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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 33 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
I like this at first glance. Like Paul mentioned the scale and isolation (Great description) Also, Interesting details of the houses/barns, and starkness of the vacant land. Looking at it, I wonder what a shot about 50' lower (or 100' or so further back), might have produced, still showing the land but giving the buildings a bit more presence and perhaps removing some sky. |
Jul 15th |
| 33 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
Arief, Do you know how to use luminosity masks? If not, I'd suggest looking up Sean Bagshaw on YouTube. He works with Tony Kuyper, who really started and has a Panel, for luminosity masking. Using some of their techniques, you could really highlight the various tones in this photo and really make it stand out. As is, its a nice photo but I think both Paul and Marilyn would agree, this could be enhanced to make it spectacular. |
Jul 15th |
| 33 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
Yes, I do like this photo. But my first reaction was, lower rocks seem to put this out of balance a bit. I might consider a square crop with just a little bit of the lower rocks in view. Otherwise the clouds are really nice and the boat colors pop! And Marilyn is also right, removing all the bottom to about the wall would also make a nice image |
Jul 15th |
| 33 |
Jul 21 |
Reply |
I would brighten the mid-sections up even more. In fact, this latest version, I'd up the entire exposure by half to a full stop... Just me, however.
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Jul 15th |
| 33 |
Jul 21 |
Reply |
I already cropped off a bigger tree. I felt the balance that the downslope of the left mountains added was more than the small tree detracted. I haven't taken this to PS and/or luminosity masks... Yet! I really was wondering how the log works as a foreground element.
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Jul 14th |
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| 33 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
I really like the composition of this image. The river makes a nice leading line, and the reflection adds balance. This scene has a large dynamic range and so I would however, add some dodging and burning. I would brighten everything except the sky(&reflection) and then darken the mountain tops a little. Then highlight the river to give emphasis to the leading line. Remember that the human eye goes to the area which is brightest, most in focus, and has the most color. There is so much more in this image than the mountain tops, which is where my eye goes but I had to really force myself to look at the rest of the photo, which contains another entire story. |
Jul 9th |
| 33 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
I'm not sure I agree with the cropping suggestion... You are moving one of the main aspects of the photo way down low and removing the impact of the river itself, which to me is one of the main players for this image. I would remove the shadow on the lower left but I'd still leave the raft near the 1/3 horizon level... Other than that, its a nice photo especially with no editing. Adding a few clouds could help some balance, but the colors and and details are good. |
Jul 9th |
5 comments - 2 replies for Group 33
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| 72 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
Gotta love the color! Then one striking complement in the center. It actually works in the center due to the various poppies sizes, so nice crop selection. How close did you take the photo? (couple feet?) |
Jul 12th |
| 72 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
Dark eyes on a dark head are a tough combination and typically needs some PP. A really neat perch and interesting way the bird chose to "pose". Do you know the bird species? Nice focus and detail. My wife is not a big fan with the feeders I've added and the Pop-up blind I bought, but its my fun. Although, its getting too hot now to sit in a blind very long. |
Jul 12th |
| 72 |
Jul 21 |
Reply |
I really have to go back and check before I send an image out. I forget what I've sent. Now I won't feel so bad if I duplicate myself in the future. |
Jul 12th |
| 72 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
Here is what I posted about this image last December...
>>> Randy Dykstra I have been considering Svalbard for a while but opted to go up to North Alaska, which has many more bear sightings (I believe I saw over 30 different bears in 3 days) from a small flat bottom boat. Neither of these are cheap options. This photo is great due to the hunger or desperation emotion it displays. Having the cub in tow doesn't hurt. Nice Shot. Posted: 12/20/2020 13:49:44 <<<< |
Jul 12th |
| 72 |
Jul 21 |
Reply |
Oh yes, knocking down the tint really increased the green background leaves, to the point I really couldn't lower it much further. In edits since this submittal I've played with local edits, but there is still a bit of magenta. Which all I can say may be the effects of the sunrise. Although the bear is not fully brown, especially when wet. She is called cinnamon colored. Looks a bit like mahogany to me and not too far off from what I recall as reality. Cub looks black when dry. |
Jul 9th |
| 72 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
I guess I didn't say where this was taken. Grand Teton National Park. However, I've learned from internet postings, that this little cub is no longer with us. Mom has been seen alone for about 3 weeks and recently a male has been following her. There is a chance the male killed the cub. That really disappoints me, as now I know of at least two bears that I photographed about 6 weeks ago that are now deceased. |
Jul 9th |
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| 72 |
Jul 21 |
Reply |
I'm guessing the hue maybe partially due to the pre-sunrise light. It was overcast just before sunrise. However I just went back and looked and the tint was pushed up much more than I would typically use. Nice Catch. I played around and figured out, hitting "auto" in Lightroom added the extra tint. I also made a version of the original and sent it. |
Jul 4th |
4 comments - 3 replies for Group 72
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9 comments - 5 replies Total
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