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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 4 |
Apr 22 |
Reply |
Vella, thanks for the link to Truro Cathedral. I did wonder where your picture was taken. I followed the link and it does indeed say that the choir and the nave lie on different axes, so it would be impossible to get a completely symmetrical photo. |
Apr 24th |
| 4 |
Apr 22 |
Reply |
Stephen, some years ago there was a very funny TV sketch in the UK done by Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker involving buying four candles from an old style hardware shop. It became a classic. Try Googling Ronnie Corbett Four Candles. |
Apr 16th |
| 4 |
Apr 22 |
Reply |
I didn't do any work to straighten the candles because that was how they were and I loved the quirkiness of it, with the old battered external wall and the titlted candle holders, and yet with new and unused candles. I could visualise the way they would burn lopsided with the wax dripping off to one side.
Thanks to all the group for your good wishes. I'm feeling better but not there yet. |
Apr 15th |
| 4 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
We have Steam Punk weekends in Whitby, about 25 miles from where I live so I recognise the situation, if not the location. These people are show-offs and love to be photographed. The biggest problem is getting through the crowds of other photographers. This is good and captures the mood and style of the occasion. Using the vehicle as a backdrop is just right. I often wonder how long it takes for people like this to get dressed! For my preference, I would like to see the image a tiny bit lighter to make the man stand out more. |
Apr 15th |
| 4 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Erik, your skill at this sort of photography shows up yet again. The grouping of the birds is such that there are no overlaps which is great. The plain dark sky works well and you certainly did the right thing in PP to make the eyes black. Were you expecting to have to correct "white eye" when you took the shot? |
Apr 15th |
| 4 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
An impressive rendering of this magnificent building, Vella. As has already been said, it is vital with this type of shot to get the camera dead on the centre line of the aisle - even an inch or two off-centre will show. Secondly, with this sort of subject where nothing moves and the camera is (hopefully) on a tripod, it is a good idea to take at least three or maybe five bracketted shots, one stop apart, to cover the contrast range. I will go over by one or even two stops to get the shadow detail, and one or twi stops under to get the window detail. Most photo software will put these together using some sort of HDR processing and produce a realistic image. Well done on getting the uprights vertical or nearly so. There is just a slight lean to the left in columns at the left hand side. |
Apr 15th |
| 4 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
A classic image Bill that could be well over 100 years old in itself. Composition and tonal rendering are just right and sympathetic to the subject. The gentle sepia tone is the finishing touch. |
Apr 15th |
| 4 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
This is a great place to take photos of aircraft on final approach and landing. It amazes me that they don't have a safety zone on the beach immediately under the flight path. Shutter speed was high enough to freeze both the aircaft and buildings (you don't say if you panned with the aircraft or not) and you have caught it in exactly the right place in the frame. It might be interesting to try a lower shutter speed and pan with the aircraft to give an impression of speed. |
Apr 15th |
| 4 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
I had to google Bocce as I had not come across it previously. It looks similar to the French game of boule or petanque, so it was no surprise to find that it stems from southern Europe and is popular in Italy. Turning to the image, I thought that PT rules allowed local lightening or darkening but as I am not into PT, I will stay out of that discussion. I am happy with the composition. The big figure in the bottom right dominates but leads the eye into the frame and on to the player and the rest of the people. I think the biggest problem here is the harshness of the light creating very strong contrast, even though it appears from the length of the shadows that this is late in the day. My only suggestion for that is to try the Image>Adjustments>Shadows/Highlights in Photoshop to try to see more detail in the shadows. I always found that the default setting was a good starting point. I use ON1 RAW now so I would try the HDR Effect filter in that which seems to work in a similar way. |
Apr 15th |
6 comments - 3 replies for Group 4
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| 11 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Jim, your picture tells a story, and I have no strong views about which framing you use. I think you could use a little morre contrast to give it more impact. I used a Levels adjustment layer and pulled the RH slider to the left to meet the histogram, and then just moved the centre slider a little to the right. |
Apr 24th |
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1 comment - 0 replies for Group 11
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| 17 |
Apr 22 |
Comment |
Sheldon, this is superb! I love graphic images like this. Have you thought of cropping out the cyan column on the right and then playing with polar co-ordinates like John? You could have hours of fun! |
Apr 24th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 17
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8 comments - 3 replies Total
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