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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 24 |
Jan 21 |
Reply |
Hi Thorro. I like where you have taken the photo, in the sense that you are making yours. I find this to be the fun part of shared editing. For me, I find cropping out more sky makes the image claustrophobic and a bit too confined. For me, even during our lockdowns, I was able to get out to a similar beach area next to my house to go running. I'm not sure if you noticed the little purple flowers in the bottom right. For me, those are keepers. Although 2020 was rough, there were moments of absolute humanity that are part of that landscape. |
Jan 18th |
| 24 |
Jan 21 |
Reply |
Hi Jim, I have a great feeling 2021. The original intention was not to capture a self-reflection of 2020, but when I went to post-processing, that is what I saw in the image. Past the rough terrain in the foreground, I see hope and renewal. The sun may be blinding, but it's still inviting and warm. The sea offers calmness and renewal. Both are within grasp on a tantalizingly close horizon. |
Jan 6th |
0 comments - 2 replies for Group 24
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| 97 |
Jan 21 |
Comment |
Hi Thorro, as one who spent way too much time trying to capture a flying dragonfly with manual focus, I have a couple tips hahahaha. Besides that one experience, I have spent a fair amount of time dragonfly hunting. Tip 1, if near water, study their flight pattern. I have noticed that they often launch and return to the same spot, or pretty close. They will also often follow the same flight path repeatedly. Tip 2, photograph them like you would a bird. What are they perched on? What will be the background? How will lighting affect composition? I attached an example. This dragonfly used a tip of an agave as its launch point. It would take off, and I would take a step closer. Eventually, I'm sitting and moving a few inches closer every time until I was two feet away and the 200mm lens I was using got the framing I was looking for.
As for your image, I don't really have any great advice on how to draw out the dragonfly. One thing aspect I find a little uncomfortable is the blur vignette. There is something very abrupt about it. I don't know how to use that feature, so I don't have personal experience to offer on how to soften the transition. |
Jan 6th |
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| 97 |
Jan 21 |
Comment |
Hi Matthias, there is a deep haunting gothic sense to this image combined with a strong pull to want to immerse oneself into the image. I also get a sense of mystical disquiet. It is a strikingly powerful image that you have created. The almost absolute perfection of the mirrored surface asks the viewer to question the line between what is real and what is imaginary. The stairs are asking to be taken, but into what? water? the underworld? dimensional shift? |
Jan 6th |
| 97 |
Jan 21 |
Reply |
Hi Sophia, I had replied but it seems to have not posted :( Thank you so much for all your positivity. That is all I need to feel like an image was successful. I have been to that exact same spot a dozen times and have never seen this situation before. Coastal clouds just aren't a common thing out here. I'll be back to the same spot this weekend, maybe I'll get lucky. |
Jan 5th |
| 97 |
Jan 21 |
Reply |
Hi Thorro, it is interesting that you say it makes the world seem less complicated. I would agree with you. There is an aspect of the sublime that caters to our desire to explore the beauty of simplicity. I find the image to be comforting, reassuring and soulful, while at the same time expressing a subdued tension and anxiety. I see the tension and anxiety in the foreground and off to the sides of the image (darkness creeping in around you). The shadows of the clouds creates the transition. They act as the liminal space that separates two states of being (kind of like the Id and the Ego). Deep in the horizon is that hope, calmness and comfort. The golden hues, blues and indigoes pull the viewer towards that place they want to be. |
Jan 5th |
| 97 |
Jan 21 |
Reply |
Hi Stephen, I see where you are going with it, but for me it falls flat. The lack of color creates an emotionally muted image for me. Although I can still feel the tension in the image, it just feels heavier in B&W with nothing to offset it. |
Jan 5th |
| 97 |
Jan 21 |
Reply |
Hi Thorro, great eye. I agree with you, taking that little cloud out opens up that space nicely. |
Jan 5th |
2 comments - 4 replies for Group 97
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2 comments - 6 replies Total
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