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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 26 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Agnes! I think that Bob's edits really made a difference, too! |
Jan 21st |
| 26 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Tony! I will try and see the effect of darkening the wall a bit. I wanted to give enough contrast for the game of shadows, but I guess they would still be shown well enough. |
Jan 20th |
| 26 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Tony! I will try and see the effect of darkening the wall a bit. I wanted to give enough contrast for the game of shadows, but I guess they would still be shown well enough. |
Jan 20th |
| 26 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Hi Agnes, I think that this is absolutely beautiful, too! The way the bright white chapel glows in the middle of the darker tones offers something like a spiritual experience. I can imagine the light changing from one minute to the next over the valley, and I think that you have captured a perfect moment. |
Jan 10th |
| 26 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Mervyn! I am so glad that you like it! |
Jan 10th |
| 26 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Thank you, Jose! I have another version just like the one you suggested, and I like that story, too. - I think that Bobs trick also helped the flowers. |
Jan 10th |
| 26 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Thanks, Terry! I love Bobs processing, too. I had the same concern about the mess of leaves and flowers as you did, but that got solved just beautifully! |
Jan 7th |
| 26 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Thank you very much, Bob, your treatment did wonders! I am also so happy to learn this new trick that will be most useful. |
Jan 7th |
| 26 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Hi Terry! I love the bright fantasy world you created. I think that the placement of the observer is perfect. He offers a sharp focus for the viewer, and the scene with the wild movement and color opens in front of him. It is like we are watching the scene through his eyes. - Thank you very much for introducing the technique! Ill definitely try it out. |
Jan 6th |
| 26 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Happy New Year, Mervyn! I think that you really have captured the joy, the rhythm and the energy of the drummers. The expression of the guy in front is precious. I think that black-and-white is a perfect choice. |
Jan 6th |
| 26 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Hi Tony! I think that you have a fine travel/photojournalistic image here. The action concentrates around the well, with the woman pulling up the bucket and the girl waiting for her turn with the canisters. You show just enough background to give the feel of the milieu, and the bright yellows draw attention to the center and the action. I think that you have handled the backlighting beautifully. |
Jan 6th |
| 26 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
H Bob, I think that you made the most of the moment of the lovely light. The warm colors are beautiful, but I almost like the silvery tones of the original better.- I wonder if a slightly tighter crop at the bottom edge might direct attention to the gorgeous clouds and the interesting horizon, and still retain enough of the golden light on the water? |
Jan 6th |
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| 26 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Hi Jose, it is beautiful in its minimalistic simplicity. I like the composition and the vivid greens against the calm background. - On my screen, it looks just a little soft? |
Jan 6th |
7 comments - 6 replies for Group 26
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| 47 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Hi Al, I join the others: your Iceland images offer one gorgeous dramatic scenery after another. It would be lovely to see some more details in the foreground. |
Jan 20th |
| 47 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Hi Ed - never mind the spelling issues, I have gotten used to all kinds of permutations! Thank you for the lovely critique - I feel absolutely honoured that the image would raise such thoughts, and for the Nightwish association. I did not notice the difference in the completeness of the prints myself but I love the implications. |
Jan 20th |
| 47 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Jeff, I am so glad! |
Jan 19th |
| 47 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Thank you very much, Barbara! I think that you are right about the clarity and the blacks. I actually tried a vignette but I felt that the crop was too tight for it so that interfered with the shadows of the footprints. |
Jan 14th |
| 47 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Robert! The sand dunes really were an extraordinary experience, with the continuous slow shift of the surface, and yesterdays tracks smoothened away overnight. |
Jan 14th |
| 47 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Al! I am glad if it works! |
Jan 10th |
| 47 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Hi Ed, I think that he would fit right in Game of Thrones. Your camera angle has him looming over the viewer, filling the frame with power and menace. The new sky completes the drama. I love the bright areas of the clouds that frame him. |
Jan 10th |
| 47 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Hi Robert, I think that you have captured the serene spirit of the place, by letting the lovely light show the simple centered composition. - I agree with Albert about the crop. |
Jan 10th |
| 47 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Hi Barbara, and welcome to the group! I think that the arch and the diagonal of the bridge against, and disappearing into, the fog make a handsome image. I like the contrast between the softer elements of Nature and the precise sharp man-made structures. |
Jan 10th |
5 comments - 4 replies for Group 47
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| 54 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Maria! I am so glad that you think that it works! |
Jan 20th |
| 54 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Brad, I think that it is fantastic! |
Jan 19th |
| 54 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Brad, I may take up your generous offer! - I am looking forward to see your mannequins in action. I think that it may be the anonymous core that allows endless variations that makes them so fascinating. |
Jan 19th |
| 54 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Hi Maria! I am also totally fascinated. - I can see Bruce's point with the railings, but I think that they may actually add a lovely incongruent element, mixing the entrance of an ancient temple with an utilitarian structure from another era. I think that they may also compliment the diagonal lines of the wall, repeating the triangle theme? |
Jan 14th |
| 54 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Thank you very much, Bruce! I can see the problem, and I love the beautiful solution. The treatment makes them definitely more ghostly - however, I would like to retain their transparency, at least to some degree. I wonder about applying the effect only to the edges might work? I'll start experimenting. |
Jan 13th |
| 54 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Thank you, Matt, I am so glad you like it! Darkening the background sounds good! |
Jan 8th |
| 54 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Bruce, I love your stories so! Your Julia is a magnificent intensive character, and her Rapunzel hair add a special twist. I think that the format of the image compliments the narrow high tower and the elongated hair, and every detail is, as always, exquisite. Good luck to her in the competition! |
Jan 6th |
| 54 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Hi Brad! I enjoy so much the two-level incongruous world you created - I wonder if the tiny figures at the bottom belong to the "hidden people" of Icelandic mythology. - I wonder if placing the geysir more exactly at the starting point of the major waterfall (by flipping the waterfall horizontally?) might make the effect even stronger, and I think that I would love to see the top of the burst of water from the geysir.
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Jan 6th |
| 54 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Alan, I agree! |
Jan 6th |
| 54 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Hi Matt! What an interesting kaleidoscope of images! One could spend hours watching it and keep finding new details and stories. I think that I notice the people first. When I blink, the image settles so that the shack against the brighter yellow patch of the sky, the palms at the right edge, and the pair of spectators at the bottom edge seem to anchor it in space, and frame the rest of the activity. I think that the duotone and the graphic ink-like quality give it a lovely look of an old book illustration. - I like the shell texture a lot but I wonder how the image would look like without it? |
Jan 6th |
| 54 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Peggy, thank you for tidings of spring! I think that the pale yellow flower in fairy dust is a marvel of color, texture and blending, and the crop gives it room and air in a beautiful way. - It is lovely as it is, but I wonder what it would look like if it were more immersed in the snowstorm, with maybe a low-opacity layer of some of the textures on top? |
Jan 6th |
| 54 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Hi Alan, I love the intense interaction between the two men. It looks like the one in the foreground is warily glancing over his shoulder and quickening his steps while the other is appearing from behind the corner, following him relentlessly and getting closer. The originals are captured in mid-step with perfect postures and expressions, but I think it is their placing in the image that really creates the tension. The arches and doorways, as well as the respective sizes of the characters, create very natural three-dimensional alley scene, and I think that all your manipulations really make them blend seamlessly together. |
Jan 6th |
| 54 |
Jan 25 |
Reply |
Thank you so much, Alan! The Gradient makes a very fine and versatile solution, and I like the three-dimensional illusion your version gives to the tunnel. - I would love to have stars, though, for something in the spirit of "Ad Astra" by the 19th century Finnish artist Axel Gallen-Kallela. The painting is said to explore what is beyond Death, and I think that is what my two ghosts might be doing. - I guess I'll have to spend the next clear night star-hunting. |
Jan 6th |
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| 54 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
And here is the color version. |
Jan 2nd |
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| 54 |
Jan 25 |
Comment |
Hi, - I am sorry about the white column at the right edge - it was not on purpose. Here is the proper image. |
Jan 2nd |
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9 comments - 6 replies for Group 54
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21 comments - 16 replies Total
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