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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 83 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Hi, Lance. Between us we've been to a sunny summer beach and a frozen mountain landscape this month. I really like the image. The line formed by the four holes in the ice provide a nice pathway through the image and lead straight to the leaf. The blue toning and sharpness are spot on. Plenty to appreciate here- the moment is literally frozen in time but soon will be no more. I wouldn't change a thing. |
Jan 8th |
| 83 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Hi, Margaret. This is simple and very beautiful. There is nothing to distract from the eyes and they are well exposed and very sharp. The hint of a smile hidden beneath the wrap is the icing on the cake, but the true emotion probably helped get the eyes "just right". I love it. |
Jan 8th |
| 83 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Hi, Mark. Great composition. The frame provided by the cliff holds a lot if interest in itself, and the building in the background is well placed within the opening. I think the one bird closest to the tower is well placed to provide just enough additional interest in the sky. |
Jan 8th |
| 83 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Hi, Adi. I think this image provokes mystery, and that is what keeps me engaged. Two people sitting on the benches with their phones out, one with their head down and one with their head up a if the person they were waiting for is about to walk into the scene- but not the third actor on the stage- he's coming from a different direction. One person angling toward the benches, but is that his destination? Is the "head down" traveler waiting for the new arrival? And the negative space reinforcing that we are only witnesses, not involved in this story. I really like this one. |
Jan 8th |
| 83 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Hi, Mike. It looks like you had a great subject in high noon lighting. You included the walkers in the title of the image but as presented they don't appear to be central to your stated intent of catching Haystack Rock and its reflection. If the rock was your subject, the composition may have been improved by angling the camera down a bit more so that the horizon was in the center giving equal space above the rock and "below" the reflection. I agree that the revised location of the walkers is better, but for my preference the image would be stronger without them- they compete too much with the landscape for my attention. |
Jan 8th |
| 83 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Good morning, Debasish. Looking at this image makes me want to pull you away from the cliff's edge- very well done to bring me right into the shot. I simply can't imagine that any of those truck drivers every get comfortable making that journey. I like the angle of the road and as it leads me on a winding journey through the frame and out around the shoulder of the mountain on the right. I like Adi's suggestion to crop in from the left edge to remove that one truck. The bush in the foreground is a bit of a distraction, but moving either left or right to work around it may have compromised the composition. Very nice image- sharp throughout and good contrast. |
Jan 8th |
| 83 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Hi, Mark. Thank you for the feedback. You guessed it- I only found a half of a sand dollar so that's why it is presented this way. Had I found a whole sand dollar, though, this still matched the vision of the image I set out to make that day so it may not have been any different. Had I been lucky enough to find a more complete specimen, I probably would have tried other compositions such as directly centered to see what it looked like. In that instance, I think I would have looked to finish with a square aspect ratio to honor the all-around symmetry. Sure wish I had that opportunity. |
Jan 8th |
| 83 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Hi, Adi. Thank you for the feedback. This is more of a 4:3 than my usual images since that is the native aspect ratio of my phone. If the complete image as taken needs to be cropped, I will usually try to crop using a "standard" aspect ratio. |
Jan 8th |
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