Study Group 26

Joe Lara

May Title - Needles

How I did it - This picture was taken for my forums monthly photo contest, the theme is green, parks, gardens, country landscape ect...I used my Cannon 5D with a 24-105 lens, raw,av, then in cs2 just a simple selective color adjustment to bring out the greens also a small levels adjustment and usm. I did crop but only a little to bring the viewer in closer for the macro look.

COMMENTS:
 

Bob Benson	I would agree with Dave. If you remove that one tall needle, the focus becomes more centered.
Steve Serpa
Dave Halgrimson	The green was what you were looking for and you got it, super colors. The exposure looks right on and the depth of field is very nice. the composition is well done, might have wanted a little more to the bottom and the single needle going straight up does two things, pulls my eye out the top and keeps it in from the right, if that makes any sense. Might like to see it taken out. Let us know how you did in the competition.
Tony Potter	A lot of work needed on this picture to make the centre of interest stand out.  The central part of the picture is good but to much around is over sharp or not needed.  The long 'needle' needs to be removed - either in dreaded photoshop or better still at the time before taking the picture.
Vicki DeVico	Joe, very nice study of an evergreen. The composition and color are great. I’d like to see more of the center/new growth be a bit sharper, but am not sure what aperture you used. A lot of the needles are in focus, though. Nicely seen and shot.
Joe Lara
Kathleen Fosselman	Nice composition, nice lines and color.

Member Bio
	Joe Lara - Biography Joe Lara lives in Griffith, Indiana where he is the proud father of four, he has worked for UPS in Chicago for 23 years. It was on a vacation trip to Juneau, Alaska five years ago his passion for photography started, on that trip he used a HP 3.1 mp camera to capture his images today Joe uses a Cannon 5D as well as a FZ50 for macro shots and cs2 for photo enhancement.