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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 78 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
We had nothing but cloudy skies for the aurora so I'm delighted to see this image of what I missed. Having seen an aurora seventy years ago, I think I would like this image more if the colors had not been boosted so much. It must have been an interesting challenge to make a composite from images taken with such different lenses. For me, I think I would prefer that just original two had been used and the distracting elements removed from it. |
Jun 20th |
| 78 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
The combination of goddess, her clothing, the bubbles, and the overall composition make for a compelling image. The editing nicely removed the distracting elements in the original. I'd like this even more if the goddess' arms and fingers had been caught at a moment when they had been a little more graceful. |
Jun 20th |
| 78 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
I very much like the red and orange palette and the fine elder gentleman himself. It was good to remove the glare on the wall to the left and the air conditioner above the window. I agree that lightening the gentleman's face and reducing the brightness behind the window might be an improvement. Personally, I like the brick work on the left as to me, it balances the image. |
Jun 20th |
| 78 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
It is a nicely balanced action picture. I was not bothered by the colors or their saturation as around here there is a special brief period in the Spring where the leaves look pretty much as shown in your submission. I would have liked it better if the saw blade were visible. Your revised image is very well done, although I am not enthusiastic about such reconstructions. |
Jun 20th |
| 78 |
Jun 24 |
Reply |
I began focus stacking using a manual rail system. It worked, and I got some decent pictures using it. Some of the newer cameras, my Canon R5 among them, have an automatic focus adjustment feature in which the focus is incremented from whatever starting point you have chosen to either focus at infinity or wherever it is when you stop the incrementing. Typically I start the focus stack from a focus a little in front of the nearest part of the object I'm shooting and I end the stack once the most distal portion of the subject passes out of focus. Typically my initial stack contains about 100 shots. Then, in processing I discard all the images in which no part of the subject is in focus. This drops the number of images to be processed to between 25 and 75. This procedure helps in blurring all detail that is not the subject. I believe this particular image used a stack of 35 images. |
Jun 16th |
| 78 |
Jun 24 |
Reply |
It is indeed difficult to do focus stacking outdoors. Wind is a huge problem. Sometimes early in the morning the air is relatively calm. Also, the Helicon program seems able to align images in a series if they are not too far out of alignment. |
Jun 16th |
| 78 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
I very much like the Sonya's thoughtful expression. Her pose is consistent with her expression, so the picture has a compelling unity. For me, her expression is the heart of the image, and therefore, I prefer the B&W version because the brightness of her face draws my eye. In the color version, her red dress pulls my eye away, and the image to me then feels more commonplace. |
Jun 14th |
5 comments - 2 replies for Group 78
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5 comments - 2 replies Total
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