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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 66 |
Jun 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Jack for the comments. Indeed there is no set rules for cropping. This image presents a challenge because of all the visual clutter behind the statue, so I agree that a tighter crop is in order. However, I still prefer putting the diver off-center to the right giving her room to plunge. |
Jun 12th |
| 66 |
Jun 20 |
Comment |
Gary, a little cropping should be done, I agree. However, I feel better about putting the figure more to the right than in the middle. Although she is a statue, viewers may want to give her some diving room. Glad you noticed the brightness difference on the bank and in the reflection. That slipped by me. Thanks for suggesting these improvements. |
Jun 1st |
| 66 |
Jun 20 |
Comment |
Gary, Jessica is definitely not an old barn or building. You captured her beauty so magnificently. The IR transformation adds interest and rather magically brings out the character as well as the beauty of the model. The range of the facial skin tones in the transformed image seems narrower. Would slightly increasing the contrast on just her face help or hinder? |
Jun 1st |
| 66 |
Jun 20 |
Comment |
Emil, I like what you did with the sky and how you amazingly added two rows of beans so seamlessly. It is an excellent composition to be begin with, but you improved it. To my taste, I rather like the dark contrast provided by the sheds in the original image. What do you think about darkening them and perhaps retaining the light reflected off the roof of the left-side shed? |
Jun 1st |
| 66 |
Jun 20 |
Comment |
The use of the waterway guides the eye deep into the image and validates the reflection of the trees. The mood is solemn and reverent. However, the dark tones and deep shadows could be interpreted by some views as something more so forbidding or gloomy, but isn't that what we wish our photos can do? |
Jun 1st |
| 66 |
Jun 20 |
Comment |
Yes, sometimes images stored in our vaults are worth revisiting. The clouds are lovely in this image. There is a worn path-like narrow stretch of earth leading toward the tall stone structure in the distance that ties the foreground with the background. However, my eye is somewhat conflicted with what it has deemed to be two subjects: the stone tower and the dead tree. But that could be a man thing? |
Jun 1st |
5 comments - 1 reply for Group 66
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| 88 |
Jun 20 |
Comment |
Barbara, I could not agree more about the placement of the tree. I did try shots moving to the left but when doing so lost the reflection (I am addicted to reflections). My skills in post processing are limited, but maybe I could move the tree or the bridge? |
Jun 5th |
| 88 |
Jun 20 |
Reply |
That is a great idea Gary. I think I do have such an over exposure. I'll give it the good old college try. |
Jun 5th |
| 88 |
Jun 20 |
Comment |
Lou, it seems lately that people take risks going to Yellowstone, not because of competing with tourists or dealing with beasts, but because of the increased volcanic activity. This photograph you took may soon be an impossibility.
I like your angle and vantage point for this shot. You nicely contrast the hot spring against the cool winter scene in the background. Saturating the orange colors made an already interesting scene a lot more interesting. |
Jun 5th |
| 88 |
Jun 20 |
Comment |
Gary, I have seen this image published in prestigious photographic magazines. Yours is better. You were patient. You were there at the right day and right moment. And technically you found the sweet spot for shutter duration, depth of field and lens choice. What you did in post processing to ignite not only the waterfall, but also the sky, made a good image, a great image. |
Jun 5th |
| 88 |
Jun 20 |
Comment |
I used to trout fish, not to catch trout, but just to be out in nature when spring surely has arrived. Now I do the same as a photographer. Winter is beautiful but it deprives us of color and tests our faith that life hides under snow and ice. When fruit trees bloom and common flowers like dandelions flourish our faith is restored and we strive to capture these feelings in our photographs. It is a challenge to do this, but with this image, you have met the challenge. |
Jun 5th |
| 88 |
Jun 20 |
Comment |
Scott, great places make for grand photographs. Your version of this iconic place is lovely. You show us a good use of HDR. The details are rich and the colors vivid. I can see why photographers return to places like this to get lucky with the light and perhaps capture a passing storm. |
Jun 5th |
| 88 |
Jun 20 |
Comment |
Gary, you make finding beauty in cities seem so effortless. My daughter lives in Rochester. I have visited her hundreds of times, with and without a camera. I have some nice photographs, but none as lovely as those you share on this discussion list. I like the way you use color and contrast forms and shapes in this image. The young cherry tree in the foreground provides a natural color that complements the colors in the distant buildings. My eye wants to delete the arrows and lines on the street in the foreground, but this is a city scene after all. |
Jun 5th |
| 88 |
Jun 20 |
Comment |
Rajani, this is a National Geographic quality image. It is gorgeous and so interesting. It captures not only the beauty of sunset, but also comments on what is admirable about being human. Putting the bicyclist and kid in the middle pulls together the human elements of the composition. |
Jun 5th |
7 comments - 1 reply for Group 88
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12 comments - 2 replies Total
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