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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 38 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thanks, Sylvia. Must say I lean a lot on Topaz software for difficult editing solutions. |
Aug 25th |
| 38 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
I think I would. For me, there is still too much unnecessary content with all the sky. As is, there is the owl on the right and sky on the left. To me, the subject is the owl, but half the image is taken up with sky. I can see the owl is in a tree, so, in my opinion, the extra sky doesn't really help tell the story. |
Aug 15th |
| 38 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thanks, Marge. The great thing about photography is the plethora of options to tell a story. |
Aug 15th |
| 38 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
When I first saw this photo, my gut response was that it was over saturated. But if this is actually what the sky looked like, and I have no reason to think it wasn't, then it must have been spectacular in person. The variety of color is breathtaking. Without the original RAW file, the shadows are what they are in the foreground. I couldn't improve on Art's attempt. |
Aug 7th |
| 38 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Since this is a photo of a photo, I feel safe to say I find it both dark and disturbing. I'm uncomfortable just looking at it. I guess the crop is fine but I'm sure the original artist might not be so generous. Just to be fair, I had a set of images I once took of some vultures that made me physically ill just looking at them. Just those images. I eventually deleted them. I have numerous others and they don't bother me at all. Go figure. |
Aug 7th |
| 38 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
First, I think you gave yourself a plethora of options with your original composition. I think your processed image is one of many appropriate edits available. What I did was edit to a different point of view but certainly not the only option. As you can see, I went with a square crop on this owl too (see Marge's image) and slid the owl to the right just a bit to have the tree limbs provide half of a natural frame with a vignette providing the other half. To help isolate the subject, since more background is now visible, I darkened the background and reduced the saturation just a little. I really think this is a wonderful image. |
Aug 7th |
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| 38 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
The quandary of animal photography is how much of the environment does the image need to tell the story the maker is trying to tell. If the story here is an owl in a tree, then how much tree is too much, if at all? But if the story is just the owl, then Art's crop is appropriate. Personally, I lean more toward the middle of the road on this issue with this image. Unless I'm really just trying for the "portrait' look, I like some context, otherwise the story may get fuzzy to the viewer. (Kind of like my image literally got fizzy on the edges. The story is there but it is fuzzy.) The issue, also, is how the subject is framed. If possible, it would have been nice to move to the left for the shot to balance out the supporting cast (the tree) so that it provided a nature frame. I prefer a square crop. The issue then becomes where to put the owl. If it's on the right, that leaves a lot of empty space on the left. But the owl is facing to your left so putting it on the left has it looking out of the frame. I fudged toward the middle without completely centering it. I also reduced saturation of the sky and warmed up the image. I added a little exposure to the face with a radial mask just to emphasize the morning light on its face. I'm a fan of the sleepy mood. Well done. |
Aug 7th |
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| 38 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Yea. That was a tricky one. I knew I wanted to emphasize the bull and rider but keep the story of the bull fighters coming to the rescue without distracting from the main subject. Thought I'd try that by reducing the sharpness and texture on the edges to keep the attention in the middle. As I look at it now, that "softness" could actually be an irritant to some wanting the whole story. Good suggestions. Would like to know how others would handle this issue. |
Aug 2nd |
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