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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 79 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Lauren - I think well captured, nice range of tones. You captured an image that I would have passed-by, but I see you were right.
I am offering "a cut" as I would take it, agreeing with Karl that the right side is a distraction. I have used a perspective warp in photoshop to straighten the window vertical and cropped on the left to the tapestry's shadow (which I slightly extended) ... and added a little contrast with "curves". Hope you like it. |
Jun 11th |
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| 79 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Karl I think that the color is lovely, and the surprise of the insect predation in "original 2" (drama in paradise?) is a useful departure from the simple "flower image".
I do feel that the second spider is a little too soft to improve upon the first alone - but then I am arachnophobic.
Title suggestion: Lunch
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Jun 11th |
| 79 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Judith I especially like that you captured an accident of nature and are using it as inspiration for both art and text. I do wonder though if you might prefer a different narrative by rotating the image 90-degress clockwise; for me the light circle then rises in opposition to the horizontal leaf, a tension you might build upon. |
Jun 11th |
| 79 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Lauren, for me the beauty lies in what I assume is the carefully-crafted simplicity of the image especially in the curve of the stem falling off-center in the more rigid triangle of the leaves.
Your selected "hue" lends a softness and I think nicely achieves a painterly impression - I think I would have gone a different direction and tried for the complementary color of the leaves (which are a large part of the subject) - with the pink landing half way on between. Perhaps too assertive? |
Jun 11th |
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| 79 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Freddie - I appreciate the clear focus on the parrot's eye and the gentle swoosh in the background behind the chair
For me the depth of field is a little too narrow in that the very rear tail seems to draw my eye. I think the glory of this bird is in the neck feathers which are nicely sharp and I would suggest accentuating these with a little more contrast and a closer crop
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Jun 5th |
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5 comments - 0 replies for Group 79
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| 99 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
I take your point - I have never done street photography so I did not know the paradigm that reality rules; I was just struck by what a difference it would make if she had left the stage. |
Jun 2nd |
| 99 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
Randy, Peter
Well then, my title does not work. The intent was that "defiance" was the nail that refused to conform; even if it suffered under the blows of the hammer trying to shove it into its hole, it stood up, it stood out, it resisted. Gandhi meets the railroad.
ok - so I've clearly got "issues" - probably better left to a different forum :-)
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Jun 2nd |
| 99 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Randy - I think the image works well particularly because of the white tops of the women in the center which draws the eye in to the so interesting gesture of the out-stretched arm. The clock/watch in the window makes a nice counter in my mind to the youth of the artists: a reminder that time will pass.
The focus and tonality seem spot on to me.
My one question is about the woman in the far right whom I feel is so far outside the group (in terms of both activity and deportment) that I find a distraction and perhaps a detraction from the rest of the group. If this contrast is the narrative you seek, then I think it succeeds - but if your focus is the enthusiasm of the young artists, then I crop her out and leave the giant watch as the right most element. |
Jun 1st |
| 99 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Michael - I love the tranquility that seems to result from your long exposures. This image strikes me particularly for its sharpness and the aethereal feeling of the stones under the water.
I have a question. I am struck that so much of your image is in such sharp focus: from the stones on the beach to the furthest rock - and I was surprised that this was achieved with f/11. To what do you attribute this sharpness? Is it the long exposure, or the 28mm lens? I am jealous and I would like to understand what I am missing. |
Jun 1st |
| 99 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Linda - this seems to me to be a beautiful animal captures in a graceful pose (the curves of the front leg especially). I applaud your decision to crouch down since the angle really adds gravitas to the subject. For me the low horizon and the absence of other elements except the grass combine to give a sense of isolation.
Below I have offered a different crop. My intent was to add emphasis to the raw strength of the horse. Just an idea. |
Jun 1st |
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| 99 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Peter
For me the image is very successful in evoking childhood and motherhood and the wonder of innocence: the blurred background heightens this since it shows that the precis event is secondary to the play of mother and child.
With that in mind, I think I would have darkened the background a little more so as to add emphasis to the subject.
When I saw this image, it made me think of the Manet below; different narratives I know but the mother, child, railings and a busy beyond ... it just resonated. |
Jun 1st |
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| 99 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Barbara
What a wonderful approach: I think it transforms a rather dull image into an exciting exploration of texture and shape: which depends upon the so sharp focus that you achieved. It looked to me before I read your explanation as though you had used a light behind thin leaves ... this inversion is something I will want to explore.
One suggestion is that I would have made the bottom left corner a little lighter - I think top-right is a better level. |
Jun 1st |
5 comments - 2 replies for Group 99
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10 comments - 2 replies Total
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