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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 38 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
First, congratulations on even seeing this as a potential image. I think a lot of photographers would have missed tthis wonderful example of a back-lit subject. In an effort to further highlight the contrast created by the dark background and the tree, I did a lot of burning to darken the areas around the tree and also darkened the contrasting areas of the tree itself to create a kind of umbrella effect within the tree. I also darkened the background tree to the left to try and balance the whole effect. i really like your treatment but just tried a few things. Nice job. |
Jun 20th |
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| 38 |
Jun 23 |
Reply |
Holy Moly! The B&W is stunning. |
Jun 20th |
| 38 |
Jun 23 |
Reply |
I chose aperture priority because the birds were moving around and there were other photographers moving around stirring them up. Conditions were changing quickly and I wanted to minimize DOF. I probably could have used a lower ISO since the R5 has IBIS but old habits are hard to break. Not sure I want to right now with both mirror and mirrorless bodies. Thanks for the encouraging feedback. |
Jun 20th |
| 38 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Just a remarkable use of multiple exposures. Can't say I'd change anything. Well done. |
Jun 7th |
| 38 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
I think you have a wonderful image, properly exposed (hard to do with all white birds), and sharp. I like that you gave it space to move into. To my eye the color is a bit dull. That may be a function of the white balanced used in post. I think you had just a bit too much room for the egret to move into in that it doesn't appear to be moving very fast. My rule of thumb is at least twice the space it is moving into as it is moving from, depending on perceived speed. For me, the extra space throws the image out of balance. One way to make a white bird more brilliant without blowing out the whites is to trick the eye by making the background or dominate terrain darker. I did that and then I also like to use natural surroundings to form a vignette. I did that with the overhead branch and by darkening the base limb the egret is walking on. I did boost the whites a little but with the highlights in mind to help keep detail. I also used the Lightroom content aware tool to remove the leaves on the back of the egret. It's been said many times that if you don't get the eye you missed the shot. Just to make sure, I added highlight and color to the iris. I also lightened the feet a bit using the selective brush. Overall, a bunch of knit-picky changes to a very beautiful image. Well done. |
Jun 6th |
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| 38 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
I think this is an iconic capture of the grandeur and scale of a thunderstorm. For me there is too much yellow in the clouds. I feel a morning/evening cloud should have some hint of the "golden hour" but to my eyes this is too much. I personally am not adverse to the trees as a foreground element. I think they provide an adequate and realistic anchor and reference point for the cumulonimbus as the subject. Out of morbid curiosity I also replaced the trees with clouds just to play with "generative fill" in Photoshop. I did a lot of radial gradients and dodging and burning to get the look I wanted. Just a lovely image I think looked really nice right out of camera. Nice job. |
Jun 6th |
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| 38 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
A very nice image. I like the way the flowers lead my eye up and into the image and to the butterfly. I think the colors are complimentary and do not overwhelm what I think is the central subject, the butterfly. I do think the image needed balance so I cropped out the right two flowers but kept the 6-9 ratio. I used a selective blush to reduce the highlights of the yellow flowers. To me they were a bit blown out. I also toned down the pots to reduce any possible distraction. I boosted saturation of the butterfly and greenery and then reduced the brightness of the green and increased the brightness of the butterfly to make it more pronounced in the image. Overall a very nice capture. Well done. |
Jun 1st |
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| 38 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Thank you for the kind words and encouragement. Trust me, I really do take to heart (and my bag of tricks) the feedback I get here. Is anyone in this group going to Williamsburg? |
Jun 1st |
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