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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 66 |
Nov 21 |
Comment |
Jack, a perfect photo for the moment. I like the mix of foliage and snow, if so, a rare IR combination. The image is complex, as has to happen in cemeteries. My eye wants more contrast or use of the dodge tool to bring out selected highlights creating a leading line from the lower right corner into the middle of the image. Doing something like this might handle the complexity by controlling the viewer's scan of this intriguing image. |
Nov 8th |
| 66 |
Nov 21 |
Comment |
Gary, everyone is sifting through their image library to find neglected images during this relentless pandemic. I am glad you found this one. I like what you did to emphasize the sailboats (e.g., eliminating the house in the middle of the image). The large boats seem so much bigger than the smaller ones (probably Sunfishes or Lasers?). I'd be tempted to delete the small boats and crop more of the right side of the image to emphasize the larger sailboats and to reinforce their right-to-left motion. Does that help or have I become scissor happy?
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Nov 8th |
| 66 |
Nov 21 |
Comment |
Palli, this image invites the viewer to reflect on the relationship between artificial structures and natural living things. The building is so carpentered and dead, with the trees, in contrast, so free and alive. I like the way you strengthened the highlights in the trees and the plants growing on the building. Great IR image! |
Nov 8th |
| 66 |
Nov 21 |
Comment |
Emil, this photo has impact. It's whimsical, but profound all at once. Providing the context of the trees and park around the eye gives it scale, and leaving blue in the iris adds art to the art. Thank you for eliminating the sign and other distractions behind the eye. The eye's have it, this is great IR image. |
Nov 8th |
| 66 |
Nov 21 |
Comment |
Melanie, it is about time someone took an IR image of this iconic scene. I brought my family to Acadia many times. We stayed in Southwest Harbor near Somesville. I particularly like your use of a reflection. For my eye, I'd experiment with decreasing details to soften the image, making it more dream-like. |
Nov 3rd |
| 66 |
Nov 21 |
Comment |
Arik, this subject is made all the more dreamy with IR and your processing of the image. I especially like adding the red and allowing some blue tones in the background. Your treating of the grass as a graceful compositional element adds a lovely touch. My 2 cents for improving the image includes using the stamp tool to place covering foliage on the left wall of the barn, and perhaps deleting some of the stuff to right of the barn. |
Nov 3rd |
| 66 |
Nov 21 |
Reply |
Gary, you raise an essential question, "what subject matter benefits most from IR?" And the IR filters that allow some color further blur the line between IR and normal light photography. I like what IR does to folige and the way it renders differences in tonality in the gray to black range. However, my hand still does not instinctly know when and when not to pick up the IR camera. |
Nov 3rd |
| 66 |
Nov 21 |
Reply |
Yes, for reasons only Freud could explain, I have a tendency to crop foreground too tightly and underplay adjunct subjects in images. What you suggest would improve the image. Thanks. |
Nov 3rd |
6 comments - 2 replies for Group 66
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| 88 |
Nov 21 |
Reply |
Sorry about the name confusion. I've been dealing with 3 lawyers this month. To say I am distracted is an understatement. Still, it is no excuse. Sorry |
Nov 19th |
| 88 |
Nov 21 |
Comment |
Sanat, nice image. I like the way you used the rocks to establish depth, and bringing out a few clouds in the sky made the image more interesting. You may have a lens water spot on the center right side of the image. It is your choice of course, but I would eliminate the boats in the distant sea to have the viewer focus more on the rocks. |
Nov 10th |
| 88 |
Nov 21 |
Comment |
Rich, I know this tree. My brother lives in this area. You took a beautiful portrait of it. Adding the sky and a sun accent pushed the image to another level. It could be my monitor, but the focus on the big rock may be slightly off? |
Nov 10th |
| 88 |
Nov 21 |
Comment |
Trey, this is a gorgeous image. You placed your tripod perfectly to use the stream and bridge as focal composition elements. I like your choice of time exposure (10s) of the stream; it captured the curves and motion and smoothed it out beautifully. Dodging the moss added that necessary artistic touch. I really like this image. Print it and hang it. |
Nov 10th |
| 88 |
Nov 21 |
Reply |
I like this version better, but ultimately John, it's your call. |
Nov 9th |
| 88 |
Nov 21 |
Reply |
You are not the only one I've seen this happen with. Perhaps the tech hyjacker is echolalic? |
Nov 9th |
| 88 |
Nov 21 |
Comment |
Louis Lo, your photograph is a classic take on a classic lighthouse. You judged the time of sunset excellently and I really like what you did to capture the wave movement and splashes. Your sky replacement added just the right touch, improving the image without drawing attention away from the lighthouse and ocean. I'd print this photo and hang it on my wall. |
Nov 8th |
| 88 |
Nov 21 |
Reply |
I agree, the foreground is too dark. Changed that today. Thanks. |
Nov 8th |
| 88 |
Nov 21 |
Comment |
Louis Lo, magnificent image! I like the way you used the bridges as a compositional element directing the eye of the viewer deep into the image. At first I thought you used a neutral density filter and long exposure to obtain that smooth flat look in the bay, but you wisely lowered your ISO and shot it for 10 seconds. It takes exceptional skill to balance the light and get the effect you got. My only suggestion, and it's a minor matter, is to consider deleting the bright white set of lights on the bank on the lower left side of the image |
Nov 8th |
| 88 |
Nov 21 |
Comment |
John, this is a landscape image that fetches you and draws you in. It's expansive. It announces its scale. I like what you did to improve the sky and bring out the blue and green colors. My 2 cents for improvements include rechecking the horizon line, and possibly cropping more of the foreground to emphasize the mountains and perhaps cropping a bit off the right side of the image to again draw more attention to the mountains. |
Nov 8th |
6 comments - 4 replies for Group 88
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12 comments - 6 replies Total
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