is a real reminder to watch those backgrounds, especially when you are shooting with film. Your outlet keeps dragging my eye away from the focal point and it was the first thing I noticed about the photo. Overall, it's difficult for me to pick out the interesting details of the roses because of the competition from the background. I think for a more controlled vignetting experiment you might want to hang up a neutral curtain to shoot in front of, like grey or tan and then you can burn the edges all you want.

[Xia_Ke]

Thanks CL Yep, backgrounds and horizons, they are my Achille's Heel The shot was never actually meant o be more than part of a series of shots for comparing filter usage with B&W film that I posted in the Film Forum. I really liked how they came out and am trying to make more of them I guess, when a reshoot would probably be the best option.

Thanks Again,
Aaron