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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 83 |
Nov 19 |
Reply |
Lance
Do visit our group and comment on our images. You have taught and challenged us and "straight" from my heart, I will miss you not being part of our group.
JPS |
Nov 9th |
| 83 |
Nov 19 |
Reply |
Lance
I have attached my alternative crop. |
Nov 9th |
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| 83 |
Nov 19 |
Reply |
Jose
Thanks for your comment re liquefy. I will try it on version 2. |
Nov 9th |
| 83 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
Lance
You certainly understand me.
When trying to eliminate some of the shadows and light, I had to watch not to destroy the character of a very old structure.
Jane's staircase image and our group's comments on it came to mind as I quickly had to frame this image in the palazzo. Why do I get my best images when I respond. Your advice. Don't overthink. Trust my sub-concious. |
Nov 9th |
| 83 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
Georgianne
This is a pleasant image and you handled the challenges of the roof top well. Brightening the stairs draws the eye into the image.
Would you consider starting to brighten from the bottom of the path way using the entire path to draw the eye to the house. For me, the path is a lovely leading line into the house.
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Nov 8th |
| 83 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
Lance
It is amazing how we look at things so differently and create different focal points depending on viewpoint.
I am not mechanically inclined. I look at line and shape and contrast. With your conversion, my eye immediately goes to the bright spots, the leaves on the wheel. The circle is a strong symbol and the small dark wheel camera left provides balance to the image while the horizontal connects the wheels. Therefore, I cropped, to bring out this.
In Dirk's proposed crop, he created a strong leading line from the wheel along the structure.
In keeping with your straight philosophy, my tinkering included only slight dodging on the highlight above the wheel. However, the dodge was slight to create separation between the wheel and bright area.
JPS |
Nov 8th |
| 83 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
Jose
You certainly have beautiful models.
In LR, I rolled my cursor over the lady's shirt to look at the % white on the shirt because I thought some highlights on the shirt were blown. In some parts, I was getting readings above 98%. On the camera right side, lower part of the shirt you might consider spot removing the distracting hair.
I liked the leading lines of her hand to her ear creating movement. However, I wished that her shirt collar on camera right showed a little more and the camera right shoulder was slightly lower. When I edited out the tiny part of the shirt collar poking out, it removed the balance between left and right side.
It is such a beautiful photo.
JPS |
Nov 8th |
| 83 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
Dirk
You certainly proved the point, the best camera is the camera you have with you.
For me, Georgianne's edit improve the image making the rider stand out.
My question now is "where is the light coming from? How should the light falling on the man, cast shadows on the pavement. The shadow on the pavement does not seem consistent with the image. Perhaps Jose with his lighting knowledge could advise on this.
JPS |
Nov 8th |
| 83 |
Nov 19 |
Reply |
Georgianne
Dirk's version has managed to solve some of the lighting problem in the image. I did have another viewpoint of the staircase but I had the same challenge of dealing with the light patches even with using luminosity masking, dodging, and a levels adjustment. See attached for other view. |
Nov 8th |
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| 83 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
Dirk
Thanks for your proposal.
I think our group members will enjoy flipping this image around. I turned it in so many directions and used the fibinacci curve for a couple. My real challenge was the highlight and shadow. Finally, I gave up and hoped the group would play with it.
All suggestions are welcome.
JPS |
Nov 8th |
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