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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 19 |
May 17 |
Comment |
My first reaction was something like, what is that big white thing at the top of the picture, then I realized the framing of the legs, understood and was impressed by the framing. I am not sure this image would do well in exhibitions. All you need is one judge to not "get it" and it won't do well, in reality it is a wonderful image. I would consider cropping to a vertical, perhaps a bit from the top also, but I think you need to stay above the joint in the legs above the chicks heads. The cropping would concentrate on the chicks more. Catch lights in the eyes can be a wonderful addition. You might consider a flash with a "better beamer" to project the flash out for these 300mm shots. Just enough to get a catch light in the eyes. I think it has a bit of a "blue cast". If you have software with an eye dropper to correct the color just clicking with the eye dropper on that tail and it should pop and have more impact. |
May 10th |
| 19 |
May 17 |
Comment |
Herb, you have a very creative style. I am thinking of moving away from things like Nature and Photo Travel and get into a more "pictorial" style like you. This is an excellent example of things I might expect from you, but this one is truly unique and artistic. I think everything is good the way it is and it is a winner. Yes, there are some things that could be different, but I like it the way it is.
My image this month is an attempt at a new me. I come up with creative processing once in awhile and want to do it more. |
May 10th |
| 19 |
May 17 |
Comment |
I was at a similar spot on the wall about 10 years ago. I got tourists and some locals in costume. You have the real thing. I am wondering if "dehaze" in Lightroom or ACR would improve that sky. I think it would. I like the worker and the leading line to the building on the wall up a hill. Great spot to take a shot. If you were shooting continuous and all other factors being equal, I would pick a shot a fraction of a second later when the shovel does not intersect the building. In any case, an image with good interest. |
May 10th |
| 19 |
May 17 |
Reply |
I think I like seeing the face not through the strings, but this image certainly has a better background. I think I like where her eyes are looking better on Bob's image. I guess the bottom line is they are both good images. |
May 10th |
| 19 |
May 17 |
Comment |
Strange I swear I commented on this before, but I first wondered what that white thing was at the top. When I saw the legs, I realized the chicks were framed by the legs and tail of a parent. Nice touch. I personally would crop the top to take off some of the white tail, perhaps cropping just above the joint in the legs. Then I would consider cropping both sides to make a vertical out of it. It looks like it might have a blue cast to it. If you can use an eye dropper and click on that tail to make it white, I have a feeling the image will pop and become even more dramatic. Very nice catch. |
May 10th |
| 19 |
May 17 |
Reply |
Herb and Norm both made good comments that I will probably need to address. Shirley and I were just discussing the placement of the statue a bit too close to the left. I did this because that white wall on the left was really boring and I wanted to minimize it. Perhaps I could of stood a bit to the left and kept out some of the wall with the statue closer to the 1/3 line. |
May 10th |
| 19 |
May 17 |
Comment |
You seem to catch a lot of these moments and this one is well done. The locomotive is high interest and caught under an interesting bridge is very nice. I feel the image can be improved however. I think the image might improve by darkening the areas in front of and around the front of the engine and under the bridge on the right. I would also try to darken the steam where it is near white, there seems to be some detail there, but I think bringing it out a bit more would help. |
May 8th |
| 19 |
May 17 |
Comment |
I think the crop is excellent. I like the space to the right of the flower. It seems to be looking in that direction to me. The out of focus under the flower seems to frame or support it and I think it is good. I do find the leaf above the flower a bit distraction and would soften and/or darken it a bit. I might overdo these things, but I love bringing out textures more. The flower has detail in the petals, but I would try to bring it out even more. There are a number of tools that can do this, contrast, clarity, even dehaze, but you probably want to do this selectively so it does not have an effect on the background. |
May 8th |
| 19 |
May 17 |
Comment |
The composition seems very good to me. I like the position you held the camera for the shot, slightly up into her face and an angle that worked well for both her and the harp. If the original has a bit more on the right, I think I would crop to not have her back intersect the edge, but I don't think that is very important. I think I would try to soften the branches in the background above her head and the harp a bit more. I find them a bit distracting against the light sky. Overall a very nice image. |
May 8th |
7 comments - 2 replies for Group 19
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| 64 |
May 17 |
Comment |
It appears from the shadows that this is taken pretty close to high noon and the capture of the auto itself seems very good for the time and the intensity of the sun. The reflections in the paint tell a story of cleanliness and care of the vehicle. I feel the wing like structures limit the potential success of this image. I don't think it is the trunk lid, but it attracts more attention than I like. |
May 8th |
| 64 |
May 17 |
Comment |
You have excellent tonal values with the near white car and a lot of dark tones surrounding it to make it really stand out. I see the building providing a sense of a very appropriate place, but with less extreme tones and perhaps just the right "softness" to make sure it is clear that it is the auto that is important in this shot. I think the position of the camera for the shot resulted in a very nice composition. A nice angle on the car and the building sort of surrounding, or is it framing the car. There are no "hot spots" in the metal of the car, but a small one on the right upper corner of the windshield. A bit of cloning might soften that, but it would be hard and it is a minor thing. |
May 8th |
| 64 |
May 17 |
Comment |
You may know that the famous statue of David in Florence by Michelangelo has an exaggerated right hand. It is out of proportion to the statue and even the left hand. Most people don't notice, but if pointed out, it is very obvious. I understand he did it to make a point that David was the hand of God. There are few sculptures with higher regard in the world. In this case, I think you have artistic license to use it as a strong foreground object and I think it works. I was going to say about what Stuart said about depth of field and support his comment. I see this as a Photo Travel image and all the details including the detail in the wall support giving it a sense of place and culture. I would try to keep everything in focus. I have often noticed the expressions and smiles of people that have almost nothing but live in happiness and contentment. I think you have captured that. Good job. |
May 8th |
| 64 |
May 17 |
Comment |
The tones, contrast and focus on the white roses is excellent. I would like the red rose in the center to stand out from the other red roses, perhaps by being a bit lighter tone with more levels of tone than the other red roses around it. It sounds like you shot this in monochrome with the camera. I would recommend not doing this and making the conversion on your computer. There are many tools that can control the tones very well if the original is in color. Lightroom, Elements, Photoshop or any of the plugins like Nik Silver Efex, but these things do not work well with an image shot in monochrome. They work to set various tones from the colors in the image. NIK Silver Efex is now free from Google and a great choice. |
May 8th |
| 64 |
May 17 |
Comment |
There seems to be a clear path leading me into the image, but I am not sure where to go once I am in. I think I would try to lighten the tones coming in from the center bottom, up to the cactus just above and right of the center that currently seems to lack contrast with its background. I think from there a path exists to the good lighting and contrast on the hill at the upper right, but I think I would try to lighten that path a bit. The lighting and contrast of the hill seems very good. The sky is very nice. |
May 8th |
| 64 |
May 17 |
Comment |
This image is great. The road leads us into the image and the details on the sides are different but in balance. Interest on both sides and at the roads destination. The tonal values are great, there is a full range and the contrast between picture elements is very good everywhere. I even like the high contrast and zone 10 treatment of the lines in the street. An image of what could be a relatively ordinary scene has become outstanding with your capture and processing. You might want to frame this one. |
May 8th |
6 comments - 0 replies for Group 64
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13 comments - 2 replies Total
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