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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 7 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
You can't beat Edward Weston for a starting point.
This is well done, and thoughtfully composed.
I have no suggestions, except to say keep shooting like this. |
Mar 7th |
| 7 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
This is a really great pose, and really enhanced by your very willing and interactive model.
I am not sure the reflection is a good idea. It works, but I also think the image would work without the reflection.
I study a lot of photography history. Here is a famous Man Ray photograph from 1926 (Noire et Blanche [Black and White]) that your image reminds me of. |
Mar 7th |
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2 comments - 0 replies for Group 7
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| 10 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
It is an interesting detail, documentation of your visit to an art museum, and a fine use of photography. The brushwork is very clear.
Yes, this detail is a decent abstract, showing that interesting abstract (or at least non easily recognizable) subjects can be found everywhere. |
Mar 7th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 10
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| 11 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
You had a perfect eye for this, and the time of day was just right. A shadow shot is the essence of photography, dealing with light and dark. I also like the highlights on the gate.
Optically, shadows are always blurrier further from the light source, so that is quite natural in this image. |
Mar 26th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 11
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| 18 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Right. I also thought Magritte as soon as I saw this image. Alan would know, as he is a master of this sort of stuff.
This is very nicely done.
But I am not a fan of added birds, or maybe just not so many. |
Mar 7th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 18
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| 19 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Well done. Well done.
So very simple and well-composed.
You even saved your commentators from having to suggest you remove the tree growing from her hat.
Make sure you preserve this for your children and grandchildren. |
Mar 7th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 19
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| 25 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Nice shot. You can just barely see "the new moon in the old moon's arms." Not to mention Venus. |
Mar 7th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 25
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| 26 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Very nice shot, showing your good eye.
I see in your bio you were in the North Bethesda CC, a group of great reputation (I am in the NIH CC). |
Mar 26th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 26
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| 28 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
This is notable and interesting. You and your shooting companion had good eyes that day. |
Mar 26th |
| 28 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
This is indeed what you said in your bio, to shoot what you see when you travel or wander.
Something to think about. You shot at f/5.6 with a slightly long lens, so your depth of field was limited to the front surface of the flower with the water drops. If that was your plan, this is very successful. If you wanted to get the entire flower in sharp focus, you would have needed at least f/8. It depends on what you wanted. |
Mar 26th |
2 comments - 0 replies for Group 28
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| 31 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
I am very glad you did not get a person in this shot. My very strong personal preference for architectural shots is to shoot them empty of people. So I like this very much.
Let's also mention that this building, albeit a mere garage, is built in the Brutalist style, which is much denigrated these days, but I have always admired. Here in Washington, DC, the many Brutalist buildings are now disliked. But as tastes change, there may come a day when they are again admired, as long as they are not all torn down first. |
Mar 3rd |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 31
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| 32 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
No, but that is an interesting idea. Thanks. |
Mar 31st |
| 32 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
Ah, good point, Tom. I don't enter into PSA judging, so I had forgotten that. |
Mar 28th |
| 32 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Thank you, everyone. The idea that this should not be a stand alone image is very helpful.
However, there is no mystery that this is a snowy fence because *snowy fence* is the title of the image. This takes me back to a discussion we had years ago in this group, in which I was advocating for the importance of good titles for images. I believe some of you argued, and I differed, that only the image counted. |
Mar 25th |
| 32 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
Oh, that is really great. I so wanted to see the bricks with their lettering! |
Mar 11th |
| 32 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
I can see cropping from the top a bit. That clump of three transformers in the upper right is not necessary. But the three in a row across the alley makes a strong contextual contribution to tell the infrastructure story. |
Mar 11th |
| 32 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
After all this discussion, I think I like having the texture of the tire tracks, but agree that the black rock behind the tail of the bear might be better gone. |
Mar 10th |
| 32 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Ed did a very good job of darkening that bright background.
As to the subject, the man is great, and the display of his finished wares, as well as his hat, make great context. |
Mar 10th |
| 32 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Very beautiful subject matter, and you shot it carefully. I found it a bit too bright, but Ed has taken care of that with his suggestion. |
Mar 9th |
| 32 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
The right side of the church is a minor distraction. The strong elements dominate. The dark sky, the bright white church.
I am wondering if you adjusted the perspective at all? I would prefer a very slight inward lean to give the sense that you are looking up at the tower. How is this? |
Mar 9th |
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| 32 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
All good suggestions, and it looks better. I did not even notice that disturbing gap in the wood fence. |
Mar 6th |
| 32 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Your subject and cropping are great, and the story tells itself, showing this woman picking over the leaves.
I do think it's a bit too dark overall.
I also liked the brick work in the original with the characters showing, but I understand you may have preferred to darken that as a distraction. |
Mar 6th |
| 32 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
Oh! R. Crumb. An artist of great complexity. |
Mar 4th |
| 32 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Hello Ed, I agree that alleyways are great subjects.
I admire your crop to concentrate on the electrical infrastructure, and the contrast is just right. The image is much better in monochrome.
I very much support such shots to be absent of any people. I prefer the architecture to speak alone for itself.
My only critical comment is more of a question. Have you shot this off-center, and what do you think about off-center versus straight-away? |
Mar 3rd |
8 comments - 5 replies for Group 32
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| 39 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Tilting the camera up, especially with a wide-angle lens, will give an extreme perspective, but it is not distortion, only the actual perspective of your viewpoint.
Personally, I like to keep some sense of looking upwards, so I suggest adjusting the perspective, but not entirely. How does this look to you? |
Mar 26th |
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1 comment - 0 replies for Group 39
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| 42 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
A nice classic shot of the library. Visiting in February, you got it without the overpowering summer tourist crowds. My wife is Turkish, from Izmir, and we have visited this site maybe a dozen times, from the days when the library was only a foundation, to today when it is re-erected as you saw it. Hope you enjoyed your visit. What else did you see in Turkey? |
Mar 25th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 42
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| 43 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
I also like the composition and the idea, and agree you could have had more light. You shot at f/22, but could have shot at f/4 because everything is distant and you do not need any depth of field.
Another question. Our son lives in Seattle near that location. Did you shoot from the 12th Ave. bridge? |
Mar 25th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 43
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| 50 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Hello Lorna,
This is a great image. You got it naturally. The slightly famous photographer, Lynn Geesaman, achieves similar effects with her printing technique. You might google her. I can't upload a sample copy of her work right now, as our DD website is having problems. |
Mar 25th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 50
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| 67 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Lovely shot with the bird against the sunset.
It reminds me of a letter that Rachel Carson wrote to her friend about sitting on the front porch of her summer cottage with her husband, to paraphrase, "We sat out on the porch last night watching the full moon. You know, if you wait long enough, you can see a goose fly across the face of the full moon." |
Mar 3rd |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 67
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| 81 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Good shot, showing a lot of preparation.
I also would like to see you try Angela's suggestion.
I believe this is a demonstration of conservation of momentum. |
Mar 4th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 81
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| 83 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
I thoroughly like your original image. I find the monk to be the right size in the grand composition of this ancient site. You have everything sharp and with strong contrast.
About the lighting. You said it was near noon, but it is clearly more like 5 or 6 pm, since the monk's shadow is as tall as he is. A noon shadow would have been a blob under his feet. But you were lucky, because both he and the ruin have very good light. The color original must have had a very warm glow. |
Mar 25th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 83
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| 87 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
Chun's suggestion about creative lighting is very interesting. I can see a whole gallery of variations on the lighting. |
Mar 25th |
| 87 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Will's suggestion is very good. Your original content tells the whole story. At f/9.0 you controlled the depth of field quite well. |
Mar 25th |
| 87 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
So recognizable! Even from this angle. Good shot. I don't think the birds help in this case. |
Mar 4th |
2 comments - 1 reply for Group 87
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| 88 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
You have a good subject and a good story about it. Thanks for explaining the festival. The colors are a great subject matter.
But you are taking this so far from the activity. I wish you had been standing knee-deep in the water just in front of that big rock. |
Mar 25th |
| 88 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Both shots are very interesting, but I believe they are different.
I like the original very much. I have a personal preference for architectural shots empty of human or animal life. In this original, the brightly lighted windows serve as focal points. I do not find the dog a success to do the same. Also, a bit too much contrast in the dog shot. I prefer the somber tones of the original. |
Mar 4th |
2 comments - 0 replies for Group 88
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| 92 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Your composition is good, with the street leading down and away, with a shopper heading home, probably. You also improved the sky very well.
But you are quite right about the resulting colors. They seem to have come out like artificial lighting. I don't know what to advise. Maybe not so light, and more contrast? |
Mar 25th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 92
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| 99 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Very nicely done contrast between the rough stone and the artificial constructs. Until I read your commentary, I thought is was a composite image. I am used to the Metro here in Washington, DC, which has no such contrast. Your image reminds me of the photographs of Jerry Uelsmann, which WERE composits. Here is a sample. |
Mar 3rd |
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1 comment - 0 replies for Group 99
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