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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 15 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
Thank you,Steve! I am so glad if it works! |
Apr 29th |
| 15 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Hi Linda, you caught the rush hour traveller just perfectly!. All the passengers stand close together but in their private bubbles, and she has come out of hers for a moment. There is an intensive contact in her apprehensive expression. I love the slightly tilted angle that gives the image motion. A great street photo! |
Apr 22nd |
| 15 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
Thanks Billy, you are totally right with removing the plant! I'll do that right away! |
Apr 22nd |
| 15 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Jeri, I totally agree with Joan. The crop and the composition are perfect, and the sphere of golden light that radiates from the center to the deep warm reds is sobeautiful. This makes me happy, too. Your notecards would be a hit! |
Apr 14th |
| 15 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Billy, you have caught that first fleeting freshness with the countless shades of green so beautifully! I love the play of the light on the grass, and the eye goes first to the sunlit tree in the midground, inviting the viewer to walk into the image. - It will be another monthÂs waiting for that moment here, so this was a delight to see. |
Apr 14th |
| 15 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Rick, it is like walking straight into the image, and through the rooms and gateways into light and infinity, as you say. There is a huge sense of depth, with the series of diminishing frames within frames, and the lighting. At first I was wondering if the dark forms just at the upper edge might draw the eye just a little bit from the journey through the portals, but realized that actually they make an upper frame that adds balance and increases the three-dimensional feeling? I looked up the Canyon in internet, an awe-inspiring place! |
Apr 14th |
| 15 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Bruce, this is so beautiful. The shades of pink and green that vary from almost transparent to full color are excuisite, and it looks like the little branch were floating in the air. You have a wonderful new skill! |
Apr 13th |
| 15 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Hi Joan! A fine intensive moment! The title tells it all! I think that black-and-white is an excellent choice. There is a certain timelessness, and it is easy to concentrate on what is happening without distraction. I like the crop: it shows the milieu and gives the background to the story. The two lighter patches on the left may draw the eye off the group a bit; I was wondering if it might be worth while to darken them slightly, or maybe remove? |
Apr 13th |
6 comments - 2 replies for Group 15
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| 47 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
Thanks, Vinod! I tried the new cro, and I looks great! |
Apr 27th |
| 47 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
Thanks, Jen and Albert, I'll be looking for the blue frame! |
Apr 22nd |
| 47 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
Jen, I loved him, too, the lonely small human in the vast open landscape walking towards an unknown destination. He would deserve an image of his own! |
Apr 15th |
| 47 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Hi Colin! A great action shot with a decisive moment frozen in time! It certainly fills the frame with impact. The flying gravel and dust make a wonderful effect. It is so perfectly sharp with just very little motion blur in the wheels. I was wondering how it would have looked with a slightly slower shutter speed that would have kept the wheels turning? I do not know if such a shot would even have been possible or realistic - they were probably braking in the bend? I added crudely some radial blur on the front wheel and some Gaussian blur on the back wheel in Affinity Photo just to test the idea. |
Apr 11th |
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| 47 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Hi Vinod, I love the placement and posture of the nearest person, too! It looks like she has stopped still for a moment to take in the impressive entrance. It is like seeing the stairs and the entrance through her eyes, and in a way, I think she makes the image special. Lightening the shadows would bring her into view better, too. If you are ready to touch the authenticity, you might consider removing the poles? |
Apr 7th |
| 47 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Hi Ed, I think that you have caught a perfect moment. All the elements of the image fit to the story, from the background that gives it the context, to the sepia tone and the window-frame effect. The fence in the foreground adds to the rhythm and anchors the base, and the dust comes out beautifully. It is just like looking out of the window and seeing the horse come into view and trot by. |
Apr 7th |
| 47 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Hi Adrian! A strong impressive image! I have just been watching a television documentary on winter in Yellowstone, so this was a special treat. I made an experiment with lower contrast, a bit more like the tones in the very beautiful original, but it lost much of the drama, and also the crisp frost on the fir trees in the background. |
Apr 7th |
| 47 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Hi Albert, a majestetic scenery! The shadows and lights and reflections are absolutely beautiful. It looks great in color, too, but I like the monochrome version even better. I was wondering how it would look if the sky were cropped a little tighter. It would leave intact the most spectacular clouds and get rid of the bright area on the left. I feel that it would not lose the sense of sky-high mountain tops, and maybe it would even gain a little in balance? What do you think? |
Apr 6th |
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| 47 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Hi Jen,
a beautiful image that carries the feeling of standing there between land and sky with a wide unobstructed view. I love the layers of hills that gradually fade in the horizon and increase the sense of depth and distance. I would vote for trying a tighter crop that would eliminate the path and the walker. That would leave a more simple composition with the water and the road taking the eye to the church without any competition for attention? |
Apr 6th |
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| 47 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Thanks, Colin! I made a new version with the changes, and they work great! I was so worried about the noise and thought that it would rumin the whole project. |
Apr 6th |
| 47 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Thanks, Larry! The blue tone tone has been tuned down a bit, so it looks a little less weird? |
Apr 3rd |
| 47 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Thanks, Ed! I am so glad if the idea and mood comes through! Post processing was a lot of trial and error. The trick with the white balance sounds very interesting! |
Apr 1st |
9 comments - 3 replies for Group 47
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15 comments - 5 replies Total
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