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

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10 Apr 25 Reply Doug, thanks for your helpful comments! Until you pointed it out, I did not notice that the bottom leaf was overlapping the middle one. I will try to clone out the overlap and tone down the upper 2 leaf groups. Apr 25th
10 Apr 25 Reply Donna, thanks for your constructive comments! It was not a nighttime excursion but shot in the comfort of late afternoon (against a shaded background). I agree that the right-hand leaf was the most photogenic, and you've isolated it well in your revised image. Apr 25th
10 Apr 25 Reply Tom, thanks for your helpful comment! Flipping the image definitely helps to lead the eye into the image. Apr 25th
10 Apr 25 Comment Thanks to all for your constructive comments! These leaves definitely struck me as an example of wabi sabi (beauty in imperfection, impermanence and incompleteness). Apr 25th
10 Apr 25 Comment It may be fortunate that you captured this image in fading light because the lighting is very even! Also, there is no noise that I can see. My eye is drawn to the intricate detail in the center of the white flower. However, I find that the petals are somewhat lacking in detail. You might try selecting the petals or entire flower and increasing the Clarity and/or Contrast sliders in Lightroom to emphasize petal detail. Apr 25th
10 Apr 25 Comment You caught the sun at just the right moment in its rise - bright enough to light the scene but not overwhelm it. Bluff, foreground and ocean retain detail, and the fenceposts form a leading line. I do find the bright break in the clouds at upper left to be a distraction that competes with the sunrise. Cropping down from the top to more of a letterbox format would remove it from the scene. Apr 25th
10 Apr 25 Comment I, too, was surprised that architecture like this could be found in New Jersey! I like the strong leading lines that take the viewer in along the arches at left towards the temple at right. The glistening walkway and sky add a "just after a light rain" vibe to the whole scene. Nicely done! Apr 25th
10 Apr 25 Comment This is a good example of high-key photography. The flower is sharp and the orange-yellow center stands out. But I agree that the background is too bright and makes flower detail in the petals harder to discern. Toning down the background would strengthen the image. Apr 25th
10 Apr 25 Comment I agree with Donna and Meredith. Woman and baby are nicely posed, but background is distracting. You can blur or tone it down. Apr 25th
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