Activity for User 146 - Bob Benson - benson.bob@comcast.net

avatar
Avatar

Close this Tab when done

589 Comments / 119 Replies Posted

  = Current Round   = Previous Round
Group Round C/R Comment Date Image
26 Jan 20 Comment I agree with Belinda; the bird seems over sharpened. Great exposure and contrast. Jan 20th
26 Jan 20 Comment I like the low level perspective, as the carpet really adds to the feeling of depth. The pano cropping is a good idea, and I like how this comes together. Because of the wide angle lens, even thought the bottom is straight the top is a little off. Like Steven says, I rotated it a little bit. I used the Ruler in PS, and then IMAGE>Image Rotation, and then Arbitrary to fix it. (PS said 0.79 degrees.) I noticed the left side was a little brighter, so I used an adjustment layer to match the brightness, and then the graduated filter with a very gradual range from black to white to add to the mask. Jan 3rd
26 Jan 20 Comment Now that I straitened out the order, I can make a comment that makes sense!
I like the processing techniques you used here. Plus, it is an interesting composition. For me, the light does not bother me too much, as you have a repeating one in the image. Besides, they may take quite a bit of work to successfully remove them. I think the top wire should go, as it is an easy fix, and does not leave the feeling at all that the light is not connected.I might also look to see if you can clone or content aware out the edge of something else (building or over hang?) on the top left that cuts across the building. I think the overlay added some interest, but you might consider reducing the opacity in the foreground on the pavement, as the circular patterns seem a little pronounced.		 Jan 3rd
26 Jan 20 Comment Nicely composed. You did a good job of using focus stacking. There may be a little bit of soft grasses in-between, but that is only noticeable after studying the image, and these are not visually what we are looking at anyway. I also like what you did to the sky for more impact.
One very minor thing you can do that ultimately is just to give it a little tweak may be to clone out the small flower buds that are touching the bottom right and left edges. No big deal, but sometimes what I call "border patrol" can help.		 Jan 3rd
26 Jan 20 Reply They are now in the correct order. Jan 3rd
4 comments - 1 reply for Group 26
32 Jan 20 Comment Hi Michael, as far as your question about the halos, it may be that you over compensated in sharpening? The color image does seem a little soft to start, and trying to compensate may lead to strong halos. Also, if you had applied some significant contrast with a contrast or clarity setting, this would emphasize the tonal variation in the wall behind the head. I do see a stronger halo in the woman (red) on the right by the pillar in the B&W version. For some reason, I see a lot more jpeg artifacts than I would expect to see in an image this size. Jan 6th
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 32
5 comments - 1 reply Total

111 Images Posted

  = Current Round   = Previous Round
Group 26

Apr 26
May 26
Mar 26
Feb 26
Jan 26
Dec 25
Nov 25
Oct 25
Sep 25
Aug 25
Jun 25
May 25

Apr 25
Mar 25
Feb 25
Jan 25
Dec 24
Nov 24
Oct 24
Sep 24
Aug 24
Jul 24
Jun 24
May 24

Apr 24
Mar 24
Feb 24
Jan 24
Dec 23
Nov 23
Oct 23
Sep 23
Aug 23
Jul 23
Jun 23
May 23

Apr 23
Mar 23
Feb 23
Jan 23
Dec 22
Nov 22
Oct 22
Sep 22
Aug 22
Jul 22
Jun 22
May 22

Apr 22
Mar 22
Feb 22
Jan 22
Dec 21
Nov 21
Oct 21
Sep 21
Aug 21
Jul 21
Jun 21
May 21

Apr 21
Mar 21
Feb 21
Jan 21
Dec 20
Nov 20
Oct 20
Sep 20
Aug 20
Jul 20
Jun 20
May 20

Apr 20
Mar 20
Feb 20
Jan 20
Dec 19
Nov 19
Oct 19
Sep 19
Aug 19
Jul 19
Jun 19
May 19

Apr 19
Mar 19
Feb 19
Jan 19
Dec 18
Nov 18
Oct 18
Sep 18
Aug 18
Jul 18
Jun 18
May 18

Apr 18
Feb 18
Jan 18
Dec 17
Nov 17
Oct 17
Sep 17
Aug 17
Jul 17
Jun 17
May 17
Apr 17

Mar 17
Feb 17
Jan 17

Close this Tab when done