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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 49 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
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Aug 27th |
| 49 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Dicky,
Thanks for sharing your images of east Asia with us!! This one is particularly beautiful!
As for suggestions, I guess I would suggest that you experiment with a higher aperture, like maybe an f18 or maybe an f20, 22. This would of course cause your ISO to go up. The point of a higher f stop would be to put a star burst on all of the lights. I really like that you used a slow shutter speed to blur the water. |
Aug 27th |
| 49 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Alan,
What a great shot of a disaster! Flooding has impacted so many people around the world! You have captured a great example of this issue. Very dramatic!
As for suggestions for improvement, the nsky is probably the biggest issue. As a friend of mine has said, "nothing draws the interest out of a landscape quicker than a bald sky" Try out the "sky replacement" function in either PS or luminar. Go for something with a gray sky with clouds. Then convert the image to B&W, |
Aug 27th |
| 49 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Jo-Anne,
Boy, it is hard to get a decent shot through a window. You've got a reflection of probably yourself in the lower center and probably the edge of the window in the lower right corner. The wing is awfully bright and you have some specgral highlights in the upper portion. Good for you for trying! |
Aug 27th |
| 49 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Craig,
There is so much to like about this image!! There is the sharp subject and the soft background. There is also the yellow of the beak repeated in the vegetation in the background. The yellow vegetation leads the ey to the beak. You have given enough rom around the image so that it is not cramped. The only recommendation I would offer to improve a strong image would be to lighten the dark gray areas of the neck and body of the bird. |
Aug 27th |
| 49 |
Aug 22 |
Reply |
Oh I like that idea Dicky!! |
Aug 23rd |
| 49 |
Aug 22 |
Reply |
Thanks, Craig. I think I used the oil paint filter. To me it looked like fire! |
Aug 23rd |
5 comments - 2 replies for Group 49
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| 67 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Bud,
As others have said, it is hard to beat cuddly bear cubs! Great moment that you captured!
As others have said the colors f the bears and the grasses and the bears' eyes make the image. My only suggestion beyond what others have said is that I would be tempted to reduce the sharpness of the grasses between the bears and to the right of the right bear. I understand why they are sharp, but I think I would soften them up a bit. |
Aug 28th |
| 67 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Richard,
Well I'm not lucky enough to have eagles that close to my house! I've got to go to one of the parks nearby. Great portrait of the two. I agree with the previous comments on the wonderful sharpness in spite of the big crop. I also agree with adding some room on the left. I'd suggest lightening the breast of the left eagle as a previous commenter said, as well as lightening the tail for the eagle on the left. |
Aug 28th |
| 67 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Frank,
This is an awesome shot! What a moment! Love how you cropped it and emphasized the reddish cliffs and dust! I agree with trying to sharpen the jumper with topaz. I don't think that the edge of the river needs leveling. Great job cloning out the branch. I cannot see any eviden ce that you did that, except of course that the branch was in the original. Great shot!!! |
Aug 28th |
| 67 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Michael,
Who ever gets a shot of a hummingbird on a branch? Great moment! The bird, the flower and the branch in sharp focus and the rest is soft, which is great! I think I'd bring the luminosity down on the green vegetation behind the bird and perhaps desaturate it. It's too bad you wre not able to get the bird's eye. |
Aug 28th |
| 67 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Larry,
I think we all admire your dedication to getting the shot, particularly when it comes to birds! This is a great capture.
I agree with Frank's comments that this is not a "Nature" competition, but a place where we share nature photos and provide an honest critique. I find myself incredibly frustrated with PSA's nature rules! Frank may have helped with one of the problems you mentioned, which is cutting off the bird's wing. The other problem is the distracting white elements to the left and right of the bird. These of course are easily corrected in LRC or PS. The other problem is the flurry of feathers of the other infant bird. It takes a moment to figure out that that is. |
Aug 27th |
| 67 |
Aug 22 |
Reply |
Thanks, Michael. I'll check if I have some more images that include the left. |
Aug 27th |
| 67 |
Aug 22 |
Reply |
Larry, thanks for your candid review of my image this may be one of those instances where my complete excitement at being in that moment and my ability to capture it photographically did not match up! I was blown away with how the clouds led my eye to the distant mountains. It was mis day, so that is why I converted it to b&w. What do others think? Is the image dramatic to you? |
Aug 24th |
| 67 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Frank, I had just gotten back from my trip was was kind of rushed to get a submission to Larry, so in my rush I did not include the original. It was shot at midday and looked like a really nice postcard. I wanted to give it more punch, so i went with B&W to emphasize those wonderful clouds and to get the full range of Black to grays to whites, ala Ansel Adams. Did I succeed? |
Aug 23rd |
6 comments - 2 replies for Group 67
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11 comments - 4 replies Total
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