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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 2 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
congratulations on being featured for the most recent PSA Showcase. Your bird image is beautiful. |
Jul 16th |
| 2 |
Jul 24 |
Reply |
Piers, Thank you for your comments.
When you look at my image full screen, you get a bit of the essence of how dark it truly was. Part of my editing process amazed me at how bright I could actually (electronically) make the foreground, but I intentionally "dialed it back" to make it more realistic. As I stated to others, it was pitch black in person. I could not see where I was walking when I shifted over to capture this image from my Milky Way position.
I wanted my image to be a more accurate portrayal while still providing enough brightness to have leading lines in the foreground. |
Jul 7th |
| 2 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Very nice "street image", Martin.
The first thing that came to mind when viewing this image was the brightness of the womans red top, her bright blue shorts, the (slightly less bright) blue of the car............. contrasted to the rest of the image - which has pastel colors throughout.
Very good timing as well as the anticipation of this activity.
Like other have referenced, the partially in-view motorcycle is a distraction, but I understand your reason for keeping it in.
Well done. |
Jul 7th |
| 2 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Great capture, Terri.
Although I understand aspects of the circle of life in nature, and have been growing and evolving as a birder, I was disappointed to see that the Kestrel's prey was another bird. I would have preferred it to be a mouse or snake.
The overall image looks a bit light to me, so, if it were mine, I'd try darkening the overall exposure. |
Jul 5th |
| 2 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Tor, This is a WOW image! Great capture. I like how the colorful rider is at the top 1/3 line of this frame, giving the sense of just how high he has jumped.
I'm certain that you captured many images from that day. and I'm certain you had fun doing it. I know I would have. |
Jul 5th |
| 2 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
I've done very little studio work, but have played around with beer. First off, I wanted a long-lasting foam head - and that's Guiness's hallmark. It's a very dark beer, but the head lasts the entire time in the glass. Mine was a sequence of 5 images starting with a full glass of Guiness, then the next frame had a bit less in it, and so on until the last glass was empty and the word "AHHHHH" was present. It was fun.
Not near as technical as your shoot, but I like what you're doing. well done. |
Jul 5th |
| 2 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Great capture, Shirley.
I'm an advocate for artistic expression with the camera - and post processing. The dropped-in sky and the treatment you've given to the bridge and forest has a painterly look to it in late day light. I love the diagonals and geometry of the bridge in contrast to the nature-made trees and gorge. I'm also impressed that you included sprigs of nearby pine branches along the right side for a foreground element.
It's a beauty! |
Jul 5th |
| 2 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Piers,
This is a gorgeous flower. Beautiful form and vibrant colors.
I have recently gotten into flower photography with an bent towards the artistic aspect, and I'll offer up a suggestion.
To me, the background is very busy and pulls the eye away from the main point of interest - the Heliconia. The aperture you used (f16) brings everything into focus. With artistic flower photography, the intent is to have only the flower (or even just part of the main flower) in focus, and let the rest be a soft background that doesn't draw the viewers eye away from the main subject. One way to do that in camera is with a wide aperature. I took the liberty of doing that (equivalent in LR) with your image to give an example. Many times, the background is treated as "high key", to create a soft, creamy background. I added a vignette, too.
It's not for everyone, but, is an option to having a busy background. |
Jul 5th |
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| 2 |
Jul 24 |
Reply |
Shirley, Thank you for your comments. This image was taken close to midnight, so it was well into darkness.
Please see my response to Martin for additional comments. |
Jul 4th |
| 2 |
Jul 24 |
Reply |
Terri, Thank you for your comments. Please see my response to Martin for additional comments. |
Jul 4th |
| 2 |
Jul 24 |
Reply |
Tor, Thank you for your comments. Please see my response to Martin for additional comments. |
Jul 4th |
| 2 |
Jul 24 |
Reply |
Martin, Thank you for your comments.
The actual setting at the time of this image capture was intentionally set for a new moon (ie., NO moon) night, so the setting was extremely dark. The original image has the sky MUCH brighter than it actually was, and the actual foreground was pitch black. I couldn't see where I was going, but I knew most of it was partially mown grass - only because we got there before dark. The foreground brightening I did in the submitted image wasn't as much as I could have brightened it. I played with that, but I toned it back down to be more realistic to the actual scene.
Personally, I love the lines in both the sky as well as the foreground grasses
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Jul 4th |
7 comments - 5 replies for Group 2
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7 comments - 5 replies Total
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