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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 3 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Robert,
In this image, you have captured the right moment of the arches of the Cechuv bridge while you are on the cruise on the river. I can see the inner arch in the distance is framed nicely within the outer arch.
I'd prefer to sharpen the area of the inner arch a bit more since it is soft and the lights on both sides are quite bright that draw the viewers' eyes there. |
Aug 10th |
| 3 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments, Ruth! |
Aug 8th |
| 3 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thanks, Michael, for your comments and your suggestion to transform it into an abstract image! |
Aug 8th |
| 3 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Ruth,
The columbines in Colorado have beautiful colors! I normally find the red and yellow colors here. Your image is sharp, and your post processing including the background replacement is well done! I also like your original image since the blurred background creates a focused contrast that draws the attention to the flowers.
To me, I'd prefer to keep the image in portrait orientation since the cascading flowers are more pleasing than a strong horizontal presence, especially the flower at the bottom is hanging like a cute bell. Also, I'd prefer to add a tiny frame around the image to separate it from the website background. |
Aug 6th |
| 3 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Mary Ann,
You have done a wonderful job to capture Joey's portrait through the glass! Your post processing brings more details to his face and eyes, and makes him stand out from the background. He looks so cute with the grass stem in his mouth, just like he just enjoyed some good food.
Thanks for providing his background info and stories which makes the image more sentimental. I don't have any suggestion for improvement. Great shot! |
Aug 6th |
| 3 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Michael,
Your images that have education values are highly appreciated. They will bring out people's conscious awareness and have more power than the beauty of regular images. Your image is sharp and your post processing is well done!
My question is: Why do you need to obscure your left eye in this image since photographers normally close one eye as they put the other up towards their camera's eyepiece to help them focus on the composition?
Congrats to your recent article in Photo.com as well! |
Aug 6th |
| 3 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Andres,
In this image, the composition with the airplanes in diagonal line works well. I agree that your crop presents more details of the snowbirds. To me, I think that the original image tells a stronger visual story of the airshow. The long, white smoke trails show that those airplanes were flying in formation from a distance (and sometimes doing different stunts such as crossing, looping, spinning,â¬).
I'd prefer to leave those smoke trails in your final image which would make it more interesting. Let see what other people think. |
Aug 2nd |
5 comments - 2 replies for Group 3
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| 86 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Yes, this flower is huge, it can grow up to 8 or 10 feet tall. Once it blooms, it only last for just 2 to 3 days. There were two flowers on display this year, and my image above is the bigger one among the two. For this image, I did not change anything, just exported from my iphone to share with everyone. |
Aug 12th |
| 86 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Hi Stephen,
Thanks for visiting our group and providing your comments! I hope that you had a chance to capture this rare flower in bloom. |
Aug 10th |
| 86 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thank, Ruth!
This year, due to my busy schedule, I regret of not having a chance to revisit the U.S Botanic Garden at the blooming time of the corpse flower. You can have a sneak peek of the flower, posted on U.S. Botanic Garden's website via this link:
https://www.usbg.gov/gardens-plants/corpse-flowers#:~:text=The%20corpse%20flower%20(Amorphophallus%20titanum)%20is%20the%20largest%20unbranched%20inflorescence,every%20two%20to%20three%20years
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Aug 10th |
| 86 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
I appreciate your comments, Steven!
To answer your question: No, this corpse flower is exhibited inside the garden's building with roof and ventilation. Special kudos to the good ventilation because DC also experienced a heat wave that reached a record high of 104ÂF in July! Even it was described as having a strong odor compared to rotting flesh but I did not see any visitors' reactions to its smell at the exhibition.
The U.S. Botanic Garden has a collection of corpse flower plants as part of their conservation work. This year, it has 2 corpse flowers exhibited at the same time. |
Aug 10th |
| 86 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments, Jack! |
Aug 10th |
| 86 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Susan,
It's a well composed shot with different layers of sand, birds, water, waves, and ocean! What interested me are the three birds (rules of odds) make your image more balanced and harmonious, and they are perfectly landed between the sand and water that give the viewers a visual pleasing of the scene.
Your image is beautiful , and I don't have any suggestion for improvement. Thanks for sharing! |
Aug 9th |
| 86 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Ruth,
I did not know that the name of this flower is Four O'clock. Thanks for providing the name because I am interested in learning various flower names I see around. At first, I thought that they are pumpkin flowers. The image is sharp, the flowers are fresh, and their colors are beautiful. I love that your shot including different stages of the flower.
One minor suggestion is to add a bit of space between the left frame and the flower. Nice shot! |
Aug 9th |
| 86 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Jack,
You've got a beautiful and interesting shot that contains the Angkor Wat landmark and the Buddhist monks. The orange clothes and umbrella stand out from the greenery backdrop. By their robes (called kÄáÄya), I think that they are 3 males (monks) and one female (nun) in that group: Monks can have their right shoulders bare and the nun does not. Also, in Asian countries, people use umbrellas for both sun protection (like Japanese parasol) and rain while in the U.S, almost no one uses one for sun protection.
I agree with Steven and Ruth that the presence of tourists in the background is a bit distraction to this beautiful scene of ancient temple and monks, I'd prefer to remove them. Other than that minor distraction, this image is valuable as a travel or PJ image since it's hard to find this scene! Thanks for sharing! |
Aug 9th |
| 86 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Wayne,
This month, just as Steven, you also break the composition rules in this image. Instead of taking photo of Remy at his eyes' level, your shot gives the viewers a fresh perspective with a top-down point of view. The image is sharp and Remy is very cute.
I am curious to know why you want to include somebody's sandal and toes in Remy's image (since he is the main subject)? |
Aug 8th |
| 86 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Hi Steven,
I can see that you have extra fun with this street photography! You have learned the rules by taking a dozen pictures of the musicians before you break them to create something even more special.
In this image, instead of seeing the musicians' faces, the viewers will be left hunting around the surrounding area to find the focal point. I note some unusual elements: Those three musicians play in the middle of the intersection, not on the sidewalk. The musician in white T-shirt did not play his cymbal, and the woman with head band on the left side seems more interested (she video recorded) than the others.
The composition with the street lines on both sides leads the viewers's eyes go from the musicians' bags to the audience in the background works nicely for this scene. To me, the subject in this image is the audience. I agree with Jack that some reactions from the audience are expected, such as dancing, moving their arms, etcâ¬. |
Aug 8th |
5 comments - 5 replies for Group 86
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10 comments - 7 replies Total
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