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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 66 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
While the white horse makes this image, for me, the trailing dark horse adds thematic counterpoint but also provides a leading line that pulls the viewer's eye into this tranquil time-shifted scene. Lovely. |
Jul 13th |
| 66 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
This image looks like it was taken at night with a strong burst of light. The high contrast between the foreground and background is intriguing. I too like trees that appeared to have lived a hard life. Trees on the edge of deserts or ones that struggle at high elevations come to mind. You captured this tree's story quite well. |
Jul 13th |
| 66 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
Jack, you have a talent for finding scenes that translate well to IR. I'm still working on this. In this image you noticed the repeating pattern and took advantage of the back-lighting. The soft grass adds a lot to the mood. IR, indeed, can retrain your eye, if you pursue it and learn it's lessons. |
Jul 13th |
| 66 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
I like the roughness of this image. You turned this young man into motorcycle gang member. The detail in the beard and the untrimmed mustache complements the texture effects you added in post processing. It's an IR convert, but we will keep your secret. |
Jul 13th |
| 66 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Melanie for the comments. I will go for it and bring more of the white of her eyes out. I hope this experiment has inspired you to use UV light and paint for yet new color and luminosity effects with IR |
Jul 4th |
| 66 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Eyes are essential. The whites of her eyes were hardly evident in the original. I was conflicted on how much to bring them out and what color they should be: white, orange, or pinkish. I will experiment more with alternatives. |
Jul 4th |
| 66 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
I agree Palli. This model is a rugby player. The 30mm lens setting I used probably made her already strong arm appear even larger. |
Jul 4th |
| 66 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Yes Gary, without a foreground reference, her arm position can look unnatural. Thanks for the comments. |
Jul 4th |
| 66 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
Melanie, this is a grand color IR image. You are at your best here, sitting atop a color technique learning curve. The zebras, tree and sky render a delicate beautiful composition. Thank you for pointing out the usefulness of the new camera raw functions in PS 2020 for tweaking the colors desired.
As we say in this group, "high marks" |
Jul 4th |
5 comments - 4 replies for Group 66
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| 88 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Indeed Trey, art is in the eye of the beholder. My eye likes both versions of your images, but prefer the color version slightly more. It is a monochromatic image that reveals patterns & shapes, like B&W, but also the robust verdant life of a forest. |
Jul 16th |
| 88 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Gary, to your question: Yes, I was sort of surprised at your reaction; however, I have revisited the notion of a "viewer" While an image should elicit a set of aspired reactions, a photographer can't anticipate all of them. Moreover, doesn't the photographer have to also integrate his own view as long as that view is skillfully rendered and contains no significant unintended visual effects, e.g., those caused by technical errors? I too appreciate this dialogue. It's staging some good learning and very useful reflection. |
Jul 13th |
| 88 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Yes, the blue does seem unnatural. It is an effect I wanted but not that much. I am mulling on adding people, but intuitively feel a gull or two might do the trick |
Jul 13th |
| 88 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
Trey, I know what you mean about getting out. Being in the woods these days is therapy. However, for a photographer, unless you are in a mature climax forest without much scrub growth and a nearly clear undercarriage, it is hard to define a focal point. The forests near us are cluttered with struggling smaller bushes and trees. The images I take are busy. Mist and fog can help. I like what Gary suggests, but in some ways prefer the original, cropped as you did it, but not converted to black & white. |
Jul 13th |
| 88 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
Nature seduces us through the mood she creates. This stream is so welcoming, so calming. However, Mother Nature presents a lot of challenges for composition. I find the images I take of the beautiful Trout streams in Western New York so difficult control the eye of the viewer. Nature, in short, is complex and sometimes messy. Such images score high on mood, but lower on composition. |
Jul 13th |
| 88 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
Reflections are so intrinsically interesting and beautiful. Doing a pano, stacking and merging created an especially gorgeous reflection. Shifting the tone of the blues toward purple made an already grand image all the more grand. |
Jul 13th |
| 88 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
Being a cyclist, I really enjoy this image. It communicates the fun of cycling with others. What you did to remove things (soda cup, bars, tree etc.) was masterful and makes the image more fanciful. My only suggestion concerns the tight crop and a wish the image had more room particularly on the left side. |
Jul 13th |
| 88 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
I've taken several photographs of glaciers. They are challenging. Scale can be an issue, but you solved this by putting boats and people near the glacier. I like the heightened texture of the ice in your image. It adds energy and a sense of danger.
Such vastness; sadly, such ephemeral vastness. |
Jul 4th |
| 88 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
I strongly agree with Gary. You took a seemingly ordinary photography and converted it to an image with impact. I like the cropping you did and enhancement of the colors in the trees in the meadow beneath the mountains. Bringing out the blue in the sky created some lovely contrasts. Good work! |
Jul 4th |
6 comments - 3 replies for Group 88
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11 comments - 7 replies Total
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