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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 76 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
I think you have done well to present the bud on a black background (suggestion for next time - put a piece of black card behind to make the processing easier!). The water droplets really lift the image. I don't mind the cut-off leaf at the bottom, but agree you could loose the one on the left. Have you considered rotating the image to put the bud on a diagonal, coming in from the bottom left corner? I think it would add to the sense of movement across the image and against black you can cut out and position the bud anywhere you like. |
Aug 26th |
| 76 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
One of the aims of wildlife photography is to capture how different animals interact, and you have captured here that buffalo and egrets occupy the same space and seem to get along quite well. I agree with Trey, that if you cropped off the left hand bird, it emphasises the 'circle of friends' around the buffalo, but otherwise well done on a fine wildlife image. |
Aug 26th |
| 76 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
This is the sort of image I could imagine blown up very large and hung on the wall of some chic apartment. It would make a wonderful statement image with the simple composition and those dramatic reds. Put it on your wall - you know it makes sense! |
Aug 26th |
| 76 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
A lovely sunset captured over an interesting old town. I think your processing on this is spot-on, lightening the village just a little, but preserving the lights in the arches on the right. A very pleasing image and well done on the vertical panorama idea. |
Aug 26th |
| 76 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Well its a street that just happens to cross a river, so technically street photography! This is all about lines and textures, so by removing colour you emphasise those aspects. The strong sunlight adds additional shadow lines to the image. It's a pity that all those leading lines take us to a bright wall at the end of the bridge, but that's the lay of the land. We too have a street photography competition coming up and I have no idea what to do, so now I might go looking for footbridges. |
Aug 26th |
| 76 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Sunrise and sunset are always the best time for landscapes and with a good sky why not show it off as the major part of the image. I like the inclusion of water which catches the light and colour of the sky, adding just enough interest into the small area of foreground. As I am somewhat OCD, I like my horizons to be level, and here it is rising up slightly on the left - easily corrected with the Photoshop warp tool. One for your calendar? |
Aug 26th |
| 76 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thanks Henriette. I posted this because I was surprised myself at how well it turned out, considering the camera settings. |
Aug 26th |
| 76 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thanks Sophie. I don't think I deliberately changed the colour temperature, so any change in warmth was probably 'accidental'. I'll try adjusting the temperature and see what I think. |
Aug 26th |
| 76 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Hi Trey. Is that an American phrase as I had to look it up! Anyway thanks for your comment - I think it means you liked it. |
Aug 26th |
| 76 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thanks Jay. Sometimes with wildlife you have a choice - a blurry image at low ISO or a noisy image at high ISO, so just experiment and see how far you can push things. |
Aug 23rd |
| 76 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thanks Ian. In cropping the image, I wanted to leave plenty of space around the bird, so I did not crop out the sign. Also to keep it pure nature, cloning the sign out would not be allowed. I try to avoid cloning in any image that I might use in a future nature competition. |
Aug 13th |
| 76 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thanks Sanford. I looked up your bluebird - very pretty, but I think finches would be a closer relative. House finch perhaps? |
Aug 13th |
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