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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 32 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
I hadn't thought of that way to show the incongruity of the old fashioned and the modern -using the colour version. We often turn these shots sepia to show the age related aspect but we should be showing how anachronistic it is to maintain these ideas when things move on and life becomes easier with new techniques. I appreciate that not using heavy machinery or chemicals is good for the soil but what's wrong with having electricity in the home or proper sanitation and cooler clothing with zips? |
Jun 22nd |
| 32 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
That sounds wonderful that they just sit and look at you. How close can a photographer get to them? Are they aggressive in any way. One doesn't get too close to fur seals because they can be aggressive and have nasty teeth. |
Jun 22nd |
| 32 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
Yes I think you've improved them quite a lot. The face lightening helps as does the sharpening. I'd need to see this projected to know whether it is too much. I had used shadow highlight sliders to bring back the detail in the trees in the colour image because it looked better but maybe the mono does need the darker background. I shall try the mono in a competition soon and see how it does. I have finally got to the end of my bear pictures, deleting all the rubbish and altering all the sliders for blacks and whites and shadow detail. It took a long time. Now all I have to do is really study the ones left to decide whether my initial assessment of star rating is correct, which means looking at the few with 4 or 5 stars. Oh well, it keeps me busy! |
Jun 22nd |
| 32 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
That's very impressive since we know how difficult horses can be but I suppose these mules know exactly what to do because they do it every year. |
Jun 14th |
| 32 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
I like the sepia toning here and I think there's more detail in the mules which helps. |
Jun 14th |
| 32 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
I think they are a massive pest in Australia as well. |
Jun 14th |
| 32 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
Now I think the HDR is very OTT. In GB, we don't give good marks for these as we like the effect much reduced. I can understand why there is so much detail in the mono now. |
Jun 14th |
| 32 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
I agree -the sharpness is a bit off. They were walking and they go surprisingly quickly. They are also quite shaggy so the fur is difficult to keep sharp despite the fast shutter speed. I was trying to keep the aperture as near F11 as possible but this meant changing the ISO as the light dropped and. This image was one taken when the light was still good. Softness will probably be good enough for a mono comp but not in a nature one. |
Jun 14th |
| 32 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
The problem with removing twigs is that I van't use it for nature f I do. However, I shall do so for entering mono comps. |
Jun 14th |
| 32 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
It's funny how one can miss something but once pointed out, it then becomes very annoying. I missed the black item but I agree the boat is better without it. |
Jun 8th |
| 32 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
i think this has gone over the top on the detail. I still think it's better as a colour image. |
Jun 8th |
| 32 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
I'm tempted to crop a bit off the sky as it is such a boring grey tone. That would emphasise the slight upward viewpoint. I found it very difficult to get the Amish even when they were busy farming and all the images I got, the man had turned his head away so I would not record his face. This style of ploughing etc is so oldfashioned but probably very good for the land. I would have liked a bit more space in front of the mule team. I think you need to bring out some of the shadow detail to separate the mules from each other. Is it better left as a colour image? |
Jun 8th |
| 32 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
I agree that the diagonal of the boat is good. However, I can't work out what the white loop is which also goes diagonally but appears to be above the water. is it a rope for something? I agree with Lynne that the white things in the boat need to be darkened down a little and I would try to lighten the face and figure of the standing seller to make him the dominant one. At the moment, the seated rower is more eye catching as he is wearing lighter colours. You could darken the thwart he's sitting on as well. |
Jun 8th |
| 32 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
You've put quite a heavy vignette round the tractor to eliminate some of the stuff round it, so I think you've removed enough. The salvage yard is the environment in which it is found so keeping it in is fine. In fact, I'm not sure such a limiting vignette is needed. I would have been there with my camera as well, though the reptiles etc don't sound very good. Are the cane toads native to your bit of the world? I'm so glad we don't have anything like them. Can we see the original in colour ? I like the mono conversion but sometimes the original has just a touch of faded colour and it is the better image. |
Jun 8th |
| 32 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
I like the colour image because the otter stands out well against the sand and sea. The head and face stand out well in the mono but I feel that the body is too much all the same tones. Where his rump is darker in colour, it has also gone very dark in the mono. In British Internationals, we prefer more of the habitat round the animals so it might be that this is the problem. You do look as if you've got down quite low to get this one so the sea is behind it and I suspect this would therefore again be better in colour. In mono, it is just rather grey. I wish I could see these beautiful animals. Otters in GB are very elusive and are not the sea ones. Des a raised foot mean he's about to scratch, or run away or warning you off? |
Jun 8th |
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5 comments - 10 replies Total
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