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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 40 |
Dec 20 |
Reply |
Hi Julie,
I like your suggestions. I deleted the tower, burned the background and lightened the woman in green.
But I chose not to crop on the right hand side as I thought the walkway leads into the background.
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Dec 29th |
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| 40 |
Dec 20 |
Reply |
Hi Catherine,
Thanks for the reply. I wanted to convey the busy setting so I included all of the people. I do have other images of just one person.
Happy holidays and stay free of Covid-19. |
Dec 23rd |
| 40 |
Dec 20 |
Reply |
Andrew, your suggestions are good and would make the woman the center of interest. But just to be contrary, Carnival time in Venice is masses of people which I was attempting to portray in this image with the woman as a starting focal point and the background to show the overall scene. I do note that I have a number of close ups of participants that are semi-portraits. |
Dec 13th |
| 40 |
Dec 20 |
Comment |
Catherine, you have seen and captured for viewers the wonderous beauty and quiet solitude of the morning light as a new day spreads across the bay. What a wonderful fresh thought it is to convey!
Who am I to make suggestions? But I will offer up some further thoughts. As you take your photographs, think of some variations to each setup. Here, you might try getting down lower in the grass, perhaps find some object to the side in the foreground that would capture the attention of viewers. Or sit and wait for some bird to happen by. Just take in the moment and see how many variations you can capture to express how you are feeling at the moment.
You have such wonderful perceptions in past postings from the retrievers jousting about the stick to the water reflections or the soft leaves image. I'm always excited to see what you have found to show us for the month.
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Dec 12th |
| 40 |
Dec 20 |
Comment |
Jamie, you have a knack for finding scenics and conveying them into soft panoramas as you did with Iceland in July and the Palouse last month. Wonderful!
Personal preference. I would clone out the vehicles in the lower right but leave in the buildings in the lower left. I would also think about cloning out the concrete items in the lower right. But it is a toss up. By leaving these items in you indicate the danger to people and their surroundings.
I am glad that you survived the fires but feel saddened for those who saw their homes and possessions consumed by flames.
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Dec 12th |
| 40 |
Dec 20 |
Comment |
Anne, I really like what you have done. The diagonal line of the hillside starting from the grounding of the cupola is pleasing as are terrace repetitions. If you had muted the background details, a viewer wouldn't be able to examine all of the interesting details including individuals working in their gardens. All in all there is a lot to enjoy and examine in this image.
I will mention that when I first opened this image I wondered if you had over sharpened it. It is just a subjective response. Upon further examination I withdrew that thought and just savored the detail.
Great work! I hope you do get back to try some more variations.
Stephen Levitas has interesting observations. |
Dec 12th |
| 40 |
Dec 20 |
Reply |
Anne, you have good valid suggestions. I did tone down the yellow clamps on the railing but perhaps should have gone further.
Aperture - I am training myself to think more of how sharp I want the background each time I do an exposure. With florals I do think of how I want the background. I often bracket florals from wide open to f22 and choose what looks best in post processing as you suggest. Now I have to do that in street scenes.
Thanks for the helpful suggestions. |
Dec 12th |
| 40 |
Dec 20 |
Comment |
Andrew, I think this is a stellar capture of gannets. The diagonal line of the wings is compositionally strong. Your slightly darkening of the highlights and lightening of the shadows is effective.
There are no improving suggestions that I can suggest. Stupendous image!
Well, Anne and Alison do have some good suggestions but I am satisfied with what you have done. |
Dec 12th |
4 comments - 4 replies for Group 40
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| 41 |
Dec 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Jan. Yes, the vase in the original does have the same swirls. |
Dec 29th |
| 41 |
Dec 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Maryellen. |
Dec 29th |
| 41 |
Dec 20 |
Comment |
Jan, your high key rendering is really engrossing. I wonder if there is some way you can retain some detail in the sky and clouds so that they do not become stark white. If you can do so, it would provide some separation from the horse. Great experimentation.
Brad and Lisa have some useful suggestions. |
Dec 13th |
| 41 |
Dec 20 |
Comment |
I wish that the owner of Nordic Tugs could see your rendition Lisa. I'm sure that the owner would enjoy having a print on the office wall. Lisa, you really did an artistic creation from a rather proaisc starting photograph. Congratulations!
I have no suggestions. |
Dec 13th |
| 41 |
Dec 20 |
Comment |
Maryellen, great experimentation with the pixel stretching of Joe Cavazos! It has to be satisfying to continue refining a technique.
Great capture of the man and the dog. However, I find the starkness of the white background a little distracting. Could you replace the white with some muted complimentary background that wouldn't detract from the pixel stretching? |
Dec 13th |
| 41 |
Dec 20 |
Reply |
Thanks for the comments Brad. The original I feel is a little too balanced between top and bottom whereas the final version places more emphasis on the flowers. As you say, there could be many acceptable versions. |
Dec 13th |
| 41 |
Dec 20 |
Reply |
Kathy, I would agree with you that the yellow going off the top pulls one's eyes out. I didn't realize that until I went into post processing, not when I was taking the series of pictures.
As to the vase at the bottom, I rather like it so I am going to stay with my version but feel that your version is equally valid. |
Dec 13th |
| 41 |
Dec 20 |
Comment |
Kathy, what a creative imagination you have! I think this is perfect the way it is. Bravo! |
Dec 13th |
| 41 |
Dec 20 |
Comment |
Brad, this to me is a great variation of a typical Christmas card. The three rotated versions and the Topaz application put the card in a class by itself. Great work! I can't think of any suggestions except to tell you to continue having fun experimenting.
Steve and Kathy have worth while suggestions to try. |
Dec 13th |
5 comments - 4 replies for Group 41
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9 comments - 8 replies Total
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