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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 86 |
Apr 23 |
Comment |
Hi Gene - interesting image! Kudos to you for quickly taking this picture and preserving the memory. I like the diagonal - the priest's gaze - through the book to the foreground scene. For me - the subject is the priest. I find the bright/sharp foreground a bit distracting. I tried with LR mobile to darken the edges, blur the foreground and focus light on the priests face. Not sure if I made it better or worse? Unfortunately the phone locked focus on the foreground and not the priest. |
Apr 27th |
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| 86 |
Apr 23 |
Reply |
Absolutely! I couldn't tell from your description of how you aligned the shot. Definitely best to use the rear camera. |
Apr 11th |
| 86 |
Apr 23 |
Reply |
Did you shoot the front or rear camera? |
Apr 11th |
| 86 |
Apr 23 |
Comment |
Great job illustrating the range of brightness and depth of field captured by the phone. Pretty amazing - agree that we could have done this with a conventional camera - but it likely would have required either a focus stack or HDR merge (or both) - and perhaps some light on the flowers - as you suggest. I am enjoying my iPhone camera more - in part thanks to this group! I wonder what the future of this technology holds . . . .
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Apr 11th |
| 86 |
Apr 23 |
Comment |
Nice image - great spot to photograph! The building pops nicely between the green grass and blue sky. I waffled on which image I prefer - each has its own merit. The original has a sharp/crisp/realistic feel. In the end - I find that your edited (painterly) image is more engaging and held my interest longer. Well done! |
Apr 11th |
| 86 |
Apr 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Ruth. I appreciate your comments. |
Apr 7th |
| 86 |
Apr 23 |
Reply |
Thank Lance - appreciate your comments! I'm finding that for daytime landscapes - the iPhone competes with my "big boy" camera and is so much easier to carry - making the whole experience more pleasurable. |
Apr 5th |
| 86 |
Apr 23 |
Comment |
Hi Ruth - I like this image; sharp and vivid colors! The path and fence could both serve as leading lines.
Unfortunately the white fence, trees and path dominate - making it difficult for me to appreciate the blue bonnets. If your intent was to focus on the little blue/purple flower, perhaps getting much closer to them would have been an option. Although I can see them in the current frame; they are less prominent than the other things and I would have not thought that they were the subject of the photograph. |
Apr 5th |
| 86 |
Apr 23 |
Comment |
Agree that the repeating elements create intrigue (both the round circles - and the rectangles on the ceiling; without your description I would have not known what these are. Nice job finding an angle that separating most of the rings. The uneven lighting also works well; helping to create depth. My only suggestion might be to play with B&W; since color really doesn't add much to this image - it's about the shapes. Does the gold color enhance or distract? |
Apr 5th |
5 comments - 4 replies for Group 86
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| 87 |
Apr 23 |
Reply |
Hi Chan - thank you - your questions are good. This was shot in burst mode; definitely helps with birds in flight. When I view the image in LR; the body does not appear overexposed (although it is very bright!). The near wing is in an odd position - I wish it was spread more pleasingly. On the other hand - its fast motion is along the plane of the sensor resulting in motion blur (in an otherwise sharp image) that could add some interest. |
Apr 7th |
| 87 |
Apr 23 |
Reply |
I suspect you'll find getting rid of the harsh vertical transitions is pretty easy to do. If you are so inclined - perhaps post another image - so we can see the change. The mentoring program sounds fantastic. How does it work? Other clubs should consider it. |
Apr 6th |
| 87 |
Apr 23 |
Reply |
Lance - appreciate your comments! Yes the newer technology (and this camera is 3 years old!) - and digital photography in general - really enables such shots. Makes the work of wildlife photographers in the film days even more impressive!
The nest was an unintended capture - but I like it since I think it anchors the scene, without distracting.
Regarding the sky - agree this one was better left alone. I read your recent bulletin board post and of course respect that some clubs/genres have specific rules. I thought those images were chosen to make a point that the wrong sky can change/detract from an image.
Whereas 5 years ago the challenge was to replace a sky - today the challenge is to decide whether or not to replace it and then to find a sky that works. I personally would only use images I took; otherwise the photo really isn't mine. In this case I went back to the spot on another day (same time) - and captured some beautiful clouds. That was a way of helping to ensure that the lighting and context fit. In the end - I thought they became a distraction. |
Apr 5th |
| 87 |
Apr 23 |
Reply |
thank you! see my comments below regarding the nest. |
Apr 5th |
| 87 |
Apr 23 |
Comment |
Kudos to you for sticking with Ps; use it regularly and you will definitely get more comfortable with it. I like these images; not sure if you staged the scene or it was chance; the similar clothing on the two riders is perfect. From my perspective - the transition from one image to the other - results in a harsh vertical lines (cutting through the camel and also the motorcycle rider. I think you can eliminate these with masking (using the linear gradient) to create seamless transitions. I also would prefer to see the camel larger than the motorcycle; closer to scale in life. Glad you got some great photographs on this trip! |
Apr 5th |
| 87 |
Apr 23 |
Comment |
Agree with Lance's comment regarding the branch overlapping the animal. Since these critters can't be posed - it's an often boring waiting game. The second shot eliminates those distractions. Always more interesting if you can capture the animal doing something interesting (playing with another squirrel, digging, eating, etc.) and ideally facing the camera. Keep taking these shots - as Spring is here. I notice that you shoot a lot through you window; often getting good shots! If you can get out - I think you'll do better eliminating that pane of glass between yourself and the subject. |
Apr 5th |
| 87 |
Apr 23 |
Comment |
Nice image - I never tried photographing the dark/night sky. A fried of mine was recently sharing your experience - that with long exposures - the camera captures so much more than the eye can see. He was photographing the northern lights - and the sensor captured colors that were not visible to the naked eye. I like the boat and foreground elements. Regarding distortion caused by the 14mm focal length; perhaps clone out the slanted cabin; it is a distraction. Do you think the whole tree line is also slanted to a similar angle (especially near the lower right corner of the frame). The sky holds my interest - with many different elements! |
Apr 5th |
| 87 |
Apr 23 |
Comment |
Sharp shot of this little bird; the flowers definitely convey the Spring vibe! The green Bokeh is beautiful; a great example that this is possible even at f6.3 if you have enough distance between the subject and the background. The green background is the brightest part of the photo - and yet it is NOT distracting due to its blur. My only question would be whether you have too much tree. What is the subject? If it's really the bird, you could likely crop tighter and still retain enough branches/flowers to frame the bird and convey the season. For my brain, the branches are somewhat distracting (their sheer number and chaotic pattern). |
Apr 5th |
| 87 |
Apr 23 |
Comment |
Nice, sharp, high contrast image! Very peaceful - make me want to linger. I've never owned a boat - but always enjoy seeing them docked - something very majestic/serene. The B&W conversion is perfect; much more interesting/compelling that the original color. I also like your crop - that tall post really detracts from the photograph. |
Apr 5th |
| 87 |
Apr 23 |
Comment |
Like Cindy - I find myself trying to understand what the sculpture is. From my perspective, the combination of low contrast and diffuse shadow edges don't seem to hold my interest. I appreciate that others will enjoy that aesthetic and it is what you observed. The mottled background is interesting; not sure why that happened - perhaps the way the early light is bouncing around. |
Apr 5th |
6 comments - 4 replies for Group 87
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11 comments - 8 replies Total
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