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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 86 |
Jun 24 |
Reply |
Thank you! I will read about the portrait mode - sounds like a useful feature. |
Jun 23rd |
| 86 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
Interesting image - love the repetition in the foreground and the layers of the hills. Good exposure - with interesting highlights and shadows. I'd also be interested if you can post the original image; curious how much of the "blue" vibe you added in post-processing. Sounds like an amazing trip! |
Jun 14th |
| 86 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
KUDOS to you for spotting this interesting tree trunk. Old trees (even dead/decaying trees) are a great subject. So much detail. Agree B&W works well! Regarding your other edits - I personally find the spotlight and washed out background a bit distracting (perhaps my brain doesn't understand it!). I tried a very different edit in Ps (below) - more of an abstraction rendition - Rorschach-like. Thoughts? This image has so many possibilities/crops!
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Jun 7th |
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| 86 |
Jun 24 |
Reply |
Thanks Jack! I used the telephoto lens on the iPhone (for the iPhone 14 Pro that's a 9mm lens that gives a field of view comparable to a 77mm lens on a full frame camera). Not sure the best way to express that - since nobody is accustomed to the small iPhone focal lengths as they project an image on the tiny sensor. That's why I tend to report both for accuracy and to give a sense for the perceived focal length. I suppose the other option would be simple say "telephoto lens."
Unfortunately, I only shot this model with the iPhone, so I can't compare. I agree with your comments about sharpness. We can't control aperture (depth of field) - and the phone tends to make everything sharp (unless using the portrait mode). I'm sure it's related to the software in the iPhone and what people want for social media. I did not sharpen the image. I looked at other model shots from that day taken with my Canon @ f4 - the focus softens and looks pleasing/natural as you get further from the subject's eyes.
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Jun 6th |
| 86 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
Nice sharp/colorful image of this musician. Great hat! While you did separate the subject by blurring the background - to my eye it looks a bit artificial. In some areas the blur spills onto the musician's clothing. And more importantly there is no depth to the image (the model is sharp and everything else is uniformly blurred). There should be gradual blurring as things get farther from the plane of focus. Not sure how you achieved the blur in Ps. Both LR and Ps now have depth blur - which creates a depth map to get a more gradual/natural blur (and you can edit that depth map) - might be worth playing with (https://youtu.be/9Tva1zmNMWY?si=aVl7fuGkH2w5Eare). |
Jun 5th |
| 86 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
Wow - glad you are all safe! We experienced a tornado near our home in Cincinnati many years ago - no damage - but I'll never forget the devastation within a half mile of our home. Must have been a quiet scene that morning . . . agree that the warm sunrise is a sign that life goes on . . . with an optimistic new start to the day. The skyline looks to me a bit overprocessed - which could have been what it really looked like? Or what the phone captured (they tend to oversaturate some scenes)? Or an artifact of your editing? Hopefully your property is cleaned up! |
Jun 5th |
| 86 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
Interesting image - I haven't tried to photograph spider webs . . . they seem to offer lots of potential. To my eye the background is sufficiently blurred. Regarding the upper portion of the frame - I find the bright (and not very interesting) sky above and behind the web distracting. Not sure what your options are - since you can't really move the web! Perhaps a crop of this frame? Or shooting from a different angle? Thanks for the impetus to try this in the future! |
Jun 5th |
| 86 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
Nice sharp image. I like your crop. The colors are engaging - and pop against one another. Definitely one I would not convert to monochrome! |
Jun 5th |
6 comments - 2 replies for Group 86
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| 87 |
Jun 24 |
Reply |
YES - the original color image has the same vibe - and your edits only made it better! I continue to find it fascinating that monochrome images can be so much more powerful! |
Jun 5th |
| 87 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
Agree - what a beautiful/soft/peaceful image. I also can imagine the quiet. Perhaps some raindrops in the distance. I think the monochrome works perfectly - color would only distract from the quiet. If you have the original image - I'd be interested to see what that looked like - and how much of this vibe is out of camera vs. editing. Either was - it's a great photograph! Thank you for giving us ideas of things to experiment with! |
Jun 5th |
| 87 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
Interesting image that I never would have guessed was taken in the Middle East! The river looks peaceful - adjacent the chaos of the greenery. Agree the bright tree trunk could be toned down. It's distracting and pulls my gaze away from the best parts of the frame. I wonder if monochrome is an option this image? |
Jun 5th |
| 87 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
WOW - you have become a storm chaser. I really like this image - I'm intrigued by the juxtaposition of very dark/angry sky - adjacent clear blue sky. The storm will pass and a new day will dawn. I was not bothered by the orientation of your original frame . . . Chan presents another alternative to be considered. I agree we tend to view images from left to right . . . in this case we're going from the storm into clearer weather. Works for me! |
Jun 5th |
| 87 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
Love the juxtaposition of a player fixing her hair - while her teammate takes a knee to the head! Action shots are great. Everyone plays soccer for a different reason; one of my sons was in it to win. The other just wanted the after-game snack! |
Jun 5th |
| 87 |
Jun 24 |
Comment |
Great job making the net disappear!! The image is tack sharp and well exposed. Colors look good/natural to me. My only suggestion for next time you go back - try to capture the bird doing something interesting - eating, walking, stretching, engaging with other birds. Your camera settings/focal length were perfect for this scene! |
Jun 5th |
| 87 |
Jun 24 |
Reply |
Thank you both. Jennifer - agree with both your points - could tone down the window (esp near the edge of the frame) and the model's right arm does look contorted/uncomfortable. I can't remember how or why we ended up there. |
Jun 5th |
5 comments - 2 replies for Group 87
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11 comments - 4 replies Total
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