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Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 74 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
This become much better, Dick. Well done. |
Sep 17th |
| 74 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Thank you, Arne, for your suggestion. I appreciate it! |
Sep 16th |
| 74 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Thank you, Tracy, for your suggestions. It helps. |
Sep 16th |
| 74 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Hi Bill,
Thank you for sharing this.
At first glance, the image well-expresses your emotion, "disappointments". The lighthouse looks shabby, old, and not well maintained. So your post processing strategy is in line with the title. Well done.
I feel a bit too dark in the shadows so that details of the lighthouse is disappeared.
Now, I just want to present a different style - vertical pano style. It is VERY rough finish though....
One of the strength of this image is the cloud action.
I wanted to keep it in the frame.
And all the tone is in my style - not make it too contrasted.
Just for your reference....
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Sep 8th |
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| 74 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Thank you, Dick for your edit. It has stronger mood. |
Sep 7th |
| 74 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Thank you, Tevor, for your comments.
I will present different version with more background forest in Oct. Please comment which composition you like better.
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Sep 7th |
| 74 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Hi Dick,
Thank you for sharing.
It sounds like you did new challenges. 400mm lens use for macro - That was a really challenge! I admire your sprit.
First of all, I like the delicacy of tones overall.
It is gentle and feeble - That's the story I can tell from here.
I like the details and texture of petals and trunk. It is so delicately presented. Well done.
But many of pistils are blown out and those pistils plays so important part of main subject, the image looks unnatural in the end. It carries from original - original's pistils are blown out so it is not post processing issue but shooting issues I guess.
The proverb you probably wanted to come up with is;
Every rose has its thorn.
There's no rose without a thorn.
We have haiku came from this proverb in Japanese as well. |
Sep 7th |
| 74 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Hi Tracy
Thank you for sharing.
I think you have a good eye to capture the scene and ability create story in the image. I like the fog in the scene.
However, I guess that shooting execution need to be polished when you shoot in the snow. If you look at the histogram, you have many spots blown out (overexposure). That become very hard to present texture of the snow in BW.
As for post processing, the main subject (Coyote) is migrated in the snow. You need to make coyote outstanding in the snow.
I am attaching the image - this is what I would do in post processing. This is personal preference though.
I would crop tight and put coyote in 1/3 right position.
And increased the contrast.
You might want to try cropping tighter, which also might work. |
Sep 3rd |
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| 74 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Hi Trevor,
Thank you for sharing.
The composition works well as you intended. The bridge create strong leading line to the sky.
This image has a mood - it give an impression that a storm is coming
As always, you did a pretty good job in post processing - especially the movement of clouds. I could not do well as this.
Over all good image. Well done.
This would be personal preference but the texture is too tight and it is a bit dark for me.
I am attaching what I did - just for your reference.
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Sep 3rd |
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| 74 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Thank you, Arne, for sharing.
You always provide me opportunity to think through.
The image well-represents the title "Melancholy" in the mood.
I like the contrast the main subject vs. the dark edges of the shore.
Also Your cropping works well to emphasize the triangle line as you intended.
I would step further to crop tight in right hand side (as attached) and position the main subject upper right corner - That way works more dramatic in my eye.
I dodged the statue slightly.
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Sep 3rd |
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| 74 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Thank you for answering my questions. It helps a lot. |
Sep 2nd |
| 74 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Hi Ata,
Thank you for sharing.
I was in New Delhi in 1990 for a month (as a business trip).
I was knocked out thought the stay there. Every sight there was too strong for a young Japanese guy.
Her facial expression in the image remind me of the old days in India.
I like overall theme of the image.
Cropping the car out (lower right in original) was a good judgement. That was one of distraction.
I also did a couple of enhancement in the image (for my practice);
1. Crop out tighter - crop out the bottom and left. By doing that, it adds sense of speed in the image. Also take away the people in left.
2. Burn the sky and ground a little bit. I thought it add mood.
I still feel that the car in left hand side distract my eyes from the main subject (the lady). I tried to take away but I could not do well.
Overall, I like the mood, I like the theme of the image, and tones are well managed.
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Sep 2nd |
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6 comments - 6 replies for Group 74
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| 96 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Thank you, Bob, for your comments.
I still have a long way to go! |
Sep 16th |
| 96 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Thank you, Robert, for your comments on both color and monochrome version. Currently, due to COVID situation, I can not make international flight. So I am searching all over Japan to find the good shooting spots. Waterfalls is one of them. Japan has so many waterfalls to visit. Currently I am trying to add uniqueness in my image - in this case, birds eye view and quality of texture of stream - this is my challenge at this moment. But your comments encourage me a lot. Thank you! |
Sep 16th |
| 96 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Sorry, Robert. I was not clear.
My all comments started from portrait - Original 2.
As for cropping, rock layers are so strong that it loose balance against the tree behind in my eyes.
That what I wanted to say.
Hope it helps. |
Sep 11th |
| 96 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Hello, Emily. Nice to meet you. I joined this group starting from this month. I am glad to hear that you have lived in Japan!
Thank you for sharing.
I like your attempt - the pier create a leading line and add depth of the image. Morning light add a mood in the image as well.
On top of the comments by others, I feel the image is over-blue casted unless it is your intention.
Please refer to my attempt in BW - cropped the bottom and a bit of right to position the boat in 1/3 from right intersection. This is on the assumption that your main subject is "the boat". Still it has an issue of sharpness of the boat as Cheryl mentioned though. Dodge the pier and "the boat" to highlight a bit. Just to offer another perspective.
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Sep 11th |
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| 96 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Thank you, Bob for your comments.
Your cropping provide completely different story from mine.
I appreciate your guidance to the different perspective.
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Sep 10th |
| 96 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Thank you, Dan for your comments.
Yes, I would try to rework to darken down. It would be better to tell a story. |
Sep 10th |
| 96 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Thank you, Cheryl for your comment and input.
I like your edit very much.
It is my pleasure if you feel serenity from the image. That is the story I would like to deliver |
Sep 10th |
| 96 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Hello Cheryl, Nice to see you. I joined this group starting from this month.
I rarely include the people in the landscape image so I do not have a lot of experience. So please bare with me.
I think the composition works well - good balance between the lady and the mountain, the foreground of grasses create the great leading line toward the mountain at the back, and the reflection is clear nothing overlapped. Calculated very nice. Well done.
Post processing is done nicely as well. All looks natural to me.
It might be debatable on the title, "Enjoying Nature" - I would not deny the red color clothing (it is work well against green in the color pallet) but the atmosphere created from her appearance and action seems disconnect in my eye. |
Sep 8th |
| 96 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Hello, Dan. Nice to meet you. I joined this group starting from this month.
I have little experience on indoor macro photography, so the comments I will make might not be valid. So please excuse me in that.
Honestly I could not recognize what it is at first glance.
After 10sec. began to realize that it is a bee, then understood what you did as reading the description.
My eyes hop the bubble here and there, and then, go to the head of the bee.
I like the structure of the composition - the bubbles, reflection and shallow DOF. It works well to get attention to the main subject. And my eye really enjoy to watch it.
One thing I feel disconnected - The color pallet is so vivid that it did not connect well with the theme, "Alone". Alone for me is more subtle, faint, and weak.... The image looks energy and power from the color tone in my eye.
But thank you for sharing this. |
Sep 8th |
| 96 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Hello Robert, Nice to meet you. I joined this group starting from this month.
For me, Original 2 still looks oversaturated.
The strength/power of the image is details/texture of layers of rock and the subtle tree at the back - I would not make the image standout by colors.
The more you increase the color saturation, the less the tree shine and loose the balance.
I would crop down the top, desat. the color, and increase the contrast a bit to highlight the texture. That would bring out the tree star of the image. I would also brighten up the right rock to show details.
This is all my personal opinion, though....
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Sep 8th |
| 96 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Hi Bob,
Thank you for sharing.
This image has a good story and mood. It looks like a old photo taken in a old good day. I like it.
As Dan says two people is the star of the image.
In order to highlight two people, I would crop half of the sky and a bit of left/right - still put the people in 1/3 line from right. That way the people stands out more in my eye.
But again, this is a good story telling image for me.
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Sep 8th |
5 comments - 6 replies for Group 96
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11 comments - 12 replies Total
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