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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 49 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
Hey Alan
Thanks for the idea sir - you're right, it's dang near monochrome as-is. I can't recall if I tried converting it or not, but we would lose that fun alien look of the color. Anyway, I'll make sure and try it out when I get back to these. -Thanks for taking a look! |
Jun 23rd |
| 49 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
Hi David
Man... you hit on the hardest part of processing this image. I played with every ratio under the sun trying to find what worked best. My overall goal was to keep it as a pano and if I expose any more of the image to the left, it's where the sun is rising and it blows out the rest of the shot. That bluff on the right, up against the frame, isn't my favorite, but it felt weird having the gap. Now that I look at it though, you may be right, perhaps pulling it in to that little spike would do the trick. I won't forget this and will give it a try when I circle around to these images. -Thanks for the feedback! |
Jun 23rd |
| 49 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
Hi Dicky ting ming Law
Thanks for the feedback. I'm not totally sure what you're trying to convey, but waiting for sunrise proper is definitely a possibility. We were actually at this location at the request of my photography buddy, who wanted to capture a star burst with the first rays of light.
I too captured some full on sunrise shots too, we'll have to see how they turn out in about 10-months when I get to processing them ;) |
Jun 23rd |
| 49 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
Thank you Craig! |
Jun 16th |
| 49 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
This image is technically handled well - good exposure and the f/5.6 aperture at 70 mm creates a depth of field that puts the folks in the back of the boat slightly out of focus, but still completely identifiable - I like it.
Where I get a little lost is the story. The image doesn't provide enough information to tell me what these lovely ladies are up to. Did they just win? Are they getting started? It's not even entirely obvious there are other boats competing and that this is a race.
If this image is more about an individual, perhaps a portrait of the gal in the foreground, w/the silver lens sunglasses, consider cropping it down to emphasize her a bit more and possibly adding a vignette to draw the viewer's eye.
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Jun 12th |
| 49 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
I really enjoyed this image. Her expression immediately made me smile, which is a good thing for a photographer to achieve. I can only imagine the number of goofy expressions you probably got mixed in with this good one, but congrats on capturing it. I also like that you were able to capture her full shadow and cropped it (I'm assuming) very nicely… it almost gives a little bit of a Peter Pan feel - adding to the playfulness of it.
As far as exposure goes, I like where you have it. She feels bright and clear, but not overly so and you have kind of a built-in gradient fading from bright (but not overly so) to dark in the background - thanks for sharing!
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Jun 12th |
| 49 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
A fun story here, and I'm not sure if you directed her to, or got lucky, but her hand under her chin looks great. I like the story too - gotta love the princess and her mom, and very nicely exposed too!
If you're wanting to possibly strengthen it a bit, consider decreasing brightness of those lights in the background a bit (my eye especially keeps jumping to the big one) and getting rid of the white specs, one on each cheek.
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Jun 12th |
| 49 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Thanks for the version sans-white block version.
I really like the detail that you've captured in the rock formations, both the texture and the vertical lines of color. Choosing to go with monochrome helped accentuate that detail too. You've also handled the transition between stone and sky well. Oftentimes images like this really jump out at the viewer as being a composition and I don't feel that's the case with this image.
As far as things to consider, did you try reducing brightness (or maybe highlights) of the sky at all? The sky and foreground seem to be competing with one another a little bit, and especially in the middle of the image, the delineation between the two get a little muddled.
For me, this image is about the incredible beauty and scale of the rock formation and reducing components that take my eye away from that may help strengthen it overall. |
Jun 12th |
| 49 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Hi David - I have basically zero experience working with models, so couldn't begin to offer-up the nice write-up that Craig provided (which I learned from too - so thanks Craig!), I just noticed that overall, the image is quite under-exposed.
Looking at its histogram shows that there are no whites, very little highlights, and about half the midtones that you'd likely see if this image was properly exposed. I'm not sure how much attention you pay to the histogram, but that is something I've found a huge amount of value in recent years and has helped me immensely with producing properly exposed images.
I did enjoy the very subtle black background - I almost didn't realize it was there at first, but found I appreciated the understated texture once I noticed it. Also, kudos for tackling a genre of photography that you don't have a lot of experience/comfort with! |
Jun 12th |
| 49 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Awwww, thanks Craig - I really appreciate that. |
Jun 12th |
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