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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 86 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
I think it would be pretty tough to blur or change the color of the bus due to the overlapping leaves and similar color/texture to the lens. You could try . . .
Regarding the pose - I couldn't imagine what he was trying to frame (perhaps the head with a very wide angle lens and the nose up close). I've certainly tried some silly things . . . kudos to you for capturing him in the moment - quick thinking and the phone certainly helped! |
Sep 15th |
| 86 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
I love this - very whimsical. Almost appearing staged - but it wasn't. And yes - photographers will go to great lengths to get an interesting composition. It almost looks unbelievable - in that I can't imagine what he's focusing on. I wish that black bus in the background wasn't there - it overlaps the camera/lens - and creates confusion in my mind. The detail in both the horse and man is great! |
Sep 10th |
| 86 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Beautiful images - hard to choose between the two. Can't make up my mind as to whether the second small vessel adds or detracts. I like the appearance of the boat (nice detail in the wood and lettering) and threatening clouds in the second image. Not sure if this is due to your processing? I'm sure it was an amazing trip! |
Sep 10th |
| 86 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Agree with Jack's comments above. The blue/green scheme works well and the red "pops" of color create contrast/interest. Nice job removing the power lines! The scene has a chaotic/disorderly feel - that adds interest and makes it realistic/natural. I'm not bothered by the fence; but it does detract from a nature scene. Well done - keep going through those older image! |
Sep 10th |
| 86 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Interesting/unusual image - that captures my interest. My first thought was ball-bearings. Nice that you juxtaposed this sculpture against the building behind - which itself is a work or art! I might play with B&W (the color in this doesn't add anything - if anything the blue sky might pull the viewer's gaze away from the image). If you were to shoot this again - I wonder about some close ups shots of few balls - it would be a very abstract image that might intrigue the viewer! |
Sep 10th |
| 86 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Jack - my eyes also get drawn to that lady in the center - apparently engrossed in her iphone and oblivious to the chaos around her. A good reminder that scenes with motion blur benefit from some stationary objects. |
Sep 10th |
| 86 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
Appreciate your kind words! I find this group helpful in that it motivates me to take one interesting image with my phone each month! |
Sep 10th |
4 comments - 3 replies for Group 86
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| 87 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
B&W works perfectly. Agree that picking part of the plant was smart. I like that it's not centered/symmetrical and that you chose not to "clean it up" (the small branches of another plan create interest and a sense of realism). I had no idea these plants live so long in very harsh environments. Well done! |
Sep 10th |
| 87 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
I like that this image is different from other Milky Way shots. Both the portrait orientation and lack of a dark sky create interest and make me think/try to understand it. That's good! One aspect I find distracting is the cluster of bright clouds on the upper right. Their brightness and proximity to the edge of frame tend to pull my gaze away out of the image. Your night sky images are great; something I have never tried. |
Sep 10th |
| 87 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Interesting image - I like that you have a foreground, mid-ground and background - each with a different tonality/texture. Nice sharp image! One suggestion might be to get low and closer to the driftwood. In my mind that's the most interesting part of our image - and occupies only a small part of the frame. Some of the pieces are very interesting - appearing to be emerging from the sand. |
Sep 10th |
| 87 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Kudos to you for stepping up and giving a talk - a great way to both learn and teach. I like that you have titled it Close Up photography (as opposed to macro). The largest number of images in my LR catalog were taken on a table in my basement! Many excellent macro photographers (Mike Moats) - claim that they never focus stack. Others (Don Komarechka) will focus stack over hundred frames through a single snowflake. Your students may benefit from playing with their macro lens; to find the "sharpest" f-stop at close-up range and then to explore the depth of field at various f-stops. Both are easily done with a page of printed test. In your image - I like that you didn't center the flower. I'm also intrigued by the lack of symmetry in the outer petals. So often macro shots are "perfect" . . . this is interesting and realistic. Well done! |
Sep 10th |
| 87 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Agree with Will's comments above. I like the way your composition features the driftwood (the most interesting part of the photograph). Might have also tried getting lower/close - perhaps to use the stump as a leading line to the chaos of the root system. I like the alternate version (including your processing) - but would prefer a frame with the entire tree (avoiding the upper limb getting cut off. Curious that the single tree remains standing, although appearing dead. |
Sep 10th |
| 87 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
Appreciate your kind words! Agree the whole scene is too expansive to capture. It's a gorgeous structure; NYC would never create something like that today. |
Sep 4th |
| 87 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
Thank you for your kind words. I like what you did - it's better! I thought the bright area with all the foot traffic in the distance was the focal point - so I tried to level that. |
Sep 2nd |
5 comments - 2 replies for Group 87
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9 comments - 5 replies Total
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