Activity for User 249 - Mark Aksoy - maksoy@aol.com

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10 Aug 22 Comment What a great capture! The waves were performing with perfect timing - both in foreground and middle ground. The wind blowing off the wave crests and the green translucency of the waves are added pluses. Hang this one on your wall! I do somewhat agree with Doug re the tilted horizon. We (the viewer) don't know that you are standing on a curved beach, so (to us) the horizon feels crooked. Try straightening it and see if this works. Aug 20th
10 Aug 22 Comment Carrie, you've captured and brought out great colors and reflections, particularly in the top half, of this car image. I see a "picture within a picture" here: Crop up from bottom about 25% to remove bumper and chrome just above it. This creates a more abstract shot, but one straighter in appearance which directs the viewer's eye toward the beautifully lit hood ornament. Aug 20th
10 Aug 22 Comment A well-arranged shot! Though the flower is toward the left side, it is well-balanced by the bokeh flower background at right. Flower center is well-exposed and sharp. I agree with Doug and Donna that less cropping at bottom and left, and more flower stem, would strengthen the image. Aug 20th
10 Aug 22 Comment I agree that using the very convenient sliders in Lightroom to increase vibrance and contrast improves the image. I also think a moderate increase in Dehaze helps by emphasizing the background clouds. Aug 20th
10 Aug 22 Comment A strong filtered image with a brilliant color palette! I also like the way Glow emphasizes the underlying geometrical lines of the original flower. Redfield Plugins makes Fractalius, a filter with many settings, that similarly brings out the lines of a subject as a mesh network (https://www.redfieldplugins.com/filterFractalius.htm). Aug 20th
10 Aug 22 Comment A great start to a dramatic shot! You got the panning just right - the motorcycle's wheels are nicely blurred, but the driver's face and hands are sharp. To increase impact, I would crop in and flip the image so that the motion is from left to right. Exposure and contrast also need adjustment - in Lightroom, I decreased highlights but increased contrast and clarity. See my revision below. This is just a starting point: Further special effects can be added!
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