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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 52 |
May 17 |
Comment |
Mike this image is well done and quite beautiful. The composition, bokeh, the enhancing element of the post which helps anchor and effect the story is wonderful. You certainly managed the noise quite nicely. Excellent. |
May 17th |
| 52 |
May 17 |
Comment |
Very nice image. I like it a lot. I believe you have very fine composition, colors, tone, textures and patterns. It almost is an abstract with minimalist tendencies. My only nit is to say that I find in a couple places some what appears as chromatic aberrations some blue-green on leave edges that I find a little bit distracting. |
May 17th |
| 52 |
May 17 |
Comment |
I like everything about the image, it is clear and sharp with nice presentation compositionally. The almost monochromatic nature of the image makes it wonderful candidate for a black & white alternative in addition to the fine image. I don't see the softness other are talking about, but I attribute that to the size of the image on my screen. I do agree that 1/1600s is the bottom line for BIF. I think in this case you got away with it given the ability of the camera to focus on the broad plane of the wonderful wing span. What time of day did you capture this get the tones you got? |
May 17th |
| 52 |
May 17 |
Reply |
Judith, I was on a rim of the canyon and the nearest land mass was pretty close and I focused about 1/3 of the way in. In this case, the vibrancy is about where I think it works to create a realistic presentation of the scene. I have done some more artistic versions where I have made very pronounced adjustments to bring out the red layers. It is all about how I vision it in alternative ways. I am not sure what you mean by focus setting. While my primary focus point was the point already mentioned, I believe I was using center weight averaging. |
May 17th |
| 52 |
May 17 |
Comment |
I like the image and believe it has even more potential. You have achieve nice color harmony, wonder Bokeh. Unfortunately this type of subject can be very busy by its very nature. I like your angle of view and also like the subject. If I have any suggestion about the angle of view is get one where there was a little more separation between the slight distracting elements on the left and the thistle. I lieu of that, I suggest creating some tonal separation by darkening slightly the distracting elements on the left. I think the shadow across the thistle adds to the business of the so much to look at. Concurrently, tone down the bright areas of the thistle and sharpen them and find a way to make the thistle "pop" out even more. |
May 17th |
| 52 |
May 17 |
Comment |
Carol, my first reaction was how much I was wowed by the composition, scene, story but, on the one hand, how much I wanted this image to "sing more" its story. The highlights seem a bit harsh and tonally the image becomes a bit flat. The sky to reflections in the water is a little out of balance. I think toning down the highlights, perhaps using a de-hazing tool or an overall de-haze will help achieve that balance as well as some slight tone curve adjustment. I am trying to shoot less frequently at f22 because some defraction can occur that will sometimes softens some elements in the distance even though the DOF is right on. Thus, some careful sharpening and clarity adjustment after the effect might help that. I see that Mike has given an example that fits in with what I am thinking. Wonderful image, Carol! |
May 17th |
| 52 |
May 17 |
Comment |
Wonderful image, Sharon. Very well done tonality, color, sharpness and detail, focus and the story. I have nothing to offer. It is a winner as is, for my eye. Thanks for sharing the shooting information, I was going to note that as missing, since it is always helpful. Agree some extraneous tree branches would have Not been enhancing elements...good choice to remove, I think. WELL DONE. |
May 17th |
6 comments - 1 reply for Group 52
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| 64 |
May 17 |
Reply |
I will add a little humor here! Cropping in camera, given the use of the prime 35mm lens in this case on the cropped sensor camera would have required hanging in mid-air or jumping off the bridge and clicking on the way done. (Yikes and Smile)
Now for my more serious thoughts about cropping. While I appreciate the point you make, Stuart, to crop more, I believe there is a time a place during post for cropping depending on the subject and intent. I find there is a terrible tendency for cropping images for electronic presentation (I have done it often) then, albeit, when a desire is created to present it in print, the options for any given aspect ratio can be skewed greatly. Thus, I think using cropping can be quite good to garner a different or similar perspective, it may come back to haunt an image maker, if he or she crops indiscriminately. All too often I find I should have thought more about my final presentation at the moment of image capture. I have come to regret how limiting the printed image options can be without forethought. |
May 26th |
| 64 |
May 17 |
Comment |
I like your image, Jerry, for the story and the focus. It look very sharp and the exposure appears to be nice.
I do see some things that distract my eye a lot. The background clutter including the protruding above the car elements are too prominent and thus detract from my focus on the car. I find the cone distracting on the right.
While I appreciate a full frontal view, position the camera a little to right and dropping a stop on the aperture might blur out the background more as well as provide a more dynamic view and impression of this classic automobile. I think the shadow could be opened up some selectively. By the way, shifting the angle of view might have controlled the couple of hot spots, too, I think. |
May 17th |
| 64 |
May 17 |
Comment |
Stuart, I like your image in how you have presented it compositionally, the story of another era in time and the relationship of the automobile to the timeless building.
It is sharp and well exposed with fine detail. My only thought is that the image is a bit tonally flat. Perhaps a slight adjustment curve would help it pop a little and some selective darkening, contrast and sharpening might bring out detail in the side vents of the engine hood cover as well as fines.
Very nice image. |
May 17th |
| 64 |
May 17 |
Comment |
Abhijeet, You have an exquisite image here. The tonality, sharpness, and the focus of the couple as subject detail is just wonderful. The story is magnificent! My only suggestion as others have mentioned is to consider some selective sharpening of the hand in the foreground so that my eye is not distracted the slight out of focus. That is really very minor in my opinion since I like your image as is. I just think that will help the view lead right to your subject. WELL DONE! |
May 17th |
| 64 |
May 17 |
Comment |
Stan, your composition, depth of field, focus and the inclusion of people along with a tack sharp quality through the entire image makes this very much an image that I like. I am just wondering if a slight bit of lens correction might adjust what I think to be a bit a tilt down and to the right. Great image. |
May 17th |
| 64 |
May 17 |
Comment |
I like the idea and I think the image is sharp with nice focus and depth of field. I would like to see the "red" rose a bit lighter, since I find myself focused almost exclusively on it looking to find detail. I have not quite figured out what cause a little disquiet for me, but think the composition is a bit out of balance. Perhaps, Don is onto something regarding the relationship of the dark rose to it neighbor in the bottom left. I think I would like to see more of that white rose and less of the other 2 white roses. Is the presented image the way your framed it in camera or did you crop it this way. Depending on that, may suggest options you have to revisit the presentation of the image. I also think if that dark rose was lighter as noted before, it would help the way I see the image even as presented. |
May 17th |
| 64 |
May 17 |
Comment |
Don, I like your image a lot. I think you have gained some excellent tones, depth of field and composition. I think the image has a wonderful story to tell about the rugged terrain and moving through it. As the viewer, I suggest that some of the shadows be lightened some to help my eye travel through the image and embrace totally. I think there are two places that would help. First, in the upper right 1/3 the pass through the rises in the ground. Second, in the bottom left 1/3 of the image lighten it a little to keep my eye from being drawn back to that darkness. Third, lighten the cactus a slightly. |
May 17th |
6 comments - 1 reply for Group 64
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12 comments - 2 replies Total
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