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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 86 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Thank you - although I originally thought that leaving that light was important (since it's the source of illumination for the scene) - but you make a good point and I'll experiment with removing it. |
Jan 30th |
| 86 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Thank you! I'm not familiar with the google phone . . . iPhone sound similar - the software does so much in the background - often with techniques quite different from film photography and in my experience the results that are also different. The phones will only keep getting better. |
Jan 14th |
| 86 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
tx for your comments! I thought the darker barrels on the sides create more interest by forcing the viewer to almost strain to make out what's there. I'll play with your suggestion to brighten a bit. |
Jan 11th |
| 86 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Nice image - great color. I agree with you - the horizon is level - and that lamppost is crooked. It does make the scene more interesting - since it encourages the viewer to figure out what's happening. Curious what you mean by long exposure with Google phone - the water does not have the smooth appearance typically seen with a long exposure. |
Jan 11th |
| 86 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Agree with the comments above - creative photograph of an interesting scene! I wonder if it would look better or worse if it was a straight on photo of the table (with the background - but excluding the blue wall). Too bad there wasn't an interesting subject sipping coffee at the table! I also agree that including the table/chair legs might improve the image. At least I'd have tried to photograph the image that way - so you could decide if it looks better cropped or not. Or you could cheat and do it with AI . . . |
Jan 3rd |
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| 86 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
You live in such a gorgeous environment. The clouds are great - puffs of cotton create a ceiling! For me - the vines hold even more interest. Their barren/repetitive pattern - converging/fading into the distance - works really well. Agree the iPhone captured this well. I wasn't there - but this looks realistic. |
Jan 3rd |
| 86 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Nice image! Definitely creates a sense of winter/cold weather. I find the branches more interesting than the sky/clouds. Do you think the B&W works? To my eye - it makes the branches more prominent - almost abstract. |
Jan 3rd |
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| 86 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
I've spent most of my life in/around NYC - and never heard of this place. It looks amazing - right out of Harry Potter! I hope to have a chance to visit/photograph there this year. Your image is beautiful/warm/inviting. So much to wander around and enjoy. I found the enclosure protecting the foreground book distracting - so tried removing it with Ps AI. I also brightened to book. |
Jan 3rd |
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5 comments - 3 replies for Group 86
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| 87 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Love this - so much to see - my eyes keep wandering around the frame encountering new surprises. The B&W works well. I like that it's not obvious how this was created - that makes me wonder. I suspect this is a multiple exposure/composite; at least some of the images are glass panes with their reflections. Once everyone has had an opportunity to comment - I hope you'll explain what this is (I still remember your ice cream sprinkles!). |
Jan 2nd |
| 87 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
I find the subject/colors and varying focus interesting. It has a surreal feel - almost like gazing through a pane of glass. I think it would be more compelling as part of a series or one panel of a Triptych. As presented - it feels like an incomplete piece of a larger scene - and I'm left wanting to see the rest. I suppose that might be good . . . |
Jan 2nd |
| 87 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Keep exploring B&W! I've been amazed (including some images posted in this group) - how B&W dramatically improves pictures in ways that are unexpected (for example, flower petals). It's as though the color gets in our way of visualizing (look at Chan's image this month). Our eyes are drawn to bright/colorful things; that can either help or hurt and image. I like the story behind this image (I never heard of marker trees). Agree with Will that softer/diffuse lighting would have made for a more pleasing image. |
Jan 2nd |
| 87 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Interesting image - the colors are flat - but that's the season and it conveys a certain mood. The grass isn't terribly green, few leaves (mostly brown); almost everything seems to be a shade of gray or brown. But it works! Regarding the crop - I thought about Will's suggestion - although I agree that the surroundings aren't very interesting - they convey a sense of the season/place that overall helps the image. I like that there's more room in front of the deer than behind him. The deer's gaze makes the shot. |
Jan 2nd |
| 87 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Great example of how conversion to B&W changes where my eyes go. In the original - they go straight to the red building - and the red keeps pulling my gaze. In the B&W the red wall fades into the background (boring middle gray) - and my eyes focus on the doors (including the reflection in the glass) and fence (including hinge/lock). Those become the brightest/high-contrast parts of the frame and are more interesting than the red wall. I like that the white fence boards run almost perpendicular to their shadow on the deck surface. |
Jan 2nd |
| 87 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Interesting high-contrast image. I like the range of brightness and texture. The mono works well. Love the irregular repetition of the water pattern. As Lance and Dale suggest - parts of the image (the waves churning) appear a bit over-processed (some would say crunchy). You might explore a softer processing of the waves. I'm not bothered by the appearance of other parts of the frame; they look good/natural. |
Jan 2nd |
| 87 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
I don't have great balance and fear heights/falling. In this case - I felt safe. Interestingly - the guide we were with warned us to be careful - he said people die there each year - often tourists framing a scene through their camera lens and losing track of where they are standing. Such venues (cliff edges/no railings) seem more common in EU vs. the US; I suspect due to our litigious environment. |
Jan 2nd |
| 87 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Chan - I appreciate your comments and suggestion to bring more color to the rocks. In your edit - I think the rocks have a greenish hue and are darker. I find the original more pleasing and consistent with what I saw. I will explore other edits - to bring more interest to the rocks. |
Jan 2nd |
| 87 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
I'm pleased you don't see the vignette . . . that suggests it's subtle and not over done. |
Jan 2nd |
6 comments - 3 replies for Group 87
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11 comments - 6 replies Total
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