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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 5 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
Nice capture, Oliver. Lots of character in the subject with all his features in sharp detail. The background is nicely blurred, and you did an excellent job cropping out the bothersome background areas. Also, a fine job in de-saturating the grass and darkening the bright pavement, thus giving the image a consistent tonality. I would only suggest fixing the bright sliver on right side where you missed part of the pavement...just a minor distraction. |
Jan 3rd |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 5
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| 45 |
Jan 20 |
Reply |
Hi, Phyllis. I had a hard time seeing any difference in the darkened shadows on the mountain. I took the liberty to make the shadows much darker overall. I hope you don't mind. You might not like this version. I guess it's all a matter of personal preference. |
Jan 23rd |
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| 45 |
Jan 20 |
Reply |
I don't remember exactly what I did, but, essentially, I started out in Photoshop making a selection of the ballerina and her shadow (and inverted the selection). I then used a large brush to select the blue tones of the background and repainted the background to eliminate the wrinkles. I also used a radial gradient layer mask to make a spotlight under her feet. |
Jan 14th |
| 45 |
Jan 20 |
Reply |
Yes, I see what you mean about the bright blue streak under her chin. I'll try toning it down a little and make it more subtle. |
Jan 12th |
| 45 |
Jan 20 |
Reply |
Unfortunately, there wasn't any more shadow as you can see in the original image. But, maybe if I Photoshopped it in...? |
Jan 9th |
| 45 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
Very nice image! I can't but help wonder how you captured this shot. It looks like the fireworks were composited onto the cityscape scene, but in looking at reflections in the water and on the building, it appears not to have been composited. Were the fireworks shot in sequence? Did you use a long exposure or multiple exposures? Did they really shoot fireworks so close to the building? However you captured it, it doesn't matter because the image just works. Nice composition and sharpness throughout. |
Jan 6th |
| 45 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
I, too, prefer Original #2. The stark contrast of the shadows in the snow and in the clouds complement each other. |
Jan 3rd |
| 45 |
Jan 20 |
Reply |
The blue lighting came from the blue gels used in front of the lights. |
Jan 3rd |
| 45 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
Very nice capture for such a cloudy day. I'm surprised you were able to get 1/2500 sec at ISO 100 to stop the action. I like the way the horse on the left is kicking up the dirt, and you captured the legs of all the horses in the air in similar positions. Looks like it was close race between the two front runners. |
Jan 2nd |
| 45 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
Nice B&W image that reminds me of an ink drawing. The difficulty I'm having with it, is that there is probably too much going on. It might have been more effective if you captured only a few branches coming out of the water. As it is, the overlapping branches negate the stark outlines and makes the image rather confusing. |
Jan 2nd |
| 45 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
This is a beautiful composition. I like how the face of the canyon bends around in a curve with the trees in the left foreground. Also, nicely composed with the sky and clouds being one-third of the image. If this were my image, I probably would have kept the shadows dark as they would add a nice contrast to the light hitting the canyon walls. |
Jan 2nd |
| 45 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
Interesting concept. I like how half of the chess board is in the light and half is in shade. Nice strong shadows of the chess pieces, too. The blown out highlights of the lit pieces is a little distracting though. The lit queen also looks a strange; not the like the queen in the shade. But, that's not a photographic comment, just an observation. I wonder if the image would be stronger in B&W. |
Jan 2nd |
6 comments - 5 replies for Group 45
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7 comments - 5 replies Total
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