Activity for User 267 - Stan Bormann - snbormann@gmail.com

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19 Dec 19 Comment I think I like the image the way it is presented. Yes, the colors are perhaps a bit over the top, but this doesn't need to duplicate reality to be an excellent image. I believe this is on Lake Louise and you caught it while there was still enough light but no tourists, a remarkable combination and well done. Dec 26th
19 Dec 19 Comment I toyed with the idea of getting closer with a crop, but it doesn't work. You don't want to loose the reflections of the farmer or the tree, and the lines between the fields are very important to the composition. I think you have it the way you want it. Dec 26th
19 Dec 19 Comment Selective color is very effective when you want to call attention with it. In this case it is very effective. I think I would let her pants go mono however. The story of learning to skate with the help of an older family member is one many of us can remember. Dec 26th
19 Dec 19 Comment The scale with a relatively wide lens up close and therefore smaller than expected objects in the background really catches you to view the image. I like that a lot. I think I agree on the eyes, not sure what works the best, but I would try selecting them, lightening them some, raising the contrast, sharpening them more than normal or whatever and see what happens. This image is sure to draw attention wherever you show it. Well done. Dec 26th
19 Dec 19 Comment I believe the image needs a foreground object and the rock on the right should stay. Yes, perhaps it is a distraction, but I like the image with it in. The small rock in the center feels like a distraction to me. Cropping might get too close to the rock on the right, so I might darken it some. I am not sure you need all the sky, I would consider cropping the top to bring the horizon to 1/3 from the top. Dec 26th
19 Dec 19 Reply I struggle with when to leave perspective distortion and when to remove it. I generally like to remove it when there is only a relatively small amount of it like in this case, but in this image the triangular symetry seems to be enhanced by it. Generally when cameras are tipped up significantly to get the shot, I feel that the distortion is what we see and what we expect, and I like to leave it as it is, I might rotate a little to see how it feels, but leave it in. Dec 26th
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64 Dec 19 Reply You will never get us all to think the same. I sometimes get images judged in a circuit of six judgings and get everything from a medal to a rejection with the same image. It all depends on what they see and if they like it. Dec 29th
64 Dec 19 Comment The rain made the picture come alive, and yes, I think this is an excellent monochrome. These street reflections beg the question of how much of the street to show. This one might be improved a bit if you cropped from the bottom at least enough to remove the bright spot near the bottom, but perhaps up to the point where the first rail on the right gets near the lower right corner. In any case, an excellent image. Dec 26th
64 Dec 19 Comment Yes, the fire is more observable in the color version, but the mono version does a better job of showing the textures of the metal work, and to me that is more important. I like the mono version. Perhaps you could tone down the first in the mono darkening it or something, but we might not even react to it if we did not see the color version. I think that elaborate metal work in the mono version highlights the detail that was important at the age of this stove. Dec 26th
64 Dec 19 Comment You did a great job. There are an incredible number of stars and the 30 sec exposure created a preponderance of star trails. I like the position of the tree, the level of light on the foreground objects and the center of the circle peaking out from under the tree limb. Dec 26th
64 Dec 19 Comment I might like the color version better than the mono, but only because the white petals stand out so strongly. I think taking the white to a lighter grey in the mono just might make the mono version even a stronger composition. I don't know if the flower or the "prongs" are the subject, but in this case, I don't think it matters. The flower alone would not be compelling at all, with them here we are enjoying them and talking about it. Dec 26th
64 Dec 19 Comment I like this image and the way it was created. I believe it was successful because of the high contrast between the lights and the relatively dark surroundings. The lines the lights made create an interesting composition. This probably only worked because of the smooth curved pattern you moved the camera in. Dec 26th
64 Dec 19 Comment i am sorry I am commenting so late. I was at six judgings in nine days of the AZ PSA Chapter Print Circuit. Not much time to think of much else. I completely agree with Stuart Ord's closer crop. Relatively ordinary things can have intriguing compositions, but they are best if all distractions are eliminated. Stuart did that. Dec 26th
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