Activity for User 1088 - Charles Walker - CWALKER@sbu.edu

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66 Oct 19 Comment Indeed this is a dreamy image. The tree glows with energy. The hay bales suggest a serene scene lost in time. My eye wants to decrease the highlights around the bale in the center nearest the tree, or do something to allow the viewer to see under the tree. Just instinct, not reason. Oct 21st
66 Oct 19 Comment Palli, you have an instinct for flipping images. I like your contrast of man made and nature made subjects in this image. Fences with flowers growing near them send the same message about natural versus constructed beauty. The sculpture elicits thoughts and feelings about rib cage bones, for me. I'm sure this was not the artist's intention, but it adds possibilities and depth to the meaning of the image. Oct 21st
66 Oct 19 Comment Emil, the 2 sec. slow shutter speed was a perfect choice for giving a sense of flow, but yet keeping contours in the passing stream. Depth of field brought everything from the near rocks to the opposite stream bed in sharp focus. You took the image at a low angle which gives the viewer a "being there" perspective. I like Gary's contrast adjustments, but your finished image is softer. Your choice. Oct 12th
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88 Oct 19 Comment My goodness, this is an interesting image. The core of the Milky Way is so hard to capture. It is all the more powerful when presented with a contrasting foreground subject, as you have done, using the Lighthouse. The tidal stream completes the image. Great composition. The light house does seem to be leaning, on the other hand, it is square with the right side of the frame. I wonder if the image would be even more powerful if the night sky was a little darker? Oct 21st
88 Oct 19 Comment Good use of the bridge to lead the viewer into the image. The details are food for the eyes. You set the focus so that the bridge and town, but not the distant buildings are not in focus. I agree with comments about increasing contrast. If you waited, perhaps that long river boat may have moved on out of the picture. . . or was it docked there? Oct 21st
88 Oct 19 Comment Sumit, the soft yellows in the sky complement the pastel subtle blues of the water. Your slow shutter speed nicely smoothed out the water. The rocks anchor the image and add visual as well as emotional contrasts. Great work. Oct 12th
88 Oct 19 Comment Gary, you should be a marksman. You have steady nerves. I have rarely seen an image this sharp handheld at 1/6th. The rails and track provide strong leading lines and the approaching train moves the image towards the viewer. I like the image as lighted by the City's sodium vapor lights. You did not share an original. As Trey asked, did you have to remove people or other visual distractions? Oct 12th
88 Oct 19 Comment You captured the golden color so well in this image. At 1/30th handheld the image is remarkably sharp. You handled the wide angle lens distortion well too. My compulsive eye wants to do something with the boat or dock left-center close to the building. Delete it? Darken it? A minor matter, however. Oct 9th
88 Oct 19 Reply I knew this was a tricky image. Six years ago a tendency I had in high contrast situations was to avoid overexposure in the highlights at the expense of shadow data. If I ever return to Prague (not very likely) I'd use a tripod and take at least 3 exposures: one each on the highlights, midtones and shadows, then merge them. Another possibility is to use Active D-Lighting. On the other hand if shadows matter less than the highlights in one's composition, then simply metering on the brightest light source might be sufficient? Oct 2nd
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