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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 52 |
Oct 24 |
Reply |
Seems like I just can't stop playeing with this group of images so here is another version. |
Oct 16th |
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| 52 |
Oct 24 |
Comment |
You have definitely captured a decisive moment with this image. I wonder what that frog felt like going down? I think your post processing has done wonders with the background, but as I said in my reply to you on my image, I have reservations about AI. So did your remove process use the pixels from your original image or generate new pixels? I hope the former. Whichever process you used, it has softened the body of the bird as well as the background. I think it's a great nature story though, so good work. |
Oct 16th |
| 52 |
Oct 24 |
Comment |
Good job seeing something that is a bit unusual with this feather on the rose. The rose appears to be a perfect specimen and II like the slight diagonal of the stem. To me this suggests a crop that would be more of a portrait orientation rather than 1:1. I think it would more effectively draw the eye through the image. I wuld also add a slight vignette.
The image looks fairly soft to me. I think if it was mine I would try to create an effect that mimics watercolor. I believe it has artistic potential, but as it is feel the softness is a liability. |
Oct 16th |
| 52 |
Oct 24 |
Comment |
Good work seeing the possiblity of presenting this image as a silhouette. To me the composiiton works well. I agree with Pam about painting out the bright highlight on the bird's back. I also would suggest working with the tone curve to further lighten the gray backgroud and increase the contrast. |
Oct 16th |
| 52 |
Oct 24 |
Comment |
I like the crop and the position of the Ibis in the frame. To me the eye looks sharp and realistic. I agree that the feather detail could be brought out a bit more with some selective brightening.
It must have been reassuring to see that flock after the storm. I hope the habitat on the west coast has not been destroyed. Glad you had no damage in your area. I hae family all along the west Glulf coast and they had very little damage, so we have a lot to be thankful for,. |
Oct 16th |
| 52 |
Oct 24 |
Comment |
I think your color management in this image is very effective. It pops but is still realistic. The horizontal lines suggest a sense of peace to me, and the subtle diagonal of the yellow foliage draws my eye upwardbto the splash of orange. My only suggestion would be to add a slight dark vignette, |
Oct 16th |
| 52 |
Oct 24 |
Reply |
Thanks, Pam. I think the 1/4000 sec worked because the light was extremely bright. I get everyone's point about the flowers not being connected to anything though, and will try to rectify that. |
Oct 16th |
| 52 |
Oct 24 |
Reply |
Thanks, Ann I won't repeat my reply to Mike as you can see it above. Maybe we need to have a groiup discussion about the use of AI in photography. In the second image I posted under Mike's comments I only used pixels that were captured by my camera, not generative AI. |
Oct 16th |
| 52 |
Oct 24 |
Reply |
I think you are correct about the adjustments to the bird. As for the vegetation, I tried a number of differnt things to make the trumpet blossoms look like they belonged. Here is a simllar image from the sane capture series where I have implemented your suggestions for the bird and the trumpet flower.
As for the new LR remove tool that uses generative AI, I do not plan to use it. I only want my images to include pixels that I have captured with my camera, not ones that are generated by AI. (You probably know that PSA has taken a strong stand against generative AI in photography) I still think the remove tool in PS is better than the one added to LR, but I have only fooled around with it a little bit so far. |
Oct 16th |
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| 52 |
Oct 24 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments and suggestions. I am not surprised that you were drawn to those splashes of color - they are definitely a hallmark of your style. I followed up by tring to incorporate some of that, but it did not seem to work for me. I think I would have to make the humminbird less realistic for that kind of approach. However, I will continue to ponder your ideas. |
Oct 16th |
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