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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 62 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Hi Pete,
I think you achieved your goal of making the heron stand out. Nice job!
About others modifications...LuAnn has managed to soften the sharpness of the front vegetation. To my eye, they makes the heron stand out more. As far as cropping, I prefer to see the environment in which the bird is standing. I enjoy seeing the pond. You might try just the left plant and leaving the water. |
Jun 16th |
| 62 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Hi Bob,
Milkweeds are one of my favorite plants! I like your capture. The pod creates a pleasing diagonal. I am enjoying the separation of the seeds, with two on one side of the diagonal and the other alone. To my eye, it creates a nice balance. Nicely done! |
Jun 16th |
| 62 |
Jun 21 |
Reply |
Hi LuAnn,
My favorite lens is a macro, but the lens I use the most is my 14-140 (equivalent of 28-280). Most the photos I have taken have been while traveling. But last year during the lock down, I had fun experimenting with closeups of ordinary things (like car tail light, hand sanitizer, and so on). Now I am back to travel.
I do enjoy botanical photography, especially abstracts and selective focus (as you mentioned. I enjoy the work of Charles Needles and have experimented with several of his techniques, including "shooting through" a flower.
I am also having fun experimenting with my iPhone 12 Pro Max. While in Death Valley last week, I used it to take images AFTER sunset, when it had cooled to 109 degrees. It is amazing what that camera can capture at night.
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Jun 16th |
| 62 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Hi LuAnn,
If I hadn't read your description, I would have thought that the image was not focused correctly. But the Lens Baby lens is doing exactly what it is supposed to do. For me, I find the bokeh a bit distracting. Have you experimented photographing other objects with this lens? I am wondering if another object-like a flower from above or the nose of a dog-would give a result where the bokeh would enhance the object a bit more more. What do you think?
I do applaud you for trying the Lens Baby. I have been tempted to buy one of those lenses but I concluded that most of the effects could be done in post processing, and perhaps with a bit more control. Do you have any other of those lenses? |
Jun 16th |
| 62 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Hi Emil,
I, too, have encountered uncooperative skies! I was recently at a vista point for viewing Mono Lake in California, but the clouds, some of which were raining, thwarted my plans. I applaud you for making the best of your situation. I think the symmetry is interesting. To Bob's comment about bringing the image "more to life", you might considering rotating and cropping just a bit. When I did that, I saw two eyes! What do you think? |
Jun 16th |
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| 62 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Hi Israel,
Before I read the comments, I was thinking that cropping in a bit and removing the object on the right would help me to appreciate the people and camel even more. So I agree with LuAnn and I really like your revised photo. Tradition and modern infrastructure meet! What a great story.
It reminds me of my time in the Omani desert when I visited a Bedouin family and then stayed overnight. On our way out of the desert, on a sand road in a 4-wheel drive, a woman camel herder flagged us down for a ride into town. While driving there, she phoned a friend who met her. Then that woman asked for a ride elsewhere. While our guide was driving us to that location, she called someone else who was waiting at the destination and then asked us for a ride. And so on. This went on for about an hour when our guide finally declined any more free taxi service! It was great fun for me to meet all these strangers. |
Jun 16th |
| 62 |
Jun 21 |
Reply |
Hi LuAnn,
I like your version! Although if I was diving, I would prefer to see them in the other direction as I think the tentacles would be easier to avoid.
Thanks for sharing your idea.
Bunny |
Jun 15th |
| 62 |
Jun 21 |
Reply |
I like it. Those "bubbles" are plankton and other small creatures that jellyfish eat. I left the ones near the tentacles because I assumed those are the ones the jellyfish would be capturing. However, I can see how that might be distracting. Given that this isn't an image for the nature category (where one might explain about eating), I think your suggestion might be best. Thank you. |
Jun 4th |
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