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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 35 |
Mar 17 |
Reply |
OK...I see. The effect of lens choice hadn't occurred to me. I am going to set this up again some time and experiment. However, I just got my enhanced B&W conversion camera back from Life Pixel, so I will probably be obsessed with landscapes for the time being. Thanks for your help. |
Mar 21st |
| 35 |
Mar 17 |
Reply |
Thanks for explaining that. I was wondering about that distortion. I shot this at f/9. If I used a wider aperture would that be corrected? |
Mar 20th |
| 35 |
Mar 17 |
Reply |
Thanks for getting back to me Arnold. With that explanation, I now see what you mean, and actually, I agree with you. I might try to repeat this image working with those suggestions. |
Mar 17th |
| 35 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
This is an iconic image for most Americans and it is difficult to show it in a new and different way. I like all the different textures, and I think the sky works well to emphasize the sort of intimidating rock. As always, for me your post processing gets the very best out of this image. I like it quite a bit. |
Mar 16th |
| 35 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
I love the soft colors in this image. For me, the scene has a restful feeling. The foliage is beautiful. My eye goes back along the water way and I wonder what is back there. I think this is very well done. |
Mar 16th |
| 35 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
This is an interesting work of art which for me seems very representative of the area in which you live. One of the first things I noticed was the pathway through the sculpture and it made me relize the scale of this thing. I wonder if it would be possible to lighten the shadows in order to pull a little more detail out of the shape in the top center? I believe I also see a halo around the top edges. This could be removed using the clone tool on darken and just touching up those edges. |
Mar 16th |
| 35 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
For me, that one lone cloud is the story. It could be a harbinger of weather to come, but I think it adds to the feeling of loneliness this scene inspires. The thing that I notice next is the texture of the rocks. You have done a good job of showing wide tonal range fro pure black to absolute white. |
Mar 16th |
| 35 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
I am going to try to use what I have learned from Jon Fishback and others in PSA regarding how to give feedback on an image. They have taught me that image analysis is very subjective and that it is best to use provisional language rather than delarative statements, so here goes...
For me, the most pleasing thing about this image is the strong geometrics, something I always look for in my own work. However, as I view it, I find myself wondering if it would be stronger if shot from a slightly different perspective so that the subject was not centered and the diagonals would be more emphasized. Also, I think it might be aestehetically improved by removing the trash cans, which I believe could be easily done. In my opinon the post processing you have done is flawless.
I hope you find this helpful. Please feel free to get back to me if you have any questions about my comments. |
Mar 15th |
| 35 |
Mar 17 |
Reply |
I just want to be sure there is no misunderstanding here...both images are IR. One is processed for faux color and the other for monochrome. Then I am curious, about your response. Is this offered as your "opinion" i.e., what you would do if it was your image, or is related to some well-accepted principal of composition? If it is the latter, I would appreciate any help you can give me on the source. I want to learn as much as I can about good composition and any resource you can provide will be helpful. Thank you. |
Mar 15th |
| 35 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
Thanks for your comment Helen. I tried to make the faux color version pop, but to me it never seemed to have the impact that I think I got from the mono version. |
Mar 11th |
6 comments - 4 replies for Group 35
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| 52 |
Mar 17 |
Reply |
From now on I will think of you as the "Eagle Whisperer". |
Mar 11th |
| 52 |
Mar 17 |
Reply |
I like the crop. Something that I didn't see originally is that the crop result is a soft diagonal line which I think also works to strengthen your composition. |
Mar 11th |
| 52 |
Mar 17 |
Reply |
I am amazed that you brought up this issue, because it has been on my mind all day. Personally, I try very hard to decide what I think about an image before I read the comments of others. But I too have noticed that there is a "follow the leader" tendancy in the comments, especially when one of the members seems to have great credibility as an artist. That does not always make that person correct because it is still only his or her opinion. In another group in which I pariticipate several members are long time acquaintances and they have a remarkable way of backing each other up, even if it is something very subjective. As for our Group 52, I am reluctant to try to deal with this issue because we have so much dialogue now and I don't want to do anything that will cause folks to participate less. Maybe it is just one of the inevitalbe things about this type of interaction that not everyone is confident enough do his or her own analysis. I take the feedback from each member of this group under advisement and make up my own mind. I think you do the same. I also submit any image I am serious about to not just this group, but to other evaluators. If I get consensus one way or the other about the merits of an image I may change how I feel about it. Or, maybe I just decide it is my image and my opinon that matters most. |
Mar 10th |
| 52 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
To me this is a beautiful rather low key image. I love the way the light is falling on the mountain. The sky has plenty of drama and the tree seems to me to anchor the whole scene. In my opinion, you should attempt to lighten the shadows in the foreground. I do not think that would change the overall mood, but would give the viewer a little more detail about this beautiful place. |
Mar 10th |
| 52 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
This color combination is one of my favorites (I once painted my bedroom purple and green) because to me it suggests peacefulness and healing). You are to be commended for your willingness to get into a position that gives the viewer a different perspective. I always remind students that to achieve a good composition you have to move around - so many people would have shot this looking down from eye-level. I like the way the focus falls off in the background, but the out of focus bud on the left I think is distracting. I would consider cropping on the left to eliminate it. |
Mar 10th |
| 52 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
I very much like the composition you have achieved. The diagonal line formed by the two Snowy Egrets and the Spoonbill, is to me an element that adds strength. Great job on getting all the birds sharp and incorporating a sense of action. I love it when the water is that smooth and acts as a mirror. To me this is a lovely image that I could keep looking at for a long time. |
Mar 10th |
| 52 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
I rmember that quality of light so well from all my years in Michigan. It brings out beautiful color. However, in the original submission I feel that there is too much negative space. I sort of distracts me from the scene. On the other hand really like the monochrome you posted. The drama in the sky adds a lot to my enjoyment of the image, and your post processing, at least in this small version, appears to be very good. |
Mar 10th |
| 52 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
This is an image we would all love to "bag" so congrats to you. I think the detail is amazing and the look in his eye says it all. The sligtly soft spot does not bother me a bit. I am dying of curiousity, however. Is this a captive bird or in the wild? It does not make any difference to my enjoyment of the image but it seems you were so close and I have never been able to get this close to an eagle - even in Alaska. Maybe you have a spot where the birds are very used to humans? |
Mar 10th |
| 52 |
Mar 17 |
Reply |
Actually, it sounds like something that happens to all of us from time to time, especially whene we first start out in flower photography. I think the more you fool around with the extension tubes the more you will understand the effect they have. My advice is to never put it on auto ISO. Then you will always have to think about what ISO to choose. For flower photography most of the time you will want to stay at ISO 100. The only time I can think of when you might increase this would be if shooting in Av and it is windy you might kick it up to achieve a faster shutter speed. However, and I think the others will agree, you should not go above ISO 800 with your particular camera. I have the 7DMII and I refuse to go higher that 800 with it. The 5DMIV is a different story because it has better low light capability, but I still stay as low as possible. Also, remember that the extension tubes are causing you to lose one or more stops of light, so negative EV does not make sense. There is a very good video on the B&H web site on The Art of Flower Photography by Arthur Morris and Denise Ippolito. I have watched it a number of times and found it really instructive. |
Mar 10th |
| 52 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
Thanks, Carol. Who would have ever guessed this bird had such a stunning eye! |
Mar 7th |
| 52 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
I am very curious about the settings you reported. ISO 3200 seems unnecessarily high to me allowing the light to be gathered at a very high speed. It also increases digital noise, although this image does not look terribly noisy to me. Then I see that you dialed down Exposure Compensation, I am guessing that was to darken the image. Those two decisions don't go together in my mind. Can you tell a little more about your thinking process so we know what you were trying to achieve? |
Mar 6th |
7 comments - 4 replies for Group 52
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13 comments - 8 replies Total
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