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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 32 |
Oct 17 |
Comment |
To everyone:
Thanks for the good dialog/comments |
Oct 29th |
| 32 |
Oct 17 |
Comment |
I think if you cropped up from the bottom a bit you could change the trapezoid to a triangle and then while you're at it either crop off the bridge on the right or remove it with a clone inasmuch as it is an eye-grabber.
The implied "avenue" thru the mountains along the unseen river creates a nice story . |
Oct 14th |
| 32 |
Oct 17 |
Reply |
Your comment is appreciated. w |
Oct 9th |
| 32 |
Oct 17 |
Comment |
I like it, whimsical, creative, different, great eyes. Looks like an ink-block print. |
Oct 8th |
| 32 |
Oct 17 |
Comment |
I read into this as your protest against scaffolding. Good work. |
Oct 8th |
| 32 |
Oct 17 |
Comment |
When I first saw it, I had the same feeling as Diana about cropping down. When you took the picture, you might have caught some nice detail in teh snow between you and the trees if you'd tilted the camera down, thus cropping down.
Having lived in the desert, trees are sort of religious for me, so I take a lot of photos of them and appreciate what others do. Trees tell a story for me, even though I may not be aware of them. I make them up. These trees are nicely pampered by a skilled person who has trimmed them well. They tell me that they are appreciated by their master.....like your pet dog. |
Oct 8th |
| 32 |
Oct 17 |
Comment |
With the lines between sky and subject, it would be easy to do a selection and then Paste-Into a sky. Doesn't need to be hi-contrast Texas Summer Clouds, but there's a lot of blank space that doesn't help the image that could be edited.
Nice angle on the shot. Great shapes, but they might be improved with some contrast.
Maybe the inclusion of something to give the elevator some "scale" to show their immensity? |
Oct 8th |
| 32 |
Oct 17 |
Comment |
My cropping Ls show nice composition with the image cropped to square or even a vertical orientation.
The subjects are, however, the strong point and are well toned and realistic.
Good catchlight in the eyes.
Another well-done image from Argentina's back-roads. |
Oct 8th |
| 32 |
Oct 17 |
Reply |
UPgrade? I'll prefer retaining the old along with NIK and skipping the upgrade.
Similar problem for those of us who use Word on Macs. |
Oct 8th |
| 32 |
Oct 17 |
Reply |
I agree on the white border. When I submitted the image for POM competition, I fully trimmed off the white down to the printed border. I don't know why I didn't do that for DD32.
Good question on the tonality of the sky (lighter or not?) I spent a lot of time experimenting and trying different sky intensities (this is the real sky, however), but settled on this intensity if only to make the image look more like what an antique image would look like (without computer post processing.) Just a personal preference. If someone wants to experiment, just do a rectangular selection at the interface between sky and land (deleting the butte at the left from selection) and then lighten with the white slider in Levels. Should have little effect on the black of the tree trunk and limbs. ie, just the clouds.
RE Print of the Month. Joe Hearst allows one to submit multiple months in one envelope thus reducing the international postage cost. |
Oct 5th |
| 32 |
Oct 17 |
Comment |
I just received my August PPD Print of the Month entry. This image got an Hon Mention. It was cropped and cut to the printed border. fyi. |
Oct 3rd |
8 comments - 3 replies for Group 32
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| 55 |
Oct 17 |
Comment |
Yes, I can see the HDR, but it's not a goofy HDR.
Lots of old car magazines and hobbyist publications that ought to like this.
A 1934 or 1935 Ford? (I had a 4 door 35 when in college). Rear main bearings were a joke. |
Oct 8th |
| 55 |
Oct 17 |
Comment |
Unique perspective/composition that works. Strong and sharp colors. Lots of lines that are effective. |
Oct 8th |
| 55 |
Oct 17 |
Comment |
The story here is the light on the one musician.....makes it obvious what is the Center of Interest, while the other guys contribute to the mood of the photo.
Excellent use of light. (And I like the overall composition, too.) |
Oct 4th |
| 55 |
Oct 17 |
Comment |
Good PJ.
Well framed, tells a good story and gives you something to refer/remember in future years when you're telling stories ......
Focus is good front to back.
Hope you recovered okay and that you have a good insurance adjustor. |
Oct 4th |
| 55 |
Oct 17 |
Comment |
In some places, sunbeams are called "God beams." these glow and are super. Nice pathway/curve/question is where does it go? makes it of interest and adds a lot. Nothing blocked up or blown. All in all, very well done. |
Oct 4th |
| 55 |
Oct 17 |
Comment |
I know you're all dying to learn how to take boxing photos (that was supposed to be funny.) About 5 years ago, at my first boxing match, I was standing next to a lady who, from the looks of the gear she had, appeared to be a professional. Said she takes a lot of pics at a Gym in South Austin where she also works out. She could see I was clueless, so this is what she told me.
Set shutter Priority and burst mode.
Crank up the ISO, you can always get rid of noise in post.
Try to get a shutter > 1/320, but the faster the better.
They won't let you use flash.
The light will be bad, so expect to have aperture wide open, but being wide open will reduce dof. A trade-off between dof and action-blur. Live with noise.
Focus and concentrate on only one boxer and hope for the best. You don't have a sufficiently fast brain-action to try to get both.
Keep both eyes open.
Set on L Jpg, not RAW because the camera can't save RAW fast enough.
Anticipate. You can't see and shoot. Things move too fast.....faster than your brain.
Have some Tylenol, your back-ache will be killing you. (Leaning over to shoot between the ropes.)
Boxers side by side is best, but with the Referee moving in front of you, and the boxers moving so as to give you "butt shots" it's difficult. You need a face. Again, the emphasis was on "concentrate on just ONE boxer" at a time.
Expect to get a dozen good shots out of 400-500 in an afternoon.
Learn to do post processing fast on the culls.
There, you have it. Most cities have boxing gyms or clubs. If you want to do it, start by looking for them where the Hispanics live. There is a Texas Boxing Association type web in every state. Easy to make friends. Pass out your business card. Events are "family outings." Candids of little kids are fun. Tell people where you will be posting your pics. Getting Model Releases so you can publish in PSA is next to impossible, and minor boxers need a parent's signature. so just have fun and give em away locally.
wes |
Oct 4th |
6 comments - 0 replies for Group 55
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14 comments - 3 replies Total
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