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Comment |
Date |
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| 78 |
Mar 22 |
Reply |
Thanks Brenda. The Black Boat is an old Narrowboat more often seen on the canals than on rivers, and stems from much slower times when they were used to bring cargo into the cities, sometimes even horse pulled. They also were used to provide the material to build the railways which in turn replaced them!
Nowadays they have become fully fitted floating homes, just stop and tie up overnight, then push on in the morning.
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Mar 8th |
| 78 |
Mar 22 |
Comment |
Super shot Mitch, the best camera to use is the one you have with you :)
I don't mind the sunlight on the left hand rock, it just positions my eye to read across the image, but the right hand rock is too bright if the sun is behind it (nice starburst too).
I would also consider losing some more off the bottom say just below the right hand rock shadow, to get the horizon off the middle.
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Mar 8th |
| 78 |
Mar 22 |
Comment |
I'm with Brenda, just not as good as your usual posts.
I had a quick play with removing some of the wires, saturating the image, and increasing levels on the buildings.
Also the title 'Left Turn ...", looks more like a "Right Turn " when reading across the image?
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Mar 8th |
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| 78 |
Mar 22 |
Comment |
Superb portrait Helen. Overexposing the background is not always a bad thing, it brings the eyes back to the subject. The coat is a good red though so have you considered using the colour version with a muted background?
His knuckles are burnt out, maybe a bit of cloning could bring the detail back?
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Mar 8th |
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| 78 |
Mar 22 |
Comment |
Not much to add this time, Mitch has nailed it. The conversion to mono really gives it impact, and that wisp of cloud behind one tower just adds some atmosphere, super final image Sunil.
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Mar 8th |
| 78 |
Mar 22 |
Comment |
Jim, lovely image and using a technique I often employ too.
I like how you've cropped the image as it now focusses on the main subject (her) rather than the room, and could be pretty much anywhere and timeless. I would have considered including the whole hat/hatbox on the bed if it was possible without all the other clutter behind.
You've straightened the image, and the red dress has been really brought out to show lots of lovely detail, so overall an image we'd all be happy to own.
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Mar 8th |
| 78 |
Mar 22 |
Comment |
Super image Brenda, and not an easy one to capture either. Rotating the image makes it feel more planned, but there was room for a stool in there so after all the preparation to get this image it would have resolved Mitch's comment about shape.
I'm assuming this was natural light (ie no flash) as one side is considerably darker than the other, so using some sort of reflector to bounce light back into the tub would have helped there too. This is assuming of course you have time and her patience and willingness to do this, but if she was already nervous it could have made things worse for her to see all the kit being brought in.
You have lost the left and bottom edge of the bath rim as too bright, and I wouldn't worry about the milk being off-white because it adds a contrast to the bath edge, but you are right to brighten it up a little.
The pose is excellent, love the smile, but the eyes are dark, they could easily be brightened up using a brightness layer and mask. I would also make a bit more of the flowers, especially the ones at the top that now are just sinking.
Overall, for a non-portrait shooter, this is an amazing image that I may have to steal the idea and have a go at it, just need to save up for that much milk :) Well done.
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Mar 8th |
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