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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 2 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Stunning. Eye-catching, Really pops from the Current Images page. |
Oct 28th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 2
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| 3 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Hi, Robert. Just browsing the current image thumbnails and your image really pops out. I knew it was a flower image but did not know it was an okra. Makes me hungry for gumbo.
Anyway, getting back to my comment, your flower, especially as a thumbnail appeared to me as an angry-eyed predator fish devouring a meal (its own stem, flipped or not.) |
Oct 28th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 3
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| 7 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Hi Barbara, I was just browsing the Current Images, and your thumbnail pops out. When I look at the explanation, I see a lot to like. (You needn't give any credit to your friend's idea for your creativity.) In answer to your question, I don't think square crops work as well without a symmetrical subject. In this case I'd go 4x5. I also think the background, while nicely blurred, is flat and distracting. I might consider adding a solid color just to the background to make your composite stand out even more. I changed the blend mode to Linear Light at 20% Fill)
I would also consider sending Tom the original images you use so the group can play with them too. I don't really like borders on the study group images because they must be cropped off to show you suggestions.
My last suggestion is that you use REPLY to comments. Makes the dialogue look better. Terrific image! |
Oct 28th |
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0 comments - 1 reply for Group 7
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| 20 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thanks, Shirley. Yes, not a respectable job on my selection. I didn't spend enough time or effort. |
Oct 21st |
| 20 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Hi Angela. I like the composition and the idea is highly creative. Kudos to you. I took the liberty of seeing what it looked like with less saturation. You might consider adding a texture to the white walls. I couldn't get rid of the glare on your face and arm in the third image. Excellent job. |
Oct 19th |
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| 20 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Hi Shirley. Good effort with the filter. There is more clean up needed on the lines. There are artifacts and a rectangle showing from the top to center. I'm not sure it will make this better than the original though. Just fun work and practice for you. |
Oct 19th |
| 20 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Hi Sam, I like the look of your model as I have seen this, "I'm getting paid, so I don't care" look at workshops. I'm always amazed at how really good portrait photogs can engage these models and come away with spectacular images. Not up my alley unfortunately. The background choice is excellent. I wouldn't change anything. |
Oct 19th |
| 20 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Hi Peter. Nice use of filters. The tomato clown has been replaced by a juvenile angelfish, but there are still identifiable aquarium animals to like in this porthole view you created. The only thing that kind of bothers me is the number of competing colors at high saturation levels.
I might consider picking two and using the ACR as a filter in PS, play with the two you pick should this be an option for you. |
Oct 19th |
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| 20 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thnak you, Deborah. I love doing them too, but now I worry about what Adobe is getting into with their rush to AI. Their "generative fill" is really bad and exceeds our need as photographers. All the other software has the same issues and hopefully PSA will issue guidelines to keep our hobby ethical. Cell phone manufacturers sure don't care. |
Oct 16th |
| 20 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thanks, Angela. Sam has a good eye. |
Oct 7th |
| 20 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Sam. I'll work on transforming the two images more first to put them in the sam(e) plane. I see the issue now. It may require different images. I'll try to remember that in the future. |
Oct 7th |
4 comments - 4 replies for Group 20
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| 30 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Hi Leonid, Nice cell phone shot. |
Oct 22nd |
| 30 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Hi Jody,
I agree that the Dof is too shallow, f8 or f11 and a CP filter would have been better but not your head on camera angle. That is quite well done. The right side is a little over exposed, and I assume that is why you didn't try for more contrast to bring out the color of the bird or shells. A vertical crop is a promising idea for this story but not too tight on the side. Sharp eyes with catchlight are necessary for bird photography. Well done. |
Oct 22nd |
| 30 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Hi Judy, A mostly sharp, unique simplified look to your image. Blurry just above the stem. Tonally (gray areas) flat for me. When I squint at a thumbnail what I see is a bright area bring me into the image at the upper left, then leads me diagonally across and out the bottom right. It looks like a linear gradient was added, where a radial spot might keep me engaged in the image longer. A vignette might do the same. Sharpness will also catch the eye. Good capture and creative processing. |
Oct 22nd |
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| 30 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Hi Walter, While Dorinda is in recovery from our disastrous trip to see my brother, I thought I'd visit and see how her group is doing. I agree with most of the comments but thought that there is potential to take your image to another level, especially with the new tools available in PSCC. I would consider a vertical crop, which helps simplify the image, IMO. You can use the remove tool to rid the image of non-essential elements that don't help the story. A sky replacement (if you haven't yet you can take your own skies to use) could help. I can't fix the missing top of the net in your sky easily, so maybe start that process over. The gradient tool can unify the colors once you have settled on the elements you want to include. I used a 5.0 Gaussian blur at your suggestion, and painted the fisherman back in.
I think even in the 80's when last there, that Singapore was the most beautiful, well-kept city in the world. |
Oct 22nd |
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4 comments - 0 replies for Group 30
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| 96 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Hi Gloria, I have to love your image. There isn't (or wasn't) a more fun time than laying on my back and looking at the clouds to see what they might show. Even though there are probably just two main clouds that might create a ping pong effect. There are so many faces and creatures along the edges I can't stop looking and roaming the clouds. I see Haru's Godzilla, King Kong everywhere, all based on my own experiences. Thank you for this reminiscent image.
I had to play with the color a bit. Not actually being there it is just based on what I like and there are subtle differences anyway. |
Oct 19th |
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| 96 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Hi Bob, I am always impressed with your images, and this composition is well done. I think the colors are a bit muted on screen, and the sunrise could be isolated better. The new Color Mixer, Point Color, in ACR and Lightroom makes an ideal tool for adding depth using color. My version is probably too contrasty, but it shows you a possibility. Exceptional work as always. |
Oct 19th |
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| 96 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Hi Haru. I don't think the capture is boring, but the highlighted fern is a bit too unnatural. To a plant enthusiast I think it has much potential. I cropped it to a 5x4 and rotated it 90 degrees. I selected the subject in PS and adjusted the exposure and colors a little. As is the contrast is too strong and even Bob A's is too strong IMHO. |
Oct 19th |
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| 96 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Haru. Great comments. I am doing better now that my family is back. f8 may not have been the best choice. The surf and fog caused the background shore to be muddled but I still liked the colors that were created in the blur. I can't seem to get the foreground right. Too sharp and too white, I'll blame it on Fuji for now. Their film simulations have always been on the vibrant side compared to Kodak films. As to color see my Comment below. |
Oct 16th |
| 96 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thank you Viren. The desert landscape can be as exciting as the Palouse when the shadows are right. Architecture is one of my wife's strengths. Thanks for the recovery wish. It will take its time at my age. Dorinda got home finally last night. She is still feeling worse than I am. I let the supporting elements decide what to keep and where. I'm not married so much to the rule of thirds as to tell the comparison/contrast story in this image. As to color see my Comment below. |
Oct 16th |
| 96 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thanks, again. It probably is best to leave the shadow and wave within the crop. Since it isn't critical for the LH to be centered. Just my addled brain on drugs! See my comment below on the color of water. |
Oct 16th |
| 96 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
I will reply to all your comments, but first I want to clarify why I saw the blues I ended up with. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_color provides a good description of the colors.
During my life in the US Navy and Marine Corp, I've sailed in the Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, and Indian Oceans extensively, the Bering, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Coral, Red and Arabian Seas, and through the Suez Canal. I also was in the Sea of Japan and the Straits of Malacca.
I can safely say that everyone will be right about the colors of the sea, oceans, and waterways. There are so many variations and hues of blue, green, and even red, yellow, and gray caused by depth, particulates, turbulence, aquatic life, and corals, which absorb some colors and reflect others. I never went to the Antarctic, or North Sea but their color is defined by snow and Ice. |
Oct 16th |
| 96 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thanks, Gloria. I'll have to look closer at the sharpness of the LH plane, which is all I care to be sharp. All the rest is to make the comparison between motion (or power) and stability. |
Oct 14th |
| 96 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Okay, Bob. Here's my attempt with exact center and some color adjustments. I cannot find this lighthouse on the Oregon Coast, but we did go into CA for the last LH and this may be there. Maybe someone else knows it. 5x7 crop. |
Oct 12th |
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| 96 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Robert. I will look at your suggestions soon. If my poor memory serves me correctly, there was more height near the shore on this breakwater. It could have been a slight sinking, or a design element, or just my imagination. Maybe they want the lightkeepers to have to run uphill to abandon their post? Or downhill to light the lenses.
It may not matter anyway, as the image must appear level or it looks wonky.
I think it may take a couple of weeks for my ravaged system to recover. With Dorinda still at my brother's and unable to travel yet, I haven't had much rest time. Between the VA and Army Medical center, all I do is go from one clinic to another.
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Oct 11th |
| 96 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thanks, Bob. Your friend decided he wasn't getting the advice he wanted anymore, and is now mentoring, in case he didn't already tell you. Anyway, getting to your crop, I didn't like the results without keeping all of the water spray on the left breakwater. I'm not married to the "rule of thirds". I'm not sure why I cropped the foreground so tight, but I think I measured left and right to try a center placement of the lighthouse. I was seeking a balanced image.
I'm not fully recovered from covid and the flu, so I may be remembering wrong. Thanks for visiting. |
Oct 11th |
4 comments - 7 replies for Group 96
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14 comments - 12 replies Total
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