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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 80 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
The skeptical expression of the older woman as opposed to the interest shown by the younger couple tells me a story possibly about generational differences in how people relate to ever changing technology. I like the interaction between all of the parties.
I think that the wonderful reflected light creating a soft glow on the younger pair faces is delightful and would like to see it emphasized more. Increasing the brightness in that area would also pull me a little more into that part of the story.
I agree with Karen that the bright areas on the woman shirts could be dimmed some along with her shirt so the lighting would be a more balanced. I don't think cloning in darker skin tone is the right approach; try a curves adjustment darkens the top third of the histogram.
Try correcting for barrel distortion the straighten out those grout lines. I really like the texture of the wall. |
Sep 18th |
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| 80 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
I love to hear that old time mountain music. What tunes have they been playing? Their perky expressions indicate to me they have been enjoying it too. I like that all three are looking at you. The setting is appropriate for the type of music, a small old town main street with the American flag in the background completing the scene. For me, the medium depth of field works well, leaving the background recognizable but not distracting with detail.
Who is the extra chair for? You?
Only improvement: take the picture while they are playing to get more of the feel of music making; though it may have been more of a challenge to show the dulcimer players face unless they were performing for people in your direction. |
Sep 18th |
| 80 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Thank you Ed. I really enjoy this photo too. |
Sep 16th |
| 80 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Thank you Karen for your great suggestions, they are spot on. I can easily fix the brightness of the area around the man's head. The soap bubbles on the girls faces are, as you observed, a more difficult matter. I will work on figuring out what to do with that. I will see what just darkening those soap bubbles will do or perhaps reduce the contrast by lightening their faces. |
Sep 16th |
| 80 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
I too am fascinated by the bubbles. I find them difficult to photograph cleanly; in my opinion you have done well in this image. Busking via forming bubbles for the tourists and city dwellers makes an interesting image for me. I see a lot going on in the background in this image that enhances the main subject, the girls enjoying the bubbles, someone walking toward to the busker's basket perhaps to deposit a tip, the man on the bicycle. I also like the converting lines formed by buildings, the placement of the black truck as a visual stopper to bring me back around to man making the bubbles. For me, the bubbles are well defined and have a nice flow to them. I like the way the backlighting on the people makes the scene more dramatic. By the way, I do not mind that the buskers foot is cut off, but think the image would be a little better if it were included.
In my opinion, bright areas in a photograph guide me to look in that area. In this image, the brightest area besides the sky is the brick work above the soap-water bucket. Though my sight is drawn there, I see little of interest in that area. I would consider decreasing the brightness of the brick work and sky, which would allow you to increase the brightness of the rest of the image. I think the result would allow my eye to move through the image better. |
Sep 15th |
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| 80 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
I think it makes little difference which he is; in either case it looks like he is taking a break from which ever he was doing. I like that he is looking directly at you. For me, he is an interesting subject, making me wonder about the circumstances. The color harmony is wonderful for me.
I think your crop works well. This could be cropped in close to make an interesting portrait, though I do like that the cigarette in his hand and his paraphernalia make for a fuller story.
I see from your processing that you opened up the shadows in the man's face by globally increasing the exposure, then backing way off on the highlights and lightening the blacks. While this approach did lighten up the man's face, it also made the mans costume lighter. You could have the adjustment brush to lighten just the shadows on his face while leaving the rest of the image as is, and adjusting the shadows globally to target the darkness of his costume. I liked the rich blackness of his costume in the original vs the grayer rendition in your final image.
When brightening shadows, ACR will also saturate the colors. I find that I need to back off on the local saturation a bit to achieve a natural skin tone. I also usually decrease the local contrast a little when brightening faces for a little smother look. |
Sep 15th |
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