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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 14 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Hi Xiao,
Hmm - interesting suggestions. I might give your ideas a try. I certainly don't want it to seem too "realistic".
Thanks for the feedback.
Karen |
Mar 22nd |
| 14 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Hi Ingrid,
I don't know if I'm "artsy" enough to master abstracts, but I might keep an eye out for them now that I've heard our presenter's lecture and seen his work. Thanks for your feedback and another vote for a vignette!
Karen |
Mar 22nd |
| 14 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Hello Kamal,
I'm glad to give you a new challenge for your photography. Thanks for the feedback - looks like I need to try a vignette!
Have a great day.
Karen |
Mar 22nd |
| 14 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Hi Tom,
Thanks for the vote of confidence and for your take on my attempt at an abstract - it really makes one think, doesn't it?! We had someone do a presentation on abstracts at our March meeting to prepare us for this Assigned Subject challenge in April. I loved his comment that if he goes out to shoot abstracts, he never can find them. But, if he just allows his eye and his brain to "see" them in a regular shoot, they seem to appear in many everyday settings. So, I guess that is pretty much what I did - not realizing it!
I like your adjustments. Since we are not restricted on how we post-process these Assigned Subject images, I might just play a bit more before the submission deadline.
Thanks so much!
Karen |
Mar 19th |
| 14 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Hi Greg,
Great suggestions! I don't know why I didn't think of a vignette. That would really help.
Thanks for your input!
Karen |
Mar 19th |
| 14 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Darcy - for the suggestions, and the "welcome back", and your patience with my absences!
All are much appreciated.
Karen |
Mar 19th |
| 14 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Hi Kamal,
What a beautiful scene you have captured! I love the colors and the way you've captured that reflection in the water.
I agree with the prior comments about the halo around the dome and maybe toning down the brightness of the sun's reflection.
Two little nit-picks that you could easily clone out:
- there seems to be a little "dot" in the water to the left of the pole's reflection. I like the pole being there and reflected in the water, as it adds balance to the image. That little "dot" just bothers me.
- there is also a powerline to the left of the dome that I would eliminate.
Wonderful capture. Thanks for sharing!
Karen |
Mar 19th |
| 14 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Hi Xiao,
Wow - what a cool pose (pun intended!) for this iconic bird! One can almost feel the slipperiness of the ice.
The only suggestions I have that you might try are:
- If you have enough "real estate" to give him a bit more image to move into, I would move him out of the middle of the frame and give him someplace to go.
- Since we generally view images from left to right, you might try flipping this horizontally, so he seems to be moving in that direction.
What a great shot!
Karen |
Mar 19th |
| 14 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Hi Tom,
Wow! What a unique perspective on this iconic building, and a great back story on how you achieved it. The morning light and that sunburst are exquisite!
I agree with Darcy on the need to remove the boat just to the right of opera house. A couple of other small distractions for me:
- a pole to the far right of the frame
- something that looks like a windmill just above the opera house. It's as if the arches are pointing to it and I just can't un-see it.
- maybe that other part of a boat on the far left of the image near the top.
I love that my eye just keeps roving about this image and finding new thanks to see in the harbor. Great job!
Karen |
Mar 19th |
| 14 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Hi Greg,
What a fun image! It made me smile.
I do see the halos that Tom pointed out. It's easy to miss those details. I guess the two things that bug me are:
#1 - The crystal ball doesn't seem to be exactly round (maybe it's an optical illusion), and
@2 - I would love to see those Mardi Gras beads a bit sharper (maybe they are in another image that you could overlay?)
Kudos on capturing this fun moment and fixing what must have been some very obvious distractions.
Karen |
Mar 19th |
| 14 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Hi Darcy,
Love it! Your compositing skills are stellar - especially for a first attempt!
The more I look at this, the more I think that it's a bit crowded. Since you're placing the boy into the sky - and it seems that you have a bit of "real estate" to play with, why not widen your canvas a bit and move the pair to the right? That way, more of the plane's trail would be visible and it wouldn't seem to be shooting from out of the father's cap. Just a thought...
I do love the feeling of connected-ness (gee, I'm making up words all over the place tonight!) between the pair and their experience of the air show.
Karen
P.S. On my 5th look, I'm now wondering if you were using the wrinkle in the boys' shirt as a leading line to the plane. Hmmmm... Kudos on making us all think! |
Mar 19th |
| 14 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Hi Ingrid,
I love your 75 mph series! This is also one of my favorites. It was helpful seeing the before and after images. I agree with the others about darkening just a bit to bring out the contrast and texture of the rocks. You might try not so much of a crop on the left to throw that tall rock more into the right third of the image. I get a sense of "centeredness" (if that's a word) with the final crop you chose. Also, since you've shown that you're not afraid to alter your images with the dramatic sky replacement, you might try flipping from left to right to allow those smaller rocks to lead" one into the "main event".
Great job!
Karen |
Mar 19th |
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