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

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4 Oct 22 Reply Without offending you, it's pretty much a record shot. Personally, I would probably score it a 21. International exhibitions are tough. If this would have been a sunrise or sunset it might get a couple more points. Oct 14th
4 Oct 22 Reply Without offending you, it's pretty much a record shot. Personally, I would probably score it a 21. International exhibitions are tough. If this would have been a sunrise or sunset it might get a couple more points. Oct 14th
4 Oct 22 Comment A nice capture of a tranquil scene. I tried darkening the sky slightly, perhaps to much blue. I also used Adobe Camera Raw Filter using the Auto setting which added some snap to the greens and water. I also selected the bat in the foreground using masking and lightened it slightly and also boosted the contrast. My final step was a slight darkening of the edges. The changes probably don't work for a PJ image. Oct 12th
4 Oct 22 Comment I see this as a vertical image. The subject seems a little soft. Perhaps using Topaz AI Sharpen can add some sharpness to the subject. In Photoshop I selected the subject using the Masking feature and reversed the mask to control the background. I cut back the saturation and pulled back the Clarity and Texture sliders. I also removed his aluminum coffee mug using content aware fill. I also applied a slight edge darkening vignette. Oct 12th
4 Oct 22 Comment A wonderful capture and kudos for the crop and monochrome interpretation. The sharpness and texture of his face and beard is well done. My only concern is the whites in his hair appear blown out without texture. Hopefully, they can be recovered from the original file. Oct 12th
4 Oct 22 Comment An interesting composition with a combination of straight and curved lines. There's a slight falloff of light on the right edge that can be cropped out. I would also consider boosting the contrast to give it some snap. I opened the image in NIK Color Efex Pro 4 and added Brilliance Warmth. Oct 12th
4 Oct 22 Comment A fun picture that's nice and sharp. Some of the surrounding clutter is a distraction. I cropped tighter, applied a radial filter on the area of the skeletons and inverted it ad darkened the surrounding area and fixed the keystoning. Oct 12th
4 Oct 22 Comment Good overall exposure and composition. The bright area at the bottom drew my eye away from the rock formation. I added a linear gradient and a slight vignette to darken the edges slightly. Oct 12th
4 Oct 22 Reply My version of "Where's Waldo." lol Oct 7th
4 Oct 22 Reply Thank you Amigo. This one was a labor of love. Oct 6th
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44 Oct 22 Reply We're going to hate to lose you Tom. Thank you for your valued contributions and input. We hate to lose. Good luck with the new group. You're always welcome to comment. Oct 21st
44 Oct 22 Comment I like your composition. The curved shoreline helps draw your eye into the scene. I'm not sure that the in-camera HDR worked. Although the rendered image looks good, I question the settings and the variations to the f stop and shutter speed. As Rick mentioned, the cyan tint in the clouds doesn't look right. Oct 15th
44 Oct 22 Comment Very nice image with the driftwood. I like how you positioned the sun through the branches. It almost appears as if the sun is smiling at the viewer. My only criticism would be to crop half of the out of focus foreground that's not adding to the scene Oct 12th
44 Oct 22 Comment A fun picture with excellent exposure, color and texture. The bright area at the bottom pulls my eye away for the center. Nice job. BTW, I noticed in my browser, Microsoft Edge there's a small icon in the upper left corner. When I click on it for Visual Search, I'm taken to similar images on the internet. Cool technology. Oct 12th
44 Oct 22 Comment Very nice capture. The detail in the church is outstanding. There's also a good overall blend. Oct 12th
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