Activity for User 1002 - Karl Leck - karleck@verizon.net

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79 Dec 23 Comment Hi Peter, The bird has an interesting and perhaps unnatural appearance. The silver gray feathers could be a metal sculpture while the bright yellows are light from within. The compositing is well done except for the black lines at the edge of the breast (a nit pick). A little darkening via gradient below the yellow would help keep our eyes on the more important parts of the bird. Karl Dec 13th
79 Dec 23 Comment Hi Lauren, The eagle pops out of the picture because the background is tonally subdued and really feels like winter. The subtle vignette helps direct our gaze to the bird. This is a beautiful scene, particularly for us in the mid-Atlantic area where we haven't seen significant snow in two years. Karl Dec 13th
79 Dec 23 Comment Hi Mariann, Photography is all about light. Waiting for the best moment, as you did, can produce lovely god-rays. Since I also have a wooded property, I felt comfortably at home in the chaos of branches. The work to emphasize the light rays is well done. The image would also be great in black & white or in a gold/sepia tone. Karl Dec 13th
79 Dec 23 Reply I guess we all sniff different substances! Karl Dec 3rd
79 Dec 23 Comment Hi Freddie, I don't think of red/magenta colors as resignation. Sakharov's protruding jaw indicates some determination to me. It's an interesting warp that could remain black & white and still be as effective. Karl Dec 3rd
79 Dec 23 Comment Hi Gerard, Hmmmm. What color are shadows? Shadows, unless projected by a very sharp point light source, inherently have fuzzy edges. That's OK and expected, but when they are next to sharp lines like at the left edge of the image, the eye goes to the sharper area. In this case the sharp areas act as a frame for the shadows. An alternative might be to take the 'frame' areas out by cloning or healing to simplify the composition. To further the composition changes, perhaps a horizontal flip and adding more area to the right side as shown in the accompanying image. Obvious color shadows? I like that idea. Karl Dec 3rd
79 Dec 23 Comment Hi Judith, The scene looks like creatures from 10,000 feet in the ocean. Isolating them makes them individual creatures to which we can ascribe human/animal characteristics. I'm not sure I see humans here, but jellyfish that Gerard noted seem better. The colors work beautifully. The white outlines give a sharp counterpoint to the filmy subjects.
Would three or an odd number of subjects compose better into a group arrangement? Karl		 Dec 3rd
79 Dec 23 Reply Good point, Gerard. Since the text was the last item, an afterthought, I didn't think much about it. Karl Dec 2nd
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