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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 19 |
May 20 |
Comment |
What a great catch for both the photographer and the softball player. The player and the fence are both nice and sharp. You might want to process to soften the background vegetation a bit. I like the shadow, it makes it clear he is right at the fence and he really is reaching up to rob someone of a home run. That ball must of been over the fence. I don't know if you know this person, but I bet if you could get him a copy it would end up hanging on his "wall of fame". |
May 8th |
| 19 |
May 20 |
Comment |
While I normally like more contrast in a monochrome, I think in this case it would not be compatible of the serenity of this scene. I think you have it right. I would consider cropping the top to bring the horizon to about 1/3 from the top, maybe not quite that much crop. I personally don't think getting the man into a more complete silhouette would add to what you have created. Frankly, the light is the same as on the rocks and it might not look appropriate. I really like the framing of the person with the small tree. |
May 8th |
| 19 |
May 20 |
Comment |
I don't think the tree is an important part of the story and is not in the peak color of the sunrise, so I don't think not having the entire tree is a problem. I think the colors and the mist in the trees are great. The mist implies morning instead of sunset. You managed to get the sun to not look blown out. Well done. |
May 8th |
| 19 |
May 20 |
Comment |
The curved line formed by the sheep brings me to the old mill which is good. The mill and the curve of the hill in front of the mill are near the 1/3 line from the top. I think the image would show larger and perhaps have more impact as a result if the top was cropped down a bit. The green is a little overwhelming to me. You might want to play with the saturation of both green and yellow to adjust this a bit. |
May 8th |
| 19 |
May 20 |
Comment |
I really like this shot. The combination of picture elements to really tell the story of a train station of the past. The textures of the bricks, the blue sky adding a bit of color. Even the lines of the shadow on the floor. The cigarete sign of the past. I assume Gold Flake is no longer available. Well done. |
May 8th |
| 19 |
May 20 |
Comment |
I thought I might point out something interesting about this image. Note the owl on the right has turned his head 180 degrees. A nice "butt shot: with a full view of the face. As I understand owls are about the only critter that can do this. |
May 8th |
6 comments - 0 replies for Group 19
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| 64 |
May 20 |
Comment |
If you want to see another picture taken that day of a pair of burrowing owls check out Group 19. There one of them has its head turned 180 degrees to look to the rear toward us taking his picture. These little guys are incredible and easy to photograph if you can find where they are common. |
May 8th |
| 64 |
May 20 |
Comment |
A masterfully created distortion using a wide angle lens close up. I totally disagree that street photography needs to be candid. I have been at presentations by street photographers that take a lot of the pictures after conversing with the people and making them comfortable like you apparently do. Yes there is the candid street photography, but that is not the only street photography. I think your composition is great, but you might want to consider cropping some from the top, it seems to add little to the image and the image would show larger on the screen with the different aspect ratio. |
May 8th |
| 64 |
May 20 |
Comment |
I think your crop is just fine. The crossing of the wood is to the left and the wood pieces extending out to the right. It has the effect of using the left third as the center of interest. The "nostalgia" look has an appeal, but whatever you use in Silver Effects, can be modified very easily and I consider the presets only a starting point. There are so many things you can do. My only comment for improvement is something you can't accomplish unless you have another version to start with. I wish the camera had been an inch or two higher so the broken piece of wood in the upper left did not intersect the pallet above. |
May 8th |
| 64 |
May 20 |
Comment |
Your message as indicated in the title is well presented in the image. I don't know that it is an image that appeals to me all that much, but then Inner Pain is probably not intended to appeal, but to convey emotion. I feel I would like the lighting to be more like I would expect from the candle. That would probably mean less on the edge of the pillow and more on the book as an example. It is a powerful image. |
May 8th |
| 64 |
May 20 |
Comment |
I was about to say the color version was not the same image until I read the comments about the crop. While I personally think blocked up to black in a color picture is almost alway objectionable, I think it is an acceptable alternative in mono. I think it accomplishes what Jerry wanted. Jerry has a face in this one too, with a big nose and chin created in the shadow on the right. The amount of black and soft area could be eliminated for the most part with a crop from the bottom. |
May 8th |
| 64 |
May 20 |
Comment |
It had to be a face on first look. It is well done just as it is. I can't help but wonder how this would work as a texture used in some other image. It is not always clear to me when to use a stroke on images with partial black backgrounds. You might try it with this, but it might just look like a distraction. One of those try, but not necessarily buy it. |
May 8th |
| 64 |
May 20 |
Comment |
This is an amazing image. The ridges which seem much stronger in the mono than the color make this unique and awesome. As a result, I consider the mono much better than the color version. Perhaps that could also be brought up in the color version, but I like the mono. This is inherently an elongated imgae and could not stand a square crop. It might be interesting to stretch it to a square however. Excellent just the way it is. |
May 8th |
7 comments - 0 replies for Group 64
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13 comments - 0 replies Total
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