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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 32 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Iconic location or not, I always enjoy having my own photos of these kinds of amazing places, so I can see why you were drawn to this scene. I, too, prefer the color image, as it seems to me that it has held some details better in the clouds, particularly in your reworked image. The color version also provides more separation of the near and far trees, which I feel merge together in a way that is somewhat confusing in the monochrome image. I find autumn color to be challenging to capture effectively in monochrome. Curiously, the natural polarization at that elevation coupled with the effects of the Nik conversion, I believe, make the color image feel somewhat oversaturated to me. I have the same thing happen with my own autumn color photos sometimes, particularly with the Nik plug-ins. I think pulling back a bit on the saturation would make this color image stand out even more. |
Jul 21st |
| 32 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
I find zebras really captivating for some reason, and a trip to Africa to photograph them and the other wildlife is high up on my bucket list. I agree that the sharpness and detail in the face, and particularly the whiskers, is great. Like Diana, I find the tree/foliage and wall behind and to the right of the zebra to be distracting, so I'd probably darken those in spite of the fact that the image then would become more of a portrait without as much sense of the environment. |
Jul 21st |
| 32 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Perhaps it is time for me to consider new glasses, as I actually had to look carefully to notice the people in this image. At first, I thought they were tree stumps or something similar. That said, I think it is fine having them there, although I might be tempted to brighten the area where they are just a bit to try to give them more definition. I agree with the suggestions by Tom and Diana to crop out even more sky, as I think less sky helps draw even more attention to your unusual shoreline. |
Jul 21st |
| 32 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
I'm curious whether you actually find shells this size on the beaches there? I'm seldom at beaches at the best times to look for shells, but also rarely find any shells of this sort that aren't in tiny, broken pieces. Although Tom's suggestions are good ones, I believe I prefer the tighter cropping and circular part to the left as Diana has them in her images. The sepia tone doesn't bother me, as it reminds me of the tones in sand on the beach, but here the black and white images do seem to me to have better definition in the details. |
Jul 21st |
| 32 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
My initial thought on viewing this for the first time before reading the description or comments is that it was somehow trying to depict the fluttering/flying motion of a bird or butterfly. Certainly, the image and pose made me curious to know more about what was occurring, which you've described as a pose from a traditional dance. I debated about the cropping, particularly after seeing your original, but like you, I believe I prefer the tighter crop and elimination of the arms/elbow. While the image is fine as a stand-alone image, I'm wondering if a grouping of 2, 3, or 4 images would convey an even stronger sense of the expressiveness of the hands, assuming you have some other photos with different poses. |
Jul 21st |
| 32 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
I am the wrong person to be advising about portraits, as I have little experience with them and do not consider myself a very capable "people" photographer at all. However, I like the pose and the contrasting textures of the hard brick wall and the soft (velveteen?) jacket. It seems your natural light worked well here, too. However, I am distracted by the white spot on the brick wall to the right, her hands, particularly the one on the viewer's left, and the cords (? Not sure what those are) in the lower center of the image all being brighter than her face, which I believe is where you'd intended me to look. Thus, if it were up to me, I'd darken all of those somewhat, and possibly eliminate the cords entirely. |
Jul 21st |
| 32 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Here's the original. |
Jul 21st |
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