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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 22 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
No one mentioned or noticed the addition of the light beam from the train front light. I suppose it was not that obvious. |
Mar 24th |
| 22 |
Mar 17 |
Reply |
John, apparently your talents extend beyond photography. Thank you for sharing this painting and I hope we will have a opportunity to see more. I imagine that this painting is more impressive without the key-stoning effect. Apart from the composition, I am impressed with your imagination and selection and blending of colors tones. Thank you. |
Mar 24th |
| 22 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
Mike, please forgive me, but I am a bit confused. You say: “there is space in front of the engine to give it room to move forward. The diagonal track leading from the left to the train drew my eye into the frame.” and yet, you cropped both out, leaving the train in what I refer to as: ‘boxed in’. In spite of the fact that many masters have broken this rule, to my thinking, leading lines and space in front of any potential moving object or person, is an essential part of a composition. Is this my ‘in-the-box’ thinking?
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Mar 6th |
| 22 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
Well done Vicki and I appreciate the extensive work you did on this. Your blending is flawless as far as I can see. You did an excellent job of selecting and blending the smoke. However, I do have a couple point that may improve your composition. I would consider darkening the rubber red mat on the walkway and clone the bricks in the right bottom corner, with the concrete. I would also tone down the entire train to give it the ‘black engine’ look and make it stand out more.
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Mar 6th |
| 22 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
John, although you version is in the box, you apparently are an “out-of-the-box” thinker. I consider this a good idea, which can be used with various images. I have a few idea which you may or may not consider for improvement. Since you have divider lines, I think that the palm tree creates a strong distracting and conflicting line and I would eliminate it. I would use the warm color at the top, closer to the sun and the cooler tone at the bottom, closer to the earth. I would reduce the size of the letters to avoid merging with the lines and move the RAI to the top, which would make the eye go clockwise instead of counter clockwise… Wait, now I am thinking that what I have said is “inside-the-box” thinking, so it is up to you as to what you consider best.
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Mar 6th |
| 22 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
Jerry, my initial impulse was similar to yours, but then I felt it did not bring out the train as I wanted it to. I am sure Vincent would be (or is) honored with your rendition of the Train and enjoys your color tones. This treatment works well with hiding all the distracting elements. However, I do wonder how it would look if the trees and the background had a different design than the train.
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Mar 6th |
| 22 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
Peggy, your interpretation is very fitting and you placed the train in its natural environment. The tone and the vignetting is just right and I would not change anything. |
Mar 6th |
| 22 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
Marti, you had an excellent idea and chose a good background. The tonal blending works well and if it was not for the smoke, I would have no reason to think the train was superimposed on the scene. I have no problem with the cross-walk. As a matter of fact, I would consider extending the track and moving it back to fill more of the landscape. As for the smoke, perhaps a soft cloning tool could fill in the edges to make it a bit more realistic.
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Mar 6th |
| 22 |
Mar 17 |
Comment |
Mike, Jetty and Peggy, thank you for your kind words. my original thought was to go the same way as Jerry, only I considered to using Glowing Edges, but I felt it did not bring out the train and gave up on the idea. I think this was a worthwhile excessive and one we should do again, perhaps with a different idea in mind.
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Mar 6th |
| 22 |
Mar 17 |
Reply |
No Jerry, that is the picture of a visiting friend. Yes, now that you mention it, those spots are distracting, but that was the result of the filter. I suppose I could clone them out. |
Mar 6th |
8 comments - 2 replies for Group 22
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8 comments - 2 replies Total
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