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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 18 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
I enjoy going to steam fairs and museums where old forms of transport are on display. Time marches on. A lot of the farm machinery that I worked when earning pocket money on farms in my schooldays are now in museums. I think your decision to restrict your image to part of the gears and surrounds is a good one and I particularly like the clarity and contrast in the colours. A very enjoyable image. |
Apr 8th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 18
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| 32 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Hi Stephen, I think Ata's interpretation is a good one and brings out much more detail in the figures. I generally like more detail in images before I convert to monochrome and you were quite brave to convert this one where the contrast between the figures and their surroundings is not great. It is a very impressive building and definitely an image worth taking. |
Apr 7th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 32
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| 33 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Classic West Country harbour scene and that red house together with the threatening sky makes for a very enjoyable image. I agree with Raymond about the complimentary colours between the red house and the rings on the boats. (PS Do you know John Weston in Gloucester Camera Club?) |
Apr 8th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 33
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| 95 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Hi Stuart, I have only dipped briefly into macro images and I am always fascinated by the detail that you can capture that the naked eye does not see. I really like the detail you have captured and the range of colours in the image. I think I would remove the dark patch on the left but it is an enjoyable image. |
Apr 7th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 95
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| 98 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
Hi Wendy, thanks for your comments. When taking a picture like this, you choose a slow shutter speed (I chose 1/40 second in this image), follow the moving subject with your camera, and the background will be out of focus. Then experiment with different shutter speeds until you get the combination of a sharp subject and the out-of-focus background that you want. |
Apr 16th |
| 98 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
This is a simple and pleasant image. Most of the flower is in focus and I like the raindrops on the petals. I think the image needs to be slightly cropped and maybe a slightly greater depth of field is needed to bring more petals into focus without destroying the diffused background. I have added my interpretation, what do you think? |
Apr 12th |
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| 98 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
This is a good action shot. The sharpness is impressive since you have cropped it from a much larger original. I don't feel that the leaves are distracting because they show the animal in its environment, all part of the picture for me. I might have tried to get a bit more detail on the dark side of the rabbit but that may not be possible from such a distant crop. |
Apr 12th |
| 98 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
Hi Zina, I like this image much better. You have retained the original colours and given more punch to the image. The photo is really much more than the sky and you have improved the whole thing. |
Apr 8th |
| 98 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
This is a pleasant scene in an area that I have never been to. The gentle range of colours is attractive. You speak about burning the sunspot but I would do some dodging to the mountains to add some more punch to the image and maybe also to the bushes at the foot of the mountains. There is more interest in this image than just the sky which you have used in the title. I would also take out the little dark cloud right in the centre. |
Apr 7th |
| 98 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Hi Bob, your final picture is a big improvement on the original, firstly because you cropped out the building at the front and secondly you have really made the scene "pop" with the vibrant colours in the tree and background. You have turned a very ordinary image into an interesting and enjoyable one. I think the only thing I would have done is to remove the vapour trail in the sky. |
Apr 7th |
| 98 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
Hello Stephen, good to hear from you again. In our photographic club, I am a member of a splinter group of 7 who meet on Zoom once a week to discuss our pictures. I mention this because several of my images submitted to that group have been flipped by other members for the same reason ie we read from left to right. The only problem in this image is that the name on the horse is now backwards. I considered a lighter crop to include the lights but decided that they may be distracting but your crop seems to add to the atmosphere. Please also see my response to Bob's comments above. |
Apr 7th |
| 98 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
Hi Bob, you certainly like vivid colours. To me, your interpretation places more emphasis on the event whereas I was trying to concentrate on the horse and the two characters. Their expressions appealed to me, the boy enjoying the ride and the man concentrating on holding the boy safely. |
Apr 7th |
4 comments - 4 replies for Group 98
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8 comments - 4 replies Total
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