Could you tell that this picture was a composite? Would you have scored it higher if you didn't know it was and found out after the challenge? A simple yes or no is all I ask. Thank you.
Yes, I was reasonably certain it was a composite. I don't think my score would be any different had it been a straight single shot photo in standard editing.
I thought it was likely a composite. In general, I will reward a shot that I think is captured naturally a higher score than one that appears might be a) composited or b) staged.
Definitely knew it was a composite. It definitely would have scored higher if it was real -- because this was obviously not real. I've seen batches of butterflies and they aren't that evenly spaced and perfectly set up on flowers. There would be many different angles, more in flight, as general E said, some would be interacting. I didn't score it very high because it was too obviously fake.
Could you tell that this picture was a composite? Would you have scored it higher if you didn't know it was and found out after the challenge? A simple yes or no is all I ask. Thank you.
No. No.
I couldn't tell but because extended editing was allowed, I thought it might be. Didn't mind one way or the other.
like i said in my comment after voting .. i did wonder if it was a composite .. i wasnt really sure .. especially as i couldnt see that you duplicated any of the butterflies .. the only 'negative' was that butterfly top lhs .. with the blueish blur around it ..
also having so many butterflies in one place might be have been real ..
when i see an image in voting i go on my first gut reaction .. and whether it was a composite or not would not have changed the high vote i gave you .. and i dont get too intellectual .. i go on my feelings .. :)
Today I saw 20-30 swallowtails like the ones in the picture - all in small grotto of flowering bergamot. So the number of them in close quarters doesn't seem to be a problem. However, they were in all different poses - some fluttering, some feeding. What clued me in about the picture in question was the coloration (and also the odd blur), which probably owed to the white balance challenge. Swallowtail wings are a beautiful buttery yellow. Can't imagine someone wanting to change that.
Today I saw 20-30 swallowtails like the ones in the picture - all in small grotto of flowering bergamot. So the number of them in close quarters doesn't seem to be a problem. However, they were in all different poses - some fluttering, some feeding. What clued me in about the picture in question was the coloration (and also the odd blur), which probably owed to the white balance challenge. Swallowtail wings are a beautiful buttery yellow. Can't imagine someone wanting to change that.
You are absolutely correct. I was shooting for the “White Balance” challenge. The idea of using all the butterfly pictures I took in the Extended Free study came later. I tried to reverse the white balance to normal but trying to match up 20 butterflies was too difficult so I had to leave the beautiful yellow somewhat washed out.
