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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 40 |
Jan 24 |
Reply |
Ling Ling, thank you for your comment. I use Adobe Camera Raw which is actually the same as the editing portion of Adobe Lightroom (with maybe one or two differences). So if you know Lightroom, you can use ACR. I stopped using Lightroom because of he way you saved your images. I use a plug in called Topaz DeNoise AI. The AI part is I guess how they sharpen things. I am not a fan of what is being called AI in photoshop where you can add a lighthouse (or anything) to your image and it looks natural. I have only added sky to an image twice and I still feel guilty. If you like Lightroom, you should use it. I just do all my learning through photoshop classes. The bottom line (my bottom line) is try to make the best image you can in the camera. Don't say, I can fix it later in post processing. My hero, Scott Kelby, says: concentrate on the subject, not your equiptment, or what you can do later in Photoshop. make your shot the best you can make. Tell a story, evoke an emotion. Relax, don't try too hard. I think your work is very good and headed in the right direction. You get better by taking more pictures. |
Jan 23rd |
| 40 |
Jan 24 |
Reply |
Thanks Andrew, I have not had my work considered Sinister before. I want to be everything to everyone (haha). By the way, I was told the sound the iphone camera makes when you take a picture was recorded using a Canon AE-1. I am great at parties. Thanks again. |
Jan 23rd |
| 40 |
Jan 24 |
Reply |
thank you Catherine |
Jan 20th |
| 40 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Hey Catherine, I have been thinking about this image all afternoon. First, I am a Mac user, so, "you have chosen well". When I open an image in photoshop, it brings up the image in Adobe Camera Raw, and one of the first items is the Metadata. On your image is said, IOS 200, 56mm focal length, F16 at 1/50 sec. So I cropped in, still leaving the bush in the bottom right quarter. I am not sure about what to do next. Some might ask what the subject is, and others might suggest your horizon is too close to the middle. I am not much on those kinds of "rules". I think you do not emphasize the sky or the sand. I will wait to see what everyone else thinks. thanks Catherine. |
Jan 14th |
| 40 |
Jan 24 |
Reply |
Hey Janice, sorry for the confusion. The building was a bank building in downtown Sacramento. It was a big building that had a place on top that was sort of a Penthouse. It had a glassed-in Atrium on top with a curved ceiling. It was very ornate at some point but when I took the image, the glass was gone and it was just basically the outline of the Atrium. Sorry if my image scared you but that is the nature of some black-lit photographs. Thank you for your comment. |
Jan 14th |
| 40 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Hey Janice. I really like your image. The questions you ask would be easier to answer if I had seen the original. But in absence of that. I will say, the background does in my opinion seem a little light and two dimensional. The main subject also seem to me, a little flat. My take on your image is just my opinion. I took your image and opened it in Photoshop Adobe Camera Raw and did some adjustments. I then opened it in Nik Viveza, and applied one of it's presets. I then applied Topaz DeNoise AI. I am not sure about the use of a white vignette. I have never used one, and don't use dark ones all that much. It is just another take on your image and I I thank you for posting it. |
Jan 14th |
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| 40 |
Jan 24 |
Reply |
Hey Julie, much better, in my opinion. I will work on the bird thing so I can visit the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador (lots of birds and othre animals) |
Jan 6th |
| 40 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Hey Ling Ling, nice job of editing. all the exposure points seem to be good. You did a good job on the clouds. I guess there is a debate on whether you should have left it Landscape or Portrait in orientation. I tried it by cropping in a little of the right and a little of the sky and leaving it Landscape. This, in my ipinion, gave more us a hint that the cliffs you were standing near might go on forever. I would love to visit Denmark. Thank you for sharing.
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Jan 6th |
| 40 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Hey Andrew, Nice image. You know of my love for buildings. I liked your crop okay, but it was hard to tell what was cutting off the people at their waists. when I saw the original, I added a little more of the stairs and did not do any other editing except a minor crop. I left an area on the right for those who don't like things centered. Anyway, here is my suggestion for making the people look a little more natural. As always, your editing is seamless. Thanks for sharing. |
Jan 6th |
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| 40 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Hey Julie, I just love bird pictures, even though I don't have a lens to take bird pictures with. Maybe this year I will buy another telephoto lens. Your image is very nice and I think when you shot it, you seemed to have a good amount of space on the right which is, to me, ideal. It's nice to do good compsosition in the camera. I did have one question, in the original, the right wing seems to be well exposed, but in the edit, it seems like it is starting to become sort of blown out. It might be because of the rest of the image exposure. Everyting seems to be very sharp and the image has nice texture. I like it but maybe a little darker on the right wing. Again, good composition. You did not break any of the rules that I dislike so much. I am going bird watching tomorrow, maybe I will take my camera. do you think 210mm will be enough? Thanks Julie. |
Jan 6th |
| 40 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Hey Lance, This is perhaps one of a handful of images that are my favorites that I have captured. The really ironic thing is that I was sitting at at bus stop in Downtown Sacramentio waiting for a bus to take me to the local university to work in their photo lab. I had a couple of shots left on the roll, so I pointed up at a structure that was on top of a bank building and I took a single image. When Shooting film, you did not take several shots when you only had 12,24, or 36 exposures on you roll. I was using a Canon AE-1 with a 50mm Lens and honestly, If I was sitting at that bus stop today with my mirrorless Nikon, I don't know what the outcome would be. I think it was kind of a freak thing. When I scanned the negative, I got a lot of weird grain so I adjusted a little in Adobe Camera Raw, and then applied Topaz DeNoise AI. I don't know if this helps but I included below a snapshot taken with my phone of the 8x10 that hangs in my guest room. There was a lot of reflections but I think you can see how the sky changed. So, about your comments, I did not expect this possitive of a comment. You have made my morning. |
Jan 3rd |
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6 comments - 5 replies for Group 40
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| 96 |
Jan 24 |
Reply |
Hey Robert, I went back and looked at what I did and I ended up not liking the crop and not sure I liked what I did with the flowers. I Think I prefer your crop better and your sky better. I did lighten up the image a little and did put it through Topaz deNoise AI. As it happens, sometimes I think I have an idea of what an image needs but then at the end, the original has some advantages. I posted this just to show you how you can think your on the right track and then it all falls apart. Hope we can learn someting from these kinds of interactions. Thanks Robert. |
Jan 7th |
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| 96 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Hey Bob, just lookng around at other groups and noticed your image. At first glance I thought of the sound of music intro. I love Mt. Rainier and enjoyed your image. I was not sure what the subject was at first, but it appears it might be the flowers. So to answer your question, They don't ruin your shot, but if the subject is out of focus, where do you go from there. I did not realize the flowers were so important so my first thought was to get rid of the large ones and let the small ones just be a nice foreground to your shot. I ended up cropping some of the left and right, and lightening the image and adding contrast, texture, and clarity. I was not sure what to do with your sky. Your image is good and as I said, I enjoyed it. Thank you for letting me comment. |
Jan 6th |
| 96 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Hey Haru, I think you accomplished all three points you were trying to present. At first glance, it seemed washed out and very busy. after reading your comment. I stared at the image for a long time and I started to see it differently. What draws me into to the image is the autumn colors and how they look like tensil on a christmas tree. I feel very cold when looking at this for a while and I feel very alone and I feel the full power of nature and mother nature. Your work continues to amaze me, and... yes, this is a color image. I tried it in black and white and it lost all meaning. Good job my friend. |
Jan 6th |
2 comments - 1 reply for Group 96
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8 comments - 6 replies Total
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