Orb

[Shadowman]

[Dave Humphries]

Hi John,

If I'm correct, didn't I see another from this series?
Was that yours also?

In respect of this shot, you have a lot of distractions going on in the background.
I can see you've tried to separate the subject from the background by use of a narrow Depth of Field, but due to harsh light, and an inability to place the subjects against a more photogenic background, I think you've got an almost impossible task.

I say "almost" because the options are:
extensive burning and/or cloning in PP, plus perhaps a tighter crop
shooting them at night and illuminating just the subject orbs with flash/strobe lights or light painting with torches/flashlights (hoping such access is even possible)
or something I've not thought of

HTH, Dave

[Shadowman]

Hi John,

If I'm correct, didn't I see another from this series?
Was that yours also?

In respect of this shot, you have a lot of distractions going on in the background.
I can see you've tried to separate the subject from the background by use of a narrow Depth of Field, but due to harsh light, and an inability to place the subjects against a more photogenic background, I think you've got an almost impossible task.

I say "almost" because the options are:
extensive burning and/or cloning in PP, plus perhaps a tighter crop
shooting them at night and illuminating just the subject orbs with flash/strobe lights or light painting with torches/flashlights (hoping such access is even possible)
or something I've not thought of

HTH, Dave

Hi Dave,

Yes this is another one of mine same environment. Thanks for the comments, critique, and suggestions. I figured by the number of views and lack of comments that it wasn't working.

[chauncey]

Hey John...I don't remember my balls/orbs being that well received either.

[Shadowman]

Hey John...I don't remember my balls/orbs being that well received either.

A kindred spirit.