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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 67 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
Another beautiful shot of some amazing creatures in your part of the world. I like your cropping since there is enough curve at the top of the stem to suggest that it curves downward outside the frame. The viewer could probably imagine the rest. The water on the fern intensifies the color and makes the fuzzy part of the stem and leaves stand out. The sharpening helps, and outside of PSA guidelines, I would try some special effects in Photoshop to dampen down the flash effects. Very nicely done! |
Jan 12th |
| 67 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
This is a beautiful capture. Fog can really enhance an image and in this case makes the elk stand out nicely. Enhancing the grasses makes them closer in color with the elk and creates a nice leading line. Perhaps bringing out the yellow flowers in the foreground would add a bit more color. I took the image into Photoshop and lightened it to bring up the color of the fog which also lightened the elk (not sure if this is his actual coloring but he could be darkened). I also lightened the grass a little in front of the elk. Just thought I would give it a try! Regardless, it is a great image!
I use Topaz and love it. |
Jan 12th |
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| 67 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
Beautiful image. It is ghostly and the house in the background is almost castle-like. The bit of golden light near it adds just enough glow to make the sky more interesting and draws attention to the background. Applying the rule of thirds to the image might have left too much sky. I think there is enough of it in the image to convey the mood. It looks like the clouds at the top of the image were cloned in possibly? Also, when I zoomed in closely, there were some sensor or water spots in the top of the image. The white waves remind me of something one might see in a laboratory where some concoction is being brewed up. It fits nicely with the overall mood. At 25 seconds exposure the waves still look rough, not silky, so the water must have been pounding the shoreline. I also like the darker B&W image but prefer the color version. Overall, is it very striking and you accomplished your goal. (If you wanted to make it more Hollywood, a dragon rearing out of the sea capturing a damsel from the rocks would be effective. The mood of the image makes one think of the possibilities!) |
Jan 12th |
| 67 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
I also agree with Larry's assessment of your image. It is a lovely shot and great timing to catch the sun between the 2 houses. Intensifying the pinks, yellows and oranges of the sun add wonderful contrast to the ice, and the frozen sea ice patterns are intriguing. Composition is very good with keeping the houses and sun on the left so the colors can flow down the ice. It is an image that holds the viewer's eye. Very good work in post processing! |
Jan 12th |
| 67 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
The background sets off the bird nicely and the bit of green in the upper right corner adds contrast to the orange. The bird's upper body seems a bit over exposed though. Darkening it would make it more dramatic against the white background. This is a great example of how Carolina Wrens perch with their tails in the air. I have them in my yard and they don't sit for long, especially with hawks that also visit my yard. I try to encourage them to turn their heads slightly toward the camera, but I guess I need to brush up on my persuasive skills because they seldom cooperate. Wonderful knowledge about bird songs by the way. And sounds like you know your camera and gear very well. Maybe we will get to see some of your butterfly shots sometime. |
Jan 6th |
| 67 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
The sky looks very dramatic in the first image with the cloud movement. I agree with turning the brown area to black and lightening up the yellow flowers. The reworked photo is very pleasing to the eye. There is a foreground, middle ground and background. Cropping also makes the mountains more prominent and the yellow flowers become a bigger part of the image. Lightening them now makes them pop against the black background. Very nicely done! |
Jan 6th |
| 67 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
Thanks Larry. I thought about removing some of the pine behind the doe's head since it's a smooth shape and would be fairly simple to do. To remove the entire bush would you recommend cloning into the area from the existing background? You're right about the f-stop - it should have been lower since I was a distance away. Removing the black branches on the right would be an easy fix in Lightroom or Photoshop. I also could have cropped more all around which would have removed them. But I'm glad you like the photo! |
Jan 6th |
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