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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 97 |
Jan 21 |
Comment |
Jeffrey, I'm glad you left some shadow in, though this appreciation depends on some knowledge of the domaine. After eating the lioness brought her cub to the comfort of the shadow. It took quite a while for me to notice all the foliage because my eyes went directly to, and stayed on, the lioness's loving eyes.
Regarding the 1 MB limit, are there limits to the size of pics we place in our chat room? |
Jan 17th |
| 97 |
Jan 21 |
Comment |
One of the tricky things for me in trying to work with dragonflies (usually without success) is that among the perchers, those that perch on the ground or a rock often (usually?) seek a substrate on which they blend in. From the standpoint of evolution, that's a "smart" thing to do (they're less likely to be eaten). From the view point of a photographer, that seems so unfair (though it presents interesting challenges).
Following up on Steve's point of slowly approaching a percher which returns to the same perch, I've had better success in sneaking forward while it's flying for prey, not while it's perching.
Good shot! |
Jan 9th |
| 97 |
Jan 21 |
Comment |
Matthias. I have no changes to suggest. Without the stairs this would be yet another beautiful post card picture of a mountain lake. But the stairs do two things for me:
-They create a tension pushing against the mountains. You thus
get a symmetry in going down to the water from the top of the
image (above the mountains) and from the bottom (above the
stairs).
-They create another tension because putting myself at the top
of the stairs, looking through the camera's lens, I feel unbalanced,
as if I'm about to tumble down the stairs.
Great job. |
Jan 9th |
| 97 |
Jan 21 |
Comment |
Sophie, this picture is particularly inspiring to me because my sister lived in Sun City, Bluffton, for several years. Though I knew there had to be owls around, I never saw one. Thank you for sharing!
Folks here clearly know more editing beyond my use of Lightroom and minimal Photoshop. So how would one try to enhance/sharpen the feathers on the owl's forehead and toward the rear of its head.
And welcome to the group, Jeffrey. |
Jan 9th |
| 97 |
Jan 21 |
Reply |
Thanks, Thorro. You inadvertently feed my frustration. Although I've worked in and visited many wonderful places over the years, I've just been "into" photography for about a year. So as I go over my 1000s of pictures I've accumulated from incredible places, I see all the things I'd do differently, and wish I'd had decent equipment (traveling light, and with many students, and in some places where I didn't want to flaunt the wealth of expensive equipment, forced compromises). That's not meant as an excuse, but rather as an invitation to help me learn about what I could have done (and will do in the future) had I the time to view the world differently. |
Jan 4th |
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