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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 26 |
Jun 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Terry, I am so glad that you saw the ghost! You have a very good point about the bright arch - I tried dimming it down but I think that I will leave it as it is, to represent this strange overly bright glow that comes from the laptop screen in a dark room. |
Jun 13th |
| 26 |
Jun 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Bob, you are so right! |
Jun 13th |
| 26 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Hi Angela, they are both absolutely lovely, but I think I like the BW better - and the wider crop with the road that leads one into the misty forest. It is like one one of those ageless graceful Japanese drawings. You have captured the luminous quality of the mist so beautifully, too. |
Jun 12th |
| 26 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Hi Jose, you found a very interesting person in your focus, with a handsome profile and a content expression, absorbed in his music. The guitar players bright fingers may be a little distractive, but his presence is an important part of the scene in the street photo, and I think that you have handled the bright spots very well. I wonder if it might be a good idea to crop off jus a few millimeters of the top, to remove the small part that shows of the guitar players ear and the tip of his nose? |
Jun 12th |
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| 26 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
I totally agree with Jose. The exotic beauty needs the space and the leafs to frame her. She is perfect as she is. - I have been playing with the new NIK Color Efex and got fond of the dreamy look of its Classical soft focus filter. Could not resist to try it on Tiger Eye - how do you feel about this modification? |
Jun 12th |
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| 26 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Hi Mervyn, you have spotted a great pair of old and new architecture. There are amazingly many similar features in the two buildings, just carried out in a very different manner: the columns, the windows and the portico-like structures, and it looks like the form of tower of the old building is quite exactly repeated in the right wall, and again, upside down in the front facade of the new building. - I wonder if it would be possible to brighten the tones of the lower part of the old building just a bit to make it stand out more clearly? |
Jun 12th |
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| 26 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Hi Tony, an architectural image with great impact! I think that the strong contrasts are perfect for the angular buildings and their rhythm, and your camera angle gives a great perspective. And the dark sky crowns it all. |
Jun 12th |
| 26 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Hi Bob, I agree with Jose: a lovely image. The third flower with pure simple heart shape and intense reds stands out in comparison to the two large pink ones with the more extravagant frills - I cannot help thinking about Cinderella and the stepsisters in the ball. - The middle flower that is turned a bit off the line makes the composition lively, the details of the flowers are exquisite, and the background shows them off beautifully. |
Jun 12th |
| 26 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Thank you, Jose - I should not have used here the reference to an obscure artist who belongs to a very limited national cultural heritage. Actually the connection does not open even for many of us who have grown up with his pictures (like half of my camera club members). For me the association was so strong and exhilarating that I just wanted to share this extra dimension of the image. - My first version was very much like your suggestion, with a wider crop and less contrast, but I think that I like the bold present one better, at least for now. - I think one might also see it as an abstract? |
Jun 12th |
7 comments - 2 replies for Group 26
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| 47 |
Jun 23 |
Reply |
Hi, I like the latter crop with more roof best of all the versions so far: it brings the perspective out, and the cave-like feeling of a confined space.This is such a good image that it bends to many modifications! |
Jun 18th |
| 47 |
Jun 23 |
Reply |
Oh Ed, a magical transformation! I can see the clouds wiped away with every stroke of the blades. Thank you very much! |
Jun 18th |
| 47 |
Jun 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Al, excellent advice again! I will try it out as soon as I get to back to the computer. |
Jun 18th |
| 47 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Hi, I think that you are so right about the mood of the image. The empty bench in the shadows looking through the trees towards the light says it all. The composition with the bench and the tall trees that frame it in semi-silhouette is very balanced and effective, and the light tapestry of the trees and branches makes a perfect background. |
Jun 13th |
| 47 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Hi Ed, I have always wanted to see one of those secret chambers. I think that you have captured the moment very well: there is the guide in the middle of an explanation, and two curious listeners. The posture of the lady peeking into the hole is precious. - I wonder if a slightly tighter crop would concentrate even more on the action and the triangle of the people in the composition, or would it take away something of the atmosphere?
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Jun 13th |
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| 47 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
What an action shot! I can smell the dust and sweat and almost feel a need to back off out of the way of the horse. Jeff's suggestion about the background sounds good. |
Jun 12th |
| 47 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Hi, the image really honors the magnificent tree that personifies the story. I can see the muscles bulging in the epic battle. - I think that your camera angle is excellent: the frame is filled by the tree and the slightly blurred background anchors it to time and place. I think that Domes suggestion about increased contrast in the trunk might make it even more impressive. |
Jun 12th |
| 47 |
Jun 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Robert! This was taken on a trip to Öland that is a flat long narrow island in the Baltic Sea. There are these old windmills scattered in every village, stone walls round pastures on the bare Nordic alvar in the center of the island, where sheep and ponies and tourists roam happily together. There are stone age burial grounds and castle ruins, and several species of orchids in the calcareous moors. It truly is a place to stir the imagination! |
Jun 12th |
| 47 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Hi Robert, I like the image and the composition very much, too - I think that it shows the birth of the painting in a beautiful way. One can follow the gaze of the artist through his canvas to his subject in a diagonal line, and I feel that his hand drawing the building becomes the center point of the image. The perspective shows how huge the cathedral is. I think that Jeff has a good point about the highlights of the building. |
Jun 12th |
| 47 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Hi Dom, isnÂt this the same gorgeous image we saw last month? |
Jun 11th |
| 47 |
Jun 23 |
Reply |
Thanks, Dom! I am glad - it was such an impressive scenery. |
Jun 11th |
| 47 |
Jun 23 |
Reply |
Thanks, Jeff, I like it very much - It adds a lovely dramatic touch, and it indeed gives an impression that the windmill has dropped from the skies! |
Jun 11th |
| 47 |
Jun 23 |
Reply |
Hi Jeff, thank you - I would never have thought of that interpretation myself but I can see it clearly that way, too. I cannot see your version of the image - I wonder if it has dropped off at some point? Could you check - it sounds so interesting! |
Jun 11th |
| 47 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Hi Jeff, I love the image so, too! The minimalistic composition with the huge variety of the subtle low-contrast tones creates a scenery that disappears into the luminous mist in the distance. There is a feeling of a rainy day very early in the spring, with that beautiful light. I could just sit watching it for hours. |
Jun 11th |
7 comments - 7 replies for Group 47
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| 54 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Thank you, Maria! I feel that this was one of the images that started to have a life of its own in the process. The blue top really makes a perfect frame to the men. |
Jun 19th |
| 54 |
Jun 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Aavo! I think that the blue sky will be a definite improvement! |
Jun 16th |
| 54 |
Jun 23 |
Reply |
Cannot wait! |
Jun 16th |
| 54 |
Jun 23 |
Reply |
Thank yo, Peggy, a great idea! |
Jun 14th |
| 54 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Hi Aavo, the lit-up balloons must have been a magical sight! The boldly glowing balloon and the full moon make a pair of impressive heavenly bodies over the ragged mountains. - I was wondering if it would look more like a moonlit scene if the mountains were less saturated? What do you think? |
Jun 13th |
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| 54 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Hi Maria, another lovely country scene where all the elements blend together into something that looks like it has always been there. I think that the darkening skies and the muted colors give it just the right atmosphere. I like very much the triangle of the barn, the girl under the tree and the tractor, and the birds that give life to the sky. - I wonder if it is possible to show the girl slightly more clearly: I touched her hat and dress with the sponge brush tool in Affinity Photo to add just a little bit of vibrance. What do you think? |
Jun 13th |
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| 54 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Hi Alan, the image breaths calm and dignity that comes from the way you let the light define the structures of the magnificent staircase. The man is a perfect choice: there is something purposeful and confident in his posture. My first impression was an Egyptian priest descending into the innards of a pyramid to perform a service.
- Can I ask which of the Silver Efex filters you used? |
Jun 13th |
| 54 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Hi Peggy, what a symphony of aqua and blue tones, with the fine rolling waves! I am on same lines with Brad about the trees and buildings: what about leaving them closer to their original texture and color palette, so that they would form a background that sort of anchors the water scene to real world, and makes the scene a bit calmer? I think that the lovely reflections the buildings on the waves would work in this case, too? |
Jun 13th |
| 54 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Oh Brad, it is all clear to me now! - I see an ancient god from another culture connecting with a sacred place on the other side of the world - it is like the web of the mystic powers of the old religion reaching through time and space. The light effects are impressive and feel just right. - I wonder if darkening the upper part of the sky a bit would add to the drama? I applied a layer of gradual ND gradient on the image and wiped it off from the stone-god to maintain his original tone. I think that this might also show the beam more clearly? What do you think? |
Jun 11th |
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| 54 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Thank you, Brad, for the lovely comment! - It was like the figures were selecting their spaces and jumping in their spots all by themselves - like the happy playful feeling of the shooting event had just carried them on. |
Jun 11th |
| 54 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Thank you, Stephen, I am so glad if the image works! |
Jun 3rd |
8 comments - 3 replies for Group 54
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22 comments - 12 replies Total
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