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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 32 |
Sep 25 |
Comment |
Hedgehogs would very frequently come onto my Swedish former host family's patio. When I was there last autumn, I was amused to find that they had a large family photo collage in the living room with photos of my host parents, and then each of their children together with the children's families. And in the corner of the collage was a photo of a hedgehog!
This is a particularly challenging image in that your background color is so similar to your subject. What about either brightening or darkening the background some more before converting the image? I'm wondering if that would help separate the subject more. I also would be tempted to experiment with blurring the background to decrease the amount of detail in the soil and gravel. |
Sep 23rd |
| 32 |
Sep 25 |
Comment |
I, too, really like the back lighting that emphasizes the horse's main, eyelashes and whiskers. While I agree that the monochrome conversion has helped to reduce the distractions, I think I would like to see the background even darker, as the bright spots to the left of the horse's head continue to compete for my attention. The nose looks fine as you have it here, but with the amount of detail in the nose in the color image, I agree with you that bringing out more of that detail might add interest. |
Sep 23rd |
| 32 |
Sep 25 |
Comment |
The bare, silhouetted tree is striking against the brighter sky. While your monochrome version of the image shows more detail in the tree, I really like it deep black, especially since your sky is very detailed in both the monochrome and color versions of the image. I agree with others' comments that getting rid of the bushes, road, etc. improved the visual feeling of the loan tree. The location of the tree looks fine to me. |
Sep 23rd |
| 32 |
Sep 25 |
Comment |
That is an unusual sculpture to have outside an apartment building, as opposed to in a sculpture garden or art installation of some kind. Although there are some very bright spots, your exposure seems fine to me. However, I do agree with Stephen that I would not have known what I was seeing without reading your description, and I struggled with where I was supposed to look with the image you chose. I, too, like Image 3 with the people reflected, somewhat more in line with Ed's suggestion. |
Sep 19th |
| 32 |
Sep 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Ed. I think you're right that without any background, I've included more water than needed. I like the way you cropped. I'll work on my cropping some more. |
Sep 19th |
| 32 |
Sep 25 |
Reply |
They do slow down, but no, I don't believe they cut the engines at all. In fact, I was relieved to have multiple opportunities to photograph them since they came in, filled, and took off again so quickly that it helped to have some practice knowing what to expect. Two planes were flying together, one in front of the other, but the second one would land a bit further out on the lake, likely in the event of any problems with the first plane. By the time I photographed the first plane and switched to the second one, the second one usually was already full and preparing to take off just a few seconds behind the first! I believe I was fortunate with the shutter speed here, and you're correct that an even faster one likely would have been prudent. But my camera is an older one, and I find that higher shutter speeds frequently result in extra noise, so I'm sometimes more reluctant than I probably should be to increase the shutter speed too much. |
Sep 19th |
| 32 |
Sep 25 |
Reply |
Yes, it is the forward motion of the plane that fills the water tanks. There are some interesting videos about the building and operation of these planes on YouTube. I found them by searching "Super Scooper fire fighting planes". |
Sep 19th |
| 32 |
Sep 25 |
Comment |
I like this image as you've cropped it originally, as we would lose the sense of the location with a closer crop. To me, the old truck being abandoned high up in the mountains is part of the story in the image. I also think I may prefer the flowers as you have them. The very bright flowers and clouds in Stephen's edited version pull my eye away from the old truck subject. I do like the patterns in the rust and the contracting weeds/flowers in the color version, and which naturally lack the same impact in the monochrome image. What about cropping a bit from the bottom, just below the larger rock in front of the car and the one on the left that is about midway between the car and the end of the image? I think I would like that, but it may feel too tight to you. |
Sep 19th |
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