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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 31 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Iceland has been so rewarding to you Peter, particularly re your winter visits. This is another 'classic' Iceland landscape image. |
Dec 13th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 31
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| 39 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Paul - first re your image…..excellent! You took this at the perfect angle for his tilted face to look at you and the quirkiness of this one statue really comes over. I can understand the dilemma as to how much background to exclude - but I would certainly do doming on the left (the bits top right are fine in my view). Options include cropping enough to remove the bright fingers, cropping it all out (making left side very clean), removing just the fingers or darkening them, plus putting a shadow effect on the left side.
I had just a few hours in Barcelona in September and spent some of this at the cathedral and enjoying other Gaudi masterpieces. This cathedral is so unlike any other anywhere, but inevitably it attracts thousands daily, with tickets for tourists to enter inside like gold-dust! The outside though is amazing. |
Dec 13th |
| 39 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Mary Ann - this boat is perfect for mono. I find the image has a lot of similar tones and needs more localised contrast. Looking at your original, the colour of you boat and sand is similar - I think through localised masking, the image would be improved if you could change this. You have a lot of detail shown in the old boat, but in the quick play version I've added here, I have added more texture and lightened shadows. I've also used dehaze mask on the sky, removed all white things to the boat's left and lightened the vegetation/sand. This may not to be to your taste - your image offers so many options. |
Dec 13th |
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| 39 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Vincent - this dark sky one works well. I like the just 2 blade simplicity - there is a mystery to the image. Nicely presented. Much more interesting than the other versions. |
Dec 13th |
| 39 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Paul - this is a classic case where mono is a thousand times better than colour! In the latter, the eye is drawn to the colours and it's not really interesting at all. But you mono really direct it's us to the first driver.
Depending on what you want as the prime focus, you could consider blurring the narrative on the rear of his car (as if you used a narrower depth of field). You could also consider lifting the shadows a tad for his face. |
Dec 12th |
| 39 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Bob - classic mono work! Impressive! So much detail! The lighting adds to it. Well done and thank you for choosing this to show us. |
Dec 12th |
| 39 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
David,
First thank you for the story! I trust you have an appropriate 4x4 vehicle, living with snowy winter conditions like this.
Very interesting image which really portrays the harsh city conditions in winter. I would love to see the original in colour (unless of course you took it as a mono). This would help me understand the benefits of the detailed edits you mention. But the end result is certainly impressive! And on a jpeg!
I use Topaz (Photo or Gigapixel) to convert a jpeg and to increase its size for older phone shots - but you did wonders here!
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Dec 12th |
| 39 |
Dec 25 |
Reply |
The wonders of image stabilisation! My body/lens combo has 7 1/2 stops of IS and I'm sure most of our equipment has similar now, so hand holding for even longer than a second is now possible. |
Dec 12th |
| 39 |
Dec 25 |
Reply |
The wonders of image stabilisation! My body/lens combo has 7 1/2 stops of IS and I'm sure most of our equipment has similar now, so hand holding for even longer than a second is now possible. |
Dec 12th |
| 39 |
Dec 25 |
Reply |
Thank you Bob. I chose this out of many I took from different positions and times of the day, because the building does seem to looking straight at the viewer! |
Dec 12th |
6 comments - 3 replies for Group 39
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| 72 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Isaac - lovely image here! I guess this is after this chap had either just had his fill after a successful hunt, and/or after the excursion of hunting (either successfully or otherwise). There is no evidence on him of just finished a meal though.
I very much enjoyed your article re Churchill in the recent PSA Travel Newsletter - thank you for the information and it went well with the other Churchill article covering different issues. |
Dec 12th |
| 72 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Maria, yes a simple story about the realism of Africa. He looks a senior gent. And certainly been in the wars whilst hunting. I like the colours of your edited image - believable. My prefer would be for just a little more space to the right for him to stare into. |
Dec 12th |
| 72 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Richard
I hope you enjoyed your trip to C R - I can't match Karon's 4 visits, we've been three times for a fortnight each and wish to return!
Your Rufous has the perfect subdued background and is perfectly presented in terms of lighting and sharpness. I agree with Isaac re a tighter crop, although would prefer the bird to be just a little further to the left, lo9king in to the centre. I hope we see more hummers from you! |
Dec 12th |
| 72 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Karen - this is certainly one to make us smile! Thank you for choosing it! Yes, it has remained sharp with much death where it matters after you large and sensible crop. |
Dec 12th |
| 72 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Maria, this is lovely and the in-camera macro stacking tools we have now can be so useful. I don't find the foliage destructing, but certainly would list shadows etc of your subject (only) to better see the detail. I love the dark background and this helps to disguise the foliage. |
Dec 12th |
5 comments - 0 replies for Group 72
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| 91 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Jerry - nice image. You captured this picture of a white bird on a dark background very well. The image shows fabulous feather detail as well as interest in the ground. I agree with Cindy that the vignette is a tad too obvious and I am not sure it requires it (that obvious).
I find it interesting that you tidied up (removed) the bit of grass by his chest (and others), but left the much larger piece by its foot. I think this should go too. |
Dec 14th |
| 91 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Sunat - nice timing with fish in mouth and I think you had low afternoon side lighting striking the rear of the bird. I like it.
Your PP work has produced a nice dusk feeling which (on my device) emphasised the warm side-lighting on the rear on beak/fish. The tones differ quite a bit from the original - in a positive sense. My only suggestion is to darken the water areas above the bird as the 2 blue lines of clear water stand out too much. Nice image. |
Dec 14th |
| 91 |
Dec 25 |
Reply |
Thank you Cindy and I fully agree with technique aspects. Here, I admit that I was excited to have the opportunity to capture this chap (all-be-it at a large distance) that I had seconded to react and take. I never got a better chance that time. |
Dec 14th |
| 91 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Steve - lovely bird in an interesting setting - and enjoying its food too. I will make it 3 out of 3 in preferring the bird a bit lighter, particularly in the shadows. I like what Cindy has done. |
Dec 14th |
| 91 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Maria, gannets are such fun birds to photograph and you have caught this chap looking at you in a very quirky way. He's just been in the water too, with water droplets very clear against his chest and wing.
Very good detail on the bird. Well done. Pure white sky adds a minimalist feel. Love it! |
Dec 13th |
| 91 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Cindy, you have captured this pair in a nice pose and with their orange heads, they ooze character.
There is no original, so I can't tell what PP work has been done other than your narrative. On looking at it for the first time, it took me a few seconds to understand the shape of the left bird and I would thus lift the shadows slightly. I would try what doing this for both birds looks like, but selectively for the neck of the left bird only may achieve a better result, so long as it looks natural. I think the quirkiness of the pair will come over better. Just a suggestion.
The branch emerging from the bottom left corner is perfect, but I wonder why you have left the birds in the centre. I would see what cropping from the right and top looks like.
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Dec 13th |
5 comments - 1 reply for Group 91
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17 comments - 4 replies Total
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