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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 49 |
Feb 20 |
Reply |
Yes, its all about having fun. Could you have worked some part of the window in to the composition? Or maybe just the reflection?
A couple weeks ago we had a nice PSA sponsored presentation on photographing churches. She suggested photographing the reflection in a piano. Same idea. (And now I want to add a fisheye to my lens collection). |
Feb 24th |
| 49 |
Feb 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Graham. I think I will remove the poles on the ridge, right side of photo, as Tom suggested, but leave it otherwise. Now to find "travel" exhibit to enter it :-) |
Feb 24th |
| 49 |
Feb 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Fred. I like your suggestions. |
Feb 16th |
| 49 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
I think the image could benefit by lightening the foreground so that we can see the details. I created a mask of the sky by selecting the entire foreground including the formations, then inverting this so that I had a selection of the sky. This was saved. I then created an image adjustment layer (exposure), loaded in the sky selection, and filled with black creating my mask. I now could adjust the exposure but only affect the foreground, not the sky (beautiful sky btw!!). I increased exposure by 3 stops. This gives you an idea of what you can do. Play around with it, try various tools to lighten the foreground. The hardest part is making the selection in the first place. I used the "magic wand" and then the "polygonal lasso tool" to get the parts that didn't get captured with the magic wand.
An alternative would be to use HDR - take several exposures at various shutter speeds (keep the f-stop the same) then merge in PS or LR. I have recently started to use Aurora HDR for my HDR processing and like it very well. |
Feb 14th |
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| 49 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
This photo exhibits a quandary that I frequently face: with a group such as this, where do I crop it, especially do I crop through a member of the group? There is nice placement of the bird on the right so the group is not heading out of the photo. I am not sure that the birds in the background are adding to the photo. Consider cropping the top and bottom to a panoramic aspect ratio. |
Feb 14th |
| 49 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
I agree with Tom. Bringing up the exposure as he did allows us to see the boat and the passengers. The boat does seem like it is moving out of the photo so I would crop in from the left. Not too much though! This would move the boat to the left and it would appear to be moving into the photo. |
Feb 14th |
| 49 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
Never in a thousand years would I have thought of doing that! Having never been to Tokyo I had no idea that the photo was a lie :-) |
Feb 14th |
| 49 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
B&W was a good choice and works very well for the juxtaposition of the old and the new. The shadows do not distract for me, but the lighter area just below the left side of the window frame does. I'd try to hold this back a bit and blend in with the shadow area.
Well done! |
Feb 14th |
| 49 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
Tom- I think the washed out look of the background adds to the feeling of the hills being far away. I will give your suggestion consideration though. And yes, removing the poles is a good idea! Thanks for your comments. |
Feb 11th |
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