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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 38 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thanks for the kind words. I'll see what happens in print and let you know. |
Mar 20th |
| 38 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
You did it again. Somehow you bring us some of the most challenging and intriguing images. I love the potential of an image like this. For me the challenge was saving the sky and somehow keeping the beach from becoming too dark or foreboding. For me you over saturated the yellow/orange atmosphere overwhelming the sky and beach potential. I personally love the little Easter Egg surprises like the solitary beach walker. I think it adds to an already great story. In fact, I think it makes the story. I wanted to save and emphasize the sky so I boosted the contrast, added some exposure and then reduced the highlights and added a little shadow. I also used a graduated radial mask to add a slight golden tint to the wet beach sand in front of the kelp. I also added some exposure to the arcing water to try to lead your eyes to the solitary walker. I added a little dehaze to the horizon to add some contrast and relative brightness to the water's edge. I added a large graduated radial mask to the sky/water and centered it just below the bright clouds and then inverted it to add a vignette to the left side of the image. I think should help isolate the lone figure. I also cropped out a lot of the beach and some clouds to use the clouds as a natural frame. I also cloned out the distracting little white building up high on the beach. I'm sure I'm missing something but you have a wonderful image with a wonderful surprise. I think you did a great job making it your own. Well done. |
Mar 11th |
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| 38 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Although I'm sure the lighting is authentic, it just appears to me to a bit too bright on the Masai guard. I do like the treatment Art made for that but that is my eye, not what I saw but what you saw that's important. I'm with you when it comes to flipping the image. I believe there is a place for either perspective but it's your capture, so stick to your guns. I think there are times when an honest look can also appear contrived or even misplaced. It's a great capture with wonderful color and conveys a very mystical story. Well done. |
Mar 5th |
| 38 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Marge. Every critique adds a little to my "clue bag". I appreciate both the negative and positive feedback. Sometimes I think both are warranted though I would be lying if I said I like both equally. Gabriele's critique was spot on. Because of that one honest critical feedback I am trying to keep an eye on not making the same mistake with images I am working on now. Thank you again for the encouragement we all need at times. |
Mar 5th |
| 38 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
I think you have a real winner with this image. For me the only distraction is the orange and blue window stickers. The people are naturally desaturated and I think the muted colors of the reflection is a nice contrast without overwhelming the rest of the image. It's my opinion there should be as much originality in a street image as you can keep. I think that's the point. Nicely done. |
Mar 3rd |
| 38 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Just stunning. When it works, it works. Great job. Definitely a "wall hanger". |
Mar 2nd |
| 38 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thanks for the critique. You're absolutely right. Sometimes my eyes get accustomed to the color and contrast and I overdo the effects. For sure the sky had too much of that "HDR" look. I toned down the contrast and saturation and softened it up with a little negative dehaze. Just realized I got in a rush and sent you the wrong file size for my original and contribution. Thanks for making it work. |
Mar 2nd |
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