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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 87 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Chan! The clouds added a lot of drama to the eclipse. |
Nov 6th |
| 87 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Steven. I will definitely keep working on it. I hope you make the trip to see the total eclipse in April. Weather is so unpredictable, I can understand your reluctance, but you never can tell. My very first eclipse was on the verge of being totally clouded out when the clouds parted just in time for totality and then closed over again. But another eclipse was doing just fine when an unexpected sandstorm blew in and obliterated the whole thing. |
Nov 2nd |
| 87 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Will. I do think it was a bit darker at this point in the eclipse, and I did darken the foreground some, but perhaps not quite enough. A work in progress. |
Nov 1st |
| 87 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Great catch! Leaf recognition - wonderful concept, Will! Every once in a while I get bowled over by the ability of photography to stop time and help us see things in a different way. |
Nov 1st |
| 87 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
The B&W mode and the contrast in your editing really add to the feeling of the holiness of the place. I do agree with Cindy about the texture of the wall - perhaps toning it down very slightly would help with that. I think it's a wonderful idea to go back to older photos and see what new twist the ever advancing processing techniques can uncover. |
Nov 1st |
| 87 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Lovely! I think flipping it was a good idea, and also getting rid of the house. I love how the steps are just visible in the predawn light. Perhaps adding a little contrast by bringing up the highlights in the light beams a tiny bit and darkening the sky an equal and opposite amount might have added a little more drama, but it would have to be very subtle to not destroy the dreamy fogginess you have captured. |
Nov 1st |
| 87 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Such glorious color! The featured tree is certainly the star of the show. Very nicely balanced and it captures the essence of the season perfectly. |
Nov 1st |
| 87 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
A very fun photo! The family is having such a good time and you captured their expressions very well. I think B&W was a very good choice - a bright yellow slide would have taken attention away from the wonderful expressions. The young child is getting a lot of support - the scene makes me want to see their landing and whether the youngster was able to get into the fun. |
Nov 1st |
| 87 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Lovely image! Very sharp and the exposure is good. I especially like the reflections/shadows and that the lower portion of the image includes a good sized amount of that reflection. At my camera club we have had judges who have objected to photos of other people's art, but to me it isn't that different from photographing nature's art - it's all in how you do it, and you did it very well. |
Nov 1st |
| 87 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Hi Cindy, and thanks for your comments. The foreground is sort of other-worldly, but the desert around Winnemucca is like a moonscape in places. I used my 100 - 400 mm lens with a 1.4 teleconverter for a 560 mm equivalent. The foreground is a rocky hill that was in the direction of the eclipse from my point of view. Even at 560 mm, I ended up cropping a lot to get just the top of the hill. Settings for the eclipse kept changing because the cloud cover kept changing, but in general, by that point in the eclipse I was using f/8, ISO 3200, and shutter speed was swinging between 1/10 and 1/40 sec. I didn't do anything to the color of the clouds - I think it had to do with reflection off the surrounding landscape, but I can't swear to it. It was well after sunrise, but the sky had a sunrise look to it.
Where on the eclipse path do you live? I'm going to be flying to San Antonio, Texas, for that eclipse. Photo Ephemeris is a free, web-based app that can show you all sorts of things astronomical. They have tons of information on photographing eclipses and figuring out exactly where you want to be. They have a wonderful free webinar that teaches you how to use it, and I highly recommend watching it.
I'm so glad you are going to see the total eclipse! I can't wait to compare photos after the event! |
Nov 1st |
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