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Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 79 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
Hi Lauren, I'll join the crowd of new artichoke viewers, I love the way your Olympus gear was able to get just the right amount of depth of field to have a sharp flower and defocused background. The polarizer worked well. Nicely done. As others noted, you can do additional work to make the flower stand out from the background. One of my fav techniques is to carefully mask the flower to select just the background. In Photoshop Elements I made Levels and Hue/Saturation layers with the mask applied. In other words I'm only making changes on the background. I did this on your image as shown. In the Levels layer, I took the OUTPUT slider down to 170 and the INPUT gray slider to 0.9 to reduce the brightness of the background. I took Saturation down to -30. I also made another Hue/Saturation layer with the mask inverted so that changes were made just to the flower itself. I increased magenta Saturation by 30% and green by 25%. Perhaps I went too far but by making the adjustments in layers, I can always go back and readjust. Karl |
Aug 15th |
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| 79 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
Hi Marie, I see this as a retro image. The flat tonality and sepia color evoke the sulfide toned prints of the late 19th - early 20th century. It's an exercise in observation and recording or preservation of an item found for its beauty and individuality. It has great texture and smooth tones. It's not electrically exciting, but calm with the soft light at the end of the day. Karl |
Aug 15th |
| 79 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
Hi Sandra, The camera motion has made a pretty but mundane scene into an artistic image of more interest. Nicely done. The colors are soft and not overdone as we too often see these days. This would make a brilliant metal print to hang on the porch or in the bathroom. It's a delightful image of dancing, rhythmic color. You have to pursue more camera motion work. Karl
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Aug 15th |
| 79 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
Hi Valerie, My mind sees the panorama as a starting point for a composite, but that's because I have trouble leaving well enough alone. You took it in a different direction by breaking it into 3 segments and arranging them in reverse order along with enhancements and vignetting for artistic effect. That's a creative effort that I would not have imagined. It worked in that reversing the order of the pieces required me to look at them closely and think about it. If they were on a gallery wall, viewers might try to rearrange them like solving a puzzle. The vignetting makes them into 3 individual pieces, and less a part of a whole. Very interesting! Karl |
Aug 15th |
| 79 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
Hi May, Two people with one set of legs. That could define a 'couple'. I don't see 'age' here but the impressionistic motion is more timeless. In this image the bright areas are really just a counterpoint to the shadows. The shadow of the people may be their souls bound together. The dark sign on the right is a distraction for me. The impressionistic effect would be clearer without the sign. Well done 'drag the shutter' photography. Karl |
Aug 15th |
| 79 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
Hi Judith, I know exactly what you dealt with. Despite being the only person in my house, I'm not alone. Between mice and red & gray squirrels, there is never a dull moment from their scrambles to the woodpecker on the cedar siding. But to the picture, I first thought of a swirl of dissolving bath tissue. I also agree with Marie's idea of using images like this as a texture screen over another image. It has both a churning and windblown look like clouds in the sky. You recognized a very mundane item as one with visual possibilities. I don't see a sprite but get a spritely feeling from this mass of fiberglass. karl |
Aug 15th |
| 79 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Most of my composite pieces 'develop' as I look at the image and think what might go with it. So the image really does get designed and put together as I go along. The hardest part with this piece was the selection to extract the model from the tree root and mudslide she was climbing in. That was another interesting image in itself but I thought she could also participate in this image. The entry way was just moving the toy light saber. After doing it many times you develop a sense for making different forms. The fun is trying new motions to see what they look like. Your appreciation makes me happy. Karl |
Aug 15th |
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