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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 67 |
Jan 20 |
Reply |
Sometimes or I should say a lot of times I over process images and have to retreat back to the original and start over again. I think it is the idea that I can always make it a little better. Congratulations to you for knowing when to stop. Wonderful image.
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Jan 20th |
| 67 |
Jan 20 |
Reply |
Thank you so much Madhusudan.
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Jan 20th |
| 67 |
Jan 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Todd. I was just a little lower than the Owl but because of the distance it does appear that I am close to level with the owl. I was shooting with a Tripod of course and may have been using a remote. I use one often but I don't remember if I was using it on this shot. I could have used a little more of the lens than I did. I have this habit of backing the lens off just a little because the sweet spot on this lens was somewhere between the 400 and the max of 500. I shot this at 400mm. I find myself using the D800 a lot more just because of the sharpness it can produces with all those pixels. |
Jan 18th |
| 67 |
Jan 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Michael. This was one of those wonderful times when the bird was setting on just the right branch and the Sun was still low in the sky so the lighting could not have been better. Thanks for you comments.
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Jan 18th |
| 67 |
Jan 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Mark for the comments. I took Larry's advice and done some cloning. You can checkout the edited image above. |
Jan 14th |
| 67 |
Jan 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Larry for the comments. The small white specks were caused by the owl doing a feather fluff, so little things whatever they are go flying. I took the out and also attempted to remove the greenery from the left bottom of the image. I don't often remove stuff that large but tried. |
Jan 14th |
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| 67 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
Really cool shot Mark. I like the serenity of the scene, makes me want to be there. I don't know that there is much I would change about the photo. You have done a bangup job in post and the use of ND filters was spot on. Maybe if I was to try something it would be to add some drama to the sky but that may have distracted from the beauty of the beach. I like it as is. Good work. |
Jan 14th |
| 67 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
Madhu,
Wonderful image. Love the action of the cats. Like the processing, so glad that you did not over proces. This looks really natural, good job. Maybe a little more contrast on the animals would have highlighted them a little more but they are beautiful as they are. Love the image.
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Jan 14th |
| 67 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
Great Image Larry. I really like the way you used the negative space to highlight the beauty of the Egret. I would be a big fan of the negative space club if there was one. I am seeing form this image that I need to leave somethings in the photo to create a more pleasing shot. Going total black is very dramatic but does not say much for the environment in the story your trying to tell with the image. Thanks for the lesson. Your knowledge of the wild life should be a lesson we all need to work for. It will make chasing birds and critters so much more successful. Here in the Low Country I do not do much wading because we have this thing called pluff mud, so the stability of old folks wading in the ponds and lagoons could be liquefying experience. Plus we have our share of Gators as well and the water is never clear.
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Jan 14th |
| 67 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
Jason, I like the Black and White concept. Cleaning up the white sky was a good move over that dull muddy gray sky. Must say I agree about the subject of the image. If not for the title concerning the Crows they would not be the feature I would be lookin at in the photo. Having grown up in the coal country I really like the images you can find at these old mining areas. Other than the aforementioned Crow thing I really do like the image. I could use something like this in a B&W discussion group I attend every month. |
Jan 14th |
| 67 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
Todd I think I agree with the other guys. My eyes want to go to the bottom of the bridge. The moving water is the subject and you have done a really good job with that. I agree with Larry the long exposure is not overdone, good work. |
Jan 14th |
| 67 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
Michael what a great capture. Ansel would surely have stopped and took a shot of this,good move. I am torn between the black and white an the original color image. I am normally a fan of B&W and this is a great subject for that. I must say that the color image is very striking. I love the highlighted texture of the Juniper tree trunk against the softer but still rough texture of the rock formations. The dramatic twist of the tree is wonderful. I have a thing about the left to right sight line. I just wish that the tree would have been turned 180 degrees so that the tree itself being the subject would have provided a stopping point on the image. To me that beautiful curvature of the Juniper leads you to the right and leaves me hanging at the edge. Not a big deal just my preference. It could be the higher ISO3200 but there seems to be a lot of noise in the sky showing up. I think most of that could be removed in LR. Michael I took the liberty of taking your image to lightroom and making some of the adjustments I spoke of. See what you think of flipping the image. |
Jan 8th |
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6 comments - 6 replies for Group 67
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6 comments - 6 replies Total
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