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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 18 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
A happy club, Tom! Sometimes, this is all fun. |
Nov 12th |
| 18 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Connection? There is the obvious connection that the beetle is looking for its home planet circling the star Betelgeuse. |
Nov 12th |
1 comment - 1 reply for Group 18
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| 19 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
I very much like architectural images like this, empty of people, communicating solitude or calm, so yours is very successful. On a personal note, all of my ancestors would have come through Ellis Island (although I hope not through the hospital), three grand-parents, and two great-grand-parents. |
Nov 13th |
| 19 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Norm, following on Tracy's and Stan's excellent analytic comments, I would like to ask if you gave any forethought to your exact shooting position? Reading the perspectives on the frames of the windows, it looks like you are standing exactly opposite the left edge of the chair. Also, is the chair shot as found, or did you place it? |
Nov 12th |
1 comment - 1 reply for Group 19
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| 20 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
This is a fascinating follow-on to the story of Zeus in the form of a swan, raping Leda. Evidently, the result of that fertilization was an egg, from which a full-grown Leda springs anew, mixing in elements of the rebirth of the Phoenix, or of Minerva springing fully armored from her father's forehead. All that is nicely present in your composition. Congratulations. Only two photographic suggestions. I think she should be barefoot, at least, and I would suggest you not be hesitant to make her nude. |
Nov 12th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 20
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| 24 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Jim, Kim's text about bees has been duplicated under Donna's image of a female model. |
Nov 2nd |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 24
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| 32 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
I like the color version also. Is it possible to use post-processing to add fog that swirls around the tower? |
Nov 30th |
| 32 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
Thanks for the specific hints, Diana. I think I will take a little time on this one and work on all of those; then bring it back to the group in a future month. It's funny how I have been looking over old images recently and seeing new things in them. |
Nov 24th |
| 32 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
I have seen a lot of balloon shots, because my wife is Turkish and we travel there every summer, and the Cappadocia region there is a tourist ballooning center. When you have a dozen colorful balloons in one shot in the morning sunlight, then I think color works. But in your case, especially expressing the mountains as the main subject, and using a single balloon as a small accent, I think monochrome works much better. The small size of the balloon relative to the mountains maintains the proper relationship between the grandeur of the mountains and the diminutive scale of the human hand in nature. Having seen the shot with the balloon, somehow the shot without it seems empty. Very nicely composed. |
Nov 15th |
| 32 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Hi Jennifer, I can't comment on the technical questions you asked--I am sure the other will. But I like the composition and I think the 25% sepia toning works very well. That's a hint I will remember. On my monitor, this image seems a bit too bright overall. |
Nov 12th |
| 32 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
Hi Larry, I wish I could say I planned the shutter speed to blur the hammer, but that was just fortune, because I shot that in automatic mode. That's a great point to remember for such shots. |
Nov 11th |
| 32 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
Thanks for visiting and your kind comment, Beverly. |
Nov 11th |
| 32 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Ha ha. I just took my two local grand-kids to the exact same thing, but indoors. I prefer the color version because the flesh tones separate the child more from the rocks. As far as the pose goes, if you have another visit, try for shooting the child on their descent, as they push away from the wall and "rappel" down--you might be able to catch their face if you stand near the bottom of the wall. |
Nov 9th |
| 32 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Striking combination of rectilinear architecture and the curved stair path. I am sure this unique combination got you your award. I will remember the lesson--thanks.
I prefer the mono by far. I find the green in the color shot "ordinary," but none of that in the mono. |
Nov 9th |
5 comments - 3 replies for Group 32
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| 36 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Such a nice shot with great sharpness. It may also look OK in monochrome (I am visiting from Monochrome Group 32). Here it my try at it. |
Nov 15th |
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1 comment - 0 replies for Group 36
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| 37 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
My wife and I visit Seattle often, as two of our three grown children live there. Your shot almost takes in their neighborhoods in Beacon Hill and West Seattle. Just a few months ago, another DD group member shot from Kerry Park. My question about this lovely shot is to ask the focal length of the lens you used--I am guessing it is a long lens because it looks like Mr. Rainier has been brought in quite close. |
Nov 15th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 37
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| 38 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
This is a truly fascinating travel/cultural image for me. In spite of visiting India three times, and many visits to our friend's Hindu temple in the USA, I have never seen anything like this. Please tell us more: is this a temporary display, and why was it made of tea artifacts--is that uncommon? Thank you. |
Nov 16th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 38
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| 42 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Hi James, I am visiting from Monochrome Group 32. You got really great light on this, as you hoped--very successful. Just for discussion, here it is in monochrome. |
Nov 19th |
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1 comment - 0 replies for Group 42
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| 43 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Hi Connie, I am visiting from Monochrome Group 32. What a fine image, perfectly convening the bitter cold. I have lived in Syracuse and Albany, NY, and Minneapolis, MN, so I am acquainted with the cold. It was often -20 when I shoveled out our family driveway as a teen. Just for discussion, here is your image in monochrome. |
Nov 19th |
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| 43 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Hi Toni, I am visiting from Monochrome Group 32. You got a great shot of daily life here, with great depth of field to show all the details of the surroundings. The only comment I have is that it perhaps has a look of being a bit over-sharpened in post-processing. But if you did not do that, then it's just how it displays on my monitor. |
Nov 19th |
2 comments - 0 replies for Group 43
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| 45 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
This is a very attractive autumn shot, and it's a nice story that it is a place you visit often. I like the wide-angle point of view. I especially like that you got a shot with the fallen leaves across the surface of the pond--that adds another layer to the view of sky&trees, reflections of sky&trees, and finally the surface of the pond. |
Nov 25th |
| 45 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Hello Friends, I am visiting from Group 32, and would like to comment on Ray's image because I happen to love such shots of piles of stuff and shoot a lot of these, which I call "Jumbles."
Charlie, there is no focal point in a Jumble image; it's all about covering the plane of the image with a partly randomized pattern.
However, there is a subtle force involved in a Jumble image. All the objects in the image have been arranged by that force. It is Gravity; it arranges them; and it keeps them level; it is actually a subject of discussion in such an image. |
Nov 19th |
| 45 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Cindy, Richard's "original" is accidentally a copy of Vince's. |
Nov 3rd |
3 comments - 0 replies for Group 45
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| 46 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
The picturesque little boat is named The Maid of the Mists. |
Nov 19th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 46
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| 47 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
This is a nicely composed shot, and so are the variations the group is discussing. I would like to add that this is in the genre of a portrait of a person without the person present. We can learn from the worn chaps that the missing rider is very experienced. They are right-handed. The saddle and tack are in good condition. I presume others can tell from the tack if it is in good order and well-arranged. What else can one tell about this rider, and what else might such an image contain to tell that story? |
Nov 20th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 47
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| 48 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
Turned the car off! What a great hint to remember. Thanks. |
Nov 21st |
| 48 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
No, no, the image is great as is. Your really succeeded to get all the lights and darks looking good. I won't make the December meeting--thanks for mentioning--you are very thoughtful. |
Nov 21st |
| 48 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Hi Margaret, it's Steve from NIHCC. Great idea for a family shot. How about straightening the verticals a bit? |
Nov 21st |
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1 comment - 2 replies for Group 48
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| 49 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
I love it when we hear such a great story, and a human one in this case, about an image. This adds so much to the Camera Club experience. |
Nov 21st |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 49
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| 51 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Hi Jerry, I am visiting from Monochrome Group 32. This is a striking and bleak perspective shot, all the better for lack of any human figure or focal point, so strongly emphasizing emptiness. It would also work well in monochrome--see the attached sample for discussion. |
Nov 21st |
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| 51 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Dave, Pamela's "original" is accidentally a copy of Lynne's. |
Nov 3rd |
2 comments - 0 replies for Group 51
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| 52 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
This is a wonderful shot of lightning, but the discussion is about birds and a Great Egret and white on white??? |
Nov 3rd |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 52
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| 53 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Great shot. Brenda said to try it in monochrome, so here is a simple conversion. I like it both ways. Take your pick. Monochrome tends to "feel" sharper. |
Nov 21st |
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| 53 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Now it's become a beautiful abstract pattern. So I went to town with it, for fun. |
Nov 21st |
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| 53 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
Thank you, Tom. |
Nov 21st |
| 53 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Here is another shot at bringing out more detail in the shadows, without handling the sky separately. I used the following PS Elements controls: lighten shadows, darken highlights, brightness, and contrast. |
Nov 21st |
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3 comments - 1 reply for Group 53
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| 58 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Merhaba, Hassan. I love your Sultanahmet cafe shot. My wife is Turkish and we have been there many times. It captures the street scene very well, both inside and outside the cafe. Although it may be distracting to some, the table cloth is typical. So is the coffee cup (tea is served in a tall clear tea-glass with a flared rim to grip). Your group colleague, Deborah, had excellent ideas about adding clues to the shot. Have you ever had your fortune told in the coffee grinds afterwards? |
Nov 24th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 58
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| 61 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
That's a good reason to leave the nipple ring. And, yes, the careful posing shows. Thanks for the additional story about working with the model.
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Nov 5th |
| 61 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
You did a really great job on this. I particularly liked that you arranged and studied the lighting, and then told us about it--a very good lesson. And your goal of showing the musculature looks very successful. I like the angle of the raised hand.
My only comments are that the model appears to have a nipple ring that does not fit the composition, to my mind. Also, I see you very carefully arranged for 90 degrees between the outside of the horizontal arm and the inside of the vertical arm, and included the face line in the vertical line--very precise! I wonder how it would look if there were 90 degrees between the outside of both arms--just my thought. |
Nov 3rd |
1 comment - 1 reply for Group 61
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| 62 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
This is a stunning night shot, and very improved in b/w. Here is a cousin of it shot by the Maryland photographer, A. Aubrey Bodine, in 1949. Got to his official website, http://www.aaubreybodine.com/ and in the image ID input box, choose image number 31-042. |
Nov 3rd |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 62
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| 64 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
I can't comment more on the photograph, but it would be nice if someone would tell the story of how the rock forms like that. Is it volcanic cooling? What governs the hexagonal shapes? |
Nov 25th |
| 64 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Stan raises an interesting point, noticing that the camera is aiming up, but the perspective adjustment says otherwise. I would like to point out that sometimes the original apparent tilt-back perspective is OK, because that is what your eye actually sees, even if our brains adjust that in our heads. |
Nov 25th |
2 comments - 0 replies for Group 64
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| 67 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
Another difference that I have read about in Eastern art is that the scale of humans in a natural scene is quite small, reflecting a proportion between the grand scale of nature and we humans. |
Nov 27th |
| 67 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
See another bull elk this month in group 69, by Donna Brok. |
Nov 26th |
| 67 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
Sorry I was not clear. I checked with my wife. The Turkish words are "peri baca," which literally means "fairy chimney." The Turkish is pronounced "pehr-ee bah-jah." |
Nov 26th |
| 67 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Hi, Larry. Lovely shots, both. Thanks for reminding me of my visit there in the 60s when I was at college in Binghamton. |
Nov 26th |
| 67 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Wonderful shot, and it has been really interesting to read through your discussions about shooting outdoors.
Just a note, I did not know the term "hoodoo." In Cappadocia, in Turkey (my wife's country), the translated name for such eroded formations is "fairy chimneys." |
Nov 26th |
| 67 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
With all due respect, I would like to advocate for images with no specific focal point. I think a scene like this expresses tranquility and beauty. You may not please judges like that, but I think you can please yourself very much. |
Nov 25th |
| 67 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Ohhhh, now that I have heard how memorable the stop was for you, more possibilities are emerging. To tell the story of the cleaning lady taking a break with the daily paper, don't crop at all, keep the broom, keep the bananas, keep the clutter on the table, and lighten up the room to show her context, and tell THAT story--it's also a good one. |
Nov 25th |
| 67 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
This is a really interesting shot and process you described, to find an interesting picture in an old picture. The silhouette is very good, and it looks like your subject is studying a map of where she will soon hike. It looks like she is in the open air!
Perhaps you should take out the flies, the lumps on the table, and her mop handle? |
Nov 3rd |
6 comments - 2 replies for Group 67
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| 69 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
See another bull elk this month in group 67, by Richard Matheny. |
Nov 26th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 69
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| 71 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Just as an alternative, I think the extensive blue sky above allows the sun to be so striking against it. I would not cut out any of that sky. |
Nov 27th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 71
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| 72 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Hi, I am visiting from Monochrome Group 32. You got a great shot of the bear. Here it is in monochrome, for discussion if you wish. |
Nov 27th |
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1 comment - 0 replies for Group 72
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| 73 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
Yes, Sherry, that's exactly right, the monochrome is moodier, or starker; just the nature of monochrome. Good case study of the differences. |
Nov 29th |
| 73 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Hi, I am visiting from Monochrome Group 32. Since it was in the discussion by Tuhin, here it is, with just a touch of contrast adjustment. I agree with him, that it also works fine in monochrome. It's a great shot. |
Nov 27th |
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1 comment - 1 reply for Group 73
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| 74 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
David, this is a great shot, and your narrative was a pleasure to read through--it is positively the best narrative I have seen all year in the DD groups! Thanks so much. |
Nov 27th |
| 74 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Fine shot of your summer home town. My wife and I vacation across the water in Turkey, her country, every summer. Is your town in the Greek or Turkish sector?
About the perspective. Professional architectural photographers will straighten perspective for presentation, but the lean is actually what your eye sees, and the camera is true to that. So a little lean is just fine if you like that. |
Nov 27th |
2 comments - 0 replies for Group 74
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| 76 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Jay, this is a charming and successful image. In particular, I think you resisted any temptation to overdo the post-processing. As a result, it looks just great and completely natural. |
Nov 5th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 76
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| 78 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Just visiting, and I am inexperienced with the technique used to make this very impressive image. I see the exposure was 1/4, and so I think I understand the camera was panned, blurring the background and track, and giving a fairly sharp image of the bike. But I don't understand where the "wizz lines" came from, nor what looks like a ghost image of the bike. Was there a flash at the end of the 1/4 second to freeze the bike? Can you break the technique down for me? Thanks so much. |
Nov 28th |
| 78 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Me too, your group had a great discussion about this image, and all the approaches are interesting.
For reference about a solid line down the middle see the attached painting by Gustave Caillebotte: Paris Street: Rainy Day, which I think is the grand-parent of all paintings and photos so divided. |
Nov 28th |
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2 comments - 0 replies for Group 78
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| 81 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Beautiful shot. Angela is right about including the hand. I have been in Group 32 for ten years, and one of the first things I learned from my more experienced colleagues is to always include the hands, at least in the taken image.
Also, is it almost possible to see your image reflected in this little boy's eyes? |
Nov 29th |
| 81 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Beautiful shot. Colin's remark reminds me of a Rachael Carson quote, something like this: "We sat out on our porch [at their Maine summer house] last night and looked at the full moon. You know, if you wait long enough, you can see a goose fly across the face of the full moon." So keep up waiting for the bird to appear--Rachael Carson says you will be rewarded. |
Nov 29th |
2 comments - 0 replies for Group 81
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