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

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19 Jun 20 Reply John has a good point, I didn't even realize that was the tail curving around. In the interest of keeping it complete, perhaps the wall needs to stay. Jun 14th
19 Jun 20 Reply Good point, I think they should go. Jun 14th
19 Jun 20 Reply I should of seen that and zapped it out. I don't think that is a street marking. It should be removed. Jun 14th
19 Jun 20 Comment The amazing smart phones. Let the phone decide what to do and they do it very well. The backlit Catoctin looks great and despite a lot of surrounding material grabs the attention. I think it might improve however cropping the right side a bit. You might want to look at those numbers again. My Samsung often takes pictures at f/2.2 and f/22 and 1/2400 sec at ISO 25 would probably be pretty dark. With the small sensor and short focal length these things have amazing depth of field even at f/2.2. Jun 9th
19 Jun 20 Comment You have created a treasure with them looking at the city they have lived in and I assume love. The chairs document their current life despite the background being replaced. This reminds me a bit of a 70th anniversary gift I gave my parents. It was a book of photos of the town and farm they owned and had not seen for maybe 40 or more years. I recall my father taking that book out when I visited many times after that. They lived to 99 and 8 months and 98 and 6. Jun 9th
19 Jun 20 Comment How to make a beautiful picture of a geiko? This looks like amazing success. Surrounded by beautiful flowers and looking at another stem of the same. Excellent exposure and the critter in excellent focus despite what should be a pretty narrow depth of field. I would consider cropping a little off the right. I don't think you need as much of the brown wall or whatever it is. Jun 9th
19 Jun 20 Comment Great model with a wonderful mask that shows her off like jewelry. With her looking down and to the right instead of anywhere near the camera, I think the crop you picked was excellent. There is no need to see the back of her head or any more above or below her face. Normally she is positioned looking out of he frame, but there is something about this image that I don't think it matters at all. Unusual but very nice portrait. Jun 9th
19 Jun 20 Comment A great cloud with rain under it well placed to the left in the frame. I think I would try to get more drama in the sky in the mono conversion. You probably know, I like dark skies. To me the sky is the center of interest of the image, and you might want to emphasis it by cropping to move the horizon line down near the 1/3 line. Jun 9th
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64 Jun 20 Comment That rock in the background even from this view is iconic to anyone that has visited Yosemite, one of the most beautiful National Parks in the USA. The classic view is from Glacier Point which looks down 3000 feet into the valley and across the valley is this rock, Half Dome. The geology of this area created a number of these domes, but this one appears to of split and 1/2 of it collapsed into the valley creating this very unique mountain. Jun 14th
64 Jun 20 Comment I really like "butt shots" of owls. They can swivel their head 180 degrees and look straight over their tail at you. Who else can do that? This is a very nice shot, but I think I would eliminate the branch in upper left as others have said. I think I would also crop in from the right to make it a vertical. Perhaps ending up with it a little centered or even so far that it is to the right of centered. The image is of this wonderful owl, you don't need much other than that. Yes, I would play with the tones and contrast a bit. There might be a better presentation there. Nice shot. Jun 14th
64 Jun 20 Comment A beautiful yet unusual view of Yosemite. Obvious what it is to anyone who has been there, but yet very unique. I really like the tones of the rocks on the left and just enough of half dome to make it obvious where it was taken. Nice shot and an excellent mono conversion. Jun 9th
64 Jun 20 Comment While we don't know much about the image just looking at it, it is interesting and holds my attention. I am thinking you might not need the symmetry top to bottom, and perhaps the composition improves by cropping the top down a bit to put the eroded rocks about 1/3 from the top. Jun 9th
64 Jun 20 Comment I like Jerry's composition, but I also like the original composition. Sometimes the busyness of a composition works. I think this works very well as a mono. I like the tonal range on the stalagmites. Perhaps toning down the surrounding rocks a bit would help the focus on the stalmites themselves. Jun 9th
64 Jun 20 Reply In exhibitions as in many presentations, our work is often displayed on a black background. If it is important to the composition for the viewer to know where the edges of the composition are, then the white stroke is a great idea. There are other times that the white lines serve as a distraction from the composition itself. Sometimes it is good to view it both ways. Frankly, I think I like this one without the stroke. Jun 9th
64 Jun 20 Reply The 20 sec exposure would tend to flatten the water and eliminate any moving cars on the bridge. The f/18 helps create the starburst from the lights. It is also good for depth of field so I think it was a good choice. Jun 9th
64 Jun 20 Reply The faces were pretty hazy. I tried. Perhaps I can try again. Jun 9th
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