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

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19 Mar 20 Comment The image needs the dog, without her, the reason for taking the image is lost. With her there is a story. It would be nice if the black dog was a little more distinct from the tree and shadow on the left, but then a dog sits where a dog sits. She picked a good spot to enjoy the view. Mar 7th
19 Mar 20 Comment Very nice. Yes, that winning smile makes the image. Her pose and body art seem to fit her personality, or at least the personality that comes across in the image. I think you might consider a small crop to the bottom. I don't think you need much below her elbow and she will then show larger projected on a screen because the vertical dimension will limit the size on the screeen. Mar 7th
19 Mar 20 Comment A good capture. From her nose into her mane is nice and sharp and the less important things farther back are soft. Perfect depth of field. I like the close crop, you might consider even closer on the bottom, like into the black shadow under the tube. Mar 7th
19 Mar 20 Comment In a slideshow, you would want to show both of these to provide a better understanding of the scene, but as a standalone, I liked the last month image better. This one however is more understandable. The last month got my interest more and made me think. Then you can explain it with this one. The combination of the two is a great story. Mar 7th
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64 Mar 20 Reply Some photographers set up the camera with RAW plus jpeg and set the camera to Mono. Then the mono jpeg is what they see on the back of the camera, but they can process the RAW to mono with its much expanded amount of information. It allows ending up with a color like red as an example to a wide variety of tones from very light to very dark. In the old film days red just went to very dark and they had little control. Mar 7th
64 Mar 20 Comment I like the mono better also. The textures and patterns seem to standout better. Interesting that the plants are growing inside the barn. I was trying to figure that out. Not what I expected. There are a lot of images of barn windows, but this one is unique giving it additional interest. Good eye. Mar 7th
64 Mar 20 Comment I think this is an excellent street scene and mono conversion. The crop was great to concentrate our attention to the interchange between their two faces. Once I understood it was a street person and a passerby caught up in a conversation the image is even stronger. Great job! I don't think there is anything inherently wrong with photographing street people. This image treats both men with respect. That is what is important. Mar 7th
64 Mar 20 Comment I don't see it as competing centers of interest at all. I see it as the Venice gondola repair facility framed by canals on each side. Continuing with the sky discussion, this one has a pleasing sky with some detail. Mar 7th
64 Mar 20 Comment This is interesting following John's plain sky. The strong details in this sky combine with a lot of details in the rest of the image to become a little overwhelming for me. Perhaps the shot could be timed to not have the two cars crossing and maybe that woman would move. People in pictures can be important picture elements to consider if they complement or compete. I think this image is a bit heavy in dark tones. I would prefer more detail with lighter tones in the totem and also lightening the building a bit. Mar 7th
64 Mar 20 Comment Yes, this is not likely to win any medals, but it is well done. As a documentary, it might make it into a local magazine. I would normally not recommend doing monochrome in camera, but this image has a good tonal range and good contrast. I frankly have no problem with a sky of any tone in mono, as long as it sets off the image well, and this one does. Strange that a BBB, Blue But Boring sky in color is a negative to me, but this is not in mono. Mar 7th
64 Mar 20 Reply There was an article in one of the main photo magazines a year or two ago about how to do this with Lightroom. It went through what I said but neglected to talk about going back into the basic panel and moving sliders and using the brush. In any case, I tried it and found it to be very good, but the final Basic Panel adjustments were a missing important final touch. At this time, Lightroom seems like a good alternative to experiment with and I thought I would bring it up. Mar 7th
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