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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 12 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
When I lived in Plano (suburb of Dallas) for 7 years and drove around Texas looking for things to photograph, I saw numerous buildings with flag murals painted on them. As for this specific building, I don't remember if it was a barn exactly, but it was on the property of a ranch. |
Jul 22nd |
| 12 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
Welcome back, Kerstin! You found red, white, and blue in a still life! I never thought of that! This helps remind me to be more open-minded when searching to fulfill our assigned subjects. I definitely had never thought of a vintage look for what we Americans think of as a red, white, and blue subject. I was also thinking of needing almost an equal amount of red and blue in my image, but you created an image with that little touch of blue that I find so cute and delicate. I found it interesting that you got inspiration from Instagram. Maybe I should look there more often! |
Jul 10th |
| 12 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
I appreciate your choice of using fruit as subject matter because all I was thinking of was a flag or something from the 4th of July. I find this very creative. Placing the berries on a white background was an ingenious way to get in the white! I, too, recently saw a webinar suggesting to set the Highlights and Shadows to their extremes. But instead of using Auto after that, the speaker said to adjust the exposure slider. You'll find that using Auto at any time puts the sliders in the exact same position, thereby nullifying anything you did before. |
Jul 10th |
| 12 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
You are right...no one said it had to be the "flag" kind of red, white, and blue! The more a person "interprets" our assigned subject, the more interesting are the photos we get to see. I think your composition is very effective because that chaise lounge on the right is gazing at the ocean going way out on the left. Gives me the same peaceful feeling you mentioned. I feel the story-telling aspect of your photo. The simplicity of it all is amazing since you didn't have to do post editing to get rid of all sorts of distractions...lucky you! |
Jul 10th |
| 12 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
The blue paint isn't the usual blue seen on flags, so I left it this way. Probably sun-damaged blue! |
Jul 10th |
| 12 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
I think your foggy weather gives your image its special appeal. It isn't often that I see a photo of a flag in anything but bright sunlight. I usually see flags by looking way up. I think that's why I'm attracted to your group of flags which go "down" in an interesting repetitive way. The yellow cast due to the morning sun is part of what makes your image unique. However, I desaturated the yellow and cropped more vertically, just to play with your image. Here it is for your review. |
Jul 10th |
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| 12 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
That's totally amazing that you took a photo and couldn't tell ahead of time what you'd capture! That's so interesting that you used a really high ISO with automatic exposure in a dark situation and these bright lights. I hope I get an occasion to try it! I'm attracted to the composition, maybe because I love slinkies and the color blue! But the slinky also reminds me of a snail or a shell. Very nicely presented. |
Jul 10th |
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