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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 4 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments, Ian.
Let me know when you next come over and maybe we can meet up for a photo shoot there. |
Jul 15th |
| 4 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Actually I was on a safe footpath at the top of the cliff. It was at the RSPB site at Bempton Cliffs. (RSPB = Royal Society for the Protection of Birds). |
Jul 13th |
| 4 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Gary, 59 missions in the ball turret of a B-17 sounds like the kind of excitement that nobody wants! He was lucky to survive. |
Jul 12th |
| 4 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
A beautiful looking aeroplane as well as an excellent performer. When I was about 11 or 12 years old I had the pleasure and wonder of sitting in the cockpit of a real spitfire at a local airshow not long after the war. Unfortunately, I was too young to appreciate what all the controls and instruments were for. |
Jul 12th |
| 4 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Gary, I'll be happy to share thoughts about ON1 RAW. Might be a few days before I can get back as we are just about to have visitors staying. |
Jul 11th |
| 4 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Ian, that is a nice story and a successful shot. Well done for managing to do it hand held. I know that some spitfires were equipped with 20 mm cannon and I know that a blue tit is a very small bird, but I am amazed that even a blue tit could get through a 20 mm diameter hole. Presumably the gun itself was not replicated so there would be plenty of room once the bird got through the hole. As for cropping, I am happy with the crop as it is, because it illustrates the environment and therefore helps to tell the story.
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Jul 11th |
| 4 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
A great creative image, Erik. The green and white reflections and the white ice floes stand out dramatically against the black water. As Isaac says, it is a good combination of real and abstract imagery. I do go along with Gary, though, on being not happy with the balance of the image. I feel that the top left curving line of green & white reflections draws the eye away and out of the image. I did a little work with the Patch tool in PS to eliminate the distraction. |
Jul 11th |
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| 4 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Vella, this is well caught with the wings extended and well placed in the frame. The two problems mentioned could possibly be overcome.
1). I assume you were shooting in RAW, and if so you could go back to the original RAW image and pull down the whites or the highlights in the RAW converter (PS or LR or ON1) and hopefully recover the detail in the top of the head and tail.
2). If you use Topaz Sharpen AI it can make some quite surprising corrections to soft images. I have tried it on some of my bird images and been stunned by the results. |
Jul 11th |
| 4 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Images from mobile phones just seem to get better and better. Sharpness of the structure and the brickwork at the steps by the path are excellent, but the brickwork on the house seems to have suffered some curious blurring.
My first impression on looking at this shot was that there was an overall red colour cast. Could that be something to do with the Picnic app too?
As Gary says, ON1 RAW 2022.5 has a very effective sky swap filter which might be worth looking at. I use ON1 all the time now for my PP, with occasional excursions into Topaz. |
Jul 11th |
| 4 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
A very dramatic shot of the wave crashing on the rock. You can almost feel the thud as the wave hits. Is that a sea bird I can see at the top of the rock and about 40% in from the left? You have anticipated the action well. In similar circumstances I have found that you need to press the shutter just before the spray develops if you are going to catch it at its best. Well done.
I am in two minds about having a foreground object. I think I would rather see a wider angle shot to see the rest of the environment.
I take Bill's point about a long exposure - worth trying a few shots in a place like this. |
Jul 11th |
| 4 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Great image Gary, and I think you chose the best option in making it b/w. It can be very difficult indeed dealing with mixed lighting, daylight and tungsten. Daylight tends to have a blue tint while tungsten light has a yellow tint. These are on opposite sides of the colour wheel so it is difficult to find a compromise. Going to b/w gets round the ptoblem. Good correction of verticals. |
Jul 11th |
| 4 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Thanks for the crop suggestion Isaac. It's good to get a different opinion. |
Jul 11th |
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