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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 67 |
May 19 |
Reply |
Larry, thanks for the detailed guidance on this photo. I like the image, but it presents many editing challenges to tamp-down the noise and highlight the birds.
My wife and I visit our friends in Boynton Beach every winter. For sure, I will absolutely let you know about your plans for a 2020 winter visit. It would be great fun to connect! |
May 27th |
| 67 |
May 19 |
Reply |
I didn't say "holy cow," but I did utter something comparable. You're right - I noticed the dragonfly first, so your story-strategy worked! |
May 9th |
| 67 |
May 19 |
Comment |
This is a great shot. Your patience in waiting for your friend to appear paid off. The image works well and I like your cropping. The muted colors of the stump nicely compliment the bright yellow of the bird. And the bird's head contrasts well against with the dark cavity of the stump. I have no suggestions other than to say: well done. I hope you find the family of little ones poking their heads out from the nest! |
May 9th |
| 67 |
May 19 |
Comment |
Ha! I never saw a parallel between photography and squirrel hunting, but post-processing as a stewing process is an interesting idea. Next time, I'll try putting my RAW files in a dutch oven - maybe that will help!
Squirrel hunting aside, you really did come upon an opportune moment and turned it into an interesting "meal-image." I almost didn't see the spider at first as it blends in with the BG. You caught a dramatic moment and got great detail in the image. There is lot of competing "noise" in the flowers and stem and I think you did a good a job as you could with cropping to focus on the subject, which is the spider capturing the dragon fly. |
May 9th |
| 67 |
May 19 |
Comment |
Nice image! From the low angle of the shot and your closeness to the water, I wondered how you could avoid getting swept away, but it sounds like you found a dry spot from which to shoot. The rock in the FG anchors the image nicely. Your choice of location made the shot!
It looks like you didn't crop much, if at all. I noticed that in post-processing, you darkened the image to bring out the highlights in the pervasive clouds. This also seems to have darkened the rushing water, giving it a brownish-gray appearance (compared to your original exposure). I wonder whether you could have used the Graduated Filter in LR to bring out the highlights in the clouds, but still left the water a shade or two brighter (without losing the detail)? Just a thought.
Overall, this is a nice, dramatic shot taken from a very engaging angle! |
May 9th |
| 67 |
May 19 |
Comment |
I love this moody shot you took in the Everglades. Your 20 second exposure adds to the misty quality of the image. I have made note of your use of the GND filter, which you used to good effect.
I visited this park a few years ago. It was raining hard and I had a bad cold. Shooting from one of the touring vans with one side closed by a plastic rain shield, my photos looked bland, to say the least. The everglades really are featureless unless you can explore it enough to find the kind of scene that you captured in this frame. I have no suggestions to offer on your post-processing. I like the coloring and the lack of detail in the trees that creates the silhouette effect. As usual, I admire your strategies to be at the right location at the right time to get a terrific image. |
May 9th |
| 67 |
May 19 |
Comment |
This is a really nice image. My wife keeps a butterfly garden, and I appreciate the challenge of capturing a good image of a butterfly. You said that your subject was "captive," but still, the image is nicely framed and the range of colors is impressive (especially with the 2nd butterfly in the BG). Your post-processing looks good, although in cropping, I noticed you clipped the far right wing of the 2nd butterfly and the bottom of the flower. I might have expanded the crop to include those outer-edges.
I'm curious about your use of Topaz. You use it well. I recently purchased Topaz AI Gigapixel, thinking this would help with sharpness (as advertised). I learned that it does add volume to the image's database, which would likely help in printing a "thin" jpeg. But after the software cranked for many minutes, the file was about 10x larger, but no sharper. Have you found that Topaz does better than LR in sharpness and noise reduction (which are two separate packages from Topaz)? I enjoy reading about your editing strategies independent of LR and PS. |
May 9th |
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