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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 52 |
Jun 19 |
Comment |
Thanks for the comments. While, I might agree some slight....very, very slight darkening my pull us to the central story in my image, I think the story is pretty clear and is very representative of a wildlife environmental family portrait (if you will) and the context of the background supports the scene well, in opinion. While I agree that eyes are nice on the birds, I think, in this case, that is minimal interest or need. The birds are support the nest with the eggs and that is where I hope folks eyes go when they look at this scene. Perhaps a vignette can help drive that a bit more, but to try to illuminate the eyes is just not practical from my perspective. Again, thanks. I am sure I will keep this in mind if I submit the image at some point for competition at the local camera club or in one of my online competitions. |
Jun 25th |
| 52 |
Jun 19 |
Comment |
Very nicely done, Mike. Your crop works and I like it. I think, too, an alternative is a landscape framing that crops on the right and keeps more of the left group of birds on the shore. Nice catch light in the bird's eye. Shore bird images are wonderful and you have done extremely well to tell the story with this one. I did my first bit of shore bird photography in Cape May in late May and delighted in the experience and know how hard it is to get good images. As always, you have another winner. |
Jun 9th |
| 52 |
Jun 19 |
Comment |
This is delightful. What a cute story and I feel the intensity of the action as the squirrel tries to hang on and get some bird food. What a little thief! I would just tone down slightly the white background on the left and upper right. Wonderful. |
Jun 9th |
| 52 |
Jun 19 |
Comment |
Wonderful image....it is a winner. I have no suggestions. You have the story, composition, depth of field and color harmony that makes it a really fine image. |
Jun 9th |
| 52 |
Jun 19 |
Comment |
Lisa, I like the original as you saw and framed it so much better. I would crop it just remove the blurry reed on the left and tad on the right to over balance and then drop the top slightly and remove the upper left remaining stick or whatever from the water. I like the way my eye flows through the image in the original. The crop and flipped version just doesn't work for me. In fact, the light on the bird in the original is wonderful. |
Jun 9th |
| 52 |
Jun 19 |
Comment |
Nicely seen, Carol. I happen to like the original sky significantly better. I would on that original only open up the shows some on the land and make sure the color cast didn't move toward magenta as Mike mentioned. The sky in the original looks far more natural with less grain then the presented version, in my opinion. Very nice. |
Jun 9th |
| 52 |
Jun 19 |
Comment |
I like your image, Sharon. You isolated via crop quite nicely. The composition works very well. The only thing I think that perhaps grabs my attention as a possible consideration is the upper wing tip resolution looks somewhere between noise and blur and might not be as effective. It looks like Mike's suggestions helped that and he some fine other good ideas, too.
As an aside, I like the story in the original image. |
Jun 9th |
| 52 |
Jun 19 |
Reply |
I don't disagree, entirely, about perhaps a bit more vignette, then my image offered, but I definitely find the version you created too dark overall and not near as inviting to view and representative and the beautiful color harmony I tried to present. But, Nonetheless, thanks for the suggestions. |
Jun 8th |
7 comments - 1 reply for Group 52
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| 64 |
Jun 19 |
Reply |
Abhijeet, do you mean scene elements instead of artifacts? Typically, "artifact" in image review relate to some image issue related to light, distortions, resolution, defraction, etc. that might be fixed in post processing. I suspect you are referring to the overall business of the scene due to the architectural elements. Which is it? |
Jun 30th |
| 64 |
Jun 19 |
Comment |
Thanks for the comments during the month. I hear what folks say about the museum placard, but for my personal tastes, it doesn't matter if the image nor is it a distraction for my story (even part of the story), which in my opinion, in itself is compelling in composition, tonality and matter of story telling. I tend to avoid complex cloning if it, in my opinion, really is part of the story even it is not what all folks want to see, because they see it as a distraction. Besides, even with contact aware, the artifact left behind would be more distracting. The alternative would be to move forward, but then the long cell block story would get missed. I am not trying so much to justify, but rather render an opinion. |
Jun 30th |
| 64 |
Jun 19 |
Reply |
Stan, that is very well said! I have found increasing instances in many different venues including our PSA Study Groups, where the focus on certain image details, because they might apply in an alternative image, as being something to focus on, somehow unnecessary in another case. Too often the overall scene and story are missed because some single thing is thought to be needed when it it might not even be necessary at all if we just step back and as you said "Enjoy" the effect. We, I think, probably sometimes get way to bound up in the enhancing mode aspect of image review and study that we can loose sight of the creative muse in each of us. I know I am guilty of that. |
Jun 25th |
| 64 |
Jun 19 |
Reply |
Your original has far more story, interest, texture, then this image, in my opinion. I still like the original as noted earlier. |
Jun 25th |
| 64 |
Jun 19 |
Comment |
Well, this is very cool and well seen. Busy can work and in this case you tonal quality, composition, depth of field and the story unfold well. Very nice image. |
Jun 9th |
| 64 |
Jun 19 |
Comment |
This image works for me as a good example of action and elements in a rather common place event. Street photography does that when it is successful...taking the common place and making it interesting as a slice of life. So I like what I see and see the customer adjusting his backpack to free his hands to pick up the order which is certainly reflected in the signage above. I suspect that beverage bottle doesn't really add anything and could be removed, but it does add a curious element and balances how we view the space between the customer and the server. I like the motion blur and the contrast elements in this story. Now it is not a subject I would probably capture, but I think you gave your viewers an very interesting perspective and story about a rather comment and ordinary event. By the way, I think you handled the ISO well and it actually adds some tonal interest for me in this image. |
Jun 9th |
| 64 |
Jun 19 |
Comment |
This, I think, is a very nice environmental portrait that gives us a since of mode, place and interesting juxtaposition of subject to his environment. I do think there are some enhancements that will make this image work even better. First, there is a reflection of the man's hand to the left of him at the point where he is leaning that is distracting. Perhaps that could be cloned out. Second, there is a triangular element just encroaching on the right frame midway on the man's forearm that could be cloned out. Third, while the background is complimentary, the light above the mirror could be toned down a bit more. Overall, and I agree with Stan, there is a classic quality...almost Hollywood quality to the image. I think you can have a fine image with some further edits. |
Jun 9th |
| 64 |
Jun 19 |
Comment |
This is very nicely seen. I like both the color and the monochrome, however, the monochrome work better to accentuate the symmetry and tonal variation. My only thought is to open up the shadows a tiny bit. I think you found a very interesting subject and showed it to us well. |
Jun 9th |
| 64 |
Jun 19 |
Comment |
Well seen with a nice framing of the elements in the image. Indeed, the monochrome enhances this scene so nicely. Well done. |
Jun 9th |
| 64 |
Jun 19 |
Comment |
I think it is a very nice image with dramatic tonal quality and composition. My only suggestion is some vertical perspective adjustment to straighten the ever so slight lean of the tank. Well seen. |
Jun 9th |
| 64 |
Jun 19 |
Reply |
I figured that might be a comment, but I felt I was creating an image as presented today and not sometime in the past. As a museum, the signage has its place as do the benches. I will consider some tonal adjustment at the far end to increase the contrast for bring out detail a little more. Thanks for the comments. |
Jun 9th |
7 comments - 4 replies for Group 64
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14 comments - 5 replies Total
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