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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 52 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
Oops, I missed seeing this one! Sorry. It is a great capture of the bee, so I would like to see the bee become the subject by a closer crop. The long rectangle detracts from the focus on the bee, and the flower isn't the story. It looks like your bee is sharp, but I couldn't get a close enough eye on it to be sure. I think if you eliminate much of the flower, you will fix so much of the comments, but then, you might not be able to ever print it? Any comments on that are appreciated. Is there a way to crop way in and then still make it printable to any reasonable size? |
Jul 16th |
| 52 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
Yes, agreed that Sharon's adjustment does the trick. |
Jul 16th |
| 52 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
Its so interesting to compare perspectives of different viewers, and there's the value of this dialogue. With the leaves so apparent, it feels more like a well-done snapshot. With your edits, it feels like an art print. Your capture of the rose is so beautiful that the leaves being part of the subject is almost overload for me. I guess it boils down to what feels right to you? |
Jul 16th |
| 52 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
Interesting comments, very appreciated. I wouldn't ever consider this for anything other than my own enjoyment, but your input will really help me to improve my processing. My enjoyment of this was in the wildflowers and rebirth; the volcano is not as magnificently stark as it once was, the weather was not that exciting, and I was still so far off. My last visit was from the other side, much more stark and interesting. So I will go back to the drawing board on this one!! |
Jul 16th |
| 52 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
Sweet! You took a snapshot-type picture and turned it into a beautiful portrait-style nature shot! The impact is enhanced by the eyes reflecting light and the line of grass with just two blades leading up into his mouth! From the exposure to the clarity, this is a beautiful image with the perfect crop dimensions!
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Jul 4th |
| 52 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
What a cute capture! Your crop does it justice, too. I love that he has catchlights in the eyes, and your crop places the emphasis back squarely on his face, where it should be. I also love how he is framed by the leaves on either side, with the water still dripping from his face. This is a wonderful image! |
Jul 4th |
| 52 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
Terrific capture of the motion and the moment. The eye just peering over the wing really works well for this image. Great detail and everything feels very sharp and clear. If I was going to change anything, I would crop it narrower on the top and bottom, or maybe even just the bottom. Not saying it needs this, just an observation. Great shot! |
Jul 4th |
| 52 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
This has a wonderful, strong impact--partly from the beauty of the colors, and partly from your crop. The image feels sharp and subtle while also bold and strong. I love what you did with this and wouldn't change a thing--it feels like something you should enter into competition to me! Great job!
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Jul 4th |
| 52 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
Very interesting. Your capture of the butterfly is very sharp and detailed, esp. against the soft focus of the background. I find the overall image to be a little bit underexposed, which in fixing, I think would open up more details in the shadow of the butterfly's body. The flowers coming in to the image give great color and impact; the second set of flowers on the upper left have a funky sort of movement to them that is distracting to me as a viewer. Not sure I would keep that in if I had a choice--it detracts from the butterfly for me as a viewer. |
Jul 4th |
9 comments - 0 replies for Group 52
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| 60 |
Jul 19 |
Reply |
Yep, this is definitely it!! Well done! |
Jul 16th |
| 60 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
I agree with Bob. The center is much better, but try to keep those petals that same dreamy darkness? It is still a beautiful image! |
Jul 16th |
| 60 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
Great suggestion, Bob! |
Jul 16th |
| 60 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
Thank you! I want to address two questions: one, this was taken as a macro shot on my camera, so any subject, so long as a macro, is acceptable. Recently, they also approved a little wider definition for macro. But when I carry my Olympus mirror-less, I don't have to use a separate macro lens with the lens I have. Portrait macros are still macros, I believe.
2nd, I had an instructor who once said never to cut off anything in an animal shot in nature!! But we routinely do it in the Nature Plus category. It is acceptable, but the "guideline" I've been taught since then is to try not to cut off something right at the joint. Also, I did newborn photography professionally and we ALWAYS focused in on parts of the body, face, etc., cropping the face in to make the image more aesthetically pleasing. |
Jul 16th |
| 60 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
Another very surreal, 40's movie-ish look, and I really love it! Your center is so sharp and clear--you did a wonderful job in the capture of this, esp. considering that it was hand-held! If I was to change anything, I would increase the brightness slightly--I love the richness of the colors, but feel the overall image is underexposed. You could increase the white point, or you could mask the center and raise the luminescence of just the fuchsia external petals? If it was vignetted, you could just lighten the vignette some, but I think overall brightening would be something to try. Great image, though!! Very haunting. |
Jul 4th |
| 60 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
This is a great capture, with a nice composition that tells the story behind it. I think if you adjust the black point, or add some clarity just on the butterfly, it will bring out the blacks of your butterfly and make it look less soft or hazy. I think there is something about the wings: saturation, too much white?? That produces softness or a lack of sharpness, where I do really think you caught it sharply. |
Jul 4th |
| 60 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
The colors pop for me and the clarity in the center is wonderful. I traditionally do not care for blur in the foreground pieces of an image, so might like to see an alternative crop. Did you try a crop where most of the image is the center, with just enough of the red petals around it to show what was outside of the center? Those top petals are really captured beautifully by you, so I'm kind of stumped for input. I would have loved to see a perspective change where you are shooting from a slightly higher angle. With f9, you also had room to go higher to give more DOF to try to capture the front petals, too. |
Jul 4th |
| 60 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
I love the composition of this--makes me feel him creeping toward me! Beautiful detail in the head and ears! Another thing I really like is how you have captured enough soft focus detail in the rest of his body, along with separation of all the limbs, to give me the feel for the rest of his body while emphasizing that it is on the approach. Well done! |
Jul 4th |
| 60 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
This image has lush colors and an enticing texture that makes me feel like I could touch it and feel the little spikes in the center. With the nice blend of light and shadow, this is a wonderful image, very appealing to me as a viewer! I think you really nailed it! |
Jul 4th |
8 comments - 1 reply for Group 60
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17 comments - 1 reply Total
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