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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 88 |
Jun 25 |
Reply |
Oh yea! That wildlife refuge is amazing!
Good point on the complexity and is part of what I'm still trying to figure out: how to capture the environment but not be to "busy" at the same time. The environmental composition deserves more study..
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Jun 20th |
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| 88 |
Jun 25 |
Comment |
Mark,
I like the crop that you have done and having the focus on the tractor. However, there is something not quite right about the result. I think it is the snow on the roof of the barn. It is so bright in comparison to the rest of the photo my eye seems to focus there and then the brightness doesn't match the sky or the foreground. I think darkening the snow on the roof might force the eye back down to that tractor.
Another idea would be to keep the photo "high key" and maybe shoot from a higher vantage point showing snow above the tractor. That might be another way to isolate and call attention to the tractor.
I've driven a few tractors in my time and this does bring back memories!
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Jun 18th |
| 88 |
Jun 25 |
Comment |
There are many really nice elements to this photo.
I really like the composition - looking down on the scene. In this case it really shows off the reason for the umbrellas - not sure I would want to be sitting out there on top of those peppers! Even the shadows are working for you in this photo.
And the colors - wow! I have bad luck and each umbrella would be something old and dim. You have strong colors on the umbrellas to contras with the peppers in the background - nice!
Here are two ideas for consideration: level the image to match the seem in the plastic where the one person is walking. Then crop out more of the background keeping some of the green - just fewer distractions and placing more focus on the people with the umbrellas.
Regardless, this is a very nice photo. I LOVE peppers and this is making me hungry! |
Jun 18th |
| 88 |
Jun 25 |
Comment |
Brian - did you submit this one previously? I was thinking about this photo the other day as I was reviewing similar photos of mine from the Oklahoma panhandle for some family stuff. Or maybe I peaked at this photo a week or so ago....
Anyway, I originally was thinking I didn't like the shadows across the road. But now I'm really liking that aspect as it softens the composition. (I have some of a road like this without shadows and the feeling is a lot more harsh.)
The one real suggestion I have is not mine but someone I watched on one the roads in Oklahoma. I stepped out of my car to take a similar exposure when the following happened: A car stopped behind me and a girl and a guy got out with a camera. She did a cartwheel in the middle of the road in the middle of the exposure!
I do love the crop and the other adjustments. Regardless of my suggestions, this one stands on its own.
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Jun 18th |
| 88 |
Jun 25 |
Comment |
Neat idea! Reminds me of some tricks we used to do with 35mm film in the lab...
Obviously the alignment adds a tension to the composition and can be used in a few cool ways to impart a different message. There is more "art" to this than simply plopping an image in photoshop... interesting!
Another element that is interesting is the strong colors between the kodiak and the blue building. Definitely something to play with here! |
Jun 18th |
| 88 |
Jun 25 |
Comment |
Charles,
I really like what you accomplish on this one - and the lighting really cooperated as did the leaves in the tree.
The one adjustment I would try is to level the image. It looks like the left side is a little lower than the right - I know, a little picky.
Nice photo! |
Jun 18th |
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