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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 32 |
Jan 24 |
Reply |
I would really like to go back to New England and spend more time in southern Vermont in particular. But yes, you are correct that it's not exactly a quick trip from here in Central California. |
Jan 24th |
| 32 |
Jan 24 |
Reply |
The bridge, and just about everything else that day, was gray. I did find an image taken with my phone that has the full bridge in it, but I suspect I'd continue to have the same challenges with the rather flat lighting. Maybe if I were better at Photoshop, I could "repaint" the bridge! |
Jan 24th |
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| 32 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
I've not spent as much time recently going through salon acceptances as I once did, but I used to see numerous portraits and sometimes still life images that came from PSA conference or other similar photo shoots. I also am not aware of any rule that they can't be used in a PID-C or PID-M or portrait-themed exhibition. That said, I can understand your own concern and desire to do something to make the image more your own. Unfortunately, I have very little experience with montages, so I am uncertain what to suggest that would be effective here. Perhaps along a similar line to Tom's suggestion and your stained glass window, this image would work with something religious-themed like a somewhat blurred church alter or building in the background. An old wooden fence or shack also might fit with this clothing, or maybe something space-themed? |
Jan 24th |
| 32 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
I like your idea to angle your image to give it a more dynamic look. Since I wasn't sure what else to do, I decided to play with some of the standard filters in my older version of Photoshop (filters, then distort, then twirl). Certainly, they image even more abstract. I think this one probably is a bit much, as I've gone from abyss to tsunami. But it's fun to experiment sometimes. What program do you prefer for editing? |
Jan 23rd |
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| 32 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
I find your subject here very captivating. Diana's suggestions to crop some from the top and right and to darken the parts of the background that remain are good ones that help draw my attention more to the subject. If possible, I think it also would be helpful to slightly darken the bright spot on her face above and below the frame of her glasses. Yes, the monochrome conversion was a good choice -- a bit more timeless, as you mention. |
Jan 23rd |
| 32 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Interestingly, in your image as you've presented it, the cracked ice is very apparent. However, the two separate images, to me, become more abstract. Of course, that can be a good thing. But I kind of like the "face". |
Jan 23rd |
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| 32 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
It looks like I need to explore more of Michigan one of these days. This image actually seems quite clear to me for having been taken through glass. I don't know what, if anything, you did with the whites, but the sheet on the chair has nice detail in spite of clearly having some bright light on parts of it. I suppose if so inclined, you could spend some time removing things like the open book on the desk, the objects on the floor between the desk and the basin stand, and the edge of the clock on the right side of the frame. The fact that the image is busy doesn't bother me, though. Rather, it seems an apt depiction of what at one time was a busy workplace and also contrasts with the lack of activity now. |
Jan 23rd |
| 32 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Camping out there?! That sounds like a pretty rustic experience, but I'm sure you're right about it being really quiet, and on a clear night the stars probably are amazing. An interesting choice to flip the composition to have the lines of the ripples leading more towards the right. It might seem odd to have the position of the mountains reversed if I knew that area well, but since I don't, I think flipping the image was a good choice here. I do like Tom's edit to bring some more texture back to the mountains, as they are pure black in your monochrome conversion on my monitor. How close was your lens you to the ripples? |
Jan 23rd |
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