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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 45 |
Apr 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Bai. The morning clouds were perfect that day. :-) |
Apr 29th |
| 45 |
Apr 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Phyllis. Fortunately, I was able to get low enough to frame the Washington monument without having to stand in the water. |
Apr 29th |
| 45 |
Apr 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Ray. |
Apr 20th |
| 45 |
Apr 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Cindy. I did lighten the trunk, but not as much as you did. It does bring out more shadow details. |
Apr 6th |
| 45 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
Quite an unusual image. Without reading your description, my focus was entirely on the painted kiosk wondering why you took this picture in this manner. After reading your description, I realize you have a wild imagination, and that's a good thing! From a photographic standpoint, I like the original image better because the monster's head seems to be more prominent and not lost in the corner. |
Apr 5th |
| 45 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
Very interesting and creative! What more can I say? |
Apr 5th |
| 45 |
Apr 24 |
Reply |
Yes, it's shame Stumpy will be cut down, but the plan is to take cuttings from it from which new cherry trees will be grown. The "structure" on the horizon is the Washington monument. Removing it would be like removing Big Ben from a shot of the Thames River. :-) |
Apr 4th |
| 45 |
Apr 24 |
Reply |
I like it! |
Apr 4th |
| 45 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
This is a pleasant scene with the small stream and the artist's painting-in-progress of it. The group of tourists in the background is quite bothersome though as well as the yellowish cast. Maybe darkening the people and removing the yellowish cast would help improve the image. |
Apr 3rd |
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| 45 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
What I find to be the most interesting features in this image are the tree trunk and cross and how they contrast with the bright wall behind them. Converting to B&W brings out the contrast more. What bothers me is all of the bright wall to the left where there is nothing of interest. I would suggest cropping that portion out. |
Apr 3rd |
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| 45 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
I like the old truck and the old structures and the grittiness given to them in post processing. It's the surrounding greenery that also has a grittiness that bothers me a little. I wonder if there is any way to mask out the grittiness from the greenery? |
Apr 3rd |
5 comments - 6 replies for Group 45
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| 65 |
Apr 24 |
Reply |
Thank you for your feedback, Ester. |
Apr 19th |
| 65 |
Apr 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Maria. I, too, bought a focusing rail when I started focus stacking, but I never use it now. I find it too time consuming to set up and use especially in the field. I just use the automatic feature in my camera or manually focus in small increments with the lens. The focusing rail might be more precise than manually focusing the lens, but its inconvenience outweighs its precision. |
Apr 18th |
| 65 |
Apr 24 |
Reply |
Wow...92! I just wish I can still shoot a camera at that time. |
Apr 14th |
| 65 |
Apr 24 |
Reply |
Thank you for your feedback, Barbara. |
Apr 12th |
| 65 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
You captured quite a nice specimen of a viburnum plant, and the butterfly is an added bonus. I also see in the original that you almost caught a bee as well. I like your crop of the image to show the details in the viburnum blossoms with the other viburnum blossoms in the background. If this was intended to be a butterfly image, then I like the cropping and rotating that Dick applied. But, as a flower image, I think what you came up with works well. |
Apr 10th |
| 65 |
Apr 24 |
Reply |
Yes, it's amazing, even scary, what one can do with AI in post processing these days. It's so easy to use Photoshop's generative fill to create or remove objects or fix blurry parts of an image...just select the area, and without adding any text (i.e., leave the box blank), press generate and you get three alternative fixes. |
Apr 4th |
| 65 |
Apr 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Diana. I, too, have the Lensbaby 56, and it's one of my favorite lenses. I use it a lot for shooting dahlias...just like Kathleen Clemons. :-) |
Apr 4th |
| 65 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
This is such a simple, yet exquisite image! I love the soft, complementary magenta-and-green colors with the petals exploding from the white center. The image is nicely composed with the mum in the upper third. Even that hanging petal adds interests and balances the empty space below. The texture's color perfectly matches the light magenta color of the mum. Very well done! |
Apr 4th |
| 65 |
Apr 24 |
Reply |
Yes, I do understand your focus-bracketing method, and it sounds very useful and practical. I'll try it the next time I use manual focus bracketing. The problem with the shot above was that it was difficult to tell what part of the flower was closest to the camera because I couldn't get directly above the flower to see.
As a result of your comment, I edited the flower to "sharpen" the blurry petal using PS Generative Fill (no text). Of course, I wouldn't submit the revised image to any photo competition, especially a Nature competition! |
Apr 4th |
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| 65 |
Apr 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Dick. Yes, your absolutely correct about not having enough shots for a clean focus stack of the entire flower. I bracketed the shots manually, I did shoot the stack at f/4 or f/5.6, but I also shot the background at f/1.0. There are no contacts on the lens so it's difficult to remember what aperture I used. Nonetheless, I didn't start focusing close enough. I did have a close-focus adapter on the lens. But, this particular flower was toward the rear, and I dare not put my tripod into the bed. The staff there watch the photographers like a hawk and keep us in our place! |
Apr 3rd |
| 65 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
In looking at this image, I first thought it was backlit. Using light painting was certainly effective in capturing the flower and the intricate details in its petals. Very nice! |
Apr 3rd |
| 65 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
A very nice capture of liverworts! And, using focus stacking kept all of the plant in focus while leaving the background pleasantly out of focus. If I were to make any suggestions, it would be to add just a little more room at the top. |
Apr 3rd |
| 65 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
This is such a beautiful flower that you captured so well! In googling its name, I discovered it is a Cockspur coral tree flower. Your choice of aperture (f/10) was sufficient to keep the flower in focus while blurring the background. Very nicely done! |
Apr 3rd |
5 comments - 8 replies for Group 65
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10 comments - 14 replies Total
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