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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 18 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
I think your Easter Chicken has had a bit too much caffeine! But he's just what we need as some of us are really suffering from Coffeeshop withdrawal symptoms. What a creative idea -- and well executed to boot! Photographically speaking the highlights in the critter's eyes are the crowning touch. P.S. Phil liked it too and also says hello.
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Apr 10th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 18
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| 25 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Agree totally with leaving in the v-shape. That was one of the original ideas in framing the photo, that the sun itself was positioned precisely in that v - I hastily cropped and then ran out of time to reconsider. Thanks for picking up on that. |
Apr 20th |
| 25 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
I too like the original for a lot of reasons. As for the rocks, I went as far as I could without distracting from the story of sailing into the sunset and/or creating an impossible situation of the silhouetted rocks being lit by some "other" light source. |
Apr 15th |
| 25 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Good ideas, but now the bright spot on the feathers in front of the duck's bill is hard to explain. You could probably either brush in a bit of shadowing to bring it more in line with the surrounding feathers, or sculpt the entire back feathers of the duck with a mask on the radial filter to blend the illumination. |
Apr 13th |
| 25 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Thanks for the reminder. I've become lax in using techniques like that. My problem is that I no longer think of the ultimate fate of an image until after the fact. I can certainly appreciate that I would have had a lot more ability to rework the image. |
Apr 13th |
| 25 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
I can see your point. Being a sailor one thing that drew me to this image was the old Breton sailors' prayer "O Lord, the sea is so great and my boat is so small." But as I opened the website and caught a glimpse of the image strictly as a photo (and before I read your comment) I had the same impression you had: just too much sky and rocks. Here's a further crop -- I might even give up the rocks and clone in a bit more sea. |
Apr 9th |
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| 25 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
I think the red building on the right helps the viewer realize that the scene is part of a long row of buildings along the canal. Cutting right to the edge of the grey building would leave me wondering what was to the right of it. |
Apr 8th |
| 25 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Like you I was there in the middle of the day, and tried to get this photo with little success. Your settings may have had something to do with it. I think increasing the ISO might be part of it. In any case, I am amazed at the detailyou captured in the rock at the top, and by the feeling of the towering height from your choice of vantage point. |
Apr 8th |
| 25 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
It's a beautiful scene. But for me it's all about the light! I think you perfectly captured (either in camera or in post-processing -- it makes no difference) the sky, the light on the buildings and the reflection so they all work together. I also really like the angle you chose, and the fact that you made sure the buildings were perfectly vertical where they met the edges. |
Apr 8th |
| 25 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Nice to see flowers. Ours aren't out yet, but the leaves are starting to poke through the soil. We indeed have a lot more time to marvel at such miracles these days.
I like the way the fence frames the separate sections of the image and the way the dark areas call attention to the flower area. I especially like the couple of yellow flowers (dandelions?). |
Apr 7th |
4 comments - 5 replies for Group 25
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5 comments - 5 replies Total
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