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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 97 |
Feb 21 |
Reply |
I think this is a very good photo and the frog looks like it is smiling at us. Could you try an additional edit of this with it cropped fairly closely to the frog on all 4 sides? The the entire focus would be the frog and we would see much less of the berries.
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Feb 12th |
| 97 |
Feb 21 |
Comment |
This has a very soft and aetherial feeling to it. You have done an excellent job. Perhaps you could license it to Disney Studios to use in one of their animations.
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Feb 12th |
| 97 |
Feb 21 |
Comment |
I need the help of all of you.
I want to submit this in a club competition in the Color Pictoral category. I will submit the re-edited version.
I need a catchy title for the competition.
here is one idea I have: Even if you think I am funny looking, the Secretary bird ladies think I am very attractive.
Let me know if this is good or if you have a better title. |
Feb 12th |
| 97 |
Feb 21 |
Reply |
I have re-edited it and will attach.
I find the masking control makes an image less clear so I set it to 0. I balance de-haze with other controls to get the right combination of exposure and colors. I think it is now still close to the colors I remember yet it pops out better. I re-adjusted the eye after that because it got too dark.
I took the suggestion from Sophia and added some background on the right side. I did not change the top because the head and eyes are already well above the top third of the image. |
Feb 8th |
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| 97 |
Feb 21 |
Reply |
See my new edit above.
The secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) is a large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey. Endemic to Africa, it is usually found in the open grasslands and savanna of the sub-Saharan region. These raptors of sub-Saharan Africa's savannas, grasslands, and shrub lands stand at nearly four feet tall - and standing is often how you'll find them, because they primarily move around on foot. They fly only when necessary, such as to reach their nest in the trees and for courtship displays. |
Feb 8th |
| 97 |
Feb 21 |
Reply |
Dear Steve, I personally notice the sharpness of my photos first and I often discard ones that are not sharp. Either your lens is not sharp or you need even high shutter speed and more than f/7 because the back wing is very blurry. I do not see a reason to de-noise. If you adjust the highlights and shadows in LR it might make it stand out more. Then you could take off a little at the top. These are all personal preferences so it is best to make your images the way your eyes and brain tell you to. |
Feb 8th |
| 97 |
Feb 21 |
Comment |
I think you did a very good job of editing this picture. I would not have thought of it as nature, but plants are nature.
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Feb 7th |
| 97 |
Feb 21 |
Reply |
Yes, I think this background is better than the other. I would also try to darken the sky evenly if you have it on a separate layer than the bird. Use your own eye to decide how much to darken it. I find that rather than using the brightness control, the exposure control does not affect the color of the sky as adversely. |
Feb 6th |
| 97 |
Feb 21 |
Comment |
The original darker and plain sky actually might have worked better if you could lighten up and adjust the bird exactly as you did but leave the sky as original.
p.s. did you receive my photos I sent you? |
Feb 6th |
4 comments - 5 replies for Group 97
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4 comments - 5 replies Total
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