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

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19 Aug 22 Comment A great subject and the reflection in the glasses adds a lot. He has just about the right amount of character, "wrinkles" to make a good image. His mustache completes the "good subject" story. The background softness is perfect, I can identify all the objects but they do not detract. Aug 14th
19 Aug 22 Comment A picture to be treasured in family history. Documentation of the fun you have had with your granddaughter. Aug 14th
19 Aug 22 Comment A picture to be treasured in family history. Documentation of the fun you have had with your granddaughter. Aug 14th
19 Aug 22 Comment A well composed image with the stems and flower significantly enhancing and differentiating just a picture of the bird. I like the stems coming out of the lower left, the purple petals and textured head of the flower and of course the positioning of the bird. The background is excellent, it is far enough away that F/8 made it perfect. Aug 14th
19 Aug 22 Comment I like the depth in your image. The close flowers are in acceptable focus, the stems and leaves and flowers in the center are sharp and the focus falls off as you go farther into the image. This seems to focus our attention where you wanted it. I am a bit like what I think John Hackett was thinking. These type images don't turn me on a lot, but this is well done. Aug 14th
19 Aug 22 Comment The "rule of thirds" is simply a guidline. There are many images that having some useless information on the right or left just to follow the rule only confuse or detract, just to use the rule makes no sense. Symmetry is often a useful alternative, and you have used it well. I often think that if the rule is followed either vertically or horizontally that is good enough. I believe the center of interest of this flower is enough above the horizontal center that is plenty good for me. Beautiful image. I like the depth of field you ended up with. Aug 14th
19 Aug 22 Reply This required significant processing of selections in Lightroom. recant releases enhanced the ability to do this significantly. This is a bit over processed, but that is not typically an issue in PTD, it is up to the opinion of the beholder. An example of the selective processing is what John mentioned. There was little obvious detail in the shadows of that doorway, but enough that selective processing brought it out without any impact on the rest of the image. Aug 14th
19 Aug 22 Comment This is a very unique "old steam engine" which results in a lot more interest. The prominent people in the image adds to the image. I might try to bring up a little more detail in the dark areas of the locomotive and try to bring up blue in the sky and detail in the clouds. A very interesting image. Aug 8th
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64 Aug 22 Reply These things are of course a matter of opinion, or perhaps style. The clouds are much more dramatic with the black sky above them. You can view the impact in DD simply by pulling the image up to effectively temporarily crop the image as you see it. I tend to agree, this could have less sky, but personally I like some black sky above the clouds. Aug 25th
64 Aug 22 Reply First, all monochrome shots should be taken in color, so that you have more control of the conversion process. Any conversion software that has color sliders provides the ability to slide the color sliders to the right or left. One way will darken, the other way will lighten. This works with any co9lor other than grey which does not work because it is neutral for all the colors. Aug 25th
64 Aug 22 Reply Interesting in mono conversion you can change blue to most any shade of grey that you want and I normally darken the sky. Normally with white clouds it sets them off well. It does seem rather incompatible in this case I must admit. I need to think about that. Thanks. Aug 16th
64 Aug 22 Comment Your story about the image is very interesting and the comments that have been made are excellent. I found Don York's comment about mono versus color interesting. I frankly like the color version of the art work over the door, the relections seem more pleasing to me, but i like the mono version better on everything else. Stuart's comment about the intersect in the upper left is well taken. Unfortunately Silver Efex put the frame over some of the image. It might be better to add the frame which is really just a stroke in photoshop or something after the Nik conversion process. Aug 14th
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