After much review of the nominations there are 9 finalists for the month of June 2006 to be voted on.
There were many nice photos, but just 9 that appear in focus to the extent to make it to the finals.
When making nominations please keep in mind that the photo must exhibit proper lighting, depth of field and so be in focus. I learned quite a lot when Jorge Cervantes visited my garden to take many pictures of the wonderful plants that were well seeded at the time. He showed me many tricks of the photographing buds trade that made a lot of sense and you might well want to learn from.
1. When taking pictures of cannabis, try and make sure that there is no leaf matter in the foreground of the buds that might create an out of focus situation so making parts of the picture blurry. To prevent this, it is necessary to trim back some of the leaf around the area you wish to photograph so making it easier and clearer to produce an accurate and in focus picture.
2. Usually it is best to have a matte black background without shadows showing through. This will bring out the subject matter and not confuse it with the background.
3. Proper lighting should be cast on the subject. Make sure all HPS lights are turned off, otherwise you will end up with too much redness in the picture.
4. For close shots always use the macro setting and a tripod to make sure that when you release the shutter the camera is absolutely still and positioned close enough to the subject matter for the macro to work at its best.
5. Check your white balance and take a few pics to make sure that your photos are not being 'whited out' by too high of a setting.
There probably are many more tips that one could give, I just thought that the above five would be the most crucial in producing the best shots. Keep in mind that when nominating a picture for photo of the month that clarity is all important in us selecting what will place in the competition each month. Even if 90% of the picture is in focus, the 10% that is not detracts from the overall image and will probably not be selected as a finalist.
A big pat on the back for any entries. Photography is an art and we can all see that some of you are really excelling at whilst learning.
IC Mag is seeing a huge amount of photographic examples of our favorite plant. For me as an individual it's not so easy to have the time to find the real gems amoungst them. Anyone that is nominating the best pics they perceive to be on the site is helping me to see perhaps what I might not and this goes for all of us. So keep on nominating in the months ahead, you are doing us all a great service.
Below are the finalists for June 2006.
1. 3legdog - Very Berry Surprise
2. natefrog - Jackie-O
3. HMT - FMCD
4. Elevator Man - Flo
5. Nspecta - Deep Chunk
6. Hot Cargo - Macro
7. sirharrynugz - DJ Short Blueberry
8. afropips - Blackberry Widow
9. HempKat - C99 macro
There were many nice photos, but just 9 that appear in focus to the extent to make it to the finals.
When making nominations please keep in mind that the photo must exhibit proper lighting, depth of field and so be in focus. I learned quite a lot when Jorge Cervantes visited my garden to take many pictures of the wonderful plants that were well seeded at the time. He showed me many tricks of the photographing buds trade that made a lot of sense and you might well want to learn from.
1. When taking pictures of cannabis, try and make sure that there is no leaf matter in the foreground of the buds that might create an out of focus situation so making parts of the picture blurry. To prevent this, it is necessary to trim back some of the leaf around the area you wish to photograph so making it easier and clearer to produce an accurate and in focus picture.
2. Usually it is best to have a matte black background without shadows showing through. This will bring out the subject matter and not confuse it with the background.
3. Proper lighting should be cast on the subject. Make sure all HPS lights are turned off, otherwise you will end up with too much redness in the picture.
4. For close shots always use the macro setting and a tripod to make sure that when you release the shutter the camera is absolutely still and positioned close enough to the subject matter for the macro to work at its best.
5. Check your white balance and take a few pics to make sure that your photos are not being 'whited out' by too high of a setting.
There probably are many more tips that one could give, I just thought that the above five would be the most crucial in producing the best shots. Keep in mind that when nominating a picture for photo of the month that clarity is all important in us selecting what will place in the competition each month. Even if 90% of the picture is in focus, the 10% that is not detracts from the overall image and will probably not be selected as a finalist.
A big pat on the back for any entries. Photography is an art and we can all see that some of you are really excelling at whilst learning.
IC Mag is seeing a huge amount of photographic examples of our favorite plant. For me as an individual it's not so easy to have the time to find the real gems amoungst them. Anyone that is nominating the best pics they perceive to be on the site is helping me to see perhaps what I might not and this goes for all of us. So keep on nominating in the months ahead, you are doing us all a great service.
Below are the finalists for June 2006.
1. 3legdog - Very Berry Surprise
2. natefrog - Jackie-O
3. HMT - FMCD
4. Elevator Man - Flo
5. Nspecta - Deep Chunk
6. Hot Cargo - Macro
7. sirharrynugz - DJ Short Blueberry
8. afropips - Blackberry Widow
9. HempKat - C99 macro
