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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 85 |
Feb 24 |
Reply |
Interesting futuristic view! That is a grass area on the left.
I think Milwaukee would get run out of Wisconsin if they started another football team here... it seems that being a Packers fan is required (I, myself, was rooting for the 49ers to win against the Packers in the playoffs) :)
That light is kind of a pain... I need a small case for it because it gets turned on in my bag and runs the battery down. The double-locking velcro makes it very difficult to get on and off the drone (and the drone won't fit in my bag when the light is attached) so I used some regular heavy-duty velcro to attach it. So far it has worked out ok. |
Feb 27th |
| 85 |
Feb 24 |
Reply |
Thanks, Pete. Yes, it can be a healthy emotion, but I think it can also prevent one from becoming a better pilot and trying new things. I know that has been the case with me at times. I've had my drone for 2 1/2 years and I'm just now getting over my fear of doing something wrong. |
Feb 16th |
| 85 |
Feb 24 |
Reply |
I like this image much better. Now, if you want a little more orange color in the tree tops, I recommend adding a radial gradient over the trees and kicking up the orange color just a little bit. It wouldn't take much, and you must be cognizant of overdoing it. |
Feb 11th |
| 85 |
Feb 24 |
Comment |
Hi Alex. I like the loop of the sidewalk around the picture. I think the saturation is way overdone though, and colors added that bring out things you don't want to enhance... mainly the houses and red sidewalk. Be careful of creating a cyan sky when you process... Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop both tend to change the color to cyan when saturating the sky. If you add a little magenta back in to the blue it will likely look more natural.
Brightening the lower half of the image might do more than saturating it. A little saturation is ok, but be careful not to kick up the contrast too much. |
Feb 7th |
| 85 |
Feb 24 |
Comment |
I like the concept you captured in this image with the reflections in the water! And the diagonal line across the image is good... almost like the river is pouring out towards the bottom on the lower right.
I think the saturation is fine, but I would recommend trying to even out the lighting a little. I would recommend putting a radial gradient above the trees on the upper right and lightening them a little, while putting another radial gradient on the lower left to darken them a little. |
Feb 7th |
| 85 |
Feb 24 |
Reply |
I don't think I have shot the museum from above, but I do have a lot of side-view shots. I think I might aim for that top-down shot! |
Feb 7th |
| 85 |
Feb 24 |
Comment |
Hi Lou! I like this image. I like that you cropped off the horizon, although I think perhaps keeping a little of that fog in the very top of the picture might have increased the feeling of depth, although I like the green color of the moss.
I would remove one or two of the people in the image, perhaps the one in front of the van in the blue jacket. While a person in the picture adds scale, if you took out all the people it wouldn't be obvious that the van was parked, and the viewer could imagine the van heading off into the foggy distance. It would be a trade-off. |
Feb 7th |
| 85 |
Feb 24 |
Comment |
Lisa, fun video! Too bad the images are so difficult on these kinds of days... I like the tone of the image without the train, so perhaps if you lightened the image a little it might help.
I know what you mean about the nervousness... it is so easy to lose sight of the drone when the background has a lot of trees. I sometimes move it up and down just a little just to make sure I can see where it is. |
Feb 7th |
| 85 |
Feb 24 |
Reply |
Thanks, Alex. Yes, I understand the nervousness. Just go out somewhere and try it, even if you simply go up and down again at first. Check with an app first (I used Aloft, but there is also B4UFLY) to make sure you are not in a prohibited zone. I always check the app for the airspace to see if I am in a Class C airspace (my home is within the boundary of the one for the Milwaukee airport) and if I am, I just use the app to quickly apply for a LAANC authorization. I feel much better knowing I got the correct authorization, and it is quick and easy... it only takes a couple of minutes (I just wish DJI recognized the FAA authorizations!) |
Feb 7th |
| 85 |
Feb 24 |
Reply |
Thanks, Richard. Yes, I agree the sky is a bit light. I shall play with it to see how it looks if I darken it a little. I think the reason it is so bright is because there was a low cloud layer over the city, and the city lights were bouncing off of it. |
Feb 7th |
| 85 |
Feb 24 |
Reply |
Yes, I noticed the error with the link to a non-existent video. I'll email Lisa about that.
The tone came from the color of the lights of the city. I removed a bit of the orange cast and darkened it down a big.
Yes, I suffer from the same, and I'm also working on getting more comfortable with nervous situations. What helped quite a bit was realizing that I could just stop and let the drone sit still for a minute until I catch my breath. I don't have to be moving all the time!
I have a Lume Cube Strobe Anti-Collision light for drones
https://lumecube.com/products/strobe?_pos=1&_psq=drone&_ss=e&_v=1.0
It came with the kit I bought when I first got my drone. I think that price for it alone is a bit ridiculous! |
Feb 7th |
| 85 |
Feb 24 |
Comment |
Hi Don,
What I really like about this picture are the long curved leading lines of the beach leading to the sea stacks. I think it is a pretty good composition and the textures and lines on the beach add to the effect.
However, I don't think the colors and lighting in the image are very conducive to making this a very compelling image. My eye is especially drawn to the brown algae/kelp in the water, which from this point of view doesn't give enough detail for that to be an important part adding interest to the image. Also, the sea stacks are very small and dark and don't provide enough interest to be an endpoint subject for the leading lines.
I think it was a good idea, but I would try to go back there and shoot it again at a different time or day when the light is better. I don't mind that you did not include the sky, but perhaps a lower view up-closer to the sea stacks might be better with a bit of colorful sky in the background. Also, if you used a polarizer, then continue to do so, so you can see into the water and cut reflections.
Unfortunately, if you get lower and in closer, you will lose the lovely lines in the sand. I would see what you could do to try and keep those in the picture! |
Feb 2nd |
| 85 |
Feb 24 |
Comment |
And your Trona Pinnacles images just keep making me more and more jealous! LOL! I love the shadows on this one. Another great image! I agree about cloning out some of the small ones on the edges, especially that bright one on the center-right.
Great job with processing, I like the glow and the increased detail! I would suggest keeping a tiny bit more on the bottom (maybe to the top of the horizontal road at the bottom, but not all the way to the car) and cropping a tiny bit more off the sky to give it a little better balance. It would cause even more of the edge pinnacles to be visible, but they can be easily removed or darkened as you mentioned. |
Feb 2nd |
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