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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 49 |
Nov 24 |
Comment |
Peggy.
You've got all of the elements of a great landscape shot. You've clearly got foreground (the rocks), mid-ground (the trees), and background (the sky). You've got a great leading line (the stream) to guide our eyes through the image. Great catch. My only suggestion might be to shoot at a narrower aperture, like f16, instead of f10. You can ecover some of the sharpness by using the clarity slider and dehaze slider in LRC. You might also try using topaz sharpen AI. |
Nov 21st |
| 49 |
Nov 24 |
Comment |
Alan,
Isn't is something about wildlife when they know you're around and move away!! M akes a photographer's job much harder, but you know that! The image is soft because, of course, you shot it at too slow a shi=utter speed. 1/400sec won't do for birds in flight. I usually go with 1/1250-1600 sec. You can dial that in even when they are just swimming around, so that you will be ready in case they take off.
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Nov 21st |
| 49 |
Nov 24 |
Comment |
Josh,
I agree with the other commenters. I love your wife's expression. Clearly she is having fun! It's very tough to get a good shot going right into the sun! The sky between your wife and son is blown out. You might have waited until the ride turned the corner. |
Nov 21st |
| 49 |
Nov 24 |
Comment |
Mark,
I agree with the other commenters. The colors are great, especially the pinwheel that the woman is holding. To make this work a lot better, we need to see the girl's face. |
Nov 21st |
| 49 |
Nov 24 |
Comment |
Craig,
I love how you rendered this in B&W. You have some wonderful white boats on the beach and those ominous clouds. To me this is a story about an approaching storm. The flag tells us that it is coming our way. My only suggestion would be to crop the right side to get rid of the little shed on the left edge. I don't want my eye to get stuck there! |
Nov 21st |
| 49 |
Nov 24 |
Reply |
Thanks Alan. Yep the top right corner is a railing. Time to get out the clone stamp! |
Nov 21st |
| 49 |
Nov 24 |
Reply |
Josh, thanks for your feedback. I debated whether to crop some off the left, but decided that I wanted to keep the line of the warf going down to the lower left and the cliff coming down on the other side of the red building. What do others think? |
Nov 21st |
| 49 |
Nov 24 |
Reply |
Josh, thanks for your feedback. I debated whether to crop some off the left, but decided that I wanted to keep the line of the warf going down to the lower left and the cliff coming down on the other side of the red building. What do others think? |
Nov 18th |
5 comments - 3 replies for Group 49
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| 67 |
Nov 24 |
Comment |
Bud,
I've tried numerous times to get a good sharp RWB shot. They are not easy to shoot. You just get ready for them and they fly off! You did a great job on this one. Love seeing the yellow and orange patches on this guy's wings. Not sure what caused this, but you got some haloing on the bird's back. |
Nov 21st |
| 67 |
Nov 24 |
Comment |
Richard,
Love the effect of the softness of the grasses behind the spoonbill! The only suggestion I might make is to increase the sharpness of the bird, probably by using the clarity slider in LRC or topaz sharpen AI. |
Nov 21st |
| 67 |
Nov 24 |
Comment |
Larry,
As always, your descriptions of how to capture an image are at least as good as the image itself! Thanks for you stalking advice!! Love the shot! The buck headed up hill makes for a great composition. Love the rim light. About all I might suggest is opening up the shadows on the buck's body a bit more. |
Nov 21st |
| 67 |
Nov 24 |
Comment |
Cindy,
I agree with the other commenters. This is a great action shot! It looks like they are quarrelling, which is great!! The bird on the left's feathers have a slight blur. You shot this image at what should have been a fast enough shutter speed to freeze him, but not this time. Wish the green bush were not there, but you cannot conrol that of course, |
Nov 21st |
| 67 |
Nov 24 |
Comment |
Susan, I want to echo the praises of the others in our group! Bravo! The sharpness of the eagles' heads and eyes is stunning! While you have a slight merge problem (tail of the flying eagle is behind the head of the resting eagle), it is clear where one animal leaves off and another begins. You might add a little bit of canvas to the top. The flying eagle's upper wing is almost touching the frame. Ah, the sky! Not much advice here, except if you want to dabble in sky replacement. |
Nov 21st |
| 67 |
Nov 24 |
Comment |
Michael,
Know the feeling trying to take a shot on a m oving boat! Not easy!! I'm glad you cropped it down to get rid of that bright foliage. You might clone out the leaf coming out of the right side of the frame. I agree with others about addressing the lower body of the bird. You might reduce the highlights on the bird's back.
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Nov 21st |
| 67 |
Nov 24 |
Reply |
Good points, Larry. The ducks are not particularly sharp. I guess what I liked about the image was the soft impresionistic colors of the ducks and the background. Not sure if that worked, which is why I submitted it to the group for discussion. |
Nov 18th |
6 comments - 1 reply for Group 67
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11 comments - 4 replies Total
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