Activity for User 150 - Sharon Prislipsky - sharp71909@gmail.com

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52 Nov 21 Comment I enjoy looking at and creating intentional camera blurs. Done well - as yours is in my opinion- they can create some very pleasing semi-abstract images. Although some people prefer the abstract to be less recognizable so as to allow the viewer to make his or her own interpretation, I like them to have some structure rather than have to guess what the artist had in mind. So this image works very well for me. The wings make me think of angels and the blur gives me a strong sense of motion. Well done. Nov 15th
52 Nov 21 Comment Just because I enjoy the debate I am going to weigh in here on the side of NIK HDR and/or LR merge to HDR. Years ago when the first HDR images began to appear they looked very unnatural; but as time went on I believe the software has gotten better and better (the only one I stil find very unnatural is Photomatix). Sure, you can get the same result by blending images in PS, but it is more work that way. The one caveat is that I do not believe you can just accept the way the software creates the HDR. There are many micro adjustment in NIK HDR that allow you to tweak the image to get a result that is natural looking and pleasing. Ususally artifacts are easy to clean up.
Having said all that, I think your image has a natural look and feel to it. My only suggestion would be some dodge and burn work on the tree line. AS it is it appears flat to me and I thibk it would not be tood difficult to add some depth.		 Nov 15th
52 Nov 21 Comment I believe God made Dahlias especially for photographers. I love the concentric circles and the elegant curves the petals tend to form. I really like the way you have presented this image. I believe removing the orange flowers was wise, as they are such bright splashes of color that for me they detract from the beauty of the Dahlia. I guess you know me well enough by now to know that I think the darkened and blurred background is perfect for showing off this lovely flower. Nov 15th
52 Nov 21 Comment I find this image very visually pleasing. Living near the Ozarks, I often see these cloud layers in the valleys, but find them difficult to capture with the same impact they have to my eye; however I believe you have succeeded. I think Mike's suggestion to crop at the top works well. For one thing, it keeps the horizaon out of the center, and secondly, for me, it causes my eye to go right to that cloud layer where the "party" is. I have not other suggestions exept to print it and put it on your wall. Nov 15th
52 Nov 21 Reply Thanks for your comments Pam. You observatons about the background trees seems right on to me, and fortunately is easily fixable. I wish I could have photographed this in different light, but it is so far off the beaten path and very hard to find the observation point that it would be difficlut to do it at sunrise or sunset. Still, I thought it was pretty scene - and who knew there were huge waterfalls in Nebraska? Nov 15th
52 Nov 21 Comment Thanks, Judith. Yes the halos are an artifact that is common with HDR programs. It is possible to create HDR images manually, but it is a lot of work. I find it easier to deal with the halos after I create the HDR using NIK. The way I do it is to select the clone tool. Put it on darken and simply clone around the edges where the halos appear. Sometimes it is necessary to reduce the opacity of the brush - just depends on what the background looks like. Nov 13th
52 Nov 21 Comment Thanks, Gary. I like the vivid look at times, but for this image, I think I want it to look more natural. In my opinion Mike is correct that some of the trees on the edges may be a bit over sharpened, so I plan to work on that, but leave the color as is. Nov 10th
52 Nov 21 Reply That made me smile. After age 70 (that would be me) our color perception changes. And there are differences in color percepton of men and women. I honestly do not see a yellow color cast, and to my taste in your edit the sky is too blue. Nov 9th
52 Nov 21 Reply Good suggestions, Mike. I like the effect on the trees. Did you feel the over-sharpening was all over or in a particular part of the image? I used a diffuse glow, so thought that might have counteracted any over sharpening. Maybe I lowered the opacity too much. Nov 9th
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