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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 50 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Chuck, I like both these versions, but think my preference is for the colour, if only because those rusty red and greyish-blue tones are some of my favourites. I think Jeffrey's suggestion about cropping in on the left works, as does his vignette which seems to throw more light on the centre of the frame, drawing our eye to that area. Your detail enhancement works very well - for subjects such as this, the grungier the better, in my mind. |
Jun 15th |
| 50 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Another beautiful zoo capture, Cindy. Although the colour version of this lemur is compelling, I prefer the BW for its fine art qualities. I love the light on the animal and on the background texture. His pose, his facial expression and a lovely well-balanced composition make this an outstanding image! |
Jun 15th |
| 50 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
I like your panorama crop, Karl, and can see why that would have been a practical artistic choice. I think Jeffrey's suggestion to darken the background trees is a good one - I would like to see the centre masked and darkened even more. I am intrigued by the shadows cast by the trees on the surface of the snow and would be interested to see the effect of increasing the contrast in this area to darken them. A lovely, peaceful scene, well spotted. |
Jun 15th |
| 50 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
It is always so interesting to me how a landscape converted to monochrome becomes such a beautiful fine art image. Not that the colour version isn't appealing but there are elements in the BW - the light on the waterfall, the soft ripples in the stream, the textures in the rocks and the trees - that are all slightly overshadowed by the hues in the colour. I do like the moodiness in Cindy's version with the heightened contrast. |
Jun 15th |
| 50 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Paul,
I like both (the colour version with the purple area cloned out), but think I prefer the BW as a portrait - especially with a slightly vignetted background (Jeffrey's suggestion), the monochrome allows us to really focus on Zoe. You have captured such a sweet expression and a sparkle in her eyes - lovely! |
Jun 15th |
| 50 |
Jun 21 |
Reply |
Thanks, Cindy. Yes, it is interesting to see how flipping an image horizontally can change the focus. However, I often have trouble seeing this and attribute it to my left-handedness - who knows?. I think my eyes often enter the frame from the bottom right so that, to me, it looks as if the boat is facing into the frame. Something for me to think about, though. |
Jun 11th |
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