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| 9 |
Jul 25 |
Reply |
Yvonne, you also see something different in this image at first.
I find the different ideas for this image really exciting.
From multiple exposures to a collage to a dried flower arrangement. I will be freezing more flowers and the results will definitely be on our website.
Thank you so much for your kind words. |
Jul 17th |
| 9 |
Jul 25 |
Reply |
Randy, thank you for your comments. I'm really interested in the photographer and her flower ice photos. It would be great if you could send me the link. Thanks. |
Jul 17th |
| 9 |
Jul 25 |
Reply |
Thank you for your kind words, Douglas.
You're right, some of the blossoms do look a little muddled. That's because I layered them and the ice varies in thickness
Have fun trying it out. |
Jul 16th |
| 9 |
Jul 25 |
Comment |
Jim, an image for me like something out of a fairy tale and I can't even explain it. In a moment, the fairy godmother comes, taps the dewdrop with her magic wand and says:
You have one wish. I look fascinated at the sun star, which sparkles like a diamond and.....
Enough of the fantasy.
The composition takes me from the top right to the dewdrop at the bottom. I look up again through the golden spiral cut, let my gaze wander along the leaf and come back to the sun star. This becomes even more sparkling due to the reflections behind it. The different shades of green support the calm, everything is focused on the drop.
Only one tiny detail disturbs me a little, the bright spot above the sparkling dewdrop. Probably also a dewdrop.
All in all, your days of hard work have more than paid off.
An image for a competition. |
Jul 16th |
| 9 |
Jul 25 |
Comment |
Randy, I had to look closely to get your image. I think it's great. At second glance, the theme became clear to me. I grasped the situation and was impressed. I've never seen a moonset on water before, but I have seen sunsets.
The reflections of the moon are clearly visible on the sea, the background is rather hazy and foggy.
A great image, but that shouldn't stop you from going back to the coast :-)).
I've made two changes and I hope that's ok for you. Firstly, I moved the moon to the center by free transformation in Photoshop and converted your image to black and white. Finally, I increased the brightness in the lower part so that the reflections can be seen even more clearly.
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Jul 16th |
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| 9 |
Jul 25 |
Comment |
Sylvia, Flowers are always great motifs. You have deliberately chosen a Zinnia in pastel, the foreground and background are coordinated. The cropping and composition are also right and show the beauty of the blossom. Well done!
Maybe you'll like my editing too. I increased the reds, yellows and greens and darkened the background slightly.
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Jul 16th |
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| 9 |
Jul 25 |
Comment |
Linda, A photo that any newspaper would have printed immediately. Outstanding!
For me, a wonderfully designed and lively contemporary document. This is how I imagine the 4th of July celebrations in America. The dancers in great costumes, looking happily into the camera and proud to be a part of it all.
The formation is just right, from the set-up to the poses. Miss Philadelphia in the middle, just as radiant and proud.
Thanks for the insight into the festivities.
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Jul 15th |
| 9 |
Jul 25 |
Comment |
Douglas, I can well understand your idea of converting the color image into a reduced black and white image; the many lines and structures, the symmetry are just perfect.
The crop you have chosen shows your intention, but it is not easy to maintain the symmetry. If you let the railings run into the lower corners, the distance on the right side of the roof is smaller than on the left. The problem can be solved by extending the right-hand side by 0.5 cm using Photoshop. The annoying branches were mentioned in the comments. I removed these with the copy stamp in the same way as the upper windows.
Finally, I increased the contrasts.
I'm looking forward to your opinion.
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Jul 15th |
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| 9 |
Jul 25 |
Comment |
Yvonne, I'm always amazed at how well artificial intelligence works. In your image, you can't see that it was cut out of a perennial with lots of blossoms. You've chosen a good crop, two stages of the blossom, fully closed to fully bloomed. The closed blossom contrasts with the open blossom, the curved stem contrasts with the straight stem. The eye wanders from the curved stem up to the large blossom and is thus guided.
The transformation of the background into white supports the bright pink of the peony.
I really like your image because it represents something beautiful in such a reduced way.
After reading Douglas' comment, I thought about how to give your photo something painterly.
First, I cropped the photo to 20x30 cm to make the large blossom the focal point. Then I stamped away some small brown spots on the stem that were drawing too much attention to themselves.
Finally, I increased the brightness. Maybe you like my suggestion.
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Jul 15th |
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| 9 |
Jul 25 |
Reply |
Linda, There is something poetic about your descriptions that I could not express in this way. A complement to the image, an interplay of words and the motif/photography depicted. Thank you for that.
This was my first attempt and it continues. I still have many ideas, more images will follow.
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Jul 10th |
| 9 |
Jul 25 |
Reply |
Jim, Thank you for your kind words.
It's a pleasure for me when others like my image.
This was my first attempt and I am in the process of freezing delicate, dainty flowers.
To your question: I placed the block of ice in a glass baking dish to photograph it. This prevents the block of ice from floating off the light table.
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Jul 10th |
| 9 |
Jul 25 |
Reply |
Sylvia, I'm glad I could inspire you.
The blossoms are Double Busy Lizzies (Impatiens walleriana) and a type of sage.
I liked the colors so much.
To prevent the flowers from floating away, I first covered the bottom of the plastic bowl with a little water and froze it. Then I placed the blossoms on the layer of ice and covered them with water again and froze them.
I placed the block of ice in a glass baking dish to photograph it. This prevents the block of ice from floating off the light table.
Good luck with the photos.
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Jul 10th |
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