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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 30 |
Dec 20 |
Comment |
What do you folks think of this? Since the path seems to be a source of problems, how about this without the path? This still retains what is most important to me, that is, the silhouetted trees and the open field behind them. |
Dec 13th |
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| 30 |
Dec 20 |
Comment |
I think I am reading some of "What were you thinking?" when I took this picture. The main thought was joy and wonderment at after walking along this wooded path for quite a while, suddenly the woods on the left became this row of trees with an open field beyond, no more total forest. Two other factors also entered. One, that I love shots into the sun because shadows become part of the picture, which itself, will be of high contrast. Finally, the row of trees reminded me of a painting in our living room when I was a child where there was a row of trees somewhat like those I shot here. I included the path to show context as well as to frame the image on the right. By the way, I went back to this location two weeks later, and nothing--the feel was completely different and not worth shooting. |
Dec 9th |
| 30 |
Dec 20 |
Comment |
I should have read Leonid's description of the context of his shot before thinking about the image. Those of us far from the fires in the West would also have been aided in appreciating that this is about the fires rather than a serene lake scene if the title had helped out, something like "Fire beyond the Ridge". |
Dec 9th |
| 30 |
Dec 20 |
Comment |
With respect to Judy's concern, I've darkened that vegetation on the lower left and cropped from the left and bottom to reduce its area. I do like the tree trunks on the left that I have retained as they seem to frame the image on the left. Cropping from the bottom also increased the relative length of the path on the right. Not having content aware, I couldn't do the equivalent with my editing program.
With respect to Dorinda's comments: Gavin Hardcastle's videos aren't inexpensive at $1 per minute. I take it that you have found them to be worth the expense. You watched video number one? This shot, by the way, is another of the 30 second shots taken with my wife in impatient attendance. I am beginning to suspect that it is impractical for me to perform an intellectual analysis and design of a landscape on site in real time. I think that I must study others' landscapes so as to develop an intuitive feel that can respond very rapidly to potentially good landscape possibilities. |
Dec 9th |
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| 30 |
Dec 20 |
Comment |
I see what you mean about the greenery on the left. Yes, I wish that I had included more of the trail on the right. My experiences with this image suggest that it may be a good idea when shooting a particular scene to include a range of zooms. |
Dec 7th |
| 30 |
Dec 20 |
Comment |
I like the colors, and it will surprise no one that I also like the framing with the other leaves. I would like it a little more if the shapes of the leaves were a little more interesting. |
Dec 5th |
| 30 |
Dec 20 |
Comment |
I've tried various things with your original but I haven't succeeded in making anything as nice as you did. I'm afraid that I don't have any suggestions. |
Dec 4th |
| 30 |
Dec 20 |
Comment |
What a nice application of Davis' technique. |
Dec 4th |
| 30 |
Dec 20 |
Comment |
I like the framing by the trees on the left and right and the multiple horizontal levels, from the dry plants in the foreground, the bands in the water, and finally the trees, hills, and sky in the background. I'd like it a little more if there were more contrast in the trees on the left so that individual trees could almost be distinguished, and also if there were a little less of the sky. I found that I liked this better in B&W. |
Dec 4th |
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