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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 49 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
Stephen, you've given me hope that this might actually work as an abstract. I think I will enter it into a local abstract exhibition sponsored by Joe Miller. BTW, submissions are digital, so anyone with access to the internet can enter. Give it a shot guys! |
Jan 28th |
| 49 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
ok you folks are convincing me that this photo is not working even as an abstract. I deliberately eliminated as much context as I coukd to get the viewer to see a black and white checkerboard. |
Jan 18th |
| 49 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Dicky, What a great moment! I can feel the waves lapping at my feet! I agree with Craig about brightening up the man's face a bit. I am most troubled by the very bright background on the right side of the image. The highlights are blown out. Not sure it can be fixed. |
Jan 12th |
| 49 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Alan, Lighthouses are one of my favorite subjects too! Great capture. You would never know it was an HDR. Love the leading lines up to the light. My only suggestion would be to take a look at it in B&W and see what you think. |
Jan 12th |
| 49 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Jo-Ann, Birds in flight are always fun1 Glad you took a shot at this vulture. My suggestions relate to the bright areas above the bird, which Craig has discussed better than I could. The other suggestion is that you should experiment with birds in flight using several different shutter speeds. You either want to make the wings completely still without blur, which means you need to take them at say 1/1500-2000 sec. or go with a slower shutter speed to blur the wings more (say 1/150 sec.). This would suggest the motion of the bird. Some camera also have settings that allow the camera's autofocus to more accurately track object in motion. My Canon 7D MarkII allows me to do that. |
Jan 12th |
| 49 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Craig, You've captured a wonderful image of a very pretty young woman. I'm certainly no pro when it comes to portraits. Here are a couple of thoughts. The eyes each have a subtle line in the iris that does not look natural. The cloning of her hand was done expertly. I cannot tell where it took place. Great job. I think I would have experimented with some different lighting on your model's face. The evenness of the lighing on her skin seems a little flat to me. |
Jan 12th |
| 49 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Sylvia, I love the scene with all of its movement and color. I can see why you were attracted to it. I like the suggestions that Craig offered. To his list I would add that you might consider darkening the portions of the building that are behind the performers that show through their arms. Otherwise you have the white building in shade off the the left of the image, then bright right behind the performers and just above them. The same is true of the road just to the left of the first performer on the left. So this can be accomplished by using the burn too in PS and making a really small brush. Or you could try the luminance mask in LRC. |
Jan 12th |
6 comments - 1 reply for Group 49
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| 67 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
Thanks Richard! It pays to look back at old stuff!! |
Jan 12th |
| 67 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Bud, great capture of a beautiful bird. You were smart to clone out the small pieces of debris on the right. Well done. I agree with Larry that the shoulder seems too bright and the beak blends in a bit too much with the darker wave. |
Jan 12th |
| 67 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Richard, I am also very taken by this shot. Love the group of 3 cypress trees. It tells the story of being a group against the elements. I could go several different ways with this photo. One is to eliminate the tree on the left. Another would be to crop down about a third from the top and from the right to create more of a pano. Another possibility would be to shoot it with about a 20 sec exposure using an ND filter. This would smooth out the ripples in the water. Another would be to shoot this at sawn or dusk depending on where the sun sets. A great sop to shoot more than once! |
Jan 12th |
| 67 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Larry, like you I have a real affinity for shooting moving water! Can't get enough of it. I think you got a nice balance between the silkiness of the flowing water and the texture of the rocks and falling water. You might consider burning down the left side of the phot. The rocky face's tonality competes with the flowing water. For some reason I am bothered by the position of the small rock in the water. It feel like it should not interrupt the reflection of the waterfall.
Last spring I also got a platypod. I used it for shooting spring wildflowers, which grow very close to the ground. It worked well. Thanks for the insigh of using them near water. |
Jan 12th |
| 67 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Cindy, I've also been lucky enough to take shots of glaciers in AK. What a thrill! I agree with Richard that you might consider darkening the mountains to put greater emphasis on the glacier. I like the fog in the background. It give the shot a sense of mystery. |
Jan 12th |
| 67 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Michael, what a cool place to explore and photograph! It reminds me a little of the live oaks lining the entrance roads to one of those old plantations in Charleston, SC. I love how you have captured the sense of mystery here. I want to go down that opening with my eyes. You might consider darkening the palm plants and the area where your eye is led, but otherwise, looks great! |
Jan 12th |
| 67 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
Thanks, Larry for the encouragement and the tip! I'll start experimenting with lightening up the lower right neat the rocks that are highlighted! |
Jan 7th |
| 67 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Thanks, Bud! It sometimes pays to look at old photos that you thought were a non-starter! |
Jan 5th |
6 comments - 2 replies for Group 67
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12 comments - 3 replies Total
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