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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 10 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
I hve not taken any courses with Charles Needle, but have heard a lecture by him at Nature Visions (now Mid Atlantic Photo Visions) & and an on line lecture. |
Sep 25th |
| 10 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Nice image. The sharpest thing seems to be at the base of the flower, or maybe the stem. I might blur the stem a bit, and selectively sharpen the middle (using Topaz Sharpen/PS/LR?). I like the general softness of the petals. I noted that we are both taking Kathleen's Critique Circle class. That should be interesting & helpful! |
Sep 23rd |
| 10 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
I like your brother walking away. It lends a moodiness to the photo which I like. |
Sep 18th |
| 10 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
I also like your image as is. Very nice! I like the rock showing at the bottom. Who needs Photoshop for something like this? Lightroom has some sky enhansing tools in the right panel. But they may well be overkill for this image. Very nice! |
Sep 18th |
| 10 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
It sounds amazingly complex. I do like the face in the middle o th the tree - it looks like a mirror. Someday I might be able to understand enough of PS to do it. Maybe. At any event, the line between the yellow leaves in the lower middle of the left and the truck needs to be blurred -- it is far to sharp. It should be like the line between the leaves and the tree in the upper part of the image. |
Sep 18th |
4 comments - 1 reply for Group 10
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| 80 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
They began as softer. I thought it was neither fish nor foul. So, I sharpened them in Topaz Sharpen / PS. I'm actually not convinced about this image. I think Kathleen Clemons would say that the divisions are counter to the spirit of the dahlia. My wife really likes the image. The divided interest between the meeting points and the dahlia is a plus for me -- a kind of counterpoint. |
Sep 19th |
| 80 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Quite nice. There are some curious black holes at bottom. I would clone the green stem over them. Also, maybe bring out the dark shadows in the greens just a bit. |
Sep 18th |
| 80 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Totally fabulous. How do you cut out the image so well that it does not look pasted on the background? Is this a background you made? If so, did you make it from scratch, or from an image? What is a good source for learning to make backgrounds? |
Sep 18th |
| 80 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Nice photo of lotuses. I do like the natural presentation. This is the crop I would propose. |
Sep 17th |
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| 80 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
I love the image. I love the painterly effect throughout. The center is for me definitely too dark. Maybe one or two lines could be sharper in the center. What draws my eye away for the main flower is the brightness of the lower one. Also the lower one is cut off on the right edge. I don't think it needs the double border. How did you cut it out so well without making it look pasted on the background? Is it the painterly brush? I'll have to try that. |
Sep 17th |
| 80 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
I really like how the sunflower fills the screen, and the division of the image in half (though it may violate some "rule"). The sunflower may be over saturated. Also, the black hole in the middle does not help. If it had the detail that you achieved around it, that would have been great. Also, careful of the left edge -- the leaf (or whatever it is) is cut off. |
Sep 17th |
| 80 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
While very creative, and well done, for me there is a kind of dissonance. It's not a flower, nor is it an insect. Kind of a flower monster. Which leaves me (if only me!) uncomfortable. |
Sep 17th |
6 comments - 1 reply for Group 80
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10 comments - 2 replies Total
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