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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 4 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Ian, you have captured a quiet moment in a beautiful garden setting. I was on a photo workshop some years ago trying to get a composition in a woodland area and the leader said, "Nature is never tidy, so just photograph what pleases you."
Here it is not tidy, just natural which is how it should be. My only suggestion would be to apply a gentle vignette to pull the eye to where you want it to go. This is my attempt.
And yes, I recognise the name of Timpson. |
Jun 15th |
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| 4 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Erik, this image is a real gem showing how wildlife interacts with human civilisation. Although this bird lives on water, I guess it prefers the taste of nice clean water from this installation over the taste of the less clean water where he lives. Super piece of work and I am always in awe of your ability to hold a camera with a big long lens steady enough to get a pin sharp image like this. |
Jun 15th |
| 4 |
Jun 23 |
Reply |
Glad you like it Ian. Yes, I expect it would have looked very different when it was working especailly on a wet day! It would have been hard working there too, as working hours in those days were typically 12 hours per day. |
Jun 14th |
| 4 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Vella, I think your very tight crop would work better in colour as there is not enough tonal difference between her and the wall in b/w to make her stand out. Of the two alternatives above, I prefer Isaac's which gives a good leading line up to the lady, and then the eye is held by the strong red of her coat. I wonder why she is looking so miserable? |
Jun 14th |
| 4 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Bill, this is a very pleasant, tranquil image but the way you achieved it is worrying. Many people will be starting to wonder where the division lies between legitimate adjustment of an image, such as cloning small areas, and employing software to create a superior image. In other words, where is the division between photography and CGI? This discussion will roll on for some time to come.
Your original image is great but the composition is incomplete. Could you have taken a second shot to the right and stitched the two together in PS which is allowed? |
Jun 14th |
| 4 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Great image, Isaac. It is sharp and tells a story. I agree with Gary that it would be better if the end of the branch (upper right) was included in the frame, but it is a minor crit in my view. |
Jun 14th |
| 4 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
Gary, this is a super shot of the butterfly, and clearly well worth taking as it got you those exhibition acceptances. In Nature it must be un-modified so the damaged petals count as being part of the natural world. In Pictorial, my guess is that you would have to repair the petals to get an acceptance. |
Jun 14th |
| 4 |
Jun 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Gary. |
Jun 10th |
| 4 |
Jun 23 |
Reply |
Hi Gary, I did consider putting in a better sky but decided that it would be difficult to make the rippled reflection convincing. As for the 6 or 10 stop grad, all I had with me was the camera and one lens - no filters and no tripod. I hurt my back badly in January and am still not up to carrying much. |
Jun 10th |
| 4 |
Jun 23 |
Comment |
It was good to sit and have a nice cool drink, Isaac. The car park was a mile hike along a rough stony road. We also met up with members of our photo club who were having a day out there. The image took a lot of work to put just the right amount of light into the shadows without making it look false. |
Jun 6th |
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