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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 76 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Thank you for understanding the challenges of photographing in the forest. The early morning time is a good time to photograph in the forest though if there is mist or fog, that would be a good time to photograph too. Thank you for your comments, Jay. |
Sep 26th |
| 76 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
Ian, thank you for your comments. I love the forest scene as it brings me joy, comfort and peace and I tried to capture that in this image. In the wintertime and springtime Muir Woods becomes alive with banana slugs, fungi and the beautiful colors of the redwood trees. Once, a Barred Owl, which lives high in the trees, came down to perch on a log directly across from me at eye level. I got the image but this taught me a lesson to always embrace the surprises that happen but at the same time be open to the opportunities that may happen. |
Sep 26th |
| 76 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
My intent was to lighten the foreground ferns as center of interest and the five trees as a background as a focus point complementing the ferns (center of interest). Thank you for your comments Sanford. |
Sep 26th |
| 76 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
Gordon, I agree a crop on the left side is a good idea as it would align the lit back tree better with the foreground ferns. By softening the shadow areas do you mean to lighten the shadows a bit more? I try to avoid taking contrasty images in the forest but instead taking forest scenes in diffused or reflected lighting...foggy scenes are nice too with sun rays. Thank you for your comments...as always, much appreciated. |
Sep 26th |
| 76 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
As always, I appreciate your thought process on the things that you consider in the landscape before pressing the shutter button. Thought process in assessing a scene is just as important, if not just a bit more important, in the success of an image then post-processing though post-processing can contributory greatly to an image. The image is so serene and peaceful as well as composed beautifully. Well done, Gordon. |
Sep 26th |
| 76 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
What a fantastic capture. This image, for me conjured up a lot of memories of one's youth and our neighborhood friends when we were young....possibly memories of our mischievous self that were never revealed to our parents! For me, this is a very powerful image and says so much about friendships. This picture goes far beyond a simple framing composition. From the billowy clouds, the boy in the light blue shirt pointing, the metal framing and the colors of the green grass and blue water/sky keep the viewer engaged in not only the image before them but reliving their own youthful memories . I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with lesson 2 in composition. Wonderful image, Jay. |
Sep 26th |
| 76 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Hi Sanford,
There is a way to straighten out the curvature of the reflection in the boat if you want to try it. In Photoshop draw a rectangle from just under the man's head and bring the line out to the side. Open image in RAW, go to Geometry and click on the hashtag looking icon. Draw a line on the edge of the tall buildings on each side and this will straighten out the curving buildings. You are probably then left with a little white gap on each side so select the white area in photoshop and go to Edit>Content Aware and fill in the small white area. You may have to tweak here and there but at least the curvature is not so prominent. I tried it and it works but you may not want to try this method and just enjoy your image as it. A suggestion...if you want the man and his hand in the image to give a point of reference, I would lighten up the head and arm to make it stand out a bit more. I had a hard time finding the man's head at first. What wonderful memories you must have of Venice. There is so much to see in this image and that's one thing I like about this image and your perspective is different and interesting. The clouds in the sky add interest to the rest of the image with its buildings and reflections. Good seeing from your perspective. |
Sep 26th |
| 76 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
What a beautiful view and I can just image what it must have been like at the bottom with the waterfall and ferns. I look forward to seeing your other images from this hike to the bottom to see the waterfall. The implied triangles and diagonal lines in the forest really emphasize the hillsides that the trees cover. The receding terrain in the background provides a nice backdrop to the wonderful foreground as well as the foreground walls that frame the whole scene. Is the staircase earthen or made of wood? The cloud formation in the overcast sky adds a nice texture to the overall scene. Well done Ian. |
Sep 26th |
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