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3 Sep 23 Comment I like your finch and must say that LuAnn's crop is even better than your choice because it focuses us more on the bird and the lightening she did was also to the better. But it is true that when we have modern cameras, the no. of pixels is so high that it is easy to crop way in with no detriment to the image produced for screen viewing. So glad you saw the wonderful little bird.
Sep 25th
3 Sep 23 Comment I wish we could see that it is b built partially over water. That sound fascinating.
My one suggestion is to crop out almost all of the sky, if not all of it. The brightness makes the mosque look less impactful.
PS I hope it survived the earthquake..		 Sep 25th
3 Sep 23 Comment Sorry to be so late again.
Your blue bird is quite intriguing. my suggestion is to try to lighten the bird a bit , using masks as you have done I work exclusively in Photoshop, ado can't say how to do this in Lightroom. Very unusual bird.		 Sep 25th
3 Sep 23 Comment Robert, We have a big fig tree with the Brown Turkish figs, as well, We are enjoying them. I had two for breakfast. Love them.
As for the ccomposition, it is a bit static. I would play with the figs a lot to get something more interesting. easy to do. Also I would try to get a stronger shadow on them. The almost straight on shot doesn't give a sense of three dimensionality that might help. All I can say, is if you've got more figs still, try something a little more off center both in layout and in the number of figs in the still life. Still lives are very difficult to do well, so do not despair.
Just think of all those luscious figs to eat.		 Sep 25th
3 Sep 23 Comment Michael,
I am happy with your color choices. It is late in the day, The bright glow of the sn through the opera house is fine with me. It certainly draws your eye to the building. The gold colors really work if it is true that the opera house is sheaved in gold leaf. Wow! You might remove the two dark pillars on the right, assduggested,, bu otherisaw I like it just as is.
Sep 25th
3 Sep 23 Comment Sorry to be so late. I am working on setting up a weekend photography conference and seem to get lost in all the work that entails.
I like that you included more than just the gate as it gives the impression of a tea garden more than if it was just the immediate gate area. The fact that they are walking away from us doesn't bother me. Some judges insist that the main participants must be coming toward you, but I have always disageww with that. they look like they are satisfied with each other, holding hands.. And there's the famous picture by W. Eugene Smith in "Family oil Man" of the toddlers walking away from the audience in the woods, one of my favorite shots.
I think you caught it just right. Glad you lightened the original and made the cropping more of a panorama.
Looking at other crops, I don't like the bright white of the slabs of the walkway as I feel it distracts from the pool.
Sep 25th
3 Sep 23 Reply Thank you all for your k kind comments. I had gone to the Pride parade for at least 10 times, I think and almost always took some dog photos as they are happy companions t their masters. Sep 25th
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18 Sep 23 Comment If the tree blossoms were more textured as in original 2, this wold not fall into a creative category, but rather pictorial. So I am torn between going back to Original 2 and just adding a sky or somehow, as you did it , change the blossoms so they have lost their delineations, which at least approaches a creative effort.
I assume you used the PS Sky replacement filter to fill in the background.
You might also consider cropping way in and just taking a branch or two as your image. The background could be something that was colorful but went with pink, or you could change the color of the blossoms altogether. Lots of play here.
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18 Sep 23 Comment Yes, welcome Chan.
There's always one who disagrees with the majority. I prefer the white vignette to the black, altho I never saw what I would call a black vignette around the picture. You did a lot of interesting work on it and it appeals to me as is. However, you know that it is a cliché to have a flower or petal fallen to the side of the vase for many still-lifes, so the addition of the curved rose on the. bottom left has that feeling. Maybe that rose should have been left realistic, instead of curving it around. Another thought.		 Sep 25th
18 Sep 23 Comment the combination photo is much more interesting than either of the two separate originals. I like that you have achieved a translucent look in the petals some what like Harold Davis' work. The wide variety of colors appeals to me more than a basically two-tone yellow and reddish look. The lighting coming out from behind in tge center of the image helps a lot, but I agree that the whole image should be lightened. Or, perhaps, some parts cold be lightened and some left as is, producing an artistic example by the maker. This image could have many things done to it to match the views of the onlooker.
Sep 25th
18 Sep 23 Comment That must have boon a delightful day. I thought a first it was a creation you had made yourself, but it is wonderful that someone had done it. The umbrellas with the hangers or whatever they are are particularly interesting because whoever put that together for the fair was able to get the trollies just perfectly aligned. I think it is very necessary to lighten the. colors as it makes it gay and exciting. The version sent in bt Gunther is my favorite. The umbrellas really stand out, while the buildings do not compete with them for color, Sep 25th
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