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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 66 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
Emil, your images are inviting. They offer peace and tranquility and elegant simplicity. I like the image as it is. However, if contrast was increased, in my subjective opinion, it might be done selectively. |
Apr 20th |
| 66 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
I like the highlights in this image and can see why you elected to use a landscape format. It is a subjective bias I have, but I am bothered by unnecessary buildings and structures in images, in your photo, not the lighthouse, but the flat roofed schoolhouse. Last time you experimented with creating full moon lighting. Did you want something like this in this image too? |
Apr 19th |
| 66 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
Gary, I like the way you explore and experiment with IR. In this instance, how you soften the skin of the model and made it glow. Perhaps her eyes could be enhanced and I wonder if a different (not necessarily better) effect would be created if the straps on her dress were rendered in a color closer to white than her skin color? A thin border edge of a neutral mid-tone gray might help to define the image too? |
Apr 19th |
| 66 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
I like cycling and have a collection of paths in my photo library, so what is not to like in this serene image. It is a perfect subject for IR. Melanie, the film photographer in you is showing: It is amazing how close the original is to the final version, which is also a sign of having a nature eye for composition. |
Apr 19th |
| 66 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
Ernie, this image is rich in texture and detail. The resolution is great. Composition is spot on. Just a lame opinion: could anything be done to slightly enhance the distinction of the sky from the rock structure? |
Apr 15th |
| 66 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
What's not to like in this splendid image Jack. In this image and others you use the sky so well. And as Melanie comments, the leading lines pull the viewer into the scene. Definitely competition quality. |
Apr 15th |
| 66 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
Jack, Palli, Gary and Melanie thank you for the comments. I also have a mixed reaction to this photo. Your suggestions relieve my cognitive dissonance. The contrast is overdone and I wonder now why I selected the landscape format. The correction on the right leaning helped. Mother Nature gives us some challenges in the form of clutter and distortions of lines. Forests are beautiful but is a challenge to capture this beauty. |
Apr 14th |
7 comments - 0 replies for Group 66
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| 88 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
Increasingly, as well as photographers, we are becoming digital artists. The differences between the original and finished image are pronounced, and much for the better. I like the image. Choice of the sky is the artist's choice, but with the photographer's hat on, perhaps something more natural looking would be selected? |
Apr 19th |
| 88 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
This must have been a special day in Portland, that day when people feel Spring coming on. Your image captures that mood. There is a lot for the viewer to focus on. Most viewers probably imagine being one of the people resting on the grass facing away. If so, the tree may be a distraction. |
Apr 19th |
| 88 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
I am envious. NZ is such a powerful, grand place. Thank you for the vicarious experience of being there. The image is lovely as is. Gary's tweaks adds some positive touches. I like the way you used a 30 sec. shutter speed. Sorry about some Monday quarterbacking, but what if you took 2 or 3 exposures at different shutter speeds to render contrasting motion effects with the water and the clouds in the mountains? Using masks and layers you could merge parts of the images to create at least 3 different outcomes, thus giving you options for the most appealing effect . . . theoretically anyways. |
Apr 15th |
| 88 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
Lou, I find reflections in the glass of large buildings to be very interesting. Taking photographs of skylines and buildings can be frustrating because of clutter like power lines, poles, and cranes. What would the image be like if the bottom was cropped to focus only on the buildings and the crane removed? On the other hand, it is an image of a city, so why not keep everything? |
Apr 15th |
| 88 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
You exposed for eight seconds. It must have been a calm day. The f/11 gave you plenty of depth of field and great detail. I too like the grass lines, especially the second line near the trees. The rough texture of the pond that is bordered by the first line of grasses adds a contrast of textures, but I wonder what the image would look like if Mother Nature provided you a second mirror instead. |
Apr 14th |
| 88 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
My daughter lives in Rochester. I have walked many miles with her along the Genesee River. I know the spot where you took the original photo. The fog and your post processing tweaks have converted an ordinary scene into an exceptional scene. Perhaps as Trey and Scott point out, there could be a brightness adjustment; however, the enhanced brightness could be an artifact of the settings on our monitors? |
Apr 14th |
| 88 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
Thank you Gary and Trey for the kind comments. I like landscape photography because of the places it encourages you to visit. Places like Jasper and Banff in the Canadian Rockies are beautiful sacred places . . .I know, no need to remind me that I am preaching to the choir. |
Apr 13th |
7 comments - 0 replies for Group 88
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14 comments - 0 replies Total
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