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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 32 |
Aug 17 |
Reply |
yep, in my opinion, much better approach.....accomplishes your objective bitter.
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Aug 15th |
| 32 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
there's a LOT going on so one's eyes stay in the image and don't wander off. This creates multiple points of interest to the detriment of a single point of interest. As Diana and Stephen have pointed out.
As you know, I like rodeos and fast action, and opening the digitals in the fake darkroom to see what's there,so to capture a high action shot that is so nicely in focus is a wonderful experience.
I think Original 3 is more powerful, however, due to the different colors providing different points of interest for the eye to stop on. (is this heresy for a B&W lover to make?)
Saturday I shot 425 images at a boxing sparring event, got 80 that are worth working on, and a dozen that I really like. You'll see them in the future. I'm a junkie for rapid action, I guess. |
Aug 15th |
| 32 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
The softness and grain looks like it was taken in 1933 before Group f.64 promoted realistic and sharp. I think it fits the subject very well. It wasn't too long ago when ph'ers used lens filters to blur people portraits and studies.
A difficult shot that has been nicely presented. |
Aug 15th |
| 32 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
The bright spot on the bird could be put to better use if it was on the face or head of the bird because there's really not much of interest on the bird where it is. Nice curves in the wings. The 45 degree angle to the bird is very helpful. |
Aug 15th |
| 32 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
Amazing how you can get a photo so sharp and still have the feeling that it wasn't over post processed. Did you use an Orange or Red filter on the lens? Composition is well done. Overall, an excellent photograph. |
Aug 15th |
| 32 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
A side story: I was stationed in Stuttgart in 1956 + 57 in the US Army, and much of downtown was still rubble. The trollies and the Mercedes Benz auto plant were operating and a few other things. Amazing what determined people can do all over the world to recover.
The tonalities and geometric patterns are superior....and one could say that this is what the picture is all about. |
Aug 15th |
5 comments - 1 reply for Group 32
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| 55 |
Aug 17 |
Reply |
Thanks for the comments, all.
It was the positioning of the compositional elements that was what took so much time. I've been trying to think more about controlling the eye movements. Read recentlly that this is one of the major differences between (PSA type) competition images and fine art images. Comptn: the viewer (the judge) may spend 6 to 8 seconds in the image. The maker of a fine art image attempts to keep the viewer's eye in the image..... or so it said. |
Aug 17th |
| 55 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
You achieved your stated objective well with your work. Mood, etc.
It's all a personal preference, so it's just mentioned as a "try it and see....." Try cropping some of the left which is blocked up anyway and thus move the water out of the center of the image. Maybe over to, but not including, the vertical branch of the downed tree.
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Aug 15th |
| 55 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
Good idea to frame the desired view through the tree's branches. The bright veg in lower left competes strongly with that view such that I think the overall image would be improved if you were to burn (or otherwise darken) that corner of the image. |
Aug 15th |
| 55 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
You've done what I like to see: Hand held, no flash, ambient lighting....an environmental portrait ("study" may be a more descriptive term than portrait.) The background and white stroke are very effective. Subtle lavendar color in clothing is unique and fits the mood.
Ought to sell well in a music-related environment. |
Aug 15th |
| 55 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
This is a good example of an image that doesn't scream "sharpness uber alles." And gives the viewer the perspective that there is more to life than sharp.
Composed nicely. Colors pleasant. Ought to sell well to someone who doesn't want a photo to scream. |
Aug 15th |
| 55 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
Ron's right about the foreground details. Too many star shots are just white holes in a black cloth. I've never tried star shots so I don't want to make comments that would reflect my lack of experience. But, to say that I like it for compositional and technical reasons, is ok, I guess.
This is our "old country." We had a cabin in Taylor Park for 15 years, at 10,000 ft, so it was seasonal. More stars there than anywhere else. Went in to Gunnison for 4th of July fireworks early on and almost froze.
Got to CB a lot. |
Aug 15th |
5 comments - 1 reply for Group 55
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10 comments - 2 replies Total
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