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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Good observation/comment. The B&W conversion was difficult, but because of the venue and the theme of the exhibit, it had to be done. I, too, prefer the color version. Thanks to all for the friendly suggestions. |
Mar 26th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
I like this one better, thanks. |
Mar 15th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Right. But in this life he is an "actor" and this is part of what people think of men like that, thinking that they may be real cowboys or lawmen. It's all for show. |
Mar 15th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Thanks for the "apologies," Som, much appreciated, but in a group of friends like we have created, we make suggestions we hope are creative and polite, but we don't need apologies.
In my 70 years of photography, I have rarely found sincerely friendly groups. Someone always has an "agenda" or a "gruge." This is one of the few "good groups."
Welcome aboard. |
Mar 15th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
"Google It" is the right thing and the contemporary alternative to the Dictionary or Encyclopedia. thanks for the "look up." |
Mar 15th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
nice analysis, Stephen. |
Mar 15th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Sorry, my comments were early ..... I must have not saved them, but the comments from others are similar. |
Mar 15th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Your reason for keeping the stem in is "well said." |
Mar 15th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
good comment: "art and not a science."
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Mar 15th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
In the various crops shown, there is little space between the bottom step and the edge of the image. Yes, there was a slope, but that could have been natural and not a photo mistake. I prefer seeing some ground for the "stepper" to land on. Comment?
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Mar 14th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Wrist leathers? I can only guess, I'm a city boy. I just take pictures of the cowboys and indians.
But they are impressive to see.
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Mar 13th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Yes, in "Open" even CRA (Creative altered reality) is acceptable. I think the issue comes up when thinking about the importing of other people's components such as skies. and that is not allowed (in PSA). |
Mar 13th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
I think the "addition of backdrops and skies" is applicable more to PSA exhibits and contests, than to others, unless the "others" stipulate none.....of that. |
Mar 13th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
thanks.
I agree with your comments pertaining to backdrops. |
Mar 13th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
I think the "addition of backdrops and skies" is applicable more to PSA exhibits and contests, than to others, unless the "others" stipulate none.....of that. |
Mar 13th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Nice adjustments, Som.
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Mar 13th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
I think Stephen wrote a good commentary. I'll add that a small crop on the right side to eliminate the white area in the upper right, altho a minor detail, would make for a stronger image since the "artifact" is an "eye snag" and thus is distracting. An alternative (for additional discussion) would be a more aggressive right side crop to fully eliminate the partial doorway at lower right. Purpose: To "simplify" the image and keep the viewer's eye from bouncing around. (I don't think the door adds to, or supports the primary subject which I view as the stairs and the door at the top of the stairs. And as my ol' grannie would say: "If it doesn't support the primary subject, then it detracts." (Not everyone agrees, however.)
Welcome to our Study Group. Curiosity: Of what discipline are you a Doctor? |
Mar 12th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Is it "either/or"? or could it be both?
If landscape, title is ok. If Record, maybe a change to "Barn In The Palouse"????
Or mention something related to it being over a hundred years old. (1919).....
If either, it matters if you have a good photo to compete in the other....as well as who is your competition. (a la Horse Racing.) |
Mar 10th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
thank you.
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Mar 10th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
This destroys the old time Kodak film instructions to have the sun behind you when taking a picture. I've been seeing a lot of misty/foggy photos recently. This one stands up well to the others. I agree with Diana about bringing out some detail in the dark center. |
Mar 9th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
I can't, but you can determine how much noise is in the photo. Difficult to do with small sized images. My first glimpse of the blossom was very positive with the pistals and stamens all very sharp. Keep the stem. It adds to the composition. |
Mar 9th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
There is a lot of interest here in "street photography" and this really qualifies. I like the crop suggestion of Diana's, however, and in order to zero in better on the primary subject. And the left doesn't add anything to the main story. I like the conversion to B&W.
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Mar 9th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
I've seen this barn several times on Field Trips from Salt Lake City with our Camera Club. This rendition of yours is "spot on" as the Aussies would say. |
Mar 9th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
I mentioned the "Covered Wagon Days" exhibit. Here is a poster for that. |
Mar 9th |
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| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
He is one of the many hobbyists in this country who will pose for free or for fee. It was taken at an Annual Conference of the Gulf States Council of Camera Clubs (PSA.) He has a day job in construction. I don't know if the Club sponsoring the Conference paid him or not. The backdrop was a painted fabric, and the photo is not a composite. Taken with film. I used it and showed it for several years (since about 2007) as a color image (shown.) but converted it to BW for an exhibit called "Covered Wagon Days" with "vintage-appearing photos to depict the 1880s. I converted it via Scott Kelby's Channels in Levels method and then tweaked it in Nik Silver Efex. It is posed. Gone are the people relates to those people and places no longer around or alive. In the case of the exhibit, my target was the late 1800s. Pioneers, Gunslingers, Homesteaders, Cowboys, Mountain Men, Marshalls, Cavalry Troopers, Ferriers, Dance Hall Girls, Sheriff's,..... all gone and in the history books or forgotten. I think he could be any one of several, but he doesn't have a badge, so that rules out lawmen. He dresses like a dandy so he's not a working cowboy. Therefore, I call him a Desperado (a Hispanic term referring to outlaws.) The frame, not shown, is wood and has an embossing in it that matches the embossing in his wrist leathers. The full title of the image, part of which didn't transmit is: "Gone Are the People - The Desperado Waiting for a Train" (which he and his gang would rob) (There is an old Country/Western song titled "Desperados Waiting for the Train" .... I have about twenty or thirty photos that are in the "Gone Are....." portfolio, some of which are faux etchings.
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Mar 9th |
10 comments - 15 replies for Group 32
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10 comments - 15 replies Total
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