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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 15 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Thanks, Billy! I just got another possible explanation from an electrical engineer who thought that the effect might be due to the pulsating character of the traffic light led lamps that comes visible during the long exposure. So, I think I'll just have to learn to like them as they are. |
Apr 29th |
| 15 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Hi Jeri, thank you! I have tried to crop the image every which way but never came to think the way you suggested. It looks great! |
Apr 25th |
| 15 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Thank you, Joan! I am glad that you like it! I will try to darken the surroundings of the foreground lights a bit. |
Apr 19th |
| 15 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Thank you, Joan! I am glad that you like it! I will try to darken the surroundings of the foreground lights a bit. |
Apr 18th |
| 15 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Thank you, Joan! I am glad that you like it! I will try to darken the surroundings of the foreground lights a bit. |
Apr 18th |
| 15 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Hi Jeri, he must have been a most interesting acquaintance, and your close-up of the eye is fantastic, with the bold colors and the sharply defined textures. It would work as an abstract, too. - I was wondering how a tighter square crop would work: would it take the attention even more readily to the wonderful eye? |
Apr 11th |
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| 15 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Hi Linda, this really looks like an impressionist watercolor, the ripples on the surface like delicate brush strokes. I love the subtle colors and the transparent patches that show glimpses of the mysterious underwater world. I think that the almost symmetrical composition looks very good. A lovely image!
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Apr 11th |
| 15 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Hi Billy, you did a very beautiful job! The panning - that I personally find awfully difficult - works perfectly, and I love the humor in the image, too. The bright turquoise of the car against the faded greys, greens and browns in the background make a great contrast.- I put the image in Capture One to see if local increase of brightness could show the trailer even more clearly. What do you think? |
Apr 7th |
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| 15 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Hi Cristine! A very nice shot that captures both the magnificent waterfalls with the spray and the mist, and the enthusiastic spectators. I think that you had a great camera angle to catch it all. - Another way to crop it might be to cut off part of the sky and bring the horizon upward. Then it would be concentrate more on the people admiring the view, and you would still retain the most spectacular part of the scenery. Maybe crop off just a bit from the right edge, too? What do you think? -It would be quite easy to remove the black pole at the bottom edge if it is disturbing? |
Apr 7th |
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| 15 |
Apr 22 |
Reply |
Sorry to misspell your name, it was the automatic correction system that I did not notice. |
Apr 7th |
| 15 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Hi Joan, an impressive image! I love the composition with the marvellous perfectly sharp rock field filling most of the frame, and the horizon with the hazy mountains at the very top. There is a wonderful sense of depth and distance, and the small human gives it a scale and makes a dramatic story. I wonder if it woud be a good idea to try to add a bit of haze on the sharp sun star in the hazy horizon? |
Apr 7th |
| 15 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Hi Rick, you show him so bold and handsome and serious. I love the eyes and the expression: he does not look directly at the viewer, but seems to be in deep in his thoughts. He makes me think of a hero contemplating a dangerous mission. I love the way the planes of his face and the highlights and shadows are accentuated by the slightly geometric effects and the contrasty color palette. It would be interesting to see the original photo you started with. |
Apr 7th |
| 15 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Thank you, Beth! I am so glad that you like it - maybe the lights are not such a big problem as I think. |
Apr 4th |
12 comments - 1 reply for Group 15
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| 47 |
Apr 22 |
Reply |
Thanks, Al! I am it works. I did another version with more contrast, but I felt that it lost the eerie magic, too. |
Apr 12th |
| 47 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Ed, I join to Jeff and Ed, this is a wonderful image. The walls that frame the scene, the textures and tones are great. I especially like the subtle shadow of the wall on the foreground that seems to add to the three-dimesional effect. - I just read a blog on using symmetry combined to rule-of-thirds as a powerful compositional tool, and I think that your placing of the horizon and the parts of the wall are a perfect example. |
Apr 10th |
| 47 |
Apr 22 |
Reply |
Thank you, Ed, I am so glad that the image works, and I love your interpretation! |
Apr 10th |
| 47 |
Apr 22 |
Reply |
Thank, Robert! I think that I have a more transparent version of her, too and it might actually be better. I really am so lucky with the photo club that is very active with arranging all types of events. We have a new member whose girlfriend is a burlesque dancer, and all of us are eagerly waiting for new photo opportunities. |
Apr 7th |
| 47 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Hi Al, a great dramatic mountain scene again. I think that there is a fine balance and contrast between the sunlit snowy ridges and the darker foreground in the shade, with the rich textures and beautiful tones. I like the composition very much, but there might also be ingredients for a more panorama-like image focusing on the absolutely beautiful snow-covered ridges and peaks disappearing in the clouds? |
Apr 7th |
| 47 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Hi Jeff, a wonderful portrait! I can feel the comfortable relationship you have created with the man: he looks completely at ease and a little amused. The lines and textures of his face show in a beautiful way, and the tones are so rich and balanced. - I would suggest a slightly tighter crop at the right edge, just behind the ear. You would then also get rid of the half of a button at the bottom right corner. It would be nice to include the tip of the cigarette in the image? |
Apr 7th |
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| 47 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Hi Robert! I love the way you can find and capture these quickly passing special moments. The man on the balcony mirrors the posture of the statue in a delicious way, and the windows with the balconies and the niche of the statue make an interesting triangular composition. I am on the same lines with Jeff. I would suggest correcting the perspective first to make the image calmer, and then cropping a bit off from all the edges. I tried to open shadows and add brightness locally in the man on the balcony, and reduced brightness slightly in the rest of the image. I did a little selective sharpening in both faces to show them more clearly. What do you think?
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Apr 7th |
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| 47 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Than you, Jeff! I am glad that you like her. I think that the cropping will be a good idea, I will try it out. |
Apr 5th |
5 comments - 3 replies for Group 47
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17 comments - 4 replies Total
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