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Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 78 |
Nov 20 |
Reply |
If you flip it then the text/numbers will need to be corrected too. |
Nov 8th |
| 78 |
Nov 20 |
Comment |
A good story here, especially with the son's wheel passing over dad's. A slower shutter speed and panning would have given a feel of motion in the wheels to add to the story.
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Nov 4th |
| 78 |
Nov 20 |
Comment |
An unusual one for you Jason, and I can't see what look you were trying for, or is it just for the challenge? There are the obvious cropping issue with the head, plus the horizontals.
To make something different I straightened the horizon, cropped off the 'real' half, used Topaz AI adjust HDR, then applied a Mono layer using a Green filter. To remove the reality I then used a Posterize layer at 20% opacity.
Hmmm!
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Nov 4th |
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| 78 |
Nov 20 |
Comment |
I don't know why you're not happy, I think this is a good attempt at the genre. The change of lighting of the blinds works really well, but be careful of the halo along his back, a soft brush on the mask should get rid of that.
I don't agree with adding him again outside the window because it looks more like a reflection than what's going on outside, plus he's not actually looking outside but concentrating on his paper, so keeping it simple works better for me.
As for the paper, it looks too new and wrong for the period, maybe making it yellow and darker before conversion to B&W would help, and using a broadsheet crumpled may work better.
You have also lightened the face but not the hands, so they look strange to me. Lots of potential in this image so I look forward to any update.
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Nov 4th |
| 78 |
Nov 20 |
Comment |
Well seen and well captured, especially as it was hand held, especially not to have anyone else in the frame for such an amazing venue. The image asks me three questions (which is good), what's in the door to the left, what's up the stairs, but more importantly where does that long corridor go?
I think you're right to go monochrome, there isn't enough peeling colour otherwise. I guess you've brought up the light/detail in the doorway and stairs to good effect, maybe you can do something with the cart to the right of the door too? I also suggest a vignette to soften the corners (I know I don't like them but here I think it would help).
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Nov 4th |
| 78 |
Nov 20 |
Comment |
Another great photo venue Jim, I'm jealous. I like the lead in path from the corner taking me to the hut entrance, and although not exactly in the corner it works well where you have it. if you were tempted to crop off the left of the path the hut would be too central, so don't go down that path (sorry, bad pun).
I feel the clouds are a bit too dominant so I tried a bit of Gaussian blur, and desaturated too. I then thought it needed something else, probably a rabbit or something from the local habitat, but I only had a dog to hand :)
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Nov 4th |
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| 78 |
Nov 20 |
Comment |
An excellent image Brenda, and nothing much I would change, the balance across the image is good, and the colours and streaks in the sky, especially being offset, work well.
There is movement in the trees which one would expect with a long exposure, no matter how still the air felt, so I tried Topaz AI Sharpen - Stabilise and I think it adds some punch.
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Nov 4th |
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