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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 32 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
Steve, I appreciated your comments on my Rio image this month in group 41 and so wanted to see your work. I like the repetition of curving lines and contrast you achieved. And I like all the above comments your group posts.
Now to digress. I looked at your bio and see we have a somewhat similar history. I am 85 years old and have had various cameras in my hands since I was 12 years old which doesn't mean I am proficient but just have taken a lot of pictures. I'm still using a full size Canon 5D Mark III and an array of lenses. Ugg. I need to downsize to something I can put in my pocket as you do.
As you have, my wife and I have done a fair amount of international travel but that is tapering off due to age infirmities and health. None the less, we have signed up for a Scandinavian Lindblad cruise in May 2021, pandemic quarantine willing.
Do all the traveling you can now - it doesn't get any easier with age.
I look forward to following your monthly submissions.
Best wishes, Henry |
Oct 12th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 32
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| 40 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Julie, we all have our own separate preferences, each as valid as others. |
Oct 17th |
| 40 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Andrew and I too like Alison's cropping better than mine. |
Oct 15th |
| 40 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
Alison, thanks for your comments. I like your cropping better than mine. Thanks. |
Oct 15th |
| 40 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments Catherine.
I probably should confess that I like bright colors and so post process to emphasize this. The original day colors were not this stark; my post processing brought this out. I also should confess that I do not try to capture a realistic picture. I'm trying to create something that is artistically (?) pleasing to my own eye. |
Oct 12th |
| 40 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
Ok, Anne, I like your comment on the original image having better composition. Thanks.
Now as to sumac being itchy, I do not find the variety we have here in Minnesota itchy and often cut branches for my wife Terry to put in a vase until the leaves fall off. Is it itchy in South Carolina? |
Oct 11th |
| 40 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
Catherine, I like your fastination with rust and the waiy you brought out the colors. Great work. Now, if it were mine, I would be tempted to find an image within an image by cropping, such as my example here. Your picture just has all sorts of possibilities!
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Oct 11th |
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| 40 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
Wow, Jamie this indeed is macabre. Pre halloween, maybe it is appropriate. Black and white is appropriate. Contrast I think is good. Some years ago I visited Papua New Guinea where head hunting had been historically done. I shivered at the sight there and shiver at the site of a wall incorporating skulls.
Interesting! |
Oct 11th |
| 40 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
Wonderful, wonderful. There is so much detail and infrared foliage adds a different touch to a beautiful scenic. I cannot think of any improvements to suggest. Keep it up! |
Oct 6th |
| 40 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
Julie, you really captured these birds including some catch lights in the eyes. The birds are sharp and the background is indistinct. You really did a wonderful job on this Julie! |
Oct 6th |
| 40 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
There is lots to peruse in this Andrew beginning with the curving reflections, dominant crane, the lesser crane as well as buildings in the background. I know we are tasked to make suggestions but I can't think of any. Nice work! |
Oct 6th |
5 comments - 5 replies for Group 40
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| 41 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
Hi Brad, your suggestions do not discourage me and in fact I enjoy truthful comments for it opens me to new ways of looking and thinking. What is so enjoyable about a creative group is that we try new things to please ourselves and to see what the response of others is. |
Oct 12th |
| 41 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
Steve, thanks for your comments. In answer to your questions I blew up the original taken in 2003 which appears to show some pvc pipes here and there. Whether they are water or sewer pipes I do not know and at the time I did not ask if there were water or sewer lines.
As background I hired a cab to take me about for the day and one of the things I wanted to see was a favala. I was on one side of a steep open ravine or valley with this image showing the opposite side. I do not recall seeing wells or water pumps nor do I recall seeing open sewage runs so my guess is that there were some sort of water and sewage lines. When the pandemic quarantine is lifted, I would like to do a return trip. |
Oct 12th |
| 41 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
Brad, your black and white adjustment does focus on the clothing in a subtle way and also accentuates the jumble of transmission lines.
You have given me a new way to look at filters as creating a mood or tying things together. Currently I seem to be in a mood to use splashy colors, to posterize if you will and change, emphasize the original colors. Thanks for the new insights. |
Oct 12th |
| 41 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
Lisa, this is a captivating image. You certainly do a lot of experimenting. As Brad does, I too would be interested to know how you did this. |
Oct 12th |
| 41 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
The Butterfly Ship is sailing past with those colorful monarch butterfly wings being a jib. The yellows, the pinks, the rose colors are really eye catching. The extended foreground with reflections adds interest.
Suggestions? Well, to nitpick there could be a little detail in the hull but that is really a minor point. This is an award winning image as it is! |
Oct 12th |
| 41 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
This duck is coming right out of my monitor and into the water on my desk! Nice job! There is nothing I can suggest to improve this image. |
Oct 12th |
| 41 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
Maryellen, you worked with a lot of elements here, the altered house, the tombstones, the turkey vultures, the figure on the steps, and the torn window shades. Blending all that in must have been a challenge! For me the figure doesn't quite work as I would like a little detail showing but that is just a personal feeling. I look forward to more of your composites.
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Oct 12th |
| 41 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
Kathy, I'm sure your friend is pleased with her Christmas card! The dogs, the Christmas decorations, the fire, and the hats all add to a wonderful creation. Personally I like the sharpness of the original just as well as the Topaz rendition.
As an aside, I just looked at your bio in which the image is very dark. Perhaps you might want to redo it so we can see who you are. |
Oct 12th |
| 41 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
Brad, this is a tremendous image with great movement and composition. I like the sharpness of the yellow petals and the blurry motion of the other petals. Artistically the egret adds another center of interest but to me it doesn't convey a feeling of rekindled love. Great composted image! |
Oct 12th |
6 comments - 3 replies for Group 41
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12 comments - 8 replies Total
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