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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 3 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thank you! |
May 22nd |
| 3 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Ruth, I'm wondering if you have played around with the Luminance sliders within the Lr / ACR Color Mixer module to brighten selected colors? It works both globally and also with local adjustments. You can also "double-up" on the brightness by doing a global luminance adjustment followed by a local luminance adjustment, say, with a radial or linear gradient. |
May 15th |
| 3 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Joan, I love this image! It looks very "intentional" - that is to say, planned and thoughtful. The camera movement is precise with perfect verticals. That, combined with some sharpness in the leaves leads me to believe the only way to have achieved this is with a tripod. Beautiful color. Balanced composition and well edited. Simply beautiful. I know what you mean about camera club scores! In my club if it ain't a bird or a landscape, you might as well forget about a high score. It only matters that you like it! Well done and appreciated! |
May 10th |
| 3 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Andres. Gordes is one of the more picturesque hill towns in Provence. It was a special experience to stay there for a week. |
May 10th |
| 3 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Joan. Provence is a very magical place. |
May 10th |
| 3 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Tom, Thanks for visiting and for your kind words.
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May 10th |
| 3 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Ruth, you've perfected the technique for sure! I thought an apt, alternate title would be FROZEN IN TIME. The detail is amazing and I'm impressed with your editing skills that brought the dark original to the final result. Very well done! |
May 5th |
| 3 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Robert, a very nice street capture. Like you said, her expression makes the composition. Nice job of editing too. |
May 5th |
| 3 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Kieu-Hanh. Really nice job with the composition and perspective correction. The lighting and your post processing gives me the impression of a high-end animation and I can imagine Aladdin swooping into the scene on his magic carpet. Well done. |
May 5th |
| 3 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Andres. I appreciate the explanation and I really like how you handled this! Great leading lines, geometry and perspective. Brightening the rails and foreground with a fade to a somewhat darker background enhances the composition. One observation: the blur in the background starts rather abruptly and doesn't look natural to me. Curious what method you used to achieve it? |
May 5th |
5 comments - 5 replies for Group 3
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| 83 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Hanna. You and Ruth made the same comment about the amount of space around the tree and I think you make a good point. Appreciate the feedback! |
May 29th |
| 83 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Ruth, thanks for visiting DD #83 and thanks for your comments and suggestion |
May 29th |
| 83 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Elsie. Much appreciated. |
May 16th |
| 83 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Dale. The bright area you reference looks a bit different (i.e., worse) posted here as opposed to my original. The original when viewed in LrC has more detail and contrast in that area. I think it must have something to do with the lower resolution requirements for the DD group images. I appreciate your comments.
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May 16th |
| 83 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Bill, you present a very compelling and emotionally charged image with loads of impact. Great composition and tonal range. The sharp focus on the shoes at the mid-lower third of the frame trails off to an out of focus background that includes many more pairs of shoes. For me I imagine the smaller number of in-focus shoes to be from victims whose identities are known vs the larger number of out-of-focus shoes, signifying, perhaps, those many more victims whose names have been lost to history. This is a very powerful image. Thank you for sharing. |
May 15th |
| 83 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Clark
You've presented an intriguing abstract composition using your ICM technique. I personally find abstracts hold my attention as my brain try to figure out what I'm looking at.
As a genre, I also find abstracts difficult to critique, as the usual criteria generally don't apply well. What I can say is that the image does match your title very well. Lots of implied energy and movement...and in the absence of your explanation, I would have guessed the subject was water. A very creative presentation. |
May 11th |
| 83 |
May 25 |
Reply |
My pleasure. |
May 6th |
| 83 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hanna, your portrait work continues to amaze me. Your compositions are thoughtful and you have clearly mastered the art of lighting. Beyond that, the other thing that stands out for me is how you seem to be skilled at getting your subjects to relax. I think that is a skill (natural ability?) that all the great portrait photographers share.
The only negative that I see is to my eye your border is too wide and too bright and actually draws my eye away from an otherwise perfect photograph. My suggestion for presentation here is to do a "stroke" line in Photoshop rather than a "border". My suggestion below - a 5 px stroke in light gray. |
May 5th |
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| 83 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Dale, kudos to you for thinking outside the box and presenting a sunrise image in monochrome. (Curious what your original color image looks like). For the most part, I think you did a good job with your edit. I particularly like the silhouettes of the tall trees against the brightening morning sky. Nice tonality in this part of the image.
Just my opinion, but to my eye, the foreground doesn't add anything to the composition and, in fact, detracts from the point of interest - the sunrise. In my visual feedback, I applied a 16:9 aspect ratio and completely eliminated the immediate foreground grass. I also added some highlights to the sun-facing sides of the trees and enhanced the contrast and blacks of the conifers. Thoughts? |
May 5th |
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| 83 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Elsie, I like the simple composition and the high-key edit works very well for this subject. Nice detail and a perfect camera angle - a lovely study of form. Adi's comment about the diagonal line was made off my mistakenly-posted "original"...but there is still a hint of it in the monochrome version. Easy fix with only a minor additional edit. |
May 5th |
| 83 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Adi
Not a "rule" I'm familiar with. Unique use of negative space - it works! Nice contrast in the sky. Bird, mid flight, adds interest. Highlights on the man's T-shirt a bit too bright? |
May 5th |
| 83 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Adi, thanks for your comments and tips. I use ND filters but have never used a graduated one. Curious in your experience, how significant are the differences between using an actual filter vs using a grad linear mask (like I did here) in post processing? |
May 5th |
7 comments - 5 replies for Group 83
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12 comments - 10 replies Total
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