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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 96 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Viren,
Thanks for your kind words and advice. The key to the perceived sharpness is a relatively high shutter speed.
A brief prayer can also sometimes help. :) |
Aug 29th |
| 96 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Hello Robert,
Thanks so much for your thoughtful response. I am honoured that you spent time looking at my photograph. I appreciate all of your suggestions. It is great to see how others view and analyze my images. Thanks for taking the time to re-imagine the scene.
My comment regarding the 4 shot sequence when hand holding the camera came from a suggestion from a workshop I attended with Joe McNally. He mentioned that the first and 3rd shots moved the camera as one's finger presses and then releases the shutter button.
Jumping to the 3rd image in the sequence just gives time for the camera vibration to subside before releasing your finger. I hope that makes sense. I have seen a slow motion video that really illustrates the extent of camera movement when not using a sturdy tripod. Mind you, Joe's comment along with the video both came to me prior to in-camera "stabilization" features.
Maybe that technique is now is considered "Old-School" and unnecessary with more modern cameras today. At the time I made the photo my hands were freezing cold and I actually had trouble feeling the shutter button! |
Aug 15th |
| 96 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Bruce,
Lovely scene.
I have 3 suggestions . . . for an "optional" improvement of your image.
1. Consider trying to recover some detail in the brightest areas of the stone wall in the left third of your image.
2. Consider removing what appears as 2 very thin triangles of light or white at the base of your image . . . either by expanding the pathway ever so slightly, or by cropping a tiny bit off the bottom of your image.
3. I am admittedly always evaluating the clarity of edges within an image. My quest is what I have learned from the history of drawing and painting along with the science of human vision. I really appreciate how the Vertical edges of the buildings are portrayed as Vertical. The only edges that I think could be improved are the Vertical edges of the left most archway. Notice how the exterior building face and the interior edge of the actual archway are so very close together . . . actually touching in some places. Ideally your camera's sensor would have been placed a few inches to the right, resulting in a bit of breathing room between the two stone edges.
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Aug 11th |
| 96 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hello Viren,
Wonderful waterfront cityscape!
The only potentially helpful suggestion would be to consider increasing the "Clarity" of the skyscape. . . perhaps adding a touch of "Dehaze". Also, perhaps optionally considering a slight reduction in the "Texture" of the water.
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Aug 11th |
| 96 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Bob,
It appears that you have discovered and elegantly portrayed the ultimate "leading line".
Moving from the lower right to the upper left, the scene progresses from a high contrast between the dark ground plane and bright shoreline to a distant scene that draws me in. Part of me wishes that the final cloud had a narrow dark mountain terminus that kept my eye in the photo.
I hope that makes sense. My suggestion is admittedly very minor. It is a wonderful scene!
The key thing is that I believe you have indeed created a 3-Dimensional sense on a 2- Dimensional canvas.
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Aug 11th |
| 96 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hello Haru,
Thanks for sharing your intriguing image.
My initial thought was that I didn't know how to improve it (based on my initial personal reaction).
After enjoying it for a while, I was thinking that maybe there could be a bit more contrast between the white areas of the tree trunks and atmosphere of the same tonality.
On the other hand, maybe that is one of the attributes that make the forest mysterious.
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Aug 11th |
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