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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 79 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Hi Judith, The apples in flight would not be super sharp at 1/125 second. However, the main, strong light source of two studio umbrella flashes give an effective shutter speed faster than 1/1000 second. The flashes provide nearly all the light and stop most movement. The 1/125 camera setting is the flash sync speed, not the effective shutter speed which is governed by the studio flash units. Karl |
Nov 18th |
| 79 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Hi Freddie, You have taken a literal image of a waterfall and topsy-turvied it into an abstract of a headless torso and legs trailing water like a blowing garment. A feeling of motion is certainly there. It's pareidolia! When working without a 'goal', we sometimes conjure interesting images we may not have intended. Nice! Karl |
Nov 12th |
| 79 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Hi MariAnn, The image was not easy to clean up. You deserve a lot of credit for that. As you noted, the original was underexposed and undersaturated. Remedying those situations needs a delicate hand. In this case the "Dream Cloud" reduced contrast and made the entire image look like a fading color print. If you want a foggy effect, perhaps it would be better to layer it so that the foreground wagon has contrast and saturation and the background is lower contrast and slightly blurred. Karl |
Nov 12th |
| 79 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Hi Gerard, I may not be very fashion conscious since both color versions are satisfying to me. The key is the color contrast with the small tile. We might say this is a fine art piece because it may not fit well in another category. The asymmetry creates tension.
I'd like to offer a less extreme triangular composition made by moving the colorful tile and cropping a bit on top and bottom. Karl |
Nov 12th |
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| 79 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Hi Peter, The background change to warm colors gives the image a very hot vibe. I'm conflicted about the white outline which creates a pasted on look although it does separate the warm plant from the warm background. I love the idea of imperfections and find over-the-hill flowers, particularly peonies, fascinating. Karl |
Nov 12th |
| 79 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Hi Judith, In-camera visual effects are certainly fun to play with and can render scenes in a variety of ways. This rendering is like a delicate watercolor albeit photographic in that there are out of focus elements. The out of focus situation could be cured by photographing pressed plants or plants laying on a white board in one plane with various in-camera effects. The effects can give artistic results and/or alien drama to a scene. It's fun to play. Karl |
Nov 12th |
| 79 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Hi Lauren, Great combination! Reducing the saturation of the blanket helps give the image a dimensional quality. well done. Karl |
Nov 6th |
| 79 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Actually, I was trying to turn the Little Red Riding Hood story into Genesis with the apples, two figures and devil. I know she doesn't look like a serpent, but stories can change over time.
I like the idea of taking clothes off and a fire. I may try an image in that direction. Karl |
Nov 5th |
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