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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 19 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
I would not crop from the right to get rid of them. You might crop just a bit from the right to get rid a few bright stars near the edge, or maybe even in far enough to remove the second bring area near the right, but I think you need the bright area on the horizon near where the milky way seems to lead you. I think you could crop the bottom to get rid of those lights if you feel it is important which I don't. I was surprised going to Africa looking at landscape pictures with horizons almost at the bottom of images with trees and maybe even giraffes in silhouette, I came to like the technique. To me that technique can work here also. You need a base, but you don't need a lot of black without detail. |
Jun 24th |
| 19 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
A good example of using depth of field to your advantage. You took advantage of that f/2.8 200 mm lens on a full format camera to create a great image. You needed the feeling of Varanasi for a good travel iamge, but not the distraction of the high level of detail. |
Jun 24th |
| 19 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
I don't see the lighting as harsh. I think she would be proud of your work. Your comment about cropping to the rule of thirds brings up a question about using a stroke. It is hard to tell where the edge of the image is on three of the sides. Maybe it is the light I am in which is far from ideal. I once used strokes on images like this, but have come to consider them distracting in most cases. I think this is a very nice image to be proud of. |
Jun 24th |
| 19 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
I just realized I did not comment on this yet. I would like a bit more space on the left and perhaps at the top. The depth of field looks great which I thought was surprising at f/8, you must of been back a bit from the flowers. I thought this delightful image was a lesson in our "requirement" for a single center of interest. This image pulls me around in it and I think that is just fine. I sometimes like to wander around in an image, particularly in prints where I have time to study them. There is a lot of fine art around with no clear center of interest. |
Jun 24th |
| 19 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
We have always brought a tripod on our trips, but we don't all the time anymore. We love evening photography and inside shots, but it just doesn't seem worth the extra equipment and hassle. We will probably take it if we have full control of our time, but on tours, no tripod. |
Jun 24th |
| 19 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
Thanks Wanda. Handheld I took a lot of images so I could pick one sharp enough. With wide angle lenses you can get away with a lot concerning depth of field and camera shake. This is shot at 12mm on a micro 4/3 camera. |
Jun 19th |
| 19 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
Sounds like an excellent shot and processing on a cell phone. Well done. Amazing what can be accomplished with a phone you carry in your pocket which takes the shot, processes the image, and sends it wireless around the world. |
Jun 17th |
| 19 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
An interesting image. I don't think I can add much to comments already made. I think Carroll was referring to her face in his shadows comment. I would like to see more light on her face which should be an easy adjustment. The image would probably do better with less depth of field. I enjoyed John's comments and would not of understood the significance to him if he had not made them. Thanks. |
Jun 17th |
| 19 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
clone might be difficult and it would make in so it could not be entered in Photo travel which is one of the main targets for the image. I am thinking a minimal crop will be ok. I also have a lot of these and now that I am looking at a problem I might pick a different one. I think the spot is a reflection of light from around the alter but it doesn't matter much what it is. |
Jun 17th |
| 19 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
Good point. I didn't even notice that yellow spot. I think I will plan to just crop the bottom a bit. I do want some of the center aisle to show and that means some of the pews will show also. |
Jun 11th |
6 comments - 4 replies for Group 19
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| 64 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
I am looking again after everyone has commented and am amazed at some of the detail people are commenting on that I missed. This wonderful image does suffer from confusion between the clouds and the tops of the mountains which I didn't even see before. I am wondering if this could be processed to provide more contrast in that area. I still really like this image. |
Jun 24th |
| 64 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
To a large extent, I fully agree with you. I am at the point of not concerning myself with them and doing most of my exhibiting in PID and PPD where they do not exist. I have done a lot of exhibiting in Nature and PTD and they very much exist there. That is not my focus anymore. |
Jun 24th |
| 64 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
Stuart, Montreal and Quebec City in the province of Quebec pride themselves on being the most European cities in North America and I think it is undoubtedly true. I consider Quebec City the most European of the two. It was actually a walled city at one time and the old town within the old walls is wonderful. In my opinion however Montreal has the best cathedral. The outside is nice, but the inside is extraordinary. Finishing off the story is that most of the people speak french either as a first or alternate language. |
Jun 18th |
| 64 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
I agree, I tried to darken it some, but was not very successful. I think I need to work on this image again. |
Jun 12th |
| 64 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
I like the sharp foreground and soft background which holds you in the foreground. I have mixed emotions about the sky crop. I like the sky and suspect you wanted to show the top of the rock. It does seem stronger cropped however, perhaps the top of the rock pulls us into that corner. I would work that sky independently and get the sky darker and the clouds more dramatic. NIK Control points would work wonders to accomplish this. I can't help but wonder what selectively returning color to the plant would do. it wouldn't be a mono anymore, but it might be pretty dramatic color image. |
Jun 10th |
| 64 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
The lighting in this image would be difficult to work with. Near monochromes do not respond very well to typical monochrome conversion software. The one head is pretty bright and the others pretty low contrast. I think you have to go for detail in the bright head and maybe the lack of contrast in the other two is not a big deal. Sort of like selective focus on the first one leaving the other two soft works well. |
Jun 10th |
| 64 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
I like the image just the way it is. The activity on the right is so important to them they could care less about the train. The train gives it sort of a sense of place. They are using the available space next to the train where we would probably never go. While the group on the right are so intense on what they are doing, not a one looks at the train. The man on the other side looking at the train helps tell that story. |
Jun 10th |
| 64 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
A great monochrome. There is a great deal of contrast, but it looks terrific. I am not afraid of taking boring skies or even great blue skies with clouds like this to total black. There is nothing wrong with no detail in a monochrome sky as far as I'm concerned. Skies close to black but not black tend to look a little noisy and I like black better than noisy. |
Jun 10th |
| 64 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
I am sort of realist and trying to get over it. I am not a fan of grain but in this image this sky would be pretty boring without it. I like the grain in this case. It bothers me a bit that probably the HDR processing created a halo around the darker picture elements. If that bothers others it might be possible to reduce it by cloning to that area with the clone set to "darken" so it only replaces lighter pixels. I like the image the way it is in any case. |
Jun 10th |
| 64 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
I tend to not clone out the tower with my work, but can understand both sides of the question. If you are intending to enter it in PTD or PJD you can't clone out the tower or any other picture element. The sky is great and the concentration of clouds behind the top makes that the clear center of interest and draws you there. The tower is about dead center left to right, and I think I like it that way. The strong "ribbon" around the tower makes a very strong monochrome. |
Jun 10th |
| 64 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
Yes, the inside of this church is fantastic. No one should go to Montreal without going inside. The lighting is great and both days we were there they were playing the organ with wonderful music for the tourists. I attached an image of the inside which should be on G19 today or tomorrow I suspect. I thought the interior was much better as a color than a monochrome. |
Jun 10th |
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7 comments - 4 replies for Group 64
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13 comments - 8 replies Total
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