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Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 93 |
Feb 20 |
Reply |
Darcy, Cropping the right side to remove the tree might work but it won't leave much of a boarder over their. You could try it and see if you like it.
Exposure bracketing is done when you take the picture. You take 2 or 3 shots of the same scene; when using 3 shots you take 1 at the meter setting, 1 underexposed from that setting and then 1 overexposed. (It is best to use a tripod for this otherwise the result may come out a little blurry). Then your post processing software combines the three images into one using the exposed portion of each to come out with a single image with both light and dark sections properly exposed.
The Canon T5 does support this so you can check your manual to get the specific as to how it works. On my Canon 7D I turn exposure bracketing on, set my starting f-stop and then set how much under and over from that for the 2nd and 3rd shots. I then shoot three images and the camera will automatically change the f-stop as I had indicated. When post processing use the HDR (High Dynamic Resolution) feature of your software, Corel does have this feature, and the 4th image will be created with the adjusted exposure. It's a good tool to know how to use.
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Feb 6th |
| 93 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
Darcy, I've driven over that bridge many times but I never thought to look under it, next time I will great shot.
I like the composition with the point of interest being the vertical support beam being about a third in from the left and then the lines of the upper and lower parts of the bridge moving the eye out to the right. I think you are successful in capturing a lot of detail of the beams and their graffiti which is in the foreground and the the diagonal beams creating a pattern as they move out to the right. I agree with Dan about the purple cast and I like what he did to soften it.
I think the trees on the right create sort of an abrupt boundary that stops my eye from continuing to move with and beyond the line created by the top of the bridge. I also think the hillside on the other side of Deception Pass and the sky are a bit overexposed and I wonder if you could have used exposure bracketing to tone that part of the image down and bring out more detail, especially in the clouds in the sky. |
Feb 4th |
| 93 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
I think this is a nice peaceful image with the boats resting on the calm water and then having the slightly obscured hills in the background. I like it, and as Dan has commented I like the way the picture is monotone except for the boats which makes them stand out more and I think their brown tones for the coloring is a great compliment to the overall image.
I'm going to diverge from the other comments on two items. First, for me the third boat off to the left is too small to have much of an impact and thus distracts my eye. Secondly I think the line of net floats also move my eye the wrong way. It comes in from the right to the center of the frame but then curves back to bring me to the first boat in the foreground, but it doesn't provide a link to have my eye move over to the middle boat. But that's just a minor item and I still think it's a great image. |
Feb 4th |
| 93 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
Dan, Your photograph impresses me well with the sharp contrast and sense of solitude. I like the way you use negative space such that it brings more attention to your point of interest. I am also impressed with your composition with the diagonal line of fence posts drawing the eye up to the clump of trees on the right. From my perspective you have two points of interest, the clump of trees on the right with the barn over to the left. The pine tree between them and the tops of fence posts leading to the barn helps my eye make connect them.
I wonder if adjusting the grey tones a little between the sky and the snow would provide a stronger identification of the horizon line and help strengthen the impact of your points of interest.
Great picture, I don't do B/W but this image (and the one by Paul) encourages me to give it a try.
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Feb 4th |
| 93 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
Hello Jean, An advantage of being a "late" commentator is that one might be able to get away just saying "I agree with what they said". I don't want to be that simplistic but I am having trouble with seeing what I can add. For me, it is a great picture and I'm not sure that any changes I might make would improve it. I too think the reeds should stay at the bottom of the picture to help provide a base. If your original image had a little more of them I think it might help to include them in the picture, providing more of a base. I would crop the top down to eliminate that portion of the sky that doesn't have much clouds which would allow to move the horizon line with the train up from the middle and eliminate some of the negative space of the cloudless sky. I like what Jerry did by cropping in from the right side, which helped to center the cloud formation above the train. But I also like the way you initially have it cropped - so it's your image and you can do what you like; and I'll find it nice to look at either way. I think The colors blend well together with the blues of the sky and water being offset with the browns of the winter trees along with the color of the railroad cars, and then those two blue cars help to link them.
A side comment on your monitor. When I decided to get serious about photography I bought a specifically photo editing monitor (viewsonic 27" with 3840 x 2160 resolution) and I calibrate it about every six weeks. I still use my old monitor on my old computer but the photo specific monitor makes a great difference in what I see.
And lastly, I'm not sure where on the Cosumnes the picture was taken but I'm thinking downstream closer to the Delta. A few years ago I completed my MA in Environmental History and I did my thesis research on water issues of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Makes me appreciate your picture that much more. |
Feb 3rd |
| 93 |
Feb 20 |
Reply |
I see what you mean as to it changing the focus of the picture. You have given me a good point to consider for the next time I think of showing this image. Thanks |
Feb 3rd |
| 93 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
Paul, One more comment on a minor item. I think a title is important for any image you want to show (I picked up that tidbit from an on-line Coursera photo course I took). By giving your picture a title you start the viewers in thinking of what you want them to see as soon they look at your picture - instead of having their eye wander around and determine for themselves what the picture should represent. |
Feb 2nd |
| 93 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
Sha Ma, I like this city-scape and the overall composition and I think the title is good as it brings immediate attention to the gathering of family/friends as the main point of interest (POI). In my opinion the grouping is nicely centered from left to right with their faces at about one third from the bottom so it helps keep my eye on their faces. I think the image has lots of bright contrasting colors, both in the buildings in the background and the clothes and stools in the center with the group of people.
To my eye everything seems a bit out of focus but I see the face of the baby and then the face of the woman in the foreground to be closest to being in focus. As I look at the entire image I think the focus issue could be because of a shallow depth of field or camera shake, or both. I would have chosen the highest f-stop I could with the lens I was using and then, if my camera could support it set a high ISO so I could use a fast shutter speed.
The things I've mentioned about the focus are all technical items which I would change if it was my picture. But I really think the composition is great.
p.s. adding some technical data about your camera and its setting would help me in getting ideas about how I might change things. |
Feb 2nd |
| 93 |
Feb 20 |
Reply |
Paul, Thanks for your comments. Your questions about where the path takes you are the metaphorical ideas that I wanted the image to evoke. (In reality the path just take you a few more miles in from the Pacific where the forest thins out, the trees have less moss, and after that you are walking next to a cow pasture).
At your suggestion I tried looking at it in B/W and it really goes flat. It's too monochrome and there is not a lot of contrast so the color is needed to have the details stand out.
I find it interesting that you take a great picture of a single tree, while I'm trying to encompass a whole forest. |
Feb 2nd |
| 93 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
I think this is a very good image. The leafless branches, to me, provide a nice silhouette against the cloudless sky. I like the composition with the on the "one third line" to the left with the open space to the right. The grassy area on the bottom gives me a sense of base for the image and all the "negative" space for the rest of the image, in my opinion, keeps the focus on the tree. And I really like this as a black and white image.
I find the little bit of snow caped peaks to the right a bit distracting as I don't think there is enough of a view of them to contribute a lot to the picture. I would have first tried to compose the frame with more of them included but if that wasn't possible I would have removed them in post processing. However with all that said they are only a VERY MINOR distraction to me and I still think it is a great image. |
Feb 2nd |
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