Comments on: new abstraction of a sunflower http://www.danielsroka.com/blog/new-art/new-abstraction-of-a-sunflower.htm Thoughts and art of Daniel Sroka, whose abstract photography reveals the physical and spiritual grace of the simplest elements of nature. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:02:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daniel Sroka http://www.danielsroka.com/blog/new-art/new-abstraction-of-a-sunflower.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28545 Daniel Sroka Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:56:36 +0000 http://blog.danielsroka.com/?p=470#comment-28545 Hi Jeffrey: Yes, I do pretty much stick to two aspect ratios: 2x3 and 4x5. I experimented with doing free crops, and honestly found it too free! I like having some constraints to work with. It also makes displaying the photos that much easier! Hi Jeffrey: Yes, I do pretty much stick to two aspect ratios: 2×3 and 4×5. I experimented with doing free crops, and honestly found it too free! I like having some constraints to work with. It also makes displaying the photos that much easier!

]]> By: Jeffrey Friedl http://www.danielsroka.com/blog/new-art/new-abstraction-of-a-sunflower.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28544 Jeffrey Friedl Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:13:09 +0000 http://blog.danielsroka.com/?p=470#comment-28544 Indeed, inspired! Don't you love it when the subject draws you to itself? (Almost makes it look easy :-) I noticed that you kept the same aspect ratio when you cropped... is this because you have an intended use in mind? It's really wonderful as you've cropped it, but it becomes an entirely different result (usable in entirely different situations) if you crop a bit less tall and as wide as possible. Indeed, inspired! Don’t you love it when the subject draws you to itself? (Almost makes it look easy :-)

I noticed that you kept the same aspect ratio when you cropped… is this because you have an intended use in mind? It’s really wonderful as you’ve cropped it, but it becomes an entirely different result (usable in entirely different situations) if you crop a bit less tall and as wide as possible.

]]> By: Daniel Sroka http://www.danielsroka.com/blog/new-art/new-abstraction-of-a-sunflower.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28543 Daniel Sroka Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:33:45 +0000 http://blog.danielsroka.com/?p=470#comment-28543 Yes Roberta, I resize it to a target size. I have found that soft gradients of color like this have a wide latitude for resizing. After I resize i, I do a lot of detail brush work repairing flaws, enhancing details, and so on. Yes Roberta, I resize it to a target size. I have found that soft gradients of color like this have a wide latitude for resizing. After I resize i, I do a lot of detail brush work repairing flaws, enhancing details, and so on.

]]> By: Kesha Bruce http://www.danielsroka.com/blog/new-art/new-abstraction-of-a-sunflower.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28542 Kesha Bruce Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:10:55 +0000 http://blog.danielsroka.com/?p=470#comment-28542 As usual....Bravo! As usual….Bravo!

]]> By: Roberta http://www.danielsroka.com/blog/new-art/new-abstraction-of-a-sunflower.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28541 Roberta Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:03:24 +0000 http://blog.danielsroka.com/?p=470#comment-28541 Well done! I really love these types of floral macros. Do you then interpolate the image back up to size? Well done! I really love these types of floral macros. Do you then interpolate the image back up to size?

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