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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 67 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
I am going to agree with Larry and Cindy on a couple of things in this image Michael. The first I think maybe this needs to be a B&W image. Except for the sky its almost there anyway. The sky is so vivid, and the foreground is so monochrome I am having trouble putting them together in the same photo. It's a great composition and the layers and lines are really good. |
Aug 17th |
| 67 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Incredible shot Dave. You could have fooled me with this shot. I suspected you had taken a trip to Mongolia, Nepal or some other Asian country. I do think I like Cindy's looser crop the best for a couple of reasons. I like the full diagonal line it creates across the imaged and that tail is the signature feature of this animal. I think you have to include it. While I am at it, I like the rocks showing, I think it helps create a sense of place. Just a wonderful image David. |
Aug 17th |
| 67 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Wonderful capture Bud. I like the environmental aspect of this image. This is how I see them the most. Perched high in a tree with on an open branch with a clear view of the surrounding area. I like the stare of the Falcon; you can tell he is in a hunting mood. Nice and sharp and the composition is pretty good. It doesn't need it, but if I were to make edits, I would use masking brush in LR and darken the tree branches ever so little. They are the same color as the Falcon so darkening them would add some contrast to your image. I will be Falcon hunting this winter and spring to see if I can get a shot like this. Well done. |
Aug 17th |
| 67 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Interesting image of Mr. Gator. I once chased a large female gator coming out of a wooded area where she had built a nest. I wanted to grab a photo and could not gain any ground on her before she dove into the nearby lagoon. They are fast indeed. I think you have accomplished you goal with this shot. I really like diagonal position of the gators head. What I really would like you to do is go back and grab another image of this guy in the rain again. This time use a shutter speed of about 1/160th of a sec and get those rain drops in an elongated form. No hurry! |
Aug 17th |
| 67 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
This is a cool looking bird. I love the white eyebrow, quite unique to be that well defined. You have captured the most important area of the bird for sure. The eye, face and its prey/dinner. Every time I submit an image for critique like this with a shallow DOF I will be reminded I should have used a different f-stop. Then they always comment that the important things of the image are great. Leves me questing, just how important are the tail feathers of the bird anyway. The subject in this image is so sharp and vivid it actually draws attention to the parts of the bird that is so soft. The green in the background does not bother me at all. I know what it is, and I know it should be out of focus, not a problem for me, I like the bokeh. Thanks for posting things that we will never see here in the stats, I really like that. |
Aug 17th |
| 67 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
A great action image Susan. In competition 2 animals of the same species interacting is always worth a few extra points. I do like Cindy's 2nd crop a little better. The background seems to be at an in between stage. Should it be in sharp focus or totally blurred to create a nice bokeh. I really would like to have seen the background to be even more blurred than it is. That would have made the Herons stand out more. Maybe a shallower depth of field would have accomplished that. Of course, if the Herons were not in the same focal plane my idea is useless. Any way I am one of those guys that love shooting the guys, while of lot my friends say, NO ANOTHER SHOT OF A GBH. I say, as beautiful of an event like you have captured click and click again. |
Aug 17th |
| 67 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thanks, Susan, I suppose it's a matter of personal preference. sometimes of do a little removal work but most times unless it is an unusual image, I will look for another. Thanks for commenting.
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Aug 6th |
| 67 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Thanks, Bud and Larry for your suggestions and comments. I took this shot with my new Z6_3 camera while using a 20 sec per minute frame rate, so I have 24 images of this guy from the perch and its departure. I have images with the water as the background with nothing else in the picture except the Heron. I like them as well, but they are more of a moving portrait. Something akin to a field guide image. I understand the desire to remove some of the vegetation and considered doing just that. You guys correct I could have and maybe should have cropped a little tighter on the right and bottom. I like the story telling aspect of photography, right or wrong I often leave the environment in the image to help with the story. If the vegetation had been in front of the Heron, I would have chosen one of the other images for sure. Also, if this were an image for competition, I would have picked something without the blades that Bud removed. Thanks, guys, for your comments. |
Aug 5th |
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