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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 29 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Stephan. Just beginning to understand how the sliders can be used to adjust things like saturation and vibrance. |
Aug 21st |
| 29 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Judy. I'm not skilled enough to isolate and adjust the background, but I like what you did with it. |
Aug 21st |
| 29 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Karen. I think I compared the flower tips to the legs of the beetle on right when I was composing the shot. Don't recall whether, or not, I applied any sharpening. The only thing I like about these beetles is that they don't move around a lot once they've found a food source. |
Aug 21st |
| 29 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Bob. I'm just getting into the "minor things" you mentioned. Maybe I'll be daring enough to submit images with those kinds of adjustments in the not-too-distant future! |
Aug 21st |
| 29 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
I recently switched to shooting only RAW images. I'm about half-way through an ACR/Photoshop course and can see the value of RAW already.
This image is just plain "WOW". I don't have any issues with two lighthouses (I'm a lighthouse junkie). I agree with Stephan's comment re: low shutter speed capture. |
Aug 21st |
| 29 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
Beautiful image, Tam. I like Karen's crop, which eliminates what I see as an area that doesn't contribute anything to image and satisfies Bob's issue about the line (which I share). |
Aug 21st |
| 29 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Stephan, that's a question for Barbara Miller, the Director of Digital Dialogue, who establishes new groups. I'll forward this to her, copying you. |
Aug 21st |
| 29 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
So, the sow's good for more than just lunch - she also provides a nice frame for her offspring's portrait. Composition, color and clarity are all very good. |
Aug 21st |
| 29 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
Wish I had known about Bannack when I was at Yellowstone. I like your composition. The overall coloring seems dark to me. Newer cameras are pretty capable of rendering good images at higher ISO, which allows us to push the shutter speed. I know my Nikon D500 is good at 10000 and is capable of going to 51000, although I've never set it that high. I think your f/8 makes the bottle labeling pretty unfocused. |
Aug 21st |
| 29 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
Like this a lot. Nice composition, the colors are very good, it's sharp, it tells a story and it's visually very interesting. I think the rock is an asset - keep it. |
Aug 21st |
5 comments - 5 replies for Group 29
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| 74 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
I like your attitude, Angela!! |
Aug 29th |
| 74 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
I'm pretty sure we're looking at a hibiscus, and I think the insect is more likely a wasp. I like that you push the envelope on B&W, Haru. |
Aug 29th |
| 74 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
This is just a great story-telling image, Ata. Your image of his face is mesmerizing. My only suggestion would be to crop out the entire white section on the upper left, which would eliminate the distractions and bring him even closer to the viewer. |
Aug 29th |
| 74 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
Very nice breach image, David. My personal choice would be for the color image, though I like what you've done with conversion. |
Aug 29th |
| 74 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
I like your adjusted image better than the one you originally submitted. It really puts the emphasis on the flower. |
Aug 29th |
| 74 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
Very nice conversion. I agree with David that the buildings in the distance would be better slightly blurred in order to put the entire focus on your subject. |
Aug 26th |
5 comments - 1 reply for Group 74
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| 80 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
That's exactly the place I've been looking for to plop down with my great new read, "Where The Crawdads Sing". I think this is a really good image that captures the serenity of the person and place. Really good composition/colors/clarity. Ed, I'm curious about the plaque above your subject? |
Aug 26th |
| 80 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Victor. I definitely agree with your suggestion to pull the pillar back into the image. I went back-and-forth on cropping the area on the right and, finally, decided to leave a portion of it as I think it's another colorful part of the street for the viewer to see. I don't think there's any way to know the store's theme from the window, or merchandise, that's left for the viewer to see? |
Aug 23rd |
| 80 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
Thanks, Karen. |
Aug 23rd |
| 80 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
My late wife, daughter, granddaughters and grandson's girlfriend will all tell you that I'm a serious advocate of "Girl Power". |
Aug 23rd |
| 80 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Jim. My first thought when I saw this seen, after I knew I wanted an image of it, was that she's definitely not buying whatever it is he's selling.
I, very rarely, give consideration to the "Suggestion of Thirds". In particular, I don't think there are compositional "Rules" for Street Photography. |
Aug 23rd |
| 80 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Carol. |
Aug 23rd |
| 80 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Bev. I moved around a bit trying to hide that guy, but I thought it was impossible to do that without changing the dynamics of the couple. |
Aug 23rd |
| 80 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
I like your composition. And, I'm in 100% agreement with Karen's comments. |
Aug 23rd |
| 80 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
I think this scene works for both Travel and Street. However, having just read an article about Travel, the mere switching of the sky to blue makes the image Street and ineligible for inclusion in a Travel Photography group. I like the scene, it tells a nice story, that you've composed nicely. Agree with Victor re:Shadows/Highlights.
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Aug 23rd |
| 80 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
Great street image! This guy's whole demeanor, to me, says 'Look At ME". I'm wondering if he's the owner of the shop? Nice composition and clarity. I'm in agreement with Victor's comments re:RGB vs. sRGB coloring. |
Aug 23rd |
| 80 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
Aah, one of my "must-walks" in Paris. Can't count the number of times I've seen this scene along that area of the Seine. I'm guessing that there were other people to the left and you either cropped them before, or after, making this image? If not, I'd like to have seen more of the booksellers area in the upper portion of the image. Did you give any thought to a vertical image? I like the colors and clarity. Paris streets/sidewalks are pretty clean so the inclusion of the trash can is, for me, a normal sight. What this image really does for me, is tweak my desire to book a week or so somewhere in Europe, with a mandatory stopover in the City of Light. |
Aug 23rd |
| 80 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
Good story-telling image. I like the composition as Victor has presented it. I think your colors are very good. And, I'm pretty sure there are not one, but two, masks in the image. I see a mask on the man on right. |
Aug 21st |
7 comments - 5 replies for Group 80
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| 95 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
I turn my auto focus off when I'm shooting Macro. I use the focal points to get those areas in focus at 1:1. Seems to have worked with my experimenting. I'll be trying it with an image I want to keep and see if it's OK. |
Aug 31st |
| 95 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Tom, I'm not talking about rotating the tripod head. I'm talking about moving the focal point - in the camera - left/right. I have a Nikon D500. I can set the focal point to 9 different locations within the camera using the joystick. I don't move anything but that. |
Aug 30th |
| 95 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
I've been experimenting with wide, flat and convex items like coins, pocket watches and wine labels, moving the focal point in my D500 from side-to-side to be sure everything is in focus. It seems to work. |
Aug 30th |
| 95 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Tom. I resisted applying the crop that you chose because I wanted to have the other millipede in the image. I'm still not sure, after seeing your edit, if I like the "main" subjects alone? The one thing that bothers me about the image, and I'm not far enough into my PS course to know how to correct it, is the bright areas from my diffused flash on the millipede's antennae and bodies. Can't say for sure now, but you might see this image in the future. |
Aug 30th |
| 95 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Stuart. You're correct about the crop removing stripes. My curiosity is, how did the stripes become part of the image. I'd like not to repeat whatever I did to cause the stripes to appear. Although I was using a monopod, it was not anchored as a tripod would be. I was moving the camera in/out of focus and shooting groups of images when the subjects were in focus. It's definitely a challenge! |
Aug 30th |
| 95 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
I want to grab a potato sack and jump onto this slide! Carol, like your image and the last sentence of your comment to Nilan. Funny! Colors are really good.
Couple of interesting things that Tom taught us this round - when you think you're done, ask a couple of questions - what would happen if I turned this image diagonally and (something I learned from Bob Wills in my DD29 General group) what would a horizontal flip do for this image? Both of those questions are quickly answered, so it's worth a few minutes for a, sometimes, very significant improvement. |
Aug 30th |
| 95 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
I really like this image, Barbara. I also like the discussion you caused with it's posting. We're all learning from your questions. Thank you! |
Aug 30th |
| 95 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
If I weren't told what this image consists of, I would have thought it was an abstract of something in a forest, or maybe in a potted plant. Love Stuart's spinach suggestion!!! I'm anxious to see the "re-test" results. |
Aug 30th |
| 95 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
The thing I like most about this post is that the commentary builds one upon another until it reaches Tom and he sees the image is a slightly different light, tilts it a bit and Nilan ends up with what I think of as "A Winner". I think this is how DD is supposed to function. |
Aug 30th |
| 95 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Coming in just under the wire puts me, I think, in the position of responding to prior responses. My initial reaction/thought when I saw your image, Stuart, was that this image has great colors, it's composition is very good and, it must be a tiny flower. Then, after reading other comments and your replies, I think Tom's adjustments satisfy Carol's issues. RE: your comment about 1:1 discipline - I love a challenge, which is why I pressed to have a "True Macro" group. I'm happy that we're all striving to maintain this as a PSA's only MACRO group. |
Aug 30th |
5 comments - 5 replies for Group 95
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22 comments - 16 replies Total
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