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| 15 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Hi Kristi, welcome to the group. So great words of wisdom from the members of this group will be presented. I have learned so much from this group. I like your photo idea and it is a neat shot. I too am bothered by the strap and the fact that the last mirror is blurry. I like the first mirror sharpness and your head sharpness, then it gets blurry. Reminds me of a tunnel shot. Were you holding the camera and shooting forward into a mirror with the 1st mirror capturing the hand held mirror which then reflected the blurry mirror? Very interesting concept. Thank you for sharing. |
May 26th |
| 15 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Joan, interesting use of composition. I like what you did and the color of the background, but there seems to be a shadow of sorts on top of his shoulder. My eye keeps going there and I have to pull it away. To me, it looks like he is sitting on a rock outcrop, perfect setting for him, they are rarely on the ground, height is their comfort zone. The detail on his face is amazing. Thank you for sharing. |
May 26th |
| 15 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Joan and Larry, thank you very much for your kind words. I am not a fan of killing animals either and this is the worst part of my training that I have to do with my dogs. I have someone else flush and shoot the birds, though it doesn't make it any easier.
Larry, thank you for your comments as well. I like your: "Photographers do not create the world, they record it." Something to think about :-) |
May 17th |
| 15 |
May 20 |
Reply |
Yes, just what I need to know. I'll give it a try this afternoon. Thank you. If I were to slant the bird slightly, would it make it look like it was flying into the "light" so to speak? I'll try it for the challenge. |
May 9th |
| 15 |
May 20 |
Reply |
Brian, WOW, I love that even better! It still has my desert landscape, but more of a "heavenly" passage feel for the bird. Is there a u-tube video on how to get the Radial Zoom blur? Photoshop? An observation - the original shot would not be acceptable as it was obviously a kill bird given the defined desert background - but just blurring this background totally gives it a different feel and as if God were calling this bird home through the "slanted light" beams. It is amazing that just changing an aspect of the photo changes its perception as well. what a lesson, thank you for sharing. |
May 9th |
| 15 |
May 20 |
Reply |
Rick, would this be a photo where you might do a solid color or swirled background with sort of a ring around the bird and feathers? |
May 8th |
| 15 |
May 20 |
Reply |
Rick, will do, thank you! I always look forward to seeing what you come up with! |
May 8th |
| 15 |
May 20 |
Reply |
Brian, you nailed this one: "I see this as a healthy attitude not only to photography but also to life itself. You are continually questioning yourself; asking what you are doing and why you are doing it." This is so true for both my life and photography. From birth till last year I took pictures just to take them. I took millions of them. I usually shoot sports mode because it is fast and I can get a sequence of photos with one shot. Also I can't figure out the 4 main modes that require knowing what to put it on :-) Then I met Scott Jacobs - an amazing artist. Part of his bio was that he painted - Photorealism: embraces freedom, individualism and rebellion. I thought those 3 adjectives described "me" and who I am perfectly. When I asked Scott about how he picked his paintings to include them, he starred at me and had no clue what I was asking. Most photographers I know have sort of centered on one theme, one processing method, a more focused approach so to speak. I really wanted to find that for myself, but as you can see, I'm still searching and questioning what that would be :-) I'm not sure I can find all three things in one picture. I guess I have to define what they mean to me and go from there. I served in the Army during Vietnam (freedom), I am definitely an "individual always doing it my way" (individualism) and I am a rebel (rebellion), just give me a cause. I usually do take the shot if it moves me and question its validity later! Thank you again for sharing. |
May 8th |
| 15 |
May 20 |
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Thank you Bob. What I have found is that sometimes you take the picture looking at one thing, and once you bring it up you find something else that is more important. I so appreciate the discussion. |
May 6th |
| 15 |
May 20 |
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Rick, another amazing composite photo! I agree with Bob, the moon is a tad too big and overshadows the beautiful northern lights. I think you should teach a class on how to do this as you do it so successfully. I would love to be able to do a composite someday. My mind would love this challenge. Thank you as always for sharing with us. I have wanted to ask this question to learn, so please don't yell at me :-) If you were to enter this picture in a competition and there was no "composite" category - would you enter it as an "original" for lack of a better term in perhaps landscape? And if you did enter as an original - how do you explain it is a constructed picture vs a picture you went out and shot in wherever? Maybe constructed is the wrong word - perhaps "created" vs "natural shot"? Thank you. |
May 6th |
| 15 |
May 20 |
Comment |
I can see this a puzzle! It would drive the puzzle worker crazy, but I would love to give it a try :-)
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May 6th |
| 15 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Bob, I LOVE your sunset WOW picture, especially the sky! Your adage is correct - leave too early and it is in your review mirror! My only problem is my eyes can't decide what pier to go to and rest on. They keep going back and forth. I like the pier on the right the best as it is the original, and I see your need to have something in the great expanse on the left.
The section of impact for me is the pier on the right and a crop before the pier on the left. That brings that amazing section of sunset up close and personal and the pier on the right (see below). The reflection of the sky in the water just has a larger impact on me. But either way it is an amazing shot and having the sequence of sky events is really neat as well. |
May 6th |
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| 15 |
May 20 |
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Bob, thank you for your kind words. I do have a 3 picture sequence I think, I'll find and post them later today. Yes, no control over the background. But our deserts are just that - sage brush everywhere. Again, thank you.
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May 6th |
| 15 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Brian, thank you, your comments add an added dimension of thought to my images. So when you come upon that "Decisive moment" shot, do you take it and figure out what to do with it later, or walk away because you know it crossed the line? I was on an accident board in my earlier years and had the opportunity to take photos of the crash scene (military plane). There were the pictures I "had to take" for the accident board, then there were pictures I "wanted to take". Pictures that were outside the horror of the crash, rather the beauty of the scene itself - if that makes sense. I walked away but have always wished I had taken them because there is a beautifulness, a serenity, a peacefulness that shines even in death. Again, thank you. |
May 6th |
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