Activity for User 311 - Andrew Hersom - andrewhersom@gmail.com

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18 Oct 22 Comment You know what I mean! Oct 26th
18 Oct 22 Comment I struggle a bit with the geometrics overwhelming the face here. Oct 16th
18 Oct 22 Comment Welcome to the group, Joan.

Nice treatment of the statue which works well - neat idea. I am accused of being too literal but I wonder if it would be better to have the balloon colours as red - white - blue in that order 		Oct 15th
18 Oct 22 Comment Welcome to the group, Mike.

Great idea, well executed. I think better to zoom in a little but that's just me.		 Oct 15th
18 Oct 22 Comment Works as an abstract, very nice treatment. I think I prefer the top but in a way nice to have both. I suspect judges will hate it! Oct 15th
18 Oct 22 Comment Neat idea, I believe there are other solar systems with two suns. I think to crop out some of the bottom would work better. Oct 15th
18 Oct 22 Comment One just doesn't have the control using this technique - it might have been better with a shorter exposure time and less movement of the camera. I throw 95% of the images away using this technique, but for me an interesting experiment. Thanks for all your comments. Oct 15th
18 Oct 22 Comment Great treatment. I like Mike's version better as somehow the smears in the blue background don't attract but that's a personal thing. The gold versus the blue of the background is very striking. Oct 15th
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40 Oct 22 Comment But it's a technique which sometimes can give you Gold so worthwhile persevering, even if you take 200 pics and ditch them all. Don't give up. Oct 30th
40 Oct 22 Comment I find it difficult to comment on this image, although unusual it really isn't suitable as a study group picture as there isn't very much one can say IMHO. Oct 30th
40 Oct 22 Reply I think always good to go back and repeat with an eye to improvement. And maybe better weather in 2023. Oct 30th
40 Oct 22 Reply It's a traction engine for pulling agricultural machinery.
Yes, looking at the image afresh it is a bit busy and maybe separating to two images might be an improvement. I hadn't thought of that so thank you. 		Oct 30th
40 Oct 22 Reply The easiest way is to do it in Lightroom (which I use for 99% of my post treatment). Select the image (or all the images in that folder) and choose "auto" instead of "as shot". Oct 22nd
40 Oct 22 Comment This technique can produce interesting results (see Group 18 this month - although that's not much good) but it's hit and miss and I discard most of my attempts. Judges don't like it much either!
Here, it just looks out of focus - sorry.
I would suggest trying this with something recognisable in the foreground. perhaps mixing with flash or even trying multiple exposures. 		Oct 22nd
40 Oct 22 Comment Good shot of the lion - nice and sharp. I agree with Mike and Don that a better crop would help. Also you need to pay attention to compensating for Auto WB in post. Oct 20th
40 Oct 22 Comment Nice shot and good treatment in post. I am relaxed about it being flipped or not flipped, both are fine. Oct 20th
40 Oct 22 Comment If it were possible, is there a better view if you were photographing more to the left? There looks like an interesting view of the left hand fork which is incomplete.
I think you have done a good job in post, looks very attractive. I think plus or minus 1 stop in HDR doesn't make a lot of difference, if possible I would try +/- 3 or even 5 stops. There is a large block of rock in the foreground which is a bit soft, perhaps better to focus a bit closer to the camera rather than infinity?
There is a white stick in the foreground right hand side which caches the eye - maybe better cloned out.
Hope this helps. 		Oct 20th
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