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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 67 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Nice! It leaves much to the imagination despite the simplicity -- it could just as easily be a flowing stream as a twisted branch. Drawing the eye upwards, it could also be a statement on the meaning of life -- twisting and turning but ever upwards.
(Sorry, I don't get out much!) :-)
To be able to see the art in the everyday is truly a gift. Nice work! |
Apr 14th |
| 67 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Uh-oh, I sense a fight in progress! Did you stick around to see which one claimed the post as his(her) own? :-)
You got catchlights in their eyes, and they are nice and sharp. The sidelight does seem to miss the attacker but catches that dang leaf to its left. I might have played with PS to remove it, but what do I know (not much!) and maybe lop a little more off the left to lightlight the sidelight.
Small birds are a challenge, and I think you were certainly up to it! Nice! |
Apr 14th |
| 67 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
A pensive moment -- what WAS she thinking? (Thank goodness, she was not considering how tasty you might be!) The eyes are intriguing, she's nice and bright and sharp (and she's got a cute little pink nose, just like my much tamer Hidey Boy Kitty). :-)
Do animals always have to be "doing something" in order to qualify as a good photo? Drama is exciting, but equally appealing (to my uneducated eye) are the quiet moments capturing animals in their environment, watching what is going on around them.
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Apr 14th |
| 67 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Yikes.
That's all I can say!
All hail to Larry, the King of Dramatic Nature Photos! |
Apr 14th |
| 67 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Yikes, it's looking right at you! Hopefully this jaguar didn't want to jump, or you'd be running!!
There's something to be said about natural habitat and all that. . .which includes the available light, I would assume. Showing the intense shadow leaves no guesswork about the time of day and (to my uneducated eye) does not detract -- I know it was midday or thereabouts, and despite the heat of midday this guy was hungry enough to hunt. I like watching him (or her) creeping out of the shadow, like shedding a wornout sock. And it's a sharp, dramatic photo of an animal that many of us don't have much opportunity to observe.
PS I just noticed the plastic cup -- in the wilds of the Brazilian wetland!! Shame on whoever left it there. |
Apr 14th |
| 67 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Haze aside, there is a lot of depth in that photo. And the people off to the right give it a breathtaking dimension! The haze is most noticeable where the people are and diffuses as it travels across the photo.
Maybe the haze can tell a story. To this uneducated eye it's not distracting, it raises questions -- what is happening in the distance -- is it fog? a fire? an erupting volcano?
I'll never make a photo contest, not with my unorthodox take on photos! But in any event, I like yours. |
Apr 14th |
| 67 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Thank you! Handheld, given the urgency of the momen. I quickly closed up the shutter and forgot all about the ISO. Duh. Of course, I could always use auto ISO and avoid these problems. . .which I will certainly do from now on (obviously, I learn by making mistakes) :-)
Yeah, the eagle is a bit soft, but the eye is pretty sharp, so I went with that. Plus it's fairly heavily cropped.
Learning, learning! Thanks for your help.
I recently watched a Steve Perry video where he showed how to make "emergency" BIF settings, store them in a memory bank, and assign the bank settings to a custom button. I did that, but I adopted his settings, which did not work out for me. Yours are better, but I think what I'll do next time is take a practice shot as soon as I get in the marshes and use the settings taken against the skyin that specific light. I know light will change as the day goes on, but the auto ISO should help with that. I hope! |
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