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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 35 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
For me it feels like the two boulders are keeping me from really appreciating the landscape and the monument. Based on your title, the sujeect is the monument but the boulders a the largest element and take up most of the frame.I wonder what it woul look like if you had gone just beyond them? |
Feb 15th |
| 35 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
You made good use of the walkway for leading lines and I think you have captured a good tonal range. There is a lot to look at here. I would consider darkening the area below the walkway so that my eye does not keep going there. Also, if you could brush in some contrast and clarity on the Tree Cups sign I think I would add some interest. It looks like Thailand is a great place for IR photography. |
Feb 15th |
| 35 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
This is a very interesting architectural feature. It appears to be ancient. I find the textures in the wood very interesting. I would like to know where this would lead if the gate were opened. I think the toning you used works well for this image. The cloud in the upper right is a bit of a distraction for me. I would suggest darkening that whole are so the viewer's eye remains on the subject an is not drawn to the sky and cloud. |
Feb 15th |
| 35 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
I have found that fog is not easy to capture so I am appreciative of how well you did with it. This is a very moody image. I like they way the lamp posts stand out in the foreground and as they recede into the distance lose sharpness. For me, when I consider the whole scene, it seems to need more tonal range. Gray/midtones predominate and while you do have the lamp posts in deep black I see no bright or white pixels that would make the image pop. |
Feb 15th |
4 comments - 0 replies for Group 35
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| 52 |
Feb 18 |
Reply |
I did not try to do Antelope Canyon with HDR but took several exposures and picked the best to post process. They were pretty noise-free. I did not shoot at a real high ISO, although I can't recall exactly what settings I used. The HDR Effect in OnOne usually produces a good HDR-like image with one image so I often go to that. |
Feb 20th |
| 52 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
To me this looks like another perfect capture, Mike. I wish that darned 1DXII was not soheavy or I would buy one in a heartbeat. However, I know the camera did not shoot this image by itself and that it took a skilled photographer like you to do it. Well done. I would not change anything about it. |
Feb 14th |
| 52 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
This is a very artistic image and I think you have made a good choice to use diagonal lines. The colors look vibrant to me and the texture helps enhance the effect. If it were my image I would completely clone out the shadow of the plant. I am always looking for these "minimalist" images and find that they are hard for me to see in the world although I know they are there. I guess I need to train my eye better. I find your image very visually appealing. |
Feb 14th |
| 52 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
This is a great nature story and to me you have captured it well. I woud use the radial filter in LR to add a tiny bit of exposure and clarity to the eye of the Osprey and the area around it. Unless you are thinking of putting this image in a nature competition I would also remove the two bare twigs sticking up just above and below the main branch. I think this would simplify the image. Also, in my opinion the color temperature of the sky could be tweaked. In the LR HSL panel try adjusting the hue and saturation of blue. If necessary, click on the button and run your cursor over the sky area in the lower right. I am thinking it will register as yellow, but if you reduce yellow there you will affect the Osprey as well, so you might have to address this on a layer in PS. No matter what it is in my opinion a good image and worth the time it might take to fine tune it. |
Feb 14th |
| 52 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
I am with you, John, with regard to that "punched up" look. I like the way you have processed the rocks and trees on the first image you posted much better that the new edit. But the variation in the sky - an effect I get in my own images fairly often - is problematic for me. The only way I have been able to deal with it to my own satisfaction is with the gradient tool in Lightroom or the one in OnOne which I think is a little more effective that the LR one. If you could even the sky out and make the orange pop little more I think you woud make a good image great. |
Feb 14th |
| 52 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
I think you have captured a good nature story and I like the background bokeh you got with the F/6.3 aperture. Overall the image is fairly soft so if I were you I would think about how you have auto focus points set. I am not real familiar with your particular camera, but on the 7Ds You can set it for AF point expansion with one focus point in the center and a cluster of them around it. For me this works well when shooting wildlife.
I own both the Canon 70-200 F/2.8 and the Tamron 150-160. The 70-200 is not usually enough zoom for wildlife except in rare circumstances and adding a teleconverter causes loss of autofocus (although that may not be the case with the newer models) and also you lose some light which may degrade the image some. I like the Tamron but the autofocus is a little slow - again though I do not have the latest version. I would not suggest either of these lenses for landscape work. The Canon 15-35mm is a sweet lens and I also like the 24-70mm. Either of those would be a good choice for landscape. Seems like there is no end to what we need is there? |
Feb 14th |
| 52 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
I see that you had a challenging scene with lots of bright spots where the sun hits the rocks making it hard to get everything correctly exposed. You said HDR was not not working for you but I wonder if the noise was introduced from all the ajustments you made with NIK. I find that happens to me often and I have to go back to the original and reconsider. Having said all that, I like what you have done with the water and it does not look too noisy to me. The only suggestion I have - and this purely a personal preference - is that I like water to be white, so I would reduce the aqua. |
Feb 14th |
| 52 |
Feb 18 |
Reply |
Thanks, Mike. I took your advice and shot all the Bosque images in manual. Now I am a true believer. |
Feb 7th |
6 comments - 2 replies for Group 52
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10 comments - 2 replies Total
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