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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 3 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Mary Ann, your outstanding image definitely caught my eye. Your hard work instantly made me this this wild horse was caught in a heavy snow storm. Survival would have also been a good title. Your sepia tone monochrome worked extremely well. The image has great visual impact, interest and tells a good story. |
Apr 8th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 3
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| 8 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Sue , you did the hard work with an outstanding composition. |
Apr 10th |
| 8 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Sue, your image has great visual impact and interest and it immediately attracted my eye. The road is a strong leading line though the orchard that leads your eye towards the mountains and excellent sky. It is tack sharp and your crop is perfect. I took the liberty to remove the fence which I thought was distracting. What do you think? |
Apr 10th |
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1 comment - 1 reply for Group 8
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| 10 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Frans, I too like the processed image although if the original wasn't laid out perfectly the processed image wouldn't be so interesting. Your image has great visual impact. This is an excellent composition and it has great color, sharpness and definition. Was it taken from a bridge? Very original approach and well done. |
Apr 11th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 10
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| 14 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Gregory, I too feel this is an exceptional image. Your texture blending addition is excellent. The horse and rider are very sharp and detailed. Crop perfect. I did feel the rider needed a little space over his head so I tried it. What do you think? |
Apr 11th |
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1 comment - 0 replies for Group 14
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| 21 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Mike, I have gone through the full range of lightening the background to an almost black background. Unfortunately I like them all. Will have to see how some of them do in competition. As always Mike, thank you for any advice. |
Apr 16th |
| 21 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Veysi, thank you for your comments. In Florida the Ibis is a very common bird and the adults are white. They are everywhere! |
Apr 13th |
| 21 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Thanks Jim, we are lucky that we have members in our group from all over the US and the World and get to see such a variety of amazing birds. Also we are lucky to have all super photographers in our group! |
Apr 13th |
| 21 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Thank you as always for your comments Leslie... |
Apr 10th |
| 21 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Jim, hope you don't mind but I took the liberty to add a little sky to the right and a tiny bit to the top. What does everyone think? |
Apr 9th |
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| 21 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Will do... |
Apr 9th |
| 21 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Thanks Michael. I was concerned with the background not being enough out of focus. |
Apr 9th |
| 21 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Ted, thank you so much for your excellent critiques. |
Apr 9th |
| 21 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Michael, outstanding image of a Sword Billed Humming Bird. The colors and sharpness of the Hummer are breathtaking. Most of the background is good but the dark blue area in the top left draws your eye, so I cloned it out. Very surprised that you could just about stop the wing movement at 1/2500. A friend of mine shoots a lot of Hummingbirds and he used several flashes with good results. |
Apr 8th |
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| 21 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Leslie, this is an amazing image. I can't believe how sharp it is! I even flipped it upside down and it is still tack sharp. (Upside down version below) They are striking ducks and are beautifully image captured by you. Great job catching them with all their heads looking left. |
Apr 8th |
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| 21 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Mike, this is a WOW image. Have never seen an Egyptian Goose. Gorgeous! Perfect crop, great colors and sharp. Hate saying I wouldn't change a thing but I will say it anyway. This is a winner! |
Apr 8th |
| 21 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Ted, very good full action image. Some may say it is out of focus, but to me you were showing and achieved slight motion blur without loosing the identity of the Mergansers. Very well done. |
Apr 8th |
| 21 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Veysi, sometimes you are lucky and sometimes you are not. With the frog I think you really did luck out. With birds, it is a definite plus to catch a bird doing or eating something. Your image is perfectly sharp with very good definition and your crop is perfect. Some might say they don't like the grass in front of him but in this case I like it. Very natural. |
Apr 8th |
| 21 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Jim, you did a great job in freezing the action and maintaining extreme sharpness. Since it is alway about eyes you certainly nailed this one. Outstanding image that most never see. I was lucky enough to see the Norther Gannets in action from the bow of a cruise ship somewhere between Cuba and Florida. They love the bow wave of the ship and like you said dive at a terrific speed and grab smaller fish. Unfortunately I didn't quite have a long enough lens with me. Super image! |
Apr 8th |
7 comments - 7 replies for Group 21
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| 25 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Jeremy, I find your Clarksville barn very interesting and your crop is perfect. The cables were a distraction so I hope you don't mind that I removed them. Lightened up on the vignette but I'm sure you could do a better job. The original sky is better. I really like the colors, sharpness and details of the barn and weeds. The rough textures of the silo and the vertical wood of the barn is also most interesting. |
Apr 11th |
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1 comment - 0 replies for Group 25
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| 38 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Art, your Possibilities image really caught my eye. I really like the your positioning of the boy in the frame. He really draws your eye into the frame and then to the magnificent color of the sunrise. Image has great color, sharpness and definition. Excellent! |
Apr 12th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 38
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| 42 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Thank you for the comments Charles. This is where Digital Dialog is so good. I never saw the haloing. I have worked on the original and eliminated it. |
Apr 11th |
| 42 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Thanks Michael, will give both suggestions a try... |
Apr 11th |
| 42 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Sharlana, my daughter has two horses. A big one and a smaller one supposedly to keep each other company. At feeding time I find the big one is hungary and in my face and I find it a little unnerving! Both are amazing to look at though. |
Apr 11th |
| 42 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Thanks Terry. I entered it in a local Camera club competition and the judge didn't like it. He thought it was cropped to tight and wanted more space around it. I wanted it tight for detail. |
Apr 8th |
| 42 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Very interesting Terry, thank you. |
Apr 8th |
| 42 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Charles, this image is awesome. It is totally sharp and perfectly cropped. Great job freezing the motion and it certainly displays the peak of action. Wouldn't change a thing. |
Apr 8th |
| 42 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Michael, your Race Track image is cropped perfectly and is very sharp. I have read about this phenomenon and still don't understand it. I guess you have to see it to believe it because these rocks are heavy and aren't small! Love the way you have the mountains in the upper third. Wouldn't change anything. Excellent image. |
Apr 8th |
| 42 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Very interesting image Terry. Almost looks like pop art! Experimenting is alway fun especially when you get good results like this. Your star trails are sharp and precise but I question why the lower trails arch is different than the upper trails arch? The lighting accentuates the story. |
Apr 8th |
| 42 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Sharlana, very interesting image and your narrative was excellent. Really like the subject in the center and the two wall art figures in the back. Very striking image. Could possibly use a little crop off the top. Wonder where his Mercedes was? |
Apr 8th |
| 42 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Keith, if this image doesn't tell a story nothing does. Image has good visual impact and is perfectly cropped. Slightly crooked so I straightened it using the Adams tomb stone. Very sharp and well taken. |
Apr 8th |
5 comments - 5 replies for Group 42
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| 43 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
I think this is an outstanding image. I can understand the work and thought that went into it. The light hitting the bottles is just beautiful. I am with you, the labels would ruin the image and I like that the bottles are not all equal distant from each other. Your crop is perfect and the bottles have very nice colors and are sharp with nice definition. The background could possibly be better if it was a slightly out of focus but all in all I really like it. |
Apr 12th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 43
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| 48 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Jamie, I don't like my sky either. |
Apr 8th |
| 48 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Wow! Wow! Wow! Richard now I can appreciate how much work you did. Beautifully done. What a difference! My wife loves it also. Excellent! |
Apr 7th |
| 48 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Bridget, excellent example of intentional motion blur. The slow shutter speed really made it happen without making it unrecognizable. Obviously she was late and racing for her subway car. I tried straightening the image and didn't like it at all. Love it the way you presented it. |
Apr 7th |
| 48 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Stewart, Very interesting, very sharp and well composed nature image. I cropped it a little tighter so none of the fish were cut off. Well done. |
Apr 7th |
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| 48 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Jamie, I think you using selective focus, probably a big F-stop really worked in this image. The first foot or so is extremely sharp and then it fades to the horizon. The Hollyhock is amazing. The only thing that I feel could use some work is the bright bland sky. Hope you don't mind but I added a sky (not my best job) and I think it is better. What do you think? Does it take away from the gorgeous flowers? |
Apr 7th |
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| 48 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Richard, I think this is an amazing abstract!!! Would love to see the original. At first I thought it was large dabs of color or possibly even under water. Once I read your narrative, it really came to life looking over a cliff and into a volcano. The lower quarter is a great anchor for this image and the colors all blend beautifully. |
Apr 7th |
| 48 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Have to agree with Jamie that the image is somewhat soft. I bet because of the lighting you had to shoot very slow. Still the image was caught at the peak of action and is perfectly cropped. |
Apr 7th |
5 comments - 2 replies for Group 48
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| 71 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Mike, really like this image of your flock heading home. Spotted the llama right away after our conversation on donkeys and llamas. The dust of the flock being kicked up is a great addition showing movement. I hope you don't mind but I took the liberty to add some foreground and to darken the road towards the end of the flock. This image has a good story and is very well exposed. |
Apr 12th |
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| 71 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Thank you for your comments Spring. Greatly appreciated... |
Apr 11th |
| 71 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Thank you so much Michele, love the background information... |
Apr 9th |
| 71 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Nigel, I think you did a near perfect job with transform and keeping all lines vertical or horizontal. |
Apr 8th |
| 71 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Michele, gorgeous, gorgeous image. Extremely striking! Hate saying I wouldn't change a thing but I will say it anyway. I second all the Nigel said. Sorry Michele here comes the questions. How did you get this angle or view? Was it a rocky path to get there or a road? How on earth in 1692 did they get all the materials up there to build the Tiger Nest? Thanks Michele... |
Apr 8th |
| 71 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
John, aside from the minor horizon misalignment, which you've corrected, the composition is quite strong. The frame demonstrates an effective application of the rule of thirds along the horizontal axis, and the repeating patterns formed by the wave breaks and rocks introduce compelling visual rhythm and texture.
From a lighting standpoint, capturing this scene during golden hour (either early morning or late evening) would likely enhance tonal contrast, shadow definition, and overall dynamic range. That said, the absence of a singular focal anchor is not necessarily a limitation; many successful coastal and landscape compositions rely instead on distributed points of interest and emergent patterning to guide visual flow.
Overall, this is a well-executed rendering of an iconic Pacific Coast Highway vista, with solid compositional choices and strong environmental context.
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Apr 8th |
| 71 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
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Apr 8th |
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| 71 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Nigel, the Mateus Palace is outstanding. Your positioning for the shot is nearly perfect. I'm genuinely impressed that the sides of the building aren't skewed, though I suspect you may have corrected that in post. The sharpness and detail are excellent, and the colors feel very natural and true to life.
The only element that gives me pause is the sky. I experimented with adding clouds but didn't quite like the result, then tried darkening it, which might work-but I'm still unsure of the best approach there. |
Apr 8th |
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| 71 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Outstanding image Spring. Great visual impact and interest. Only edit I would make is to trim or remove the lower left branch that is cut off by the frame. |
Apr 8th |
| 71 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Nigel, do you think this is any better? |
Apr 8th |
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| 71 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Dennis, I really like this image. It has great visual impact and interest. Has great color, sharpness and definition. What is great about Digital Dialog is that everyone has their own opinions. I like the base area as a lead into the busy urban city image and the man holes don't bother me but the one thing that does is that cable / wire dead center of the image. Easy enough to remove. The smaller wires above are not objectionable. Great eye! |
Apr 8th |
| 71 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Michele, the camera I use has huge dynamic range only .3 EV stops less than your awesome camera and I surmise that is why I could bring this image out of the darkness at all. I will definitely try doing what you and Nigel suggested with the dark background although the background as I remember was busy and ugly. As always thank you for all advice |
Apr 8th |
| 71 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
John, reduced the white brightness of the top of the trolly and it made a huge difference. Thank you... |
Apr 8th |
| 71 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Nigel, thank you for your comments. Very dark and to get this image to this point I had to use LR & PS extensively. I was striving to show how dark it was but I certainly understand it can always be better. |
Apr 7th |
| 71 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Mike, thank you for your comments. Have to remember it was very dark and these trolly operators love to lay on their horns. He was moving and I was too close for comfort for him. I did get some images when I was to the side of him that showed motion blur. |
Apr 7th |
7 comments - 8 replies for Group 71
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31 comments - 23 replies Total
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