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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 21 |
Jan 18 |
Comment |
Joan, I love both versions of your creation. I have done similar work by flipping and reversing images, but did not think of including them into a sphere. I also loved your image last month, but did not to comment on it. |
Jan 11th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 21
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| 22 |
Jan 18 |
Reply |
That is understandable John, but it sounds like there is a need to go back and I would go with you. Perhaps we could get a group together to explore the Tuscany and Venice areas. |
Jan 19th |
| 22 |
Jan 18 |
Comment |
As everyone, I love the picture and you gave it a perfect title. The beautiful horses, the colors and the overall feeling is of something alive. Yes, burning a bit of the background and dodging the horses a bit may help. The three front horses are almost perfect in relation to each other, especially with their front leg stretched out. I do not mind the four horses, but Marti may have a point there. If you crop out the last horse, the picture has a whole new feeling. Try it. |
Jan 19th |
| 22 |
Jan 18 |
Reply |
Good point on my comments Marti, which I neglected. As for the professional camera limitations, perhaps you should find out just what is considered to be a "professional" camera. You may consider using something more sophisticated than a point and shoot, like the Lumix LX100 or FZ300 or Sony 100. |
Jan 13th |
| 22 |
Jan 18 |
Reply |
Mike, I agree with your comments and thanks for the kind words. Yes, Photoshop is an amazing and almost a 'magical' tool. |
Jan 11th |
| 22 |
Jan 18 |
Comment |
John, I wish I was there with you. Lovely colors and composition and the beautiful diagonal shadows. Again, mergers are not looked favorably by evaluators. I do not know what your limitations were (left and back), but I would have tried to eliminate the merger on the left and top. Especially since you have so much room on the right and I would have sacrificed some foreground for the sake of eliminating the merger at the top. I noticed you did some coning on the lower left corner. Try to use a larger and softer brush to avoid the repetitive designs.
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Jan 11th |
| 22 |
Jan 18 |
Comment |
Jerry, I am always impressed by birds-eye-view pictures and this is one of them. I agree with Mike and Marti have said, but two things disturb me. One is the leaning or falling to the left look. (Marti, perhaps it is the weight of the book… Just kidding.) I do not know how to correct that. Marti can you help? The B & W conversion is very fitting, but I am disturbed by the mergers the B & W created with the floor tiles. Which I would consider correcting by toning down to gray each tile. The merger of the pillow on the bottom edge can be corrected with the Clone tool.
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Jan 11th |
| 22 |
Jan 18 |
Comment |
Peggy, I love your "Christmas Lights". I suspect it is a wonderful spot for night pictures at any time of the year. You did very well for your first attempt. Eliminating the stop sign was good, but I would also eliminate the street signs. I would not crop so tight and keep the tree on the left as a filler of negative space, leading the eye to the building. Also sharpen a bit. Kind of what I have done.
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Jan 11th |
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| 22 |
Jan 18 |
Comment |
Considering your limitations Marti, you have a story-telling image and one that can be improved and used as part of a story. I liked the man on the left, which I think adds to the story. Rather than eliminating him, I preferred eliminating the partial man on the top left corner. I then opened the image in Camera Raw and worked on the Exposure, reduced Shadow, Black and increased Contrast. I converted to B & W with -100 Saturation. I also increased Dehaze and Nose Reduction. I also cropped a bit on the right and bottom. Does this help?
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Jan 11th |
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| 22 |
Jan 18 |
Comment |
Mike, I have said it before and it is worth repeating, in spite of your limitations when taking animal pictures, you do an excellent job. I love the personal relation of the Llama with the camera and the sharpness and flow of the hair. Two things I can suggest, select and brighten the eyes a bit and clone out the dark distractions on the top right corner. For the future, if possible and if you have time, a lower angle will eliminate more distracting background. |
Jan 11th |
6 comments - 3 replies for Group 22
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7 comments - 3 replies Total
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