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Round |
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Date |
Image |
| 3 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments, Kieu-Hanh. You are right that he doesn't care about wet shoes. Just the adventure of trying to go faster than the waves! |
Apr 24th |
| 3 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Robert, I agree about the similarity with a praying mantis. The drop of nectar draws my attention. As far as the background color, I think the tan works to set off the green, red, and purple of the lily. Your depth of field lets my eye focus on the inner parts of the flower. I too have heard Mike Moats speak at our local camera club (he must really make the rounds). His suggestion of using printed backgrounds is especially helpful when the background is very busy or a color that isn't fitting with the subject. I have used plain backgrounds of tagboard with success. |
Apr 17th |
| 3 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Michael, I always appreciate your comments. As far as the masks I used, I think I used both the select subject and radial filters. I know I used the radial filter for his face, since he's backlit. In your version, you've created more contrast between the boy and the background. However, to my eyes, my grandson doesn't look as natural. Thanks for your suggestions for an option. What of the rest of you think? |
Apr 17th |
| 3 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Joan, I enjoy how the silhouettes of people are against the bright colors of the balloons. The colors and rounded shapes of the balloons are beautiful against the black sky. I like your cropping to eliminate the other balloons in the background. You've captured the glowing brilliance of the festival. |
Apr 12th |
| 3 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Mary Ann, I like how you used the converging lines to draw my eyes to the altar area. The few people in the center give a sense of scale. A church seating over 8,000 is enormous! Your photo gives me the feeling that I'm walking forward in the space. |
Apr 12th |
| 3 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Kieu-Hanh, thank you for your explanation of this unique building and the second picture. The lines and colors really pop, since your photo was taken at night. The angle of your shot adds a feeling of movement with the diagonal lines. Visiting during Diwali must have been a magical time. |
Apr 12th |
| 3 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Andres, how great that your experience with composite photography has enabled you to add a more detailed window view to the image. Your window scene makes it even more unfortunate that the man is focused on his phone. |
Apr 10th |
| 3 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Michael, the story expressed in your photo is a strong one. How often we ignore the beauty around us while focusing on our phones. The light falling on the phone and backlighting the man's hair and glasses works well. The composition with the man off-center works too. Glad to see how you are enjoying street photography and your Q3. |
Apr 10th |
| 3 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Andres, I'm so pleased that you took the challenge and learned about doing composites. Bravo! The Photoshop class is a great way to learn more about photo processing. I too have taken a number of PSA classes and other Photoshop classes over the years. There's always more to learn!
The blue tones that are in the angels sculpture and in the cracked glass background work well together. You made smart decisions of what to delete from the original. How cool that you tried the artistic filter too! |
Apr 10th |
| 3 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Joan, thanks for your comments. I did lightening of my grandson, both face and body, using masks. You're right about the Cartier-Bresson moments being the fun ones. Since I was using a photo burst, I captured the whole range of movement with the wave. |
Apr 10th |
| 3 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Robert, this absolutely true! My grandson's shoes were soaking wet by the end of the beach visit, while his sister's shoes were dry. Ha! |
Apr 10th |
| 3 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments, Mary Ann. I do appreciate my original crop, but felt that my grandson was too centered. Yes, it's always fun to look back at photos taken over the years. My grandson is quite active and always the daring one. |
Apr 10th |
| 3 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments, Andres. I didn't add water going over his shoes, because the water really did that. I was taking photos using a burst, so I got the whole sequence of before, during, and after his shoes getting wet. It was funny to watch, because he didn't really care that his shoes got soaked. |
Apr 10th |
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