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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 26 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Tony, the image just keeps improving! I think I might make the gradient somewhat more subtle, to retain the luminous quality of the fog. My black rock looks great! |
Mar 19th |
| 26 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thanks, Bob, I think so too! |
Mar 10th |
| 26 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Thank you, Mervyn, I like the idea very much. I feel that it makes a slightly different story, like the little lonely Alien now had a mother waiting in the background. The darker rock in the background gives balance to the image, and the crop works very well (I tried it before with the original, but felt that it did not work with the lighter rock). I liked the green seaweed on the rock, and made an in-between version by adding a layer of the original in 40% opacity on the darkened rock to retain a hint of the color. How does it look? - Thank you for the technical tip, it will be very useful! |
Mar 10th |
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| 26 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
A magical cityscape with the buildings rising from the mist - it could come from a futuristic sci-fi story! I agree with the others about the crop. I think that the purple tower, the screen and the bright yellow neon light form a triangle that keeps the gaze going round the fine details in the image. |
Mar 8th |
| 26 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
You really made good use of your vantage point! There is an authentic atmosphere with the subject in beautiful morning light with all the interesting details. - I started today a course on Visual Thinking Strategy in image analysis: it begins by trying to register all the things you see in an image, and then thinking about the information they carry, ending with the way they contribute to the story or message of the image. I think that this image would be perfect for this sort of approach - which I think Jose actually used so well. |
Mar 8th |
| 26 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Congratulations on the great Showcase image! - The portrait is one of your many fine street life images. The man has very expressive face. I think that he might look good also in an even slightly tighter crop? |
Mar 8th |
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| 26 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
I would vote for the original, too - it has such a sense of wide horizons, and a perfect balance. You might even crop off part of the grass at the bottom? The graphic design with the exquisite hues of the layers blending into each other is lovely. |
Mar 8th |
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| 26 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
I like the image a lot, too! It is a lovely idea that brings the sense of movement into the image in a very interesting way, and the background adds beautifully to the airy mood. About the edge of the wings, I have very similar experiences with Topaz Sharpen AI in images that have clearly blurred areas - I wonder if selective sharpening of the rest of the image and leaving the edges of the wings intact (they are meant to be blurred anyway) would work? |
Mar 8th |
| 26 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Bob! I do agree that there is probably not much to be done at this point although I think that the panorama format is a great improvement. I am glad that you like the mood of the foggy day, I think it is the best part in the image. - I so regret I did not try the fish eye lens I carried in the backpack, but will be wiser next time! |
Mar 8th |
| 26 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thank you very much, Agnes - the panorama format is a great idea - it gives the image a lot of meaning and power. I agree with Bob that adding contrast would affect the mood of the foggy day (which I think may be the best asset of the image), but I tried to add contrast and vibrance to the top part of the alien rock to separate it better from the background. I think that the image got much improved.
- You are so right about the camera angle - this was taken from as high as I could reach from the hollow in front of the cliff the rock was sitting. |
Mar 8th |
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| 26 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Jose I think, too, that the foggy background is the best part of the image - and the alien rock does not have carry the impact in the image the way it did on site - I think that as Agnes says, the perspective is not quite right. I hope that I could go back and repeat the exercise one day! |
Mar 8th |
6 comments - 5 replies for Group 26
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| 47 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Thank you, Al - I am so glad! |
Mar 25th |
| 47 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Yes, I just love it! |
Mar 16th |
| 47 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Here it is with the darker background: I put an elliptical exposure gradient on top of the previous version, and added some brightness on the snow in the foreground. You were so right with the mysterious mood! |
Mar 16th |
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| 47 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thank you so very much - I do see the point! I think that this is a major improvement. I added a live filter layer of depth-of-field blur + another with diffuse glow and did some dodging and burning, and the result is very much what I wanted to express, But I think that it is the version with the darkened background that really does the trick! I just love it!
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Mar 16th |
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| 47 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Hi Dom, So beautiful with the contrast of the delicate vine and the rough tree trunk, and a very balanced composition. I think that Ed's suggestion about darkening the background is very good, bringing out the graphic nature of the image. |
Mar 15th |
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| 47 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Hi Al, you have captured a wonderful moment of interaction between the pair with very expressive faces and the wild hair in an exciting composition. I salute your work in transferring the image into digital form. - I agree with Dom that the guy on the right would make a fine portrait also alone. |
Mar 15th |
| 47 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Hi Trung, I join the others: a fine image dominated by the magnificent eyes with the piercing gaze. The details of his plumage come out so beautifully; I think that DomÂs suggestion sounds good! |
Mar 15th |
| 47 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Dom! There are certainly times I sincerely envy your location, although four seasons do have a point, too! - You are right about the man, he is not quite sharp - there is quite a narrow depth of field (f/4) with the focus in the footprints. I think that he might be sort of fading into the light at the end of the road. - I have also a version with more contrast but I think that the present one may fit the mood better? |
Mar 15th |
| 47 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Trung! |
Mar 15th |
| 47 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Ed! I think that you found the essence of the image. -It sure is a most imaginary dog! |
Mar 14th |
| 47 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
What a beautiful moment you have captured! It is full of the feeling of the beginning of a new day, both in the dazzling light streaming in, and the posture of the girl with her coffee. I think that the blown-out whites actually make the mood of the image, and they make a fine contrast to beautiful darker tones of the interior. |
Mar 14th |
| 47 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Hi Ed, I like it very much, too, although my first impression was a noble mythical bird gliding through the night sky - I bet there is a legend with a scene like this! I think that the bird and your night sky with the bright star and the white cloud-like area make a fine composition, and the blue tones are just lovely. |
Mar 14th |
| 47 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Thank you, Jeff! I am so glad that you think it works! |
Mar 14th |
8 comments - 5 replies for Group 47
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| 54 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Maria! |
Mar 27th |
| 54 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Christian - I think these all are combined in the latest version that I posted on Alan's comment. Again, the image has grown so much during this process, I am so glad and grateful! - I will have to think of another image to utilize the whole trees, I like the twisted profiles so much! |
Mar 21st |
| 54 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Alan! I am back with the cropped-off treetops, and have extinguished a couple of the new lanterns - I thin it looks so good now! Thank you for the reminder about cropping - I am working with next monthÂs image now, and it came to a very helpful point! |
Mar 21st |
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| 54 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Maria! The girl looks much more natural with the darkened right side. - I tried to combine this fact with the idea of moonlight coming from behind her and illuminating her gown. - I selected the girl, altered her white balance into colder, painted a bluish layer on her right side to darken it a bit, and added the lantern layer with the warm glow on top so that the lighting effect gives some warmth on her left side. The foreground is also somewhat lighter now (due to the imaginary moonlight effect), but is the gown still too bright in this setting? How do you like the larger crop that I posted for Brad?
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Mar 15th |
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| 54 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Hi Brad, I am so glad that you suggested this: this was actually my original crop but I started to worry about the small size of the girl in the scene. - I stuck to the idea of moonlight illuminating the scene from the imaginary clearing from which the girl enters into the grove - I tried to make a sense of depth by leaving the foremost branches lighter. I added a slight bluish shadow on the right side of the girl but left her gown rather bright as if catching the moonlight. There are also some extra lanterns with a warmer glow. What do you think? |
Mar 15th |
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| 54 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Aavo! I showed the image to the author, and her first comment was, too, that there should definitely be more lanterns! I'll start to copy and paste! |
Mar 14th |
| 54 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Thank you, Peggy, it looks great! The blue tone is wonderful, and the glow of the lanterns is now so warm and inviting. I think that I could make the three little lanterns at the bottom somewhat less saturated (to show that they may be starting to fade). I'll work on it! |
Mar 12th |
| 54 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Hi Brad, I find it creepy, too, but very interesting and most skilfully executed. She looks like an alien that is visiting an ancient temple, or maybe she sees the history of mankind through this formidable eye. I think that the relief with the shadows is a perfect background. |
Mar 8th |
| 54 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
It looks like impossible things happen at both ends of the rabbit hole: Mad Hatter leans out of the frame, and, at this side, Alice, or somebody else who looks quite ordinary and normal is serving tea to the other side. When you look closer, she is actually standing on a sphere above the ground. I think "whimsical" might be the word. - You have created a lovely surreal scene floating in the air. I think that it is the absolutely skilled use of the shadows that makes the image work so well. |
Mar 8th |
| 54 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Hi Maria! It takes an artist to see the frozen tundra with snowdrifts and the sky with falling snow in the paintwork - I think that it works extremely well. The composition with the slender winter spirits is very dynamic, with the one in the sky whose breath spreads snow on the landscape, and the other who hurries towards the hut. I love the lights and shadows that give depth to the landscape, and especially the luminous snow drifting at the feet of the figure. - I wonder if the moon might be slightly more hidden behind the falling snow? A lovely image - I keep thinking of the story involved. |
Mar 8th |
| 54 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Hi Aavo, you have created a fine lively fiesta, with the ladies in blue in their swirling skirts, and the earnest musicians. I love the way the boy with - is it a mandolin? - seems to bend down to watch the dancers. The contrast of the expressions of the dancers makes one think about some hidden tension in the scene. - The renovation of the house is perfect. - The size of the musicians may be slightly out of proportion, but I think that it just adds to the lovely cartoon-like mood of the image. |
Mar 8th |
| 54 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Hi Peggy, I would vote for the image without the Star Effect glow: I think that the colors of your fantastic nebulas come out more clear and vibrant. I can hear the song of the dolphin as she glides through the galaxies.- I wonder if tilting the planet a bit would add to dynamics of the image? Thanks for the deep space adventure! |
Mar 6th |
6 comments - 6 replies for Group 54
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20 comments - 16 replies Total
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