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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
I didn't realize that you could enlarge a photo in postprocessing! Interesting, will give it a try.
Thanks so much for your (and everyone else's) suggestions. |
Oct 24th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Thank you, Richard! I've been playing with the photo, and once I get it to my liking I'll repost.
These birds do have a lot of personality, and whatever evil they do unto others they keep pretty hidden (at least from me) :-) |
Oct 5th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Me too! |
Oct 4th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Thank you, Bud. Why do such engaging birds have to be so mean :-(
I have a LOT to learn in postprocessing. I'll see if I can figure out what masking is on Camera Raw.
. . .but if I subtract the sky, then it will just be the bird in the photo? Against a white background?
Don't bother answering, I will play with it and see what happens. :-) |
Oct 4th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Burned-out whites? Welcome to my world! :-)
When I look at this photo what comes to mind is "intense." The eagle is intent in its purpose (I can see it in the eye), and I think the coloration -- the intensely blue background against an intensely colored bird -- accentuates this. A bird on a mission for sure!
I think I would have liked to see the fish more clearly defined, but you have good reasons to keep it as it is. Altogether, a good image of our favorite bird of prey. |
Oct 4th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Everyone has said what I would have said -- and more. The important spiky buttonbush blooms are so nice and sharp, and the ones that aren't just fall away into the background (again, says the newbie). They really don't distract me; my eye went right to the butterfly and its immediate surroundings.
I love the tolerance that Nikon combination has for close cropping. Of course, a lot of that has to do with your tight focus! It makes for a really sweet capture.
Butterflies don't get the attention they deserve. Tiny, short-lived creatures that are beautiful besides, even the ones with raggedy edges. This is one sweet photo! |
Oct 4th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
"Pardon me, but do you have any Grey Poupon?"
Beautiful -- but shocking! If there is an award for Best Photo Taken Moments Before Being Eaten By A Bear, this should win the grand prize!
If it were me, there would have been no photo, just a story equivalent to the fishermen's the-one-that-got-away. I would have turned and run screaming like a girl (well, I *am* a girl. . .) tripod and all! But I'm glad you didn't. His unique stance and expressive appearance makes this rise way above all the bear photos we've all seen and admired before. The angle at which you captured the moment is amazing and helps tell the story, something that an eye-level shot could never do. But then, who wants to be eye level with a bear? Eww!!
There is no "before" photo to compare, but who cares. Whatever you did in postprocessing works extremely well in bringing out the best features of this photo.
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Oct 4th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Sorry, I just love it! The way the sunlight strikes his (her?) face is amazing, and I don't find the bright leaves distracting at all -- in fact, I think it adds depth to the image (says the newbie photographer). There is a certain innocence about the moment you've captured that I find very appealing.
I hope I can get shots like this someday! |
Oct 4th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
I liked your photo just as it was until I read Larry's comment. That made me drag out a few of my books to see what he was talking about, and understand the foreground thing a bit more. It would give additional interest to an already-fine image if there was an impressive foreground object to anchor our view. Cindy's lightening of the crevasse in the foreground almost accomplishes this, in my humble and not-very-expert opinion.
I like that you included the guy with the tripod. Even though he is not endemic to the landscape, he serves a purpose in emphasizing how massive that rocky landscape really is. The expansive stormy sky also does this, but that tiny human and his gear adds precision and gets us to thinking about the appeal and majesty of this otherwise desolate landscape. Nature is so much larger than we are! |
Oct 4th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Thank you both for your comments and suggestions. Right now you are both among my favorite people! :-)
I wasn't sure about the halo, if it was from overprocessing or an effect of rimlight. I can go back and fiddle with things to see how to eliminate it. Maybe it's in trying to bring out the blue. . .? In which case I will try Cindy'e suggestion first, I think. Maybe getting more of a white sky will reduce or eliminate that halo.
I didn't know wood storks were so mean! :-( Kinda like the house sparrows of the wetland world (minus the foreign importation)? Accordingly, they've dropped to #3 on my favorite FLorida bird list, following the more delightful reddish egret and the lovely spoonbill. |
Oct 3rd |
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