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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 2 |
Nov 25 |
Comment |
I wonder how a hard crop around the ends might go. There is a very nice diagonal line leading up from the bottom right corner to her head and the image is simplified a little |
Nov 18th |
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| 2 |
Nov 25 |
Reply |
Piers, the shadows in Jim's image are very cold, so I brightened the shadows a little and moved the temperature slider a little into the yellow zone in Lightroom. |
Nov 12th |
| 2 |
Nov 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Julie.
I have been back to the drawing board and removed the wires. I quite liked them as they filled in the sky.
Now that I have removed them, I am not sure if I should crop out some of the sky. I think the large sky adds to the "isolation" but others may think otherwise!
The sign writing on the facade is badly faded and I am not sure if the owners are too concerned about restoring it. There is nothing I can do with it in Photoshop.
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Nov 7th |
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| 2 |
Nov 25 |
Comment |
Shirley, a very nice portrait of a tulip. You have handled the post processing very well and successfully removed the background distractions.
From the data you have given us, my depth of field calculator suggests that the DOF is slightly less than half an inch. That would explain the softness on the rear petal.
Maybe next time you could experiment with focus stacking to overcome this problem. I am getting "picky" now!
Overall it is a lovely image, well handled and I love the colours.
Well done
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Nov 6th |
| 2 |
Nov 25 |
Comment |
Piers this is a great, tack sharp image of a Barred Owl. It is well exposed the the owl is well separated from the softer and darker background.
Maybe darkend the foliage in the top right corner and the lower right edge. If you are going to enter it in a "Nature" competition first check the rules and see if you are allowed darken these areas.
I like the catch lights in the eyes and the overall colour palette.
A great image and well done.
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Nov 6th |
| 2 |
Nov 25 |
Comment |
Hi Jim. This is a nice bright image. You have handled the sky and particularly the sun extremely well. The sun is bright but not blown out.
I can see why you left the forground as it reflects some of the bright sky. Maybe try cropping it out. To some people it might be distracting.
I might also crop the right hand side slightly to remove some of the luxury yacht and crop the left hand side to remove the intrusion in the top left corner.
Maybe lighten the Shrimping boats slightly, although that is purely subjective.
A very nice, bright image although a little "busy".
Well done
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Nov 6th |
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4 comments - 2 replies for Group 2
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| 40 |
Nov 25 |
Comment |
Julie, you were lucky to find the St. Kilda Pier in sunlight. I hear that doesn't happen very often! *parochial laugh"
You have a nice bright image but I feel you have been let down by the washed out sky.
Just as a rough suggestion. Go into Photoshop, select the sky. Create a layer and with a brush paint it dark blue. Adjust the opacity of the layer to around 25%-30%. Flatten the layers. You may have to take the image into Camera Raw and reduce the amount of magenta in the sky, if it shows through, with the tint slider.
Maybe, in PS "select subject" and tone down the pier by reducing the brightness with the "Levels" slider and then it desaturate to taste!
The other alternative would be to drop in a fancy sunlit cloudy background sky!
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Nov 9th |
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1 comment - 0 replies for Group 40
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| 56 |
Nov 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Trey. I will try your suggestions and see what I come up with |
Nov 25th |
| 56 |
Nov 25 |
Comment |
Tom you have framed this image well. You have three men in the foreground, odd numbers are always good.
There is a middle ground and a background which is always pleasing.
I like that the men are facing you. Too often, street photographers seem to photograph the backs of people as they walk away. You caught this a the right time.
I wonder if there is a little too much magenta in the men's clothing. It is easily corrected in lightroom. On the other hand, that might be this year's winter fashion colour for German men.
I can only guess.
Nice photo! |
Nov 9th |
| 56 |
Nov 25 |
Comment |
Cisco, you were in the right place at the right time to catch this image.
I would have loved to have seen the original colour image. These mobile shops are usually so colourful.
I don't think the image would lose anything if you cropped out the pump and pipe assembly on the right hand side. On the otherhand, the phone numbers at the top of the image might be related to it and so form part of the story. As a stranger, I can only wonder.
It is interesting and fascinating what passes by in a street when you stop and wait and look!
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Nov 9th |
| 56 |
Nov 25 |
Comment |
I think it is always good when a street photographer sees something out on the streets and knows immediately how they want to take the photo and what the finished photo will look like.
You have shown a lovely interplay of lines in a fairly abstract object that you stumbled across.
You may even have a colour alternative by adding back the yellow tubular barrier in front of the black and white image!
A nice image and well seen
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Nov 9th |
| 56 |
Nov 25 |
Comment |
All eyes are on the singing dog.
Even the poster advertisements in the shop windows seem to be looking at the dog. The sax player is looking at the dog. Nearly everyone close by is looking at the dog.
Although the singing dog is only a small part of the image it has everyone's attention and is the centre of attention.
A great image and well caught.
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Nov 9th |
4 comments - 1 reply for Group 56
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9 comments - 3 replies Total
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