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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 82 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
Please remember, my comments are about what I might do, not what you should do. In B&W shots I look to anchor the tones by selecting a solid black (no detail) or a light tone that is just at the edge of losing detail, but does not do so. This sets the other tones relative to this "anchor". Depending on the mood and the available tones this can set up the picture for tonal contrast, which often is when B&W seems most crisp. BUT, sometimes a series of mid-tones can work, too. It's all about what you are trying to "say" with your image. |
Jan 10th |
| 82 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
Robin - a very interesting picture. Quite mood evoking. May I offer some suggestions. The ship is important enough (based on your narrative) that I would crop half the rocks off at the bottom. The birds?? on the left might fare better as well. If not, you might crop in from the left. What I am suggesting is a bit more ship, water, rocks balance (1/3rd each). If you can, lighten the wave crashing into the rocks so this wonderful action can be easily discerned...it adds dynamism to the picture. Finally (am am sorry to go on so long), the picture seems a bit muddy. Is there a rich solid black to anchor the tones? Or a white? This might punch it up a bit. Of course, all this palaver is irrelevant if the artist, you, love it just this way. Which is as it should be, |
Jan 9th |
| 82 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
Prasad, this is a wonderful, fun image. The creativity is great. The inclusion of the building and foreground really adds to this, making the image both earth connected and other worldly. Maybe a slight darkening of the sky to make the eclipse pop a bit more is a thought, but don't mess too much with this success. |
Jan 9th |
| 82 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
I agree, this is a lovely image that tells a story. I like it a lot. I agree with the thought that a softer background would help with its distraction (although the trashcan is prophetic). I like to take this kind of image and keep my 50mm lens at f2 to try to tame backgrounds. |
Jan 9th |
| 82 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
Interesting thought about the distortion or blur. I did all I could to freeze this and maybe I could have used a slower shutter speed and moved the camera. Hmmm. Thanks for the idea. |
Jan 8th |
| 82 |
Jan 20 |
Comment |
I agree. Very nicely done. The soft background, produced with shallow depth of field I assume, allows the bird to really pop. Nice catchlight in the eye. The head of the bird is nice, and as Ruth noted, there is a little softness in the bird and I wonder if a touch of sharpening might work. Since everything else is sharp I wonder if what you have is a bit of motion blur from a twitchy subject! |
Jan 8th |
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