#3117-2 – Light Stalking

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- December 27, 2025 at 10:28 am #543947
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  another try of uploading…
- January 6, 2026 at 8:32 pm #544338
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  It works and it’s gorgeous.
  
  Though I do wonder why you always crop so tightly? Is that something you do intentionally or is it an autistic choice?
- January 7, 2026 at 8:02 am #544348
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  In my toolbox the cropping is one of the most powefull tool: I start and finish editing with it but sometimes I go too far …but it always the artistic choise.
  Thanks for the feedback
  - January 7, 2026 at 7:00 pm #544371
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    I just noticed that my speech to text software rendered that as autistic rather than artistic. Oh dear..
- January 7, 2026 at 8:02 am #544349
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  Sorry- double submitting…
- January 14, 2026 at 1:29 pm #544785
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  Valerie I really like this composition with the mortar & pestle waiting for the garlic cloves. I especially like how the roots are scattered about.
  
  I also tend to crop close. But agree you may want to try a wider crop, e.g., not cutting off the top of the pestle. I find the mortar & pestle interesting, so would suggest a bit more of light on that, at the same angle as the light on the garlic (straight on).
  
  Out of curiousity, are you right-handed? I’ve noticed that often the dark area of your images is the left or upper left, and the light tends to be on the right side. Not a problem, just an observation.
- January 14, 2026 at 4:22 pm #544791
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  Anne @annehornsby
  Your observation about the way i lit my sets is right (well done by the way) but for another reason: it’s because of space limitations of my ‘studio’
  - January 17, 2026 at 5:22 pm #545044
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    That makes sense, Valery. I have a similar space challenge for lighting in my basement space.
    
    Rob – hah! I wish I were Sherlock Holmes! Maybe I’d be finished writing my thriller by now.
- January 14, 2026 at 6:32 pm #544808
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  Wow @annehornsby is a regular Sherlock Holmes!
- January 15, 2026 at 11:24 am #544910
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  I would agree on the little larger crop and my preference would be to see a little more detail in the shadows, but that’s just me.
  - January 15, 2026 at 8:29 pm #544943
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    It’s always nice to see you poke your head in @elkay 🙂
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