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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 40 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hey Jamie, I took a long look at your submission. I love black and white landscapes. Yours has a nice feel and it made me want to put a jacket on (nice when you can feel an image). I am glad Andrew asked for the original. I looked at it and it was very blue (the color) I worked on the tempreature and did some minor cropping and used the highlights to enhance the sky and then went in the selective mask in Adobe Camera Raw, and lightened the foreground along the water. I then opened it in Color efex and played with the tonality. I then opened it in Silver Efex and applied some structure. I went back to Adobe Camera Raw and looked at the black and white presets, but liked Silver efex better. I upened up the clarity slider to make the water look wetter (is that a word?). So here is what I came up with. Your black and white image was very good and set a great mood, but It seemed a little flat, so I punched it up. Just my take. Thanks for sharing. don't be afraid to push your sliders, if you are using Photoshop or lightroom. you can always go back. |
Jun 15th |
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| 40 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hey Catherine. I really like your image. I have been playing with abstracts lately (maybe your past submissions have inspired me). I have been using Photoshop's Nueral Filters, and if you have not tried them, you really should. This will let you take an image to the edge of the universe and back. You can stop along the way, and it seems like everytime you use it, it is different. The really cool thing about an abstract is that is it yours and no one can say things like: maybe a little more blue, or maybe sharper. My wife and my shooting buddy have not warmed up to my abstracts because they are so used to seeing my landscapes and cityscapes. There are photographers in the local galleries where I live that make good money with images like this. I know we all shoot the kind of stuff we enjoy, but selling a print is not a bad thing. Keep doing this kind of stuff (and shooting birds too). |
Jun 7th |
| 40 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hey Julie. Great shot. great depth of field. The background is just blurred enough. I love the facial expression and I like the wake the board is causing. Very sharp. Were you in a boat? Without lens info and other metadata, it is hard to tell how you captured this. Nice travel image. If this is a draw for this area, you might want to see if you can do something commercially like sell it to a travel magazine, or to the local tourist board. Right Place... Right Time. |
Jun 2nd |
| 40 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hey Andrew. This image reminded me of a setting for a 60's spy show on the BBC (like the Prisoner), so I thought about making it black and white. I did not spend very much time on the process, but it was just my first impression. The subject is really good, and you got the angles and everything else lined up really good. My version is a little dark on the statue. your version is a good travel shot... it makes me want to visit. |
Jun 2nd |
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| 40 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hey Henry, I really like your image. It looks like you did everything right, except you did something that I did last month on my submission. You cropped out one of the tulips, but left the stalk. maybe some clone, (or one of the other 12 ways you can get rid of that in photoshop). My tulip shots always look over saturated. I guess it's the nature of the beast. Thanks Henry, nice submission. |
Jun 2nd |
5 comments - 0 replies for Group 40
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| 74 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hey Arne, That is a great idea. I have been looking at, and playing with the gradient filter in Adobe Camera Raw. I did not try it on this image, but I will. Thanks. |
Jun 15th |
| 74 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
No, I did not want to mislead you. This does, in my opinion, feel like Street Photography, but I am not expert. The only rules are the ones the judges make up, and who says the are right or wrong. However, they do award the prizes. I took your street photograph and made it into a portrait. My Bad. In a competition, a judge might think your shot does not tell enough of a story. If it was a part of a series, that would be different. Two Street Photographers I really like are Valerie Jardin, and David Coleman. Take a look at their work. I have only entered one photo contest and it was the local county fair. My image took best of show (not bragging), and like winning big at a casino, I took my ribbon and went straight home. It takes guts to shoot street photography. Keep shooting. Keep telling stories. Sorry I muddied the water. |
Jun 9th |
| 74 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hey Jeff. I realized after I posted my take on your image that I had violated one of my personal "no-no's" of Street Photography. I studied Photography and Journalism in college and have worked for a couple of publications. Photojournalism and Street Photography are Cousins because, the crux of the biscuit is telling a story. Street Photography, in my opinion, should be very real and show it as it really was. In the case of your image, I did not feel there was a clear story here because there was not enough of the scene to give us the full picture. Maybe some more foreground, or background. I got caught up in the subject and was having trouble separating her from the background, so… I tried a Neural Filter in Photoshop, and overstepped. I feel bad, however, I did enjoy your comment about judges and feel you are a good fit for group 74. I think we all shoot different kinds of photography and since it is a hobby for most of us, it is easy to let things run together. In the past couple of months, I have shot, landscapes, cityscapes, street photography, portraits, historical buildings, and travel photography. I always shoot one at a time, and never try to mix them up. Sorry for waxing, but because a lot of photographers do not shoot street photography, I felt it was important to explain myself.
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Jun 8th |
| 74 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hey Jeff, I like your shot. I shoot a lot of street photography, but I don't think I have shared any with the group. Interesting choice of lens, and settings. I shoot auto ISO with a manual setting of 1/125 @ f11, so I don't have to worry about subjects being out of focus. I guess it depends on how light or dark it is outside. I wonder if 18mm is a little wide for street photography? I guess that depends on how much cropping you can get away with (how many MP your camera has) Very good job of editing the image. I like how you sort of planted the seed that she might be on a break. In street photography, an obvious story really helps. I wish I could have seen a little more of her neck with that interesting art work. I did a take with a blurred background. Not sure if it works. Nice job Jeff. |
Jun 5th |
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| 74 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hey Arne. Oh! very creepy! nice mood and tone for this subject matter. Nothing else needs to be said. Nice job. |
Jun 5th |
| 74 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hey Trevor, I totally agree with Karl. This is a great action shot and I like that you did not over cook it. Just for my education, did you use Silver Efex or did you use the tonal contrast setting in color efex, and then convert it to B&W? |
Jun 2nd |
| 74 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hey Haru, when I looked at your image it looked a little dark. I also opened it in Photoshop and cropped a little off the sides, but that did not really do anything for the image. The flowers have a cool sort of glow, but, and only in my opinion, one or two look soft. Nothing sort of drew me into the image. It did not have the "magic" I am used to seeing in your images. I could be wrong about the soft comment. I might just be totally wrong. |
Jun 2nd |
7 comments - 0 replies for Group 74
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| 96 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hey Cheryl, hope you don't mind my commenting on an image from a group I am not a member of. I really like your image, but before I read your comments, I did not think the sky was real. It sort of, to me, does not match. I don't want to start a debate about sky replacement, but I have only replaced a sky once in my photographic journey, and I regretted it. The image was of the San Francisco skyline and there was not a cloud in site. I added storm clouds and everyone raved. I now have it as my desktop image on my computer so I remember not to do that again. One of my mentors: Scott Kelby, changes skys more than he changes shirts, so it is a big struggle for me. Your clouds seem a little yellow. maybe just a different choice of clouds. Again, I hope you don't mind my comment. |
Jun 5th |
| 96 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hey Haru, WOW! once again you have blown me away. I can see why you had concerns about the horizon being level. when I first saw the image I though something was off, but I think it is the perspective. your foreground, middleground, and background are perfect. I can't believe how sharp and in focus the entire image is. The clouds in the hills and the reflections really hold me into the frame. In my opinion, this is one of your personal best that I have seen from you. I am glad you did not try this in Black and White (you probably did). You delivered the "peace of mind". |
Jun 2nd |
2 comments - 0 replies for Group 96
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14 comments - 0 replies Total
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