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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 32 |
Jan 26 |
Comment |
You always seem to find interesting portrait opportunities. I agree with you and others that the lighting on the face and shoulder/legs needs a bit of adjusting. The floor also seems a little bright to me, although adjusting it more might make it too muddy. I've tried cropping to leave in more of the arm of the couch to the left, which I think I like, but you may not. Excuse my poor monochrome conversion for purposes of the example. |
Jan 29th |
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| 32 |
Jan 26 |
Comment |
I really like the addition of the old truck and the nostalgic feeling of this image, as it reminds me of driving our old Ford grain truck (1950 F6, I think) at the farm. Although I'm sure taking them out would have been a royal pain, the weeds around the truck worked well to leave in, as they fit in well with the other weeds in the barn image. Although I see the point the others are making about the light/shadows, it doesn't bother me here. However, if you do want to adjust it further, it sounds like you could try photographing the truck again on a more overcast day. |
Jan 29th |
| 32 |
Jan 26 |
Comment |
This is a really nice rhino portrait. Once again, I am envying your African travels! Thanks for sharing the information about the conservation efforts and difference in animal behaviors between the Northern and Southern White rhinos. I've seen videos of (black) rhinos chasing safari vehicles, so I tend to associate all rhinos with being more aggressive.
I agree that the monochrome conversion helps better bring out the textures and fine details like the hairs on the ends of the ears. While your image as presented is darker than I might typically consider, I think it adds to the mood of this image, so I'd likely consider brightening only the eye just a little more, if adjusting the brightness at all.
I know my 100-400 Canon L lens gets pretty heavy. What do you use for a mount that low? Or was this hand-held? |
Jan 29th |
| 32 |
Jan 26 |
Comment |
I, too, really like your composition with the lines and rails of the dock, the overhanging tree, clouds, and of course, the people standing there. It was a good idea to eliminate the vine hanging down. Your adjustments to the lower part of the image helped. Some of the effects with the more advanced edits are nice, but I think your simpler adjustment works, too. I'd probably either crop out or clone out the partial sailboat remaining on the left side, but otherwise don't have further suggestions apart from those already discussed. |
Jan 29th |
| 32 |
Jan 26 |
Comment |
That tree branch looks pretty heavy. Was it much longer? I'd certainly be concerned that moving the figurine would risk damage to the tree.
I played with the contrast and cropping a bit before seeing that others already commented about those very things. For some reason, my adjustment caused the upper branch to go completely dark, so I cloned back in some of the bark. While I agree with Somdutt that the leaves are a bit distracting, would it possibly become difficult to discern that we're looking at a tree branch without some of the leaves there?
I love all the texture and lichens on the branch. Monochrome was a good choice to bring out more of those and other textures like the scales on the tail in the image. |
Jan 29th |
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