[fionaB]

cant remember if i have posted this here before.... my apologies if i have although i know one or two folks have seen it already...............

Soo............ if you havent seen it..........

Meet Harold

[Rob Barron]

There's no question that the close focusing is very good, you've done well there. It's just a shame that the BG is not a plain colour. Instead it is very busy and with all the busy-ness of this very hairy caterpillar plus the hairs on the skin, it all becomes a bit too much.

But remembering the positives, the focusing is excellent and it would all be an excellent image but for the BG.

Cheers,
Rob

[fionaB]

unfortunately i didint have much choice in thebackground Rob........... and i am NOT .repeat NOT going to try to select round all the hairs! lololol even using a hi contrast i think it would be pretty difficult..... so go on prove me wrong.........lol

Fi

[Rob Barron]

It would be perfectly possible to do using increased contrast and then selecting via the Color Range but not as a 72dpi jpeg image. I would certainly try it if I had a RAW version or at least a high resolution version of the picture as it is possible to select far greater shading then.

Having said that, I don't think there is a lot to be gained in this case as the only thing to then do would be to render a difference clouds BG which would look horribly false.

Not saying Hairy Harry isn't worth the effort but as he has long since (presumably) changed into a butterfly, done the whole breeding thing and gone to the greater cocoon in the sky! If he was still around it would be a lovely image for him to show his grandchildren but as it is, time has moved on <g>

I think I need a coffee...

Rob

[Sonsey]

Originally Posted by fionaB

Soo............ if you havent seen it..........

Meet Harold

Lol, no I havn't this from you before Fi, he's certainly a cute little fella!!

As Rob has said it's a bit of a shame about the background, but detail, colour and sharpness are all good.

Originally Posted by Rob Barron

Not saying Hairy Harry isn't worth the effort but as he has long since (presumably) changed into a butterfly, done the whole breeding thing and gone to the greater cocoon in the sky! If he was still around it would be a lovely image for him to show his grandchildren but as it is, time has moved on <g>

I think I need a coffee...

Rob

I think you need to switch to decaf

[fionaB]

Originally Posted by Rob Barron

Not saying Hairy Harry isn't worth the effort but as he has long since (presumably) changed into a butterfly, done the whole breeding thing and gone to the greater cocoon in the sky! If he was still around it would be a lovely image for him to show his grandchildren but as it is, time has moved on <g>

I think I need a coffee...

Rob

do you realise that Murray wept buckets when he had to put him back in the grass and go home! and that was an hour after being terrified of him! . which is why we gave him a name! .murray had never seen a hairy caterpiller and totally freaked so we picked him up and made a bit of a pet about him...... a bit too much cos murray was devastated when we couldnt take him home!
now i have just realised why u n murray hit it off............ yer both bonkers!

Fi

[namllihs]

Hi Harold, cool shot Fiona. As for the background I usualy carry some A4 plain card with me to us as a background for this type of shot.

[fionaB]

now thats a good idea !!! Note to self put plain card in photo bag! thanx

Fi

[Rob Barron]

ROFL, Fiona encourages her son to give a caterpillar a name, gets him stroking it and 'bonding' with it and then tells the poor child 'Now I want you to stick your new buddy back in the grass so the birds can come and murder him and eat him for supper'. She drags the poor heartbroken child away as he contemplates the fact he will never see his new friend ever again this side of heaven....

.... AND SHE CALLS US BONKERS!

Never mind Murray my little friend, we are simply on a higher plane together, your mother simply wouldn't understand

[fionaB]

erm not 100% sure i WANT to......... never mind Alan says the next hairy caterpiller we find we will call Rob...... not sure why but the name kinda just suits i guess! lolol

me runs

[Rob Barron]

ROFL, now I know it... YOU ARE BONKERS!

Like I didn't know it already <sheesh>