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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 66 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Emil, the metallic skin on the barren tree sculpture adds interest and focuses the attention of the viewer. You make the best of the flat lighting by increasing the contrast in the sky. This image has an intriguing foreboding quality about it. Lovely composition. |
Apr 7th |
| 66 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Palli, you have inspired me to try to take a few night appeal images. With this image and others you capture a moonlight effect. I am not sure why, but my eye wants a cloudless sky and some vignetting. I am glad there were few tourists. Social distancing, mindfulness, and common sense will save us. |
Apr 7th |
| 66 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Gary, for me, this image is rich in visual metaphors. Although the couple are older people, and you might think they are married, they are seated far apart on the bench. The path in front of them echos this separation. It appears that he has just laughed alone, but they both seem to be basking in the sun, enjoying the vista in front of them. This is an intriguing story as well as a masterfully composed image. |
Apr 7th |
| 66 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Jack, you have a way of creating an other worldliness in your interesting, story telling images. This is an image one can spend some time appreciating the composition and exploring what Alfred Stieglitz meant by equivalence. |
Apr 7th |
| 66 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
The technical issues you share are puzzling. Underexposing usually gives us more range in post processing. The circle artifacts are equally puzzling. However, your work in post processing not only saved the image, but also added impact. The hazy clouds are wonderful. I am so glad you got out. All of us will be out & about soon enough, if we are patient, conscientious and prudent. |
Apr 7th |
| 66 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
The first images I saw in infrared were taken in South Africa. The photographer was from South Africa and he was familiar with the animals and had a lot of access to them at all times of the day to do his work. After months of shooting and thousands of images, he produced several stunning ones, but had to confess that IR was a challenging medium to do it. This image was probably taken under harsh light. The eyes of elephants are hard to capture, especially from the front. This image is a splendid experiment. You have inspired me to take more photographs of animals. |
Apr 7th |
| 66 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Thank you for the comments. The curious problem of loss of sharpness was probably caused by my clumsy use of the color replacement tool in PSCC 2020 after color swapping. This version was simply translated to black & white with a warming filter added. It is better, but not my best. |
Apr 5th |
| 66 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Thank you Palli. Your adjustment also improved the sharpness. |
Apr 5th |
| 66 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
I am puzzled about the drop in sharpness too. At first, I thought it was caused by an error made in resizing. I will have to look again at my notes and recall the steps taken in post processing. I don't want to make this same mistake again. |
Apr 5th |
7 comments - 2 replies for Group 66
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| 88 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
This terrific image of a vista might be improved if the subject was more clearly defined. My eye says the subject is the cactus, and if so, why not highlight it more and darken the sea behind it? If the sea and hills are the subject, more sky might help. I noticed that you and I are comfortable with complex images. Wide angle lenses are a challenge for us. |
Apr 7th |
| 88 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Thank you for the comments Gary. I agree with advice about composition. While I like the asymmetric placement of the barn, it is a bit tight on that side. Also, the bland sky adds little, so, cropping some of it out smartly redirects attention to the more interesting farm scene. |
Apr 5th |
| 88 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Gary, I find that taking black & white images of rocky streams, canyons and other geological features to be quite challenging. Color adds to the definition of features in many natural environments. So, all the more we must admire the work of Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, or Roman Loranc. Your image is surprisingly sharp given that it was taken handheld for .4 seconds. In has a definite Ansel Adams feel to it. However, you are a master of colored landscapes. Black and white can't render what you can do with color. I prefer the original colored version. But you have inspired me to experiment with and work harder on black and white photography. |
Apr 5th |
| 88 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Scott, the Ngorongoro Crater region is the womb of our species. One would never know that 3 million years ago a volcano over 15,000 feet tall exploded and collapsed leaving a fertile land in which the likes of Homohabillis thrived. Your image captures the peace and stability of that part of the earth after these apocalyptic events transpired. The clouds you captured created interesting shadows in the valley, however they also produced some asymmetry in the sky, which, in compensation, conveyed their energy and motion. |
Apr 5th |
| 88 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Rajani, this scene is so idyllic, a fantasy. I can see why it attracts tourists. If they were practicing proper social distancing, you would not have needed to do all that extra work in post processing (of course, social distancing was not required when you took the photograph). So, you took multiple images over 65 seconds and merged them? Quite amazing. The blurring of movement of the clouds and windmill adds much to the image, but did the hazy tree on the right side also benefit from the merging process? Would the image be better with that tree removed? |
Apr 5th |
| 88 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Trey, what you did in post processing is amazing. The original is so dull and lifeless. You gave this winter scene a fresh new life. The watercolor presets are subtle and add to the softness of the fog. The snow covered path provides an interesting s-shaped leading line. One minor suggestion: My obsessive-compulsive eye wants to delete the little pines to the left of the barn. Overall the image is lovely and serene, just what we need these days. |
Apr 5th |
5 comments - 1 reply for Group 88
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12 comments - 3 replies Total
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