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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 94 |
May 25 |
Comment |
I agree with everyone else's comments. Love the backlight on the pollinator wings and the perfectly placed diagonal of the pussy willow branch. Also the light on the branch doesn't get lost in shadow. So whatever you did in post processing, you did a fabulous job. Tells a good ecological story, too, of nature in action. Superb, Leslie! |
May 24th |
| 94 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Very nice, Judy. I agree with the others' comments. Thanks, also, for sharing the RAW file. Great job of photo editing. You really made the plumage stand out crisply and the background colors come to life. |
May 24th |
| 94 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Another beautiful bird shot! Quite an expedition you were on. I admire your commitment. I can see the challenge you faced with this image. I agree that burning in or darkening the background on the left would have helped. Also, the extraordinary tail on your Motmot kinda gets lost. Could you lighten it up a bit, since that is one of the peculiar features of this beautiful bird. I'm still kind of an AI skeptic, but recognize it's a creative tool and the photographer's choice. Having said all that, I think this is a fabulous photo. You captured the bird at the right moment, too. It seems to be checking you out. Very nice! |
May 24th |
| 94 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Fabulous shot, Peter. I agree with most of the comments made by the others. However, I don't find the lighter background distracting. Somehow, the colors all work together for me to bring my attention to the eagle's eyes. I like the claws, too. You nailed the exposure with a shallow DOF to keep the background soft and your subject sharp. Would have liked a little more info on the circumstances of the shot. I want to get one like that! |
May 24th |
| 94 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Poor little guy. Kicked out of the house so young. I think you did a fabulous job of capturing the cub's expression, as forlorn as it is. That helps tell a story. The weather probably worked in your favor to capture a nice, even exposure--even though you had to ratchet up that ISO. Nice crop, too. Is that another bear in the background? Good job! |
May 24th |
| 94 |
May 25 |
Comment |
As I've mentioned before, I'm not much of a bird photographer. So the challenges you all are dealing with are not something I'm familiar with. I agree that the wide open aperture probably gave you a shallower DOF than if you shot at f/4 (or higher). But that may have meant a higher ISO to capture this fast-moving bird. Still, a very nice shot. I think I would have kept the sky a darker shade, though. It seems almost turquoise on my screen. |
May 24th |
| 94 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Gwen. See my comments below. |
May 14th |
| 94 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Peter. See my comments below. |
May 14th |
| 94 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Leslie. See my comments below. |
May 14th |
| 94 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Thank you Leslie, Peter and Gwen. All three of you made some very good points and I will take those into consideration in the future. There's another aspect to this photo that I would like to mention and that concerns the value of good technique and equipment. Our workshop leader suggested a vertical composition for this shot. That would have eliminated the campground on the right and given more exclusive attention to Half Dome. However, my tripod was giving me fits and I couldn't get the ball head to stay put with vertical compositions. Not a good thing when you're trying to shoot pictures of waterfalls! So early in the workshop I made the decision to only shoot horizontal compositions. After watching my fellow workshop participants flip their cameras around with ease, I decided the first thing I would do when I got home was to order an L bracket. And that's what I did. What a difference that little $50 piece of equipment is going to make. You may see more vertical compositions from me in the future. Thanks again for your valuable feedback. |
May 14th |
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