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Oct 22 |
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Hi, Ruth,
This was taken early in the morning, when I believe the best light is on the dunes. The Mesquite Dune area is quite large and the blue behind it is the mountains in the distance. Death Valley is definitely worth a trip. A wonderful place for photography and just visiting. Don't miss Zabriskie Point, the Devil's Golf Course and Rhyolite. Scottie's Caste; is also not to be missed. I don't know if you can still get to the Racetrack, where the stones have been pushed into interesting trails by the wind, water and ice.If you can, you need a four-wheel drive with high clearance.. |
Oct 13th |
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Oct 22 |
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Michael,
I love your vertical tryptic. The black and white makes it stand out even better than in the color version. Very lovely. |
Oct 12th |
| 3 |
Oct 22 |
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Thanks Michael and Ruth. Those sand dunes are magiccal and you just need the time to wander and find remarkable compositions. |
Oct 10th |
| 3 |
Oct 22 |
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Mary Anne,
The American River. You must be in California.
The natural maybe dam of the rocks form a point of interest to break up the sameness of just seeing river water. Also it was an excellent idea to get rid of the white sky which would have washed out the rest of the image.
As for the long exposure, the problem can be one of some items moving in the wind or self=moving such as the gulls. The hope with a long exposure is that only the one thing is moving such as the water in a waterfall and everything else is sharp.
Perhaps you should have clones out the grass fronds in the foreground. That might help with the concept of sharpness. I hope you were o n a tripod which is essential for long exposures. For some reason, even the rocks don't look quite sharp. If you were on a tripod, which your instructor surely told you to be, I would check its strength and make sure it is not too light for your camera. It looks to me like everything was a bit in motion, which makes me suspicious of your tripod.
I use min now only for long exposures during the day or for evening shots.
I think this is a good first effort; keep trying and working on it. |
Oct 8th |
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Oct 22 |
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Hello, Kieu-Hanh,
I am new to your group and am happy to be among you.
Your great egret is always an eye-catching bird and it's wonderful to get chance to take its photo.
My camera club has extraordinarily good nature photographers, so I will mention a few things that might help you.
First,. I would crop way in for the presentation.
Your exposure is excellent for a back-lighted bird. The great egret has many neck positions and if you had the time, you might wait until he is in a more unusual stance. Maybe neck bent or maybe trying to catch a fish or maybe preening.
Bur good seeing, and isn't it wonderful to spot one and capture it on digital. |
Oct 8th |
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Oct 22 |
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Your composition is perfect. The mountains and lake are well-positioned and I think you cut the trees at a good spot so they didn't overwhelm the photo... I wish that the light had been a bit brighter on the trees. You were careful not to oversaturate or over vibrate them, but still they could have used a bit more e brightness. Maybe try a layer mask in which the trees were lightened somewhat, then with the brush set on white and a black mask, paint the parts of the trees that might make it more exciting. The nice thing with masks is that that are so easy to correct. Maybe use a low to medium opacity on the brightening to avoid overdoing it. Correct by switching black and whiteswatches..
I envy you your hike in that beautiful spot. Good job! |
Oct 8th |
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Oct 22 |
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Ruth, I am also new to the group.The first thing I like about it is the high level of commentary and participation. Your young lady is quite lovely as presented to us. I could see using a single picture HDR to darken the clouds, or even easier, go into Sky select in the newer Photoshops and just darken the selection.
The adjustments made by LuAnn are subtle but do brig out the whiteness of her sweater better and, of course, the clouds.
The difference is not great to me, but I admit to having macular degeneration and must look very closely at images to see what they really look like.
In any case, I'm glad you turned around and saw the woman sitting there, clearly contemplating how beautiful the seashore is. Nice work. |
Oct 8th |
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Oct 22 |
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You guys are early birds! I think you did a great job making a light box. As a female, I would never make my own, but buy it. Anyway, the clematis seedpods are wonderful. I particularly like how with old age, the pod gets softer, somehow reminiscent of aging people, whose faces deteriorate s into soft wrinkles. There is so much detail and sharpness in all three, they are all worth some time studying. The complexity, yet simplicity, of all three is such a nice contrast. I don't know if you could have found one that was a little more in-between the first and last versions you show. That would be my only somewhat negative comment. You might also put a frame around them and perhaps separate them into a tryptic. But you did a wonderful job, which I love. |
Oct 8th |
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Oct 22 |
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Great texture on the old rust bucket Hudson. The symmetry works well here and is broken up by the handy leaf that fell in just the right position. The gold and Blue are complementary colors so work well together. In terms of abstractness, I feel it is pretty realistic. We know what it is, but you have done well to isolate it in black down below. A very well-done image that shows a portion of photography that might be called the rust genre. |
Oct 8th |
6 comments - 3 replies for Group 3
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| 18 |
Oct 22 |
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Especially since the light is coming from the front on the balloons. I should have thought of the lighting on the statue.
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Oct 10th |
| 18 |
Oct 22 |
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Sorry, Ian, I can't see the line on her arm, but I have macular degeneration which limits may vision. Did you mean around her arm? I believe this was not cut out and extracted, so any fringe should not be showing. As for the shadows, I never thought of that. Thanks for the idea. |
Oct 10th |
| 18 |
Oct 22 |
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Mike, I'm glad you are part of group 18. I did not want to dissolve 21 but Barbara Miller misinterpreted what I said. I will miss Brian Swinyard.
Your work, as usual is such fun. I love the concept of putting the lighthouse into a shaking ball with snow. Please tell me again how you make the sphere. Ever since the newer Photoshops, one can no longer use the program I had and the Spherize command in PS does not work well in my opinion.
Your have produced something that is, indeed, creative. The concept is creative and the work you went to to produce it is creative. I think it's fantastic.
In your list, you missed maybe the most important - having a creative mind to think of things that many would never conceive of. |
Oct 9th |
| 18 |
Oct 22 |
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Good idea, Jim.
I love taking shots at museums, especially at MOMAs.. I'm glad you have a similar gold color net to his face. You might think about whether you could give the abstract painting a 3-dimensionality to make it a bit more in keeping with the feel of the model. Not sure how to go about that but I'm thinking of some spherize thing or polar coordinates. I have never used the 3D settings in Photoshop, so don't know how they'd work.
As is, it's an interesting concept and a good juxtaposition. |
Oct 9th |
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Oct 22 |
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A very creative idea. I wonder how the shadows would look on a two-sun earth. The late day colors and mountains receding away are lovely. The only suggestion I have is to crop out some of the dark foreground and take the horizon out of the middle.
Great thinking. |
Oct 9th |
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Oct 22 |
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From close-up it works for me. From the distance it reminded me of a big puff of pink smoke. When you get eyeball to eyeball with it, the beauty of the rose stands out and the daisy or white flower is a good counterpart. The background is just fine, IMHO. I guess you just blurred the image in your camera. It doesn't look like a multiple exposure.. This is one where the more I look at it , the better it gets. Maybe we should all try this approach to see what we get |
Oct 9th |
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Oct 22 |
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Hi, Ian,
First of all, I really like your original the best of the lot. The colors are muted and the whites work well. By using it as a template for a more creative approach, you have produced a mysterious ring of color against another colored background. I think the fuzziness of the final product has put me off a bit. I want it all to be sharp. I see something in there that reminds me of a top hat, which is amusing. The yellows and blues are great complementary colors and go well together. Don't know what to suggest to make it better. It does have a playful feeling to it. |
Oct 9th |
| 18 |
Oct 22 |
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Mike,
Your concept is great. No, we would not have even known this to be part of a duck. I would like you to think about this. The bottom half, which the really strong design its to me a bit overwhelming. Maybe you could crop it up about halfway through that section and the balance would be better. I love what you did with the colors of the feathers in Topaz. I have some of these filters but forget to us them.
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Oct 8th |
6 comments - 2 replies for Group 18
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12 comments - 5 replies Total
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