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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 32 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
Now that is something I hadn't thought of -you clearly have much the same ideas that Carol did -a simple change which makes a huge difference. |
Apr 23rd |
| 32 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
I find this a bit complex. The figures are getting mixed up with the background too much. The feet of the photographer behind them as well as the two figures on the right stand out too much for me. I wondered whether a shot of just the heads-front or back view- would have been more satisfying. I find street photography very hard as I always miss something in the surrounds which impinges on the subject. Sometimes what is needed is a slightly odd viewpoint-maybe getting down and shooting up. I think I agree with Jose that the colour version is better. |
Apr 18th |
| 32 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
Yes, this one is much more dynamic but you'll need to work on it to lighten the horse and rider. |
Apr 18th |
| 32 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
Yes, increased contrast helps a lot, because it separates the feathers, but I still think the grey is wrong. |
Apr 18th |
| 32 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
WElcome to our group, Tom! |
Apr 18th |
| 32 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
Yes, this is what Barbara wants -a dialogue between members with a critique and not just a couple of words to suggest likes or dislike. If we want that, there's always Facebook! |
Apr 18th |
| 32 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
Yes, I agree that one needs to tailor one's photos to the audience. Even between salons there are huge differences. I can see why your swallows might be chucked out by judges in a salon but appeal to an artist or a buyer, but I find it very hard to assess my own work. |
Apr 16th |
| 32 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
Wow! A fan. I love 'playing' with pictures but so often when I've finished I can't tell whether they are going to be successful or not. I enter them in Internationals and they frequently bomb out. I've never thought of having an exhibition and trying to sell them. |
Apr 15th |
| 32 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
I think that means you hate it! |
Apr 14th |
| 32 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
I think that's answered the question as to worth! You were just being too kind to say outright that I should ditch it. |
Apr 11th |
| 32 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
As Stephen says, this is so typical of Carol's attention to detail. She also shared all her techniques with us so we could fully understand how she achieved her stunning images and could then try them for ourselves.
This image is a culmination of her many Amish pictures which I was very jealous of. She even told me where to go for such pictures where the Amish did not have such an aversion to photography.
We are going to miss her pictures as well as her insightful comments and the help she provided to each of us to enable us to up our photographic levels.
Goodbye Carol and many thanks for your years of input! |
Apr 10th |
| 32 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
What a super building! I like the sweep of the roof and the symmetry you've achieved.It's amazing what phones can do nowadays. I would increase the contrast a bit especially on the lower half of the picture, so the end of the pier and the people stand out a bit more. That would make the central area a bit lighter and help to draw the eye down from the roof to the view below it. With increased contrast I think this would do very well in competitions so it's worth spending a bit more time on it. Again I have the feeling Carol could have put a tweak on it and made it stand out beautiffuly. |
Apr 10th |
| 32 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
I've never managed to get to a polo match although we have a polo field at Chester which is quite close to us. I think you've done quite well here, but maybe this needs some more work done. I found the sky a bit bright in comparison with the rider. The eye always gets drawn to the brightest areas so I felt I was looking past the rider. You could try Ps Image/adjust/shadow-highlight and move the shadow sliders very carefully. Some people suggest moving the amount all the way over so it looks awful and then bringing it back to a natural looking position. The other two would be close to the left. That would bring out more detail in the horse. I might darken the foliage area and clone the odd bright bits out. Did you get some pictures of the actual play? That's very hard as they move fast and you ideally want to keep the chuck in the picture and have their mallets all showing. |
Apr 10th |
| 32 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
I'm agreeing with Stephen here. I like the full curve of the neck but I wouldn't crop any more. Have you got the rest of the neck on the original? I'm also not entirely sure whether flamingoes work in mono as we know in our mind's eye that they are pink and essentially quite light coloured, so to see it as darkish grey looks completely wrong. I think maybe this is a bird which has to stay in colour. So in answer to your question about dullness, yes I think it is too dull. The only other alternative is increasing contrast so some of the feathers go lighter. Your detail and structure of the feathers is of course excellent and it's wonderfully sharp. Can we see the original? |
Apr 10th |
| 32 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
No I quite like it as it is. i think the two areas of roofs actually create a good curve in from the edges and because there is a different amount -the 60/40 split that Stephen describes-it makes it interesting and leads the eye up to the spire on the right. It's a great sky for this complex set of buildings because it enhances it. A small point -darken the roof on the far left as it is rather bright on the edge of the frame. I also tried cropping the chimney which forms the edge of the picture on the left and felt it was better.
We are going to miss Carol's insights. So often she could see precisely what needed doing to a picture to lift it from good to very good.
I think this would get acceptances in competitions but maybe not awards. |
Apr 10th |
| 32 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
I'm not altogether sure I could make all the background totally black because it is in between the rails themselves and I'm presuming you mean i should change them and not just the periphery of the image. This is what I meant by is it worth it or would I have to spend so much time on further alterations that it is too much trouble? Did you actually like it or start to wonder what on earth you could say? |
Apr 10th |
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