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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 67 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Ah, that is a very good question, since you usually want space in both of those cases. In this image, I am so drawn by the direction of the gaze that it takes priority over the movement direction. I think you could have a different answer to that in other situations, though.
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Sep 27th |
| 67 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Hi Michael, fair enough! I'm thinking where I've seen the light one used effectively is in monochrome sepia toned images to add to an old-timey feeling. But it is worth trying in other situations too. |
Sep 25th |
| 67 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
Wonderful exposure on this to get the patterns and details in the water that you achieved. Converting to b/w was a great choice to emphasize that. Lovely image. |
Sep 20th |
| 67 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
Great subject and good job of managing to get some good sharp images of it. Your recovery of the feather detail is impressive.
I will say the new sky adds good drama, but personally prefer something where the light is "right". I took the original image to see if I could do something with the original sky. I selected the color and increased the saturation significantly, which brought out the blue color to it. I can see I missed a bit and there's oversaturation in the beak and under the tail feathers though. I also gave it a bit of dehaze, and then used shadows and overall exposure to get the detail in the bird. Just an alternative if you want to use this where sky replacement isn't allowed. |
Sep 20th |
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| 67 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
Really nice to capture this from a boat- not easy! I love the long shadow and the footprints as elements of your composition, they add a lot by giving something different to the image. Oystercatchers are such great subjects with that bright orange bill and eye ring.
I do agree with a different crop with more space on the right and a bit less on the left since the bird is looking to the right. I like it both with and without a bit of the foreground habitat, but it is a different story with each version. I also think you could go even a bit brighter than you have.
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Sep 20th |
| 67 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
It is a moody, foreboding sunset. I like the suggestion to make a panoramic type crop, as is I think there's just a bit too much dark area at the top and you lose the impact of the area that is interesting. I don't mind the trees, but do agree that mountains only would be better.
This is well exposed to maintain some detail in the bright colors. |
Sep 20th |
| 67 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
This is such a lovely image. Getting both butterflies sharp is impressive. I like the triangle shape to the composition- from the "perched" butterfly, up to the upper goldenrod, then down to the flying butterfly. Your processing choices on the butterflies and the goldenrod really help with this.
I'm wondering why you chose to do the vignette as a lighter area instead of darker. To me, the lighter corners pull my eye to the edges where a dark area would keep me "inside" the frame. Just curious.
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Sep 20th |
| 67 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
Catching one bird as it took off and so was big in the frame really makes this image. Now I understand why my previous attempts at kettles have been miserable failures. There is a distinct feel of the circular motion in the grouping here. The crop suggestions are good, although I like this as it is as well. I also think the striking angular shape of this species adds a lot here, lucky you to find such a massing of these birds. |
Sep 20th |
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