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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 32 |
Jul 23 |
Comment |
I like how they seem oblivious to you as the photographer and to most everyone and everything else happening.
A nice find and good job to keep from drawing attention to yourself, which would have completely changed the dynamic.
I am the wrong one to discuss the difference with any level of proficiency, but I'd consider this more "human interest" than "street photography" per se. The image is cute and draws my attention, and it makes me wonder what they are thinking. However, without your having provided the back story about the movie being filmed, I would not have been able to discern any of that by looking at this image. They could be just playing, taking a break from standing at an event, or doing a number of other things. Again, I may be off base, but my idea of "street photography" tends to involve the street itself as a part of the composition in some way and also tends to convey not just what is happening in the image, but something about "why" it is happening, too. |
Jul 30th |
| 32 |
Jul 23 |
Comment |
I like the image and prefer your conversion to monochrome and sepia treatment over the color version, as I agree it helps separate your subject more from the background. It seems I may be the odd one out here, but I prefer your edit in response to Stephen over the vignette, which was a bit strong for my taste. However, a little more subtle vignette also might work well. |
Jul 30th |
| 32 |
Jul 23 |
Comment |
Having grown up on the high plains where trees are sparse, I, too am attracted to their grandeur. I think you had the right idea here about capturing the pattern of the limbs against the background leaves and sky, although I'd have backed up more if possible to avoid cropping into the base of the tree. But perhaps the issue is that the limbs are so large and dominant in this image. For some reason, I have a near obsession with the different bark and texture of trees, and I have ridiculous numbers of images of patterns and textures in the bark and roots. Of course, those are very different images than a full, grandiose tree, but I still enjoy them. If this tree changes colors in the fall, your perspective here could be nice in color with some autumn leaves showing through the limbs. As you say, lots of suggestions and possibilities. |
Jul 30th |
| 32 |
Jul 23 |
Comment |
When I first saw this image, I was amazed that the rails seem so small. You did a good job of cropping and removing the extra rail to create the minimalist look here. That works, although I also like Diana's crop with a bit more happening at the top of the image. My own personal preference probably would have been to decrease the aperture and increase the depth of field a little more, but it seems others prefer the focus fading in the distance, so I think Wes is right about experimenting with some different settings and seeing which ones you like best. |
Jul 30th |
| 32 |
Jul 23 |
Comment |
It looks like several of us seem to have been into flowers this month. It's funny how that sometimes happens even though we don't have themes in this group. As others already have suggested, I think I'd prefer the single foreground blossom as the sole subject in this image. There is a lot of texture in the petals that I tend to want to look at more closely rather than the background blossoms.
It seems we may be almost neighbors if you're near Merced. I live in Fresno. Welcome to Group 32! |
Jul 30th |
| 32 |
Jul 23 |
Comment |
Orchids are beautiful, but I've never been at all successful tending to them. I, too, prefer the color image here, as the whites seem more crisp and deep than they are in the monochrome. (Perhaps something of an illusion created by the contrasting yellow color?) I do like how you removed the bottom flower. |
Jul 30th |
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