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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 25 |
Jul 18 |
Comment |
This is new to me. Sort of like having huge raindrops inverting the image, but you get to pick what they are going to reflect. I actually took the image out and rotated it to see what the subject really was. I think using the ball would be lots of fun, though carrying around three extra pounds might not be. I like your choice of subject and framing where the softness of the image is set off by the hard aged columns and their color. |
Jul 26th |
| 25 |
Jul 18 |
Reply |
Thanks, John. It's so nice of you to stop by. I hope you are doing well also. I look back at this image and reflect that it was taken before the current focus on "smooth water" and find that it strikes the happy medium for me between the liveliness of the moving water and the silkiness of it's flow. |
Jul 26th |
| 25 |
Jul 18 |
Reply |
Thanks Eric. I can always count on you for tips to do the finishing touches, especially the reminder to view it large to catch unwanted "debris" before submitting it. |
Jul 26th |
| 25 |
Jul 18 |
Comment |
I like the off center one better, because it is less static, and the green harbor light is part of the story for me. I do like the addition of more sky as Marla did it. I would also like to straighten the lamp posts, though when I tried it I didn't find it as easy as I thought |
Jul 14th |
| 25 |
Jul 18 |
Reply |
THANK YOU! What a lovely compliment. As I said I was so new at the time I took this it might have been an accident, but you make a good point about just why our study groups are of such value. We not only get to learn from each other, but find insights from really looking at the mechanics of our own photos. |
Jul 14th |
| 25 |
Jul 18 |
Reply |
H-m-m-m --- I guess I see this one from a different point of view. For me it's all about the long leading lines all the way across from the right to the left making an arresting hairpin curve of sand and shadow. I too might like to see a bit more of the far distance, but the panorama format as presented tells me there was a lot of thought going into just where to place things. It will be interesting to see what others think. |
Jul 14th |
| 25 |
Jul 18 |
Reply |
Thanks, Vince. I think you've put into words exactly what keeps me coming back to this image for all these years. Our club has a small exhibit at a public library coming up, and I'm thinking of printing it larger, incorporating Lona's suggestion about the "jumping" water drops, and displaying it. It just seems like the right tone for a library. And then I'll be able to bring it home and add it to my walls. |
Jul 12th |
| 25 |
Jul 18 |
Comment |
This may sound odd, but I found your photo so compelling that I wanted to make it even better. Anyone looking at it would probably not notice such things, and I know you, as a parent, see only the beautiful girl in the soft lovely light. As a photographer I noticed the slanting line of the window frame, and a few distractions of light and dark on the left. So since it's only pixels, I "fixed" them. I also cropped a tiny bit in from the left to make the "missing" elbow look more intentional. The only drawback, which only you would notice, is that it affected the tilt of your daughter's head the tiniest bit. Let me know what you think. |
Jul 5th |
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| 25 |
Jul 18 |
Comment |
I took it into Lightroom and used the Adjustment Brush to bring out the coyote's fur, especially toward the back leg and tail area. I think it's an improvement, but see what you think. |
Jul 4th |
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| 25 |
Jul 18 |
Reply |
So then I'm guessing this is really a spider with a web on the tomato plant. That explains the faint lines and water droplets on the rest of the frame. I think the focus on the spider's front legs is very good. With our camera phones we don't always get everything in focus, but I think you got the best part sharpest. I also like that you got his shadow on the web. Good seeing! |
Jul 4th |
| 25 |
Jul 18 |
Comment |
First impression: very interesting. Question: What it the white stuff underneath the bug? More comments later when I have some time. |
Jul 3rd |
| 25 |
Jul 18 |
Comment |
Marla coyote
I think you did a great job of making the coyote the center of attention. I loved clicking back and forth between the two versions and watching the dandelion heads disappear. Wish I could do that on my lawn-lol. Couple of things I would suggest. What you did to the grass, to my eye at least, brightened it up and made it a paler yellower green. Surprisingly that does help put the focus on him. But in the process it seems to me that you lost some sharpness and light on his fur. I don't know whether you selected and excluded the coyote from the treatment you applied to the grass, but that's one way to control changing his him. Another is to bring it back in Lightroom by using the adjustment brush and brushing back in sharpness and highlights on his fur. If I can find some time I'll try it to see if it works, and post what I find. |
Jul 3rd |
6 comments - 6 replies for Group 25
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| 32 |
Jul 18 |
Comment |
I really like what Tom did with the background. I might have blurred it a little less, but I really think the body of the statue musician needs to remain as sharp as his instruments. Other than that, I find it a great story photo, and well composed. |
Jul 14th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 32
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7 comments - 6 replies Total
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