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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 36 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
The large buildings in the center make for a good focal point and help to break up the urban sprawl. You do not often see a whole city from above so this feels more original. I like the colors and the time of day but I still do not think the sky is doing you any favors as it is pretty dull. I would crop most of it off. If you crop the sky doing a multi shot pano and really showing the spread of the city would be quite unique. Doing so would strengthen the documentary evidence of the great city. |
Nov 22nd |
| 36 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
This is a lovely little cascade that feel very secluded. I like the flow of the water especially as it runs out of the splash pool, those fingers of white water and quite effective. It was swell worth your adventure heading down the slippery slope. The low camera angle is much more intimate.
There is a quite strong magenta cast that makes the image look artificial. You can easily remove it post work.
For me I would like more space on the left. The water from the cascade feel like it is rushing out of the picture.A bit more water on the left would create a better balance to the over all scene. This could almost be a horizontal image, but that is just my opinion. |
Nov 22nd |
| 36 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Would you care to come to come to south Florida and make our trees look like autumn? I did a great job of changing the mostly green landscape into a autumn wonderland. The presence of the fog is an extra touch that adds a great deal to the mood of the image. I do like the bare branch trees in the foreground that sort of point into the frame. If your intent was to create a romantic mood then you certainly achieved your goal.This is one of the best images Ive this year of the fall colors. |
Nov 22nd |
| 36 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Thanks for the very kind comment. As a rule I usually use a wider focal length, but in this instance I was trying to keep unwanted junk out of the image like port-o-toilets on the right side of the store and several old tires there were dumped on the left. I was also confined by the trees and the position of the Milky Way if I wanted it above the store.
Sometimes (rarely) Florida skies the can be totally free of humidity and they then can be unusually bright and amazingly clear. This was such a night. I usually shoot at 3200 but here the 2000 worked. In post I did increase the whites and that made the stars a bit brighter.
And I really do love my Lume Cubes. They are so much better than using flashlights. :-) |
Nov 22nd |
| 36 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Just checking to see if a message can be posted.
I've contacted Tom, the IT guy to see what can be done. |
Nov 19th |
| 36 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Bill. This one took some serious planning. |
Nov 17th |
| 36 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
I'm afraid you are going to have to live without seeing the rest of the store on the right. If I tried to show it all you would see is a pair of red and white striped Port-o-Johns.
I do conduct an annual lecture series at the four regional libraries in my county each January where I tell photo stories and show images. Been doing it for years, with a year off for Covid. |
Nov 17th |
| 36 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Now every time you see the Milky Way you'll look for the black horse. Composites work best so you can get that foreground to show and it give you more ti me to enjoy the night while you wait for the core to show up. If you want some practice try doing star trails |
Nov 17th |
| 36 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Clearly you have heard about complimentary colors. The blue and the yellow really play the dominate role in this shot. I hae mixed feeling about darkening the yellow flowers. As you noted the Canola flowers are really bright yellow. The flowers in the foreground are a bit darker than the rest (I know it is due to the texture) but I think a linear gradient (unless you mask out the lower right corner) will just make them look muddy. |
Nov 17th |
| 36 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Living in the land of endless summer I look forward to seeing the fal images from around the country. I do like the peak colors but I feel the bear (spelling intended) branch tees, especially the one on the right make the image work. Also, the bear wants that lower right tree darkened. It will make hiding easier since he is wearing a black coat. |
Nov 17th |
| 36 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. It was a special moment and it felt like I was lost in a time warp. But the people were wonderful and I have a photo that will always bring back those memories and isn't that what photography is all about?
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Nov 5th |
6 comments - 5 replies for Group 36
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| 67 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Thanks for your thoughts. I love shooting in bad weather, it is challenge but the rewards can be wonderful |
Nov 24th |
| 67 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
That is my wish as well. Tripod was sinking in the sand and I was trying to shoot before the lightning struck.
Just a bunch of excused I know |
Nov 18th |
| 67 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Capturing the tongue of the flicker is quite unique and likely not seen before. However, since the tongue is so small I would use the composition to make it as dominate as possible. This would lead me to placing the bird in the center of the image and cropping out as much blank area as possible.
Congrats on getting something so completely different. |
Nov 15th |
| 67 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
The Big Shaggy is always a special treat to photograph. They are sooo big, powerful, strong and fast that to seem being gentle and delicate is quite incongruous. You have an excellent image here. For me the story is all about slurping up the flowers. So I guess i have to be the odd one out. I would crop off the back half of the bison. I also agree that losing that little flower on the back of the bison would be a good thing.
But cropped or uncropped, this is a fine image. |
Nov 15th |
| 67 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
There is just enough fall color to sell this as a autumn scene. the idea of merging two images really worked to your advantage and was a great decision.Additionally your processing look quite natural. So all and all this is a well done image.
My only suggestion is that I would have moved to the left as the flow of the cascade, at least to me, feels like it is flowing pout of the frame to the left. Moving to the left you would still have the stream leading to the golden light as a vanishing point. |
Nov 15th |
| 67 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Print it large, matte & frame it and then hang it on the wall. I've been looking and can't find anything that is really any better than this. You did a great job!!!! Don't change the background other than to reduce the sharpness just a bit. You can try refversing the sharpness slider, or the dehaze or even clarity, but you can brighten the bird just a bit. Do not brighten the branch you might even reduce luminance on the branch. You want the bird to be the star.
You really did great with this shot.
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Nov 15th |
| 67 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Personally, I'm glad you didn't have your macro lens. This is such a different and really strange insect that is needs environmental context. That hole in the leaf is perfect. PSA wants a story, and you delivered one. Never having seen this critter I can't comment on the possible saturation of the reds, but the green look a bit rich to me. Greens seem to always come out too bright simply because there are more green receptive pixels than there are red and blue pixels. Fiddling with the tone might help.
I'm really glad you submitted this. It is different, but a most worthy image. Since the little guy was moving rapidly, you really did a great job capturing this. |
Nov 15th |
| 67 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Larry Treadwell Larry Treadwell
Hi Richard. Yep. This is Florida. I love showing this different side of the state's beaches. As a nature photographer I'm frustrated at the punishment PSA saves for landscape photographers. I can't make them change so I'm going to find a way to beat them. d I'm always looking for the story telling feature they want and took advantage of this one. I'm really happy you guys think it works.
Of all the areas I've photographed I find Florida landscapes to be the hardest. Thanks for the support. It is encouraging. |
Nov 15th |
| 67 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Cindy. My original intent was to capture the misty waves on the rocks. When I arrived the leaden sky was a magical plus. As for the lightning---just dumb luck. I'm really glad you liked the composition, that was what I was working on, trying to get something interesting. What is neat about this place is the action of the water buries and uncovers different rocks all the time. This I get lots of different combinations of rocks--new challenges. I happy that you liked the things I worked on the most. Thanks. |
Nov 15th |
| 67 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
There are two areas areas in Florida that have rocky outcroppings and I've photographed both of them. I have photos of sandy beaches and palms but I search for the unique areas just to be different. I've spent my life taking pictures in bad weather, again, just because others do not. I've tried triggers to capture the lightning bolts but I still get the best with long exposures. I think this images falls in the category of "Fine Art" more than pure nature.
For the record---I'm in the category of the "feeble minded" and proud to be there. :-) |
Nov 15th |
5 comments - 5 replies for Group 67
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11 comments - 10 replies Total
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