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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 29 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
An excellent idea Bill. I hadn't thought of looking in Google. Depending on where the fence is located it could very well be a difficult shot. Since Tim used a 28mm he was close and didn't have a good angle. I see a photo with plywood on the first floor windows so that would eliminate need to include those in the image. Good shooting Tim when you go again. Looks like this large building could offer hours of image taking. |
Jun 18th |
| 29 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Tim, My mind is split on this image. I like the look and rendering of the building front as well as the texture in the sky as well as the B&W rendering. However, I would have backed up (if possible) and used a longer lens (if available) and composed the image without the distortion caused by looking up. I believe that column just doesn't fit the image. Understand it was there, but the angles and surfaces just do not work for me. Not sure what the first floor of the building looked like and how much is to the left? Your description in words above were needed to tell the story and I'm left wondering if a different angle and lens choice could of put those words into the image. |
Jun 9th |
| 29 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Welcome to the group Gunter. I'm a flower guy as well as a Topaz user. I love your choice of the flowers and the mix of the colors. Topaz Light Glow filter was a perfect choice to hilight the details and the dark flower centers in opposite corners is an excellent composition. The only suggestion is the bright white areas on the left side of the image. That lightest part of the image draws my eye to that area vs the red petals in the upper third. I use the rule of thirds most of the time myself and you have that accomplished if you had toned down or saturated the whites on the left.
All in all a very excellent image for your first submission. I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Bob
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Jun 7th |
| 29 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Oops. I forgot my data. Nikon D780 with 28-300 lens. Shot at 78mm, iso 500,F11 and 8 second exposure to smooth out the ocean |
Jun 6th |
| 29 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Thanks for sharing this patch of wilderness in the suburbs. I appreciate the work you did to even out the bright sunny spots and shadows. I wonder how it would look on a cloudy day in the fall with bright colors. I wonder if dead center is a bench or a sign?
Could you capture more reflections if you pointed the camera down as the top part of the trees aren't adding to the reflections. What could be done to enhance your subject? |
Jun 6th |
| 29 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Karen, you got the peak of the action. The moose eye adds a lot and the fresh strip of the bark with weathered "peels" complete the story. Getting in close was important to making this story. |
Jun 6th |
| 29 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Fantastic vision Judy to create this beautiful Abstract. Down the road I should look into those options for phone photos, however, a beautiful & colorful original image is necessary to start with and you have a beauty here. |
Jun 6th |
| 29 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Stephan, your underwater images always cause me to stop and think what's going on. I Love the red color and reflections and the bubbles are nice. The abstract undersurface reflections and the model form a beautiful abstract and the "flipping" of the image is a very creative way to make the top center the focal point. |
Jun 6th |
8 comments - 0 replies for Group 29
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| 62 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Thanks Pete. The tip for comparing 2 images actally does work as when I click on a suggested replacement image it opens in a new tab and yes I can go back and forth between the tabs to compare. I guess I just never noticed the tab popup before. I'm not 100% committed to "open new windows in tabs" but have been using that setting except where I want to compare something on two different web pages.
So Mac borrowed that feature from windows and I never knew or forgot.
Have a good rainy day as their is a bit more on the way.
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Jun 22nd |
| 62 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Hi LuAnn. I've never owned a 16mm but have 16-35 Nikon. I don't use it a lot, but needed it for weddings where I got caught trying to get Dad kissing the bride in a 6-8' space in front of the church and I've used it on news shots, sticking my head into a hot air balloon being inflated and on landscapes where I wanted to get the foreground plants or rocks or whatever in focus as well as the large landscape. Using it strictly for plants can be a negative in that a busy background, especially if it has hot spots and shadows, can be distracting. Yes you can tone them down. The depth of field on the 16mm is fantastic, just have to be fussy if you don't want it in focus. Yes, it can be great for nightshots also. I'm not in a good local for milky way. I have lights to the N-E-&S. West is dark but I have a 1500' higher mountain that is 2miles as the crow flies from my place. Neither my wife or I are night drivers. Getting old has its disadvantages. The 16mm could be very good for lightning depending on how close the storm is to you. Enjoy.
Bob |
Jun 19th |
| 62 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Thanks for your reply LuAnn. NH Milkweeds spread their seeds in early October. Think fall foliage time. Thanks, I also like the 3 white seeds. Well, my camera view tends to crop tight in the cam because that is biggest critique from judges that the image needs to be cropped. I see that on the right side I cropped too closely and I had uploaded an uncropped version. I have to confess, possibly again, that I cannot see and appreciate the editing you did on your edited image. I'm unable to store in short term memory your version against my submitted image. I use Lr in full screen mode and the low Rez 1400 dpi versions are still too small to notice your good work. I feel you understand that knowing you have a great iMac screen also. Could you relate you workflow from downloading image from psadigital to the export? Do you put them in a separate catalog from yours? One thing I can see and relate too is the white border. I know of many that use them all the time and others that never use them. I'm in the almost never use borders group. I just looked at over 500 images in grid view and I almost never have solid black along the edges and I might use a white border if my background was black. In your case you made the background black so a border is appropriate. I do think that the inside of the pod is too dark but we each have our likes and dislikes. I have not used Nik since they turned off the free version and have been playing in Topaz with every bit of my free time. Also have been using Sharpener and Denoise and rescuing images that were 90% in the permanent trash and using Topaz Studio to complete the transformation. Also using Gigapixel on some images where originals are gone but 1040 pix images are the only thing remaining. I have had good luck increasing their size by 4x.
Have a good evening.
Bob |
Jun 7th |
| 62 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Emil, sorry those clouds didn't cooperate with your plans. I feel you did add drama to the scene by recording the entire reflection. Excellent that you were able to find a good location to do that. Tonality is great from white to black. I wish you had been able to bring the image more to life with some kind of silhouette in the white sections of the reflection.
Understand the color image shown is probably not processed for color, but I would of used LR color grading to pop the yellows,golds,and blues in your image. It's fast and has been useful in giving color to clouds. I was frustrated with moving the dot around the wheels until I learnt to click the square just to the left of hi,neu,shad and clicked on eye dropper and moved it around the image. If you haven't tried it you will be amazed what pops up. |
Jun 7th |
| 62 |
Jun 21 |
Reply |
You are welcome. I purchased a garden bench that folds from Amazon. It is a comfortable sitting height, can turn it over and has padded kneeling and can use the legs to push up from. If I go to sit or kneel on the ground it isn't easy to get up again.
Yes, Lensbaby Ann was or is an art therapist. Never knew there was such a degree but its perfect for someone like her you is in a big city.
I agree on Instagram I just flip thru the people I follow and give some likes, but I do get inspiration on places and subjects I would like to photograph.
Have a splendid dad and enjoy your new lens and lightning shooter. Still haven't had any decent storms here yet.
Bob |
Jun 7th |
| 62 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
LuAnn, I think you nailed this image with your edits. Pete has the excellent composition and the ability to not have distractions behind the heron. However, I too also think the whites of the heron's head were just too bright. LuAnn, your sepia and edits add great texture and just a little bit of warmth to the image. |
Jun 6th |
| 62 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Another great PJ image Israel. Great composition with the center line of the road not cutting through the people or the camel. Also capturing the fact that the line goes around the camels foot. Who would of known that its necessary to pull the camels foot to urge it to move at all or faster. Yes, I admit to not being up to par with my camel knowledge. Thanks for sharing. |
Jun 4th |
| 62 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
A beautiful image Bunny. I like the true black and white approach, with virtually no gray tones. No need to explain, but I have no clue what or how frequency separation 2.0 works, but that's okay as I won't be near any aquariums anytime soon. But it is fantastic that you made it work for you. |
Jun 4th |
| 62 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Hi LuAnn. I like the idea of the lens baby. Your image is a departure from what I have seen on the web but more frequently on Instagram. I just found you on there. As you will see I have a minimalistic presence there. If you haven't already found her, search: annebelmontphotography. I Think, lens baby is all she uses and generally on flowers and generally very little of the image is in focus, unless flat like Climatis. With her it's all about curves and compositions. That appealed to me but I can't handle manual focus. I get the rocking back and forth for focusing as that is my style, in this point of my life, but my finger is on constant focus and the shutter. I like your tree fungus and it has a unique shape with the small one overhead. It is well exposed, except from underneath. I have never used a lens baby but I question if your subject, mushroom, shows you the beautiful bokeh they achieve. Being that spring is here try the lens baby on some flowers and put that sweet spot on a curve or other composition and post on IG. Don't get frustrated with using lens baby. You can make it happen.
Bob |
Jun 3rd |
8 comments - 1 reply for Group 62
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16 comments - 1 reply Total
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