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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 29 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Looks like a place you could return to many times and find something different to focus upon. This is a really interesting image, with lots of lines and shapes, nice subtle coloring, reflections. I'm wondering what a long exposure might yield? Like Stephan, I wouldn't change a thing Tam. |
Jul 18th |
| 29 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Karen. Never considered using this for a background to messages! |
Jul 10th |
| 29 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Bob. I think you don't find a focal point because there really isn't anything that stands apart from rest of the image. |
Jul 10th |
| 29 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
Terrific landscape shot, Bob! I like Karen's crop. |
Jul 10th |
| 29 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
I like your concept of shooting the fireworks against the full moon in the background. I wonder if you were confusing the camera's meter because the moon looks unnatural to me? The image also doesn't appear sharp to me - was the camera handheld? |
Jul 10th |
| 29 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
This is a fun image with your subject fully engaged with her subject. Sharp image with good color. I think I would have tried to get a little lower to really show the potter's concentration. |
Jul 10th |
3 comments - 3 replies for Group 29
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| 74 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Angela,
Similarities are nice but, yes, it's the differences that make life interesting. My favorite thing to do when traveling is walk the streets where I visit and observe the people and their places. That's where you see, and can learn, the differences between cultures if you're open to it. |
Jul 25th |
| 74 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, David. I like your suggestion. |
Jul 14th |
| 74 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Ying. |
Jul 14th |
| 74 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Arne. The reason I didn't leave more room at the top is because I did not want to include any of the vegetation on the lower balcony behind the gondola. |
Jul 14th |
| 74 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Haru. I tried a crop similar to your suggestion, but I didn't like the top of the image so close to the gondolier's head. |
Jul 14th |
| 74 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Ata. |
Jul 14th |
| 74 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
I like the color more than the conversion to monochrome. I think you could improve the conversion a bit by darkening the light areas in the lower background. |
Jul 14th |
| 74 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
This man has to be very tired to sleep on the not-so-quiet Galata Bridge! I like the conversion and the inclusion of his tools in your composition. |
Jul 14th |
| 74 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
I think you've made this a very eye-catching image. The animal blends right into the background with the way you've handled the grays and I like the how the white areas are featured. I agree with lightening the horns. |
Jul 14th |
| 74 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
I like your composition and conversion. I'd like to see the clouds darker. |
Jul 14th |
| 74 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
I don't know a thing about studio lighting, but your subject seems well-lit to me. I agree with the monochrome being better than the color version of your image. Your model's pose makes me think she's missing her phone! |
Jul 14th |
| 74 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
Terrific image, Arne. No question that monochrome was the right choice. The sky is awesome. Like Haru, I think the segment on the left resembles ET. I think the segment on the right looks like a cat watching ET. |
Jul 10th |
6 comments - 6 replies for Group 74
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| 80 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
My "eye" rates in the Covid-19 era will blow your socks off!! ;-D |
Jul 7th |
| 80 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Take a look inside the two areas I've highlighted. |
Jul 7th |
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| 80 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
That might be the reason for the blur on the man's left side, but it's not for those on his right side. Look at the area where his sleeve starts at his wrist and his shoulder just above the highest point of the guitar. |
Jul 7th |
| 80 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
That might be the reason for the blur on the man's left side, but it's not for those on his right side. Look at the area where his sleeve starts at his wrist and his shoulder just above the highest point of the guitar. |
Jul 7th |
| 80 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
I also like the monochrome version better. Very good choice for a Street Scene - though it might be the smallest protest group I've seen this year. Your image conveys a sense of purpose and motion. The backpack doesn't bother me. |
Jul 5th |
| 80 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
A Renaissance shot that I really like, with a good composition, great colors and sharpness. Wondering about the hazy areas on the man's right wrist and shoulder and around the bag on his left side? |
Jul 5th |
| 80 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
First word that popped into my mind - "eye-catching". Nice composition, exposure is very good for an early morning, cloudless, sky, colors are very good and so is the clarity. |
Jul 5th |
| 80 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
I like everything about this image except, maybe, the most important thing - the composition. I think there's too much to see at the expense of your subjects. I don't think the road and trees and sign and upper portion of the wall enhance the subject. I think cropping those things out of the scene and forcing the viewer to look at the women is more in tune with a Street Scene. |
Jul 5th |
| 80 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
I, too, like the composition with the perspective from the behind the speaker, and the choice of going with monochrome. I've tried getting this perspective a number of time in Philly and it's been impossible - either because the speaker was against a wall, or tree, or some other object; or because the speaker was "walled off" by people who were with her/him. |
Jul 5th |
| 80 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Carol. About the "tilt" you're seeing. I looked at this for a while before I noticed something else. The entire left side, for about a 1/2 inch, wasn't there in the original! I attempted to "pull" the buildings forward a bit because I thought they were leaning back. I wish I had written down what I did because I can't remember. If someone has an idea about this I'd sure like to hear it.
Regarding the partial boat and dock corner, I like what Stephen did - cropping out the people, which eliminated the dock but also kept the partial gondola. |
Jul 5th |
5 comments - 5 replies for Group 80
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| 95 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Tom, I'm curious about the focus rail you recommended. What is the purpose of the stationary mounting screw? I thought the whole idea of the rail was to be able to "move" the camera? |
Jul 24th |
| 95 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
I have the predecessor (no EX) there's one switch - Focus Type. I have a benign tremor in my right hand but learned to overcome it somewhat by pressing my arm against my ribcage. That doesn't always work. Cranking up the shutter speed will also help sometime. I think if it were my left hand that's the problem it would be more difficult because that really where the weight of the camera is. |
Jul 19th |
| 95 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Tom, I really appreciate your input - you're a wealth of knowledge about things I haven't paid attention to in Macro.
Part of the issue with this lens is that there is no AF/M option. And, the reason I don't usually take a tripod with is that my first option is ALWAYS insects. Even when I go to Longwood, which is a huge gardens, the first place I normally go is the Meadows, where there aren't a lot of flowers, but there are a lot plants that attract insects. Same is true for Morris Arboretum where I head straight for the Wetlands area. Earlier this week I went to Mt. Cuba Center in Hokessin, DE and the first thing I tried to photograph was a spider! I don't see the benefit of a tripod/rail setup when I'm in that environment. I am going to start taking my monopod and see how that works out. |
Jul 19th |
| 95 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Tom - Gotcha! Thanks. |
Jul 18th |
| 95 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Tom. I can't swear to the the 1:1, but my method is to keep going forward until my lens no longer focuses, then back off until it does and then hit the shutter button. Since I didn't have my tripod, it's certainly possible that backed off a bit too far. I just don't know for sure.
I think everyone's suggestion about my crop being too tight is correct. And free stuff is always welcome!! |
Jul 18th |
| 95 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Carol. |
Jul 18th |
| 95 |
Jul 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Stuart. I talked to the anther about moving into the positions you mentioned but, as you can see, they have a mind of their own! |
Jul 18th |
| 95 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
I read somewhere that "if the eyes are in focus, the image is in focus". I don't know if everyone ascribes to that, but I think it's "kind of true".
I like Jumpers. I find them tough to photograph and the result you got is really nice. |
Jul 18th |
| 95 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
Coming in after your conversation with Tom proved to be very educational. I've ordered the extension tubes, something I've shied away from for quite a while. I'm very curious to see how they work and what results I get. My method of handheld macro has been to keep going forward until my lens no longer focuses and then back off until it does. Will the tubes change that?
Regarding your image Barbara, I think I would have cleaned up the background so that only the flower was visible. |
Jul 18th |
| 95 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
My first look at this image had me thinking I was seeing something frozen, and I still think it could be that. But you tell us it's your whiskers, so I have to accept that. It's a great abstract, and your imagination and microscope are going to keep us waiting for your image every month. Keep it going!! |
Jul 15th |
| 95 |
Jul 20 |
Comment |
I will echo Carol's suggestion to crank up the saturation, and Tom's first sentence in his commentary. This image reminds me of looking down a shaft into a deep canyon in Arizona. I'm wondering about blurring all but the center cell? Great image, Stuart. |
Jul 15th |
4 comments - 7 replies for Group 95
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18 comments - 21 replies Total
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