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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 36 |
Oct 24 |
Reply |
I don't live close by, just 889 miles away but I've been there several times, at least one in all four season. Once when the Blue Ridge HWY was closed and I had to hike up to the mill on the access road in the snow. My car would never have made it through the snow. For me, I like the reflection to show in the pond. That is my favorite shot (except in the snow) MAybe we should have a DD Group 36 photo shoot. |
Oct 13th |
| 36 |
Oct 24 |
Reply |
Thanks, and that figures. Sometimes my brain just goes dead. I actually thought about both of those changes. No excuse for the bright spot at the top---that is just me being brain dead. As for the bright spot on the right, it think I just talked myself into keeping it. I had darkened it and it made the entire foreground on the right look really dark. That made me think that I should likely crop some off the right side. The catch was, I shot this wide because I wanted to show the width of the basin into which the water falls. I was trying to use the brighter rocks on the right side and the brighter water to show the flow of the water. (there is a cascade on the right out of the frame) So the bright spot was on purpose. Maybe it just does not work. |
Oct 13th |
| 36 |
Oct 24 |
Reply |
Ok so this was an "easy" capture. However, check out my entry in Group 67. My excitement for the month was capturing a loggerhead turtle nest as the hatchlings made their dash to the ocean. that was a really exciting morning.
I've also got photos of alligators swimming up streets after the hurricane. |
Oct 13th |
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| 36 |
Oct 24 |
Comment |
Shooting in the rain just adds another element of excitement to images. It looks like you might have some rain drops showing in the upper right corner. Over all I like the composition but I question the the exposure and there are water areas that look a bit on the bright side. Your 2 second shutter speed captured a bit of motion blur in the leaves.
Down here in Florida I shoot in the rain all the time, but NO umbrellas!!! I have a Lenscoat raincoat that fits over my camera and protects the camera in rain, snow and even raging and crashing ocean surf. It was a great investment.
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Oct 12th |
| 36 |
Oct 24 |
Comment |
Nothing wrong with using a phone camera. It is possible to get some excellent shots. You put a lot of thought and time into creating this image. You might want to check out how to adjust the camera settings on your phone. Most of the newer digital phone have a number of setting that will allow you to get sharper and better looking images. I'm not talking about an editing program, but actually reprograming the phone's camera. You can get step by step instructions on line. As it is you did a great job with this but since you had to redo the moon, I would suggest placing it lower in the sky so you could eliminate some of the blank sky that is not adding anything to the image. I'd also clone out that one bright mountain top light that shows in the water, I kept think it was a dust spot when I started looking at the image. |
Oct 12th |
| 36 |
Oct 24 |
Comment |
With the "doom and gloom" look created by the monochrome conversion and the old buildings my first thought was I had returned to Manchester, England at the height of the 19th century Industrial Revolution. This is just like a page from a history text showing the factory yards.
I feel this sets a very strong mood and creates an emotional tie to a by-gone era. As always, your conversions to monochrome are a work of art all by themselves.
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Oct 12th |
| 36 |
Oct 24 |
Comment |
First I spent an hour with Adobe Customer Service and a charming gentlemen from India and got my Adobe problem solved. I couldn't move images from Lightroom to Photoshop. Photoshop's cloning tool is still better than Lightroom's.
I agree that this is more of a photo of record than art but saving memories is a good thing also. Perhaps just a major crop to eliminate the bland sky and reduce the grape fields would draw more attention to the buildings as you do have the red and green color combination working for you.
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Oct 12th |
| 36 |
Oct 24 |
Comment |
One of the most popular photo sites in the eastern US, Mabry Mill is certainly an iconic subject. Dropped into a mountain" bowl, the old wood works quite well with the foliage at any time of the year. I feel the exposure and sharpness of the image work perfectly but, at least for me, the image feels like a RAW file that was never processed. Perhaps adding some contrast, adjusting Dehaze and the highlight might breathe some life into the old mill. It is a subject worth visiting anytime of the year, even in the snow. |
Oct 12th |
5 comments - 3 replies for Group 36
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| 67 |
Oct 24 |
Reply |
Looks like you did a pretty good job. Impressive. |
Oct 23rd |
| 67 |
Oct 24 |
Reply |
Don't know for sure. I know some of the turtles were covered with sand to the point where they were more sand than turtle. Maybe the sheer graininess of the sand???
I'll try running the images through denoise again. |
Oct 23rd |
| 67 |
Oct 24 |
Reply |
Well, now you have a quest to fulfill. I've got faith you'll get the shot sooner than later. :-) |
Oct 23rd |
| 67 |
Oct 24 |
Reply |
Easy to solve. You get in the back of the boat, pose someone else in the front of the boat to make the foreground. Maybe with binos and searching the horizon. It might not be a "nature" photo but could still be an interesting photo. |
Oct 13th |
| 67 |
Oct 24 |
Comment |
You do have a nice, colorful sky to work with, but at least in my opinion, you need a stronger subject than just the clouds. Maybe it y9u opened the shadows of the foreground you could build some interest that way. When I see a sky like this you can hear me screaming "quick, I have to find a foreground" and then comes the frantic search.. When you see a sky like this forming, that is the time to start searching. OK, now you have my 2 cents worth. |
Oct 12th |
| 67 |
Oct 24 |
Comment |
This is a most unusual image of a pair of bears fishing. This is something you rarely see unless the bears are Grizzlies fishing for salmon. While I like the shot I feel like it lacks contrast and is a bit over exposed, The bears just look a bit washed out. You might try playing with the exposure and then use masks to recover the bears. Since you have extra space in the original I would suggest trying to add a bit of space along the left edge so the bear is not so close to the edge. |
Oct 12th |
| 67 |
Oct 24 |
Comment |
Nothing like shots of the Spoonies. They look great with their pink color. As a fine art shot for a gallery this should do pretty well. As you noted, the reflection and the open wings along with the grass tones all work really well together. If you are going to put this in a gallery and it will be framed, you might consider adding a bit of space on the right so the bird will not be quite so close to the edge of the frame. Nice Catch. |
Oct 12th |
| 67 |
Oct 24 |
Comment |
First glance shows you did a fine job with the exposure. Both the rabbit and the background look great. Like you mentioned the backlit ears with the veins look quite good and your camera angle also works. I would clone out that spot on his breast and maybe crop a bit from the bottom, just so he rabbit is sitting dead center.
Do you have any shots of him hopping captured when he is in midair? |
Oct 12th |
| 67 |
Oct 24 |
Comment |
I do love a good Snail Kite, so I do thank you for posting this image. I really do not have a problem with the sharpness and you have a good flight shot so all is well. This is not really a competition image, and that is fine, so as you already tried why not change the sky. It will to the appearance of the image and it you are doing it for yourself well, just go for it. Just keep in mind those tips I sent you earlier. One thing I always suggest for flight shots, when the bird is really high is try to work with the white balance. You can bring back quite a bit of the white's in the tail.
I'm really happy you submitted this one--well done. |
Oct 12th |
| 67 |
Oct 24 |
Reply |
Thanks Bud. It was an incredible experience. I was cheering so hard for one little turtle who finally reached the surf only to get caught in a wave and thrown back on to the beach only to bravely struggle back into the surf. He got thrown back 5 times before he finally made it safely into the surf. So glad he made it. Opportunities like this are why I keep going out to photograph the natural world. It never gets old. |
Oct 1st |
5 comments - 5 replies for Group 67
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10 comments - 8 replies Total
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