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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 4 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Nice work capturing this through glass. The windows at your house must be very clean. The bird in the foreground is sharp and the catch light in the eye makes it look full of life. I might not have noticed that the verticals were a bit off if Isaac hadn't pointed that out, but I think straightening them up is a good idea. My only other suggstion would be to consider flipping it so it reads left to right. |
Jan 3rd |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 4
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| 12 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Ally, I really liike the way you frames this imae. I have a similar onethat I shot in NOLA, but I like yours much better than mine. The color is very appealing to me and the human figure appears to be sharp. I think positioning him within the vertical lines gives this image strength. |
Jan 10th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 12
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| 35 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Hi Terry. You probably know that vitage vehicles is a subject I pursue continuously. I believe you have found a gem. As always your post processing had resulted in what looks to me to be good tonal range, and I think angle from which you captured this is perfect. Nice work. |
Jan 10th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 35
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| 45 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
I think the sidelight you captured makes the textues in the landscape really pop out. In my opinion you have frames this well - my eye moves smoothly frome the foreground through the canyou to the dramatic cloudscape. I feel this image is very well-done. |
Jan 10th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 45
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| 52 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
Thank you for your comment, Pam. I really appreciate that you seemed to understand what I was going for. This image is more dramatic than the original image, but I wanted it to reflect how I feel about the Badlands. I have made three trips there all of which were multiple day stays so I have seen a lot of it. I have heard many people - including camera club friends - say that the Badlands is drab and brown. I do not see it that way. I see all kinds of color depending on the season and time of day. So this is my artistic interpretation. Dramatically desaturating it would not reflect my artistic vision. |
Jan 16th |
| 52 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
Once that idea was in my head I couldn't resist trying it. This is a really sloppy job and would need retouching, but it could work. |
Jan 15th |
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| 52 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
Right...I didn't think of this earlier, but how about copying one of the birds and putting it in the middle? Maybe flipping one or using transform so they are absolutley identical...just a thought. |
Jan 15th |
| 52 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
When you first sent me this image and I openedit for download my eye went directly to the dragonfly. Of course I thought, "Mike must have sent the wrong image - this is out of focus!" When I got it posted and looked closer is when I noticed the water drop, which is great, and of course, thet part be of the image. But unfortunately, my eye continued to go back to the OOF insect. My thought ws to crop it vertically with the left edge just at the end of the thorax and the droplet on the bottom right power point. So I downloaded it and tried that, but the resulting image was so severely cropped that everything was out of focus. So I am out of ideas on this one. I still feel that since the dragonfly is the largest element it prevents me from appreicating the water drop. |
Jan 15th |
| 52 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
I see you are continuing to play with nature abstract. The color in this one really appeals to me. I can see it printed on silk for a scarf. If you are considering it as a stand alone photographic image I believe a vertical crop would work well and cause the viewer to concentrate on the seed pod, which for me is the center of interest in this image. |
Jan 15th |
| 52 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
I think it is always exciting to catch one of these magnificent birds with their catch of the day. To me your images appears sharp. I really like the reflection in the foreground. So often photographers cut off part of the reflection which I always think detracts from the composition, but here you got it all. For me, the fence in the background is taking up too much real estate. In my opinion this image would be stronger presented in portrait orientation. I would also consider adding some blur to the fence structure, both the wood and the wire. |
Jan 15th |
| 52 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
My first thought when I looked at this image was the same as Mike's- take a chunk out of the middle to get the birds closer together. I also thought about flipping the bird on the right so that they are sort of facing each other. I thought I would give it a try, so pulled it into PS. I discovered that the image is pretty small - about 2.5X3.5 inches - so taking that chunk out would result in a very tiny image, but I still thought it would be worth a try. It was not difficult to do, but the tones in the sky that resulted were not well matched so it would take some work to get that right. In my opinon those steps would make a much more interesting image, but it would depend on what you intend to do with this image in the long run do determine whether or not it is worth the effort. The birds are sweet I think, but they were too far away. Seems like no lens is ever long enough, doesn't it? |
Jan 15th |
| 52 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
I admire your skill at stacking 10 images. For me, focus stacking is a frustratingly difficult process. In this image, rhe blooms appear sharp and I see no sign of ghosting, so bravo! One problem I have with stacking is that it also makes the background sharper and reveals more detail. From an artistic point of view, I find that unhelpful. I agree with LC about trying to selet the backgroud and add blur. In my opinon it would cause the viewer to focus on the beauty of the flowers. |
Jan 15th |
| 52 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Personally, I believe the portrait orientation works well as the vertical lines are strong and cause my eye to move upward through the image; I get a sense of the magnificence of the trees as they rise heavenward. I am glad you eliminated the log in the foreground. While some may see it as an element that frames the path, in my opinon, it is a visual barrier which stops my eye from entering the scene. I think Lisa made a good point about cloning out that one dark spot.
After 32 years of Michigan winters we have now been in Arkansas for more than a decade. How I regret not working on snow images when I had the chance! But tonight there is light snow in the forecast so maybe I will have an opportunity. Who knows? |
Jan 15th |
| 52 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
I think you and the others who have commented so far have convinced me that the image may be oversaturated and too intense. I blended the original sky with the one in the edit I posted, then selected the sky and made a brightness and contrst layer for adjustments. On the landscpae portion I worked on hue and saturation trying to bring out the yellows and greens. One suggestons was not cropping at the bottom, but I decided to leave the crop as I had it. Thaks for your suggestions. |
Jan 14th |
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| 52 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
I think we have talked about the R5 before. I have had it since it was intiially relesed more than 18 months ago. It is an awesome camera. I am very happy with it. |
Jan 11th |
6 comments - 5 replies for Group 52
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10 comments - 5 replies Total
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