Activity for User 1511 - Maria Mazo - jfrasines@hotmail.com

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46 Aug 23 Reply Hi Sylvia, thanks for your lovely comment I really appreciated it. I took me some days of lying down in the border of this wetland to be able to get some shots of these little grebes. I also like Tom edition I will revise mine. Aug 26th
46 Aug 23 Reply Hi Lisa, Thanks for your comment,I really appreciated it and I will have all this suggestions in my mind next time that I have to compose a similar image. Aug 26th
46 Aug 23 Reply Thanks Xiao, I really appreciated your comment, I really like the feeling but I agree with all about the problem with the red spot and the composition, It would need a little twist Aug 26th
46 Aug 23 Reply Thank Marilyn for your suggestion, I totally agree with you all the red colour is a bit distracting. It has the eyes close as I think that it was enjoying the moment. Aug 18th
46 Aug 23 Comment Hi Marilyn, Great capture of this couple of ospreys. I am a big fan of these birds.
You have done a really good work bringing them close and retaining all the detail and sharpness. I usually don't change skies but I agree that it makes your image more interesting and pleasant. My only suggestion is about the blue cast that the birds have in the white feathers
Aug 15th
46 Aug 23 Comment Hi Xiao, you have captured a beautiful bird, first time for me seeing it.
You have done a great job with the background it mades your image more beautiful and well presented, my only suggestion is about the grasses at the bottom I am wondering if you need them
Aug 15th
46 Aug 23 Comment Hi Sylvia, Mute Swans are a beautiful birds but their white feathers are difficult to capture without burn them out.
I agree with the cropping suggestion and I will darken a little the refection in the water to create a little more separation and I'll try to recover some information in the white feathers if it will be possible.
Aug 15th
46 Aug 23 Comment Hi Jack, Your image is so lovely telling us about the nature and the way that these birds rise their chicks. Personally I don't have any problem with the crop, the story is about the chick and the big fish in its mouth.
I found that my bird photography improved a lot when I started to look for lower angles that allow to have an eye contact or at least eye level view, but this is not always easy to do.
Aug 15th
46 Aug 23 Reply Hi Richard, thanks for your comment I agree with you and Tom about the red colour, I didn't remove it because of the nature rules but as this is not a competition I should have cropped it taking the colour out. Aug 15th
46 Aug 23 Reply Hi Tom, you are totally right about the red colour, I also find it distracting and I really like your crop removing it from the frame.Thanks for your comment and suggestions Aug 15th
46 Aug 23 Comment Hi Richard, so nice capture of this yellow cardinal since I live in Sydney Australia I have to said that it is my first time seen one of this beautiful bird.
You have done a great job isolating the bird and presenting it so neat.
Aug 15th
46 Aug 23 Comment Hi Lisa, I like the way you have presented this image. You really did a good work isolating the bird from the vegetation and still having plenty of detail on the fine feathers.
Thanks for sharing with us the steps that you have follow to achieve this result.
I also like the flip I think that it works very well .
Aug 15th

6 comments - 6 replies for Group 46

54 Aug 23 Reply Hi Peggy, thanks for your comment and suggestion. I will consider what can I add in the left side and see what happens. Aug 26th
54 Aug 23 Comment Hi Brad, I love this image, the story and the mute colours only with a patch of red to add a point of interest and contrast.
You have integrate the statues so well in the scene that seems the tree is growing from the man's body.
Aug 15th
54 Aug 23 Reply Thanks Aavo for your comment I am happy that you like the image and I agree that the sheep on the right side could be remove with any impact in the image. Aug 15th
54 Aug 23 Comment Hi Kirsti, this is another fantastic story that you have presented so well I can see how the girl is working with the gold threats. I congratulate to you for having the idea and look for the elements to complete it.
I like the two versions but I find that the threats in the alternative version look more like flowing through the hands,. I like the girl face so concentrate in the work.
Aug 15th
54 Aug 23 Comment Hi Aavo, you have achieved a much better result in this month's image. I agree with Kirsti and Brad about the filter on the people and I find that you got better results applying it on the man that in the woman. I would suggest to try another place for her or remove totally from the image Aug 10th
54 Aug 23 Comment Hi Peggy, Lovely image with beautiful story.
Thanks for explaining so well how you made it.
I really like the colour palette and the painting finish in the bird I would like to see the same effect in the squirrel.
I Played a little with the image to see if it got that result for the squirrel, for it I have applied a cezanne filter in Topaz studio and with a mask I only applied it to the squirrel.
Aug 10th
54 Aug 23 Reply Hi Brad, thanks for your comment and suggestion. I agree with you about the sheep lying on the ground, I could remove them without affecting the image at all. Aug 10th
54 Aug 23 Reply Hi kirsti, thanks for your nice comment, I really appreciate it.
I wasn't sure about if I have resolved well the horizon, I wanted to suggest a distant horizon introducing it into the frame like ghostly apparition.
Aug 10th

4 comments - 4 replies for Group 54

65 Aug 23 Reply Hi Rebecca, thanks for you lovely comment. Aug 26th
65 Aug 23 Comment Hi Rebecca, I really like Dahlias for its variety in colour and shapes. You can find some amazing details to focus in.
Your image has beautiful colours and as the other said the water drops caught my attention. I totally agree with the comments about the crop and the sharpness.
Aug 15th
65 Aug 23 Reply Hi Jody, thanks for your lovely comment I really appreciate it. Aug 15th
65 Aug 23 Reply Hi Diana, thanks for your comment, i am glad you like it. Aug 15th
65 Aug 23 Reply Hi Fran, Thanks for your comment I really appreciate it. Aug 15th
65 Aug 23 Reply Hi DIck, Thanks for your comment and suggestions. I really like your edition. Aug 15th
65 Aug 23 Comment Hi Jodi, congratulations for your new lens, you will love it for sure. As the others said take it with you and practice as much as possible you will see that soon you will get amazing images.
I like your first attempt even that is a lot of room for improvement. My advise is that before press the shutter look for the background that you really like, it will be a big difference in the result.
Aug 15th
65 Aug 23 Comment Hi Diana, I really like your Cosmos flower and the angle that you have chosen. I like the greener background colour in Fran version I think that yellow and green complemented better.
Aug 15th
65 Aug 23 Comment Hi Fran, Beautiful image of this Lily, the edition really enhance the flower. I like the dark background and I agree with Dick about the brightness in the flower. When I take photos of the flowers in a very bright day I often use a diffuser to avoid the hight contrast between light and shadows Aug 15th
65 Aug 23 Comment Hi Dic, Lovely image. The colours and the textures are fantastic creating a very nice contrast. Aug 15th

5 comments - 5 replies for Group 65

72 Aug 23 Comment Hi Isaac, Lovely portrait of this relaxed baboon having breakfast. I love the visual contact with the viewer and the detail of its fur. It was a pity that the background was so close to the baboon and it results in a so detail pattern.It will be perfect with blur background . Aug 15th
72 Aug 23 Comment Hi Adrian, Wonderful place that I really like to visit one day if it will be possible.
I like the sense of perspective with the three fingers and the leading line of the road. I agree with the others that the image is a little too bright I have also liked the Isaac edition.
Aug 15th
72 Aug 23 Comment Hi Marie, you will enjoy your new camera! I like your image it is pin sharp and with beautiful colours, I also suggest a closer crop to emphasise the story about the bee collecting nectar.
In the moment that you have an insect in your image is never more an image of a flower, the insect becomes the hero so make it more the center of attention.
I really like your second shot, the bee is more prominent and the flower still remains as an important part of the image with plenty of details in the two.
Aug 15th
72 Aug 23 Comment Hi Barbara, beautiful image of a female Elk, i like who you have frame her between the grasses but I have to agree with the others about the colour of the grass It look a bit washed out, I like the Isaac version with more deeper greens.
Aug 15th
72 Aug 23 Reply Hi Barbara, thanks for your comment and suggestions I will follow them. Aug 15th
72 Aug 23 Reply Hi Adrian, thanks for your comment and suggestion I totally agree with all of you Aug 15th
72 Aug 23 Reply Hi Marie, I love them too and I spent a great time getting some shots of this interesting interaction between the two species. I looked to me like the Damselfly wanted a ride from one place to other. Aug 15th
72 Aug 23 Reply Hi Isaac, thanks for the comment and as I said to Bruce I think that is right to crop it a little to center the viewer in the story. Aug 15th
72 Aug 23 Reply Hi Bruce, thanks for your comment and suggestion I am always afraid to crop too much but in this occasion a tight crop enhance the image. Aug 15th
72 Aug 23 Comment Hi Bruce, nice capture of this Elk that shows us how wild animals are more and more used to humans that we have started to sharing habitats, wild animals have found that cities are a easy place for hiding or for finding food and their presence in human areas are more and more habitual. Aug 15th

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