Activity for User 120 - Bill Buchanan - gwmbuchanan@gmail.com

avatar
Avatar

Close this Tab when done

787 Comments / 193 Replies Posted

  = Current Round   = Previous Round
Group Round C/R Comment Date Image
4 Oct 21 Reply I remember comments made by an old member of our camera club who has since passed on. He said, "there's no picture that cannot be improved." When you look at the variety of comments here you can see how everyone has a different opinion. One example is Gary's response to my comments on his balloon shot.
My favorite response is that's why there are so many wallpaper books. 		Oct 23rd
4 Oct 21 Reply Hi Gary, I'm not experienced in PJ. As a matter of fact I don't have any stars and frankly have never entered any PJ exhibitions. I guess using your logic that the people in question are going to go up in the balloon shouldn't they be more attentive to the process of filling the balloon? In my opinion, since they don't appear to be interested in the activities, they're a distraction. Oct 22nd
4 Oct 21 Comment It's obvious that everyone saw something different in your image. What I saw was a heavy vignette strongly darkening the edges to brig the viewers attention to the cluster of leaves. Oct 22nd
4 Oct 21 Comment I agree with Gary on the removal of the utility pole. While you're removing things I would also remove the 11864 sign along with the light blue object. You have the basics of a good composition and the rain imparts a mood to the scene. I would strongly suggest using Adobe camera raw filter and using the "Auto" button and see the results. The colors become more saturated, what it needed. It wouldn't hurt to add a slight amount of vignetting to darken the edges. Oct 22nd
4 Oct 21 Comment The position of the dog is nicely done with adequate depth of field. It's well exposed and the colors appear accurate. I would crop off some of the extra space on the right side since it really doesn't add to the image. This image is a strong candidate for a textured background and a painterly effect to take it to the next level. Oct 22nd
4 Oct 21 Comment I'm always impressed by the diversity of the images from this group. I like the straight forward approach to the composition. The strong vertical lines are interrupted by a bold break in the pattern. Well done. Oct 22nd
4 Oct 21 Comment One word that comes to mind is symmetry. Your image is simple and well exposed. The added cyclist is the pimento in the olive. Well done. Oct 22nd
4 Oct 21 Comment A good candid action shot. While the center of attention is on the main balloon that small group of people on the right side is a distraction to me. They're not engaged in the activities. In my example I have cropped the image to place to fellow in the green shirt in the lower one third position. I also applied Adobe Raw Auto, thus punching up the colors and tweaking the exposure. I also added a slight vignette to darken the image. Oct 22nd
6 comments - 2 replies for Group 4
6 comments - 2 replies Total

198 Images Posted

  = Current Round   = Previous Round
Group 04

Dec 25
Nov 25
Oct 25
Aug 25
Jul 25
Jun 25
May 25
Apr 25
Mar 25
Feb 25
Jan 25
Dec 24

Nov 24
Oct 24
Aug 24
Jul 24
Jun 24
May 24
Apr 24
Mar 24
Feb 24
Jan 24
Dec 23
Nov 23

Oct 23
Sep 23
Aug 23
Jul 23
Jun 23
May 23
Apr 23
Mar 23
Feb 23
Jan 23
Nov 22
Oct 22

Sep 22
Aug 22
Jul 22
Jun 22
May 22
Apr 22
Mar 22
Feb 22
Jan 22
Nov 21
Oct 21
Sep 21

Aug 21
Jul 21
Jun 21
May 21
Apr 21
Mar 21
Jan 21
Dec 20
Nov 20
Oct 20
Aug 20
Jul 20

Jun 20
May 20
Apr 20
Mar 20
Feb 20
Jan 20
Nov 19
Oct 19
Sep 19
Aug 19
Jul 19
May 19

Apr 19
Mar 19
Feb 19
Jan 19
Dec 18
Nov 18
Oct 18
Sep 18
Aug 18
Jun 18
Apr 18
May 18

Mar 18
Feb 18
Jan 18
Dec 17
Nov 17
Oct 17
Sep 17
Aug 17
Jul 17
Jun 17
May 17
Apr 17

Mar 17
Feb 17
Jan 17
Group 44

Dec 25
Aug 25
Jul 25
May 25
Apr 25
Mar 25
Jan 25
Dec 24
Oct 24
Sep 24
Aug 24
Jul 24

Jun 24
May 24
Apr 24
Mar 24
Feb 24
Jan 24
Dec 23
Nov 23
Oct 23
Sep 23
Aug 23
Jul 23

May 23
Apr 23
Mar 23
Feb 23
Jan 23
Dec 22
Nov 22
Oct 22
Sep 22
Aug 22
Jul 22
Jun 22

May 22
Apr 22
Mar 22
Feb 22
Jan 22
Nov 21
Sep 21
Aug 21
Jul 21
Jun 21
May 21
Apr 21

Mar 21
Jan 21
Dec 20
Nov 20
Oct 20
Aug 20
Jul 20
Jun 20
May 20
Apr 20
Jan 20
Dec 19

Nov 19
Oct 19
Sep 19
Aug 19
Jul 19
Jun 19
May 19
Apr 19
Mar 19
Feb 19
Jan 19
Dec 18

Nov 18
Oct 18
Sep 18
Aug 18
Jul 18
Jun 18
May 18
Apr 18
Mar 18
Feb 18
Jan 18
Dec 17

Nov 17
Oct 17
Sep 17
Aug 17
Jul 17
Jun 17
May 17
Apr 17
Mar 17
Feb 17
Jan 17
Group 86

Dec 25
Nov 25
Aug 25
Jul 25

Close this Tab when done