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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 52 |
Mar 19 |
Comment |
Thanks, all, for comments. |
Mar 27th |
| 52 |
Mar 19 |
Reply |
Tom, thanks for the comment. First, I noticed what you were speaking off most noticeably on the antennae. I went back and selectively at the antennae reduced clarity and sharpness in Lightroom and got rid of some of the radial artifact...see attached. My only other thought on further examination is that during processing resolution was skewed some. I also found some effects in the branches that I did not like and they seem to be related to the depth of field. The branches seem at the same plane in the image, but in reality or at various depths within the scene. Your second comment, regarding the branches at the bottom, you hit on the reason I had for keeping them in the image for I thought two things would occur if I tried to get rid of them. (1) I would upset the composition balance, and (2) I felt the bokeh would be hard to fix if the branches were omitted. For me, there becomes a point, where if I keep messing with it it will go further "south" and then be a mess. |
Mar 20th |
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| 52 |
Mar 19 |
Comment |
Wonderful image, Mike. The color harmony, clarity, detail of the bird is wonderful. I think Lisa hit on the only comment I had. Your fine image needed to be lightened a little bit. There is still nice separation as you had already accomplished, but with a little more pleasing exposure between the background and the beautiful bird in Lisa's rendering. Very nice work, Mike. |
Mar 16th |
| 52 |
Mar 19 |
Comment |
Judith, you certainly captured a moment that many of us would pass by given the scene being hard to capture and present in a way that might be generally appealing. There is a cool story here with the bird hanging on (for dear life) to the tiny branch. That flapping wing make me smile. It is kind of funny, for I think it is as if, that flapping wing bird, is telling the other bird, "hold I got you covered with my flapping while we hang on in this heavy wind". Ok...I am being silly....but its a story.
I think Mike touched on something that makes this image pleasing...its oriental feel. I am not sure that there is a lot more you can do except for the crop/tilt that Mike suggests which might make it even more pleasing. A faster shutter speed would have helped a lot. Some of the detail might not be able to retrieved effectively even in a RAW image. However, I suggest looking at some artistic textures like this found in Topaz Impressions, where you can see perhaps ways to present it in a different way in painterly, pastel, watercolor, or other effects and add textures to make it look like it is on a canvas. |
Mar 16th |
| 52 |
Mar 19 |
Comment |
Wonderful image, Tom. Well done. I agree there might be a little too much purple, but it is a minute adjustment. I think a tad amount of sharpening to the eyes and head might further enhance this already very nice image. Again, well done. |
Mar 16th |
| 52 |
Mar 19 |
Comment |
Lisa, lovely flower and nice crop to present it. I think cleaning up the pedals to remove spots are enhancements worthy of doing and, also think about lightening the flower a little while still maintaining its texture is important and while darkening the background so that the flower is the unequivocally the Star. I wouldn't even hesitate to crop a bit more on the left. Given the angle of view we have, having the flower centered works for me in this case and the area on the left, I think, is superfluous. Wonderful flower image. |
Mar 16th |
| 52 |
Mar 19 |
Comment |
Carol, I like the subject and how it sits within the frame although it would be so nice not to have that branch dividing our view of his body. The bird's beak and eyes are very sharp. I think the color harmony is nice, but tonality is bit flat. I wonder if the background could be darkened a little and some contrast or clarity be offered to the body of the bird so that the bird stands apart from the environment more. I find the circles of confusion at the bottom a little distracting. That might be minimized by some minor darkening and/or a vignette to draw our eye and keep it on the bird's beak and eyes. |
Mar 16th |
| 52 |
Mar 19 |
Comment |
Sharon, I commend your sharp capture and processing to make the colors, tone and overall textures of the duck very appealing. I am not sure I care for the composition so much. Perhaps it reminds me too much of those paintings that I have seen in many places of wildlife (often Audubon Society type) that seem static with animal dead center in the frame. Even with the raised hind foot and leg it still seems static to me...almost unreal. But to be totally objective, I am "wowed" by the processing, clarity, sharpness and color. For the purposes you suggest, I think it will give you mileage, since lots of folks love those types of images. |
Mar 16th |
7 comments - 1 reply for Group 52
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| 64 |
Mar 19 |
Reply |
By golly, I think you hit on something, Stan. When I held up a piece of paper to the screen with the bottom glasses removed, it become a more pleasing image for my eyes to roam around in. |
Mar 10th |
| 64 |
Mar 19 |
Comment |
A really nice image, Jerry. I liked it the moment I saw it. There is tonal strength and definitely a primordial feel. I think Stuart and Jerry both off some nice ideas for alternatives. This is an image with variation of possibilities for telling the story. It could be (1) cropped for more pano effect (loose some on top and bottom, it (2) could be cropped at the top to share less sky and likewise (3) crop at the bottom to share less foreground. Study each option and decide to keep all or one in particularly. I usually keep then all....3 years later I might want to run with one of the variations for some exhibit or whatever purpose. Nicely done, again, Jerry. I like the clouds, but I just notice there might be a spot at the top edge center that could be removed. |
Mar 9th |
| 64 |
Mar 19 |
Comment |
I like this image, Stuart. I think Jerry F. is on point, you have more then one or two images here. I great scene to study in different ways for different subject focus effect such as split in half two images both vertical and horizontal as well as other studies based on sections of the image. The tonality is very nice. As presented there is differently a story between the stormy background and the calm like glass water in the foreground. Nice work. |
Mar 9th |
| 64 |
Mar 19 |
Reply |
Whoops...a typo on my part. I meant to say "....to flip it is quite nice...." I also want to add that while I understand the idea to straighten the swing, I keep thinking what I noted above is the motion it suggests makes it come alive for me. However, Jerry offers a good idea on how to create the alternative view with the swing's ropes straight. For me those this one I keep coming back to visit, because of its unique POV. |
Mar 9th |
| 64 |
Mar 19 |
Comment |
Stan, it is wonderful. The depth of field, tonality, framing, clarity, and sharpness is well done. Thanks for sharing this bit of history for us. While I have heard often and new its important to Berliners of the Brandenburg Gate, I am ashamed to say that I had never read about its history. So I took some time to look at its history and at many images (some up close of the Quadriga at the top). It is interesting that fine sculptural element was removed and sent to Paris only to be brought back and replaced during German and French wars of the 19th century. With some damage done with subsequent repairs during WWII. Well done, Stan with the image and sharing a little history for us. |
Mar 9th |
| 64 |
Mar 19 |
Comment |
Jerry, you are so creative with these type of images...you see more then some of us see and teach us to look at possibilities. While I like the crop, I feel it would be much more compelling in the original color. There is a danger sometimes of showing the color original when it is so nice. I am just not so sure the monochrome variant works as well for me. Perhaps, if I had never seen the color, I would react differently. Nice study nonetheless and very creative. |
Mar 9th |
| 64 |
Mar 19 |
Comment |
Don, I like elements of design ideas like this, but in this case it might be a little too complex for me to see all the relationships. My eye doesn't wander gently through the image with a natural flow as in many such scenes, but rather is stressed looking for relationships that can be hit upon. Perhaps, what acts as a stumbling block for me is (1) the dark area created by the stacking of the glasses where all other design elements fade to black and seem to neither relate to the curves of the glasses nor to the web patterns in the background. Perhaps it is the angle of view. Then (2) I also find the glasses at the bottom different then those at the top that and are seemingly suspended in air. Perhaps they are on a suspended shelf as Stuart inquiry suggests? It is a puzzle for me. Where do I focus and what am I seeing? I keep thinking it is an angle of view issue that is keeping me from understanding. Regarding tonality, you definitely controlled the light well, regardless of how I struggle to understand. I bet you could have studies this for a long time through many drinks, if you had dared. It is obvious you had fun with it and, well, bartenders will be bartenders. They will never quite understand what makes a photographer see what he or she sees. |
Mar 9th |
| 64 |
Mar 19 |
Comment |
Those are interesting ideas, Stuart. They are alternatives that I might create similar to our examples. I like both. I certainly understand and value your opinion about the left side. For me, it was important in that variant given what the preset offered for a starting point a way to keep a hint of the furthest left petal and try to keep the way the vignette fades out uniform all around....almost like a shadow in a mist. I did many studies and it is easy in Lightroom to create as many virtual copies and variants as time allows. Thanks for the suggestions. |
Mar 9th |
| 64 |
Mar 19 |
Comment |
I like your image, Abhijeet. Indeed, the swing seeming to be in motion gives this dynamism we might not usually see. That is is quite nice. The tonality is excellent and puts me in a past long ago period that this nostalgic image evokes. I think the suggestion to flip it is quite not ce. What do you think? |
Mar 8th |
| 64 |
Mar 19 |
Reply |
I failed to state it clearly enough in my description (sorry..that is what I meant by "see it here"), but the third image under original on the right was the original color....a very odd colored pinkish rose. |
Mar 7th |
7 comments - 3 replies for Group 64
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14 comments - 4 replies Total
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