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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 26 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Thank you, Tony! I think that you are right about the crop. - my idea was that she might look like she cupped her hands to hold a sunbeam she caught. |
Aug 14th |
| 26 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Mervyn! I will give her more room on the left. |
Aug 9th |
| 26 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Bob! I will try that. I think that this is an example of how much effort could be saved with the right camera angle! |
Aug 9th |
| 26 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Jose! I like the tubes too, I think that they might add to the sense of place and to the story. It was mainly the garish colors that made me eliminate them. - I am glad if my sharpening turned out ok, I was afraid that I overdid it. |
Aug 9th |
| 26 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thank you,Terry! I'll try these. Removing the rocks may also give her more room. |
Aug 9th |
| 26 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Bob, your images make me believe that the greens in Ireland really are something special! The diagonally slanting slate blue rocks and the lovely bright greens and sand tones at the bottom that come alive in the light make a fine composition. |
Aug 4th |
| 26 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Tony, I like this very much. I think that your maybe a little unusual camera angle makes an interesting image full of life. I like the way the left edge is open for people to enter the square, like the mother and child. The arches frame the scene beautifully, and the cool light outside is a nice contrast to the warm lighting and golden hues in the foreground. The only thing I would suggest is to darken the wall at the left edge just slightly, to direct the eye to the center of the image. |
Aug 4th |
| 26 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Mervyn, what delicious colors and textures! The various hues of green in the background show off the orange in the walls beautifully, and I like the way the firs on the hillside frame the house. I think that your camera angle gives a very balanced composition. |
Aug 4th |
| 26 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Terry, it was certainly worth the early get-up - it must be a rare opportunity to get to be part of the preparations. I love the way the balloon fills the frame, the radial seams, and the way the light makes the red part glow. - I would be tempted to try a little cloning in the opening maybe to replace the light-grey and dark parts of cars with the green grass that makes a nice contrast? |
Aug 4th |
| 26 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Jose, what an intriguing place! The sharp round shadows of the umbrellas are fascinating - the sun must be directly overhead? There is a such a riot of colors and rich details that I wonder if cropping from both sides might concentrate attention to the umbrellas and their shadows - of course it would be a pity to lose any part of the lively scene? - I experimented with an alternative square format. What do you think? |
Aug 4th |
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6 comments - 4 replies for Group 26
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| 47 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Ed - it certainly was high enough! It was only on the monitor screen that I realized that his safety harness was not secured to anywhere, and I had an episode of the willies, too. |
Aug 11th |
| 47 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Robert! I did not notice the hands myself! |
Aug 11th |
| 47 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Trung, this is a very fine Nature image of a rare moment, but my first thought was a sculpture of a mythologigal creature of many heads. The light falls on their wings and heads like they were cast in bronze, and they have positioned themselves in a harmonious three-dimensional composition. I love the tones and contrasts - It would be fun to see the original in color, and hear what you have done to achieve this lovely look! |
Aug 11th |
| 47 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
This is one of these decisive moments. The splash of water is frozen into droplets and wavelets that make a nice composition, and I think that the angle of the approach and the wingtip touching the surface make a very dynamic effect. |
Aug 11th |
| 47 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Ed, I think that this is a very effective trick, conveying a sense of explosive movement, and beautifully executed. - I would like to try crop off the lower white area in the foreground that I think makes the image a little restless? Personally, I would like a little softer light beam effect, but this works very well. |
Aug 11th |
| 47 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Robert, an interesting street scene! I like the dynamics between the calm vendor, walking by, the man who is watching his approach, and the two who are concentrating in their own business. - I wonder if brightening the background round the vendor a bit more would help to bring him out even better? |
Aug 11th |
| 47 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Jeff, a fine "less is more image". I love the rhythm of the sharp silhouette against the soft tones of the clouds. |
Aug 11th |
| 47 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Trung! I actually did that first, thinking of warnings against triangles in corners, but ended up to putting it back. I felt that it might emphasize the graphic meshwork of ropes, but the other version may be more clear. |
Aug 8th |
| 47 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thanks, Jeff! I think that my timing was lucky - later in the day when the crowds of watchers arrived on the banks, it would have been a challenge to get to choose a camera angle. |
Aug 8th |
5 comments - 4 replies for Group 47
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| 54 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Maria! I am so glad that the feeling comes through! |
Aug 20th |
| 54 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Thank you so much, Bruce! I think that I may gradually be getting the hang of binding the image together! |
Aug 20th |
| 54 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Thank you, Aavo, I just love the interpretation! |
Aug 11th |
| 54 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Bruce, I think that your three hunters could not belong to any other scenery. You have made it look like the mountains had shaped them to what they are: their wildness, the fierce instict to survive, and the companionship. Thank you for sharing the process how you built this connection layer by layer. - The lady with the haggard face is a marvel.- I like Alan's suggestion about the shoes. |
Aug 9th |
| 54 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Maria, it is a special treat to get to wittness a spectacular event of stellar housekeeping. I love the deep space you have created with the layers of depth and the colors, and they way the light falls on your Alien. I agree with Alan: it would be so interesting to see his face! |
Aug 9th |
| 54 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Alan, I feel proud! |
Aug 8th |
| 54 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Alan, I think that this is one of the cases where the combination of the image and its title produce an extra level of satisfaction. The endless flow of the immaterial floating cubes oddly feels like a natural part of the serene spiritual scene - maybe it is the attitude of the lonely monk? The red-orange of his robes against the cold blues of the sky and the bone white tiles is lovely. - I like the original crop better for its sense of depth and the calmness brought by the symmetry and the space in the foreground. |
Aug 4th |
| 54 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Peggy, I love so your tiny athletes who tumble down the rainbow slide in such natural postures. Somehow you manage to show their different feelings from apprehension to joy. The cartoon-like effect from the Topaz filter is a perfect, touch, and the colors are lovely. Thank you for describing the umbrella-to-slide process in detail! |
Aug 4th |
| 54 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Aavo, I think that the image mediates the reactions to the awesome phenomenon very well. The expression of the old lady is just precious. - I like Brad's idea about moving the sun just a bit so that the old lady, who is obviously staring at something, would seem to look at it. I think that the laughing girl looks like she had turned towards the audience to share the fun. - It came to my mind to try to flip the image horizontally to give the sun more space over the sea - I don't know if it it would work or not?
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Aug 4th |
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| 54 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Brad, I just came across on old DVD of Steven SpielbergÂs Amazing stories, and to me, this looks very much like another stop for his Ghost Train that will gently pick the old lady up - I don't know if it is about death or another sort of time travel. Or, when I look at her serenity and intense concentration and the way you have integrated the rail in her work, it feels like she is weaving the world and everything that is happening into her tapestry.
- I love the way you have used the repetitive structures of the tunnel and the rails to give speed and movement to the train. I wonder if the other end of the tunnel could be less well lit, so that the train would emerge from darkness, but that of course depends on the story.
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Aug 4th |
| 54 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Brad! I will definitively do that. I think that both Peggy's edits and yours bring just the right amount of extra light into the image, and somehow make it more three-dimensional. |
Aug 3rd |
| 54 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Peggy! I think that the levels correction is just what the image needed,
and the larger size is an improvement, too! |
Aug 3rd |
8 comments - 4 replies for Group 54
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19 comments - 12 replies Total
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