Activity for User 419 - Dr Isaac Vaisman - ivaisman@bellsouth.net

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4	Jan 19	Reply	Bill, this is also a good option	Jan 27th
4	Jan 19	Comment	This is what Guy intended: "My first attachment (Isaac.jpg) is the file I tried to upload to the site. It went in but looked far too dark so I took it down again. My second attachment (Isaac Darker.psd) is a reproduction of what I did in Photoshop to achieve "Isaac.jpg". Today, while reproducing the above image, I wondered what it would be like with more contrast instead of just darkening so my third attachment (Isaac Contrast.psd) shows that as an alternative. I am beginning to prefer the Contrast version."	Jan 21st
4	Jan 19	Comment	Guy, this is areal good night photography image with no overexposed areas achieved by the HDR bracketing and I see that besides the neutral exposure the other two were negative. When you let the camera do the bracketing normally is -2, neutral and + 2. I am surprised that the Public Bar is not open.... You guy's stayed up all night. The image is sharp. I like the architecture of the building and the details obtained.	Jan 10th
4	Jan 19	Comment	Erik,congratulations on your appointment to decorate with your own images the office as well as the house of your doctor friend. What a privilege to say the least. Yes, the image does have some painterly look that I believe was not created with software from your comments (is it softness ??). Your vantage point was pretty low, and the use of the long lens at a wide aperture produced the out of focus in the front as well as in the back of the laughing gulls taking away any distractions. The body language is very obvious that he is picking on her.	Jan 3rd
4	Jan 19	Comment	Bill, beautiful artistic (painterly) rendition of the original image, and yes you were able to create the appropriate illumination. It took 4 software's to get there. Nice composition and color rendition.	Jan 3rd
4	Jan 19	Comment	Joe, you did a pretty good job indeed, except some areas of the hair that came out as a smudge but it gets confused with the colorful background. The image of the boy is very sharp, he is well placed in the frame, he is looking away from you, and his body and hair paint job looks elaborated. He looks a little sad. Now, did you create the background or it was available through Topaz Studio ?	Jan 3rd
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58	Jan 19	Reply	You are right I overdid it and also overlooked it.....	Jan 21st
58	Jan 19	Reply	Stephen, thanks for bringing this up. It is always good to learn about other photographer's. Now a days it is always very difficult to be "original" since everybody with an intelligent phone is a photographer, or it has been done before by somebody else.....	Jan 21st
58	Jan 19	Comment	Hassan, I like the way the pier works as a frame as well as a leading line towards the cityscape in the background, which is sharp (f/16). The fishing rod crosses the pier making an X right next to the sitting observer . I agree with Gloria about the crop. Also I worked the sky to make the clouds more obvious. The placement of the fisherman in the frame so close to the edge indeed creates tension.	Jan 15th
58	Jan 19	Reply	Got it. The girl had to be taken out for sure.	Jan 12th
58	Jan 19	Comment	Gloria, you captured four men standing there with all but the one with the cane minding their own business, but he is aware of your presence and looking at you. The other three are mimicking the mannequin's in the shop's window, The woman entering the frame from the side has her counterpart in the window as well. It is sharp. The B&W treatment is very good. Do you still have pixels left from the crop of the lower edge to complete the woman's shoe? Her being so close to the edge creates tension as well.	Jan 10th
58	Jan 19	Comment	Dan, unnatural indeed. Not common to see people ice skating in bright sun light, with palm trees and in shorts. Lots of action going on so my eyes are very busy studying the image. The kid with the yellow shirt which is about to fall gives a lot of interest. The presence of the kid entering the image from the lower left also gives balance. It is sharp, the colors are well handled and the shadows give depth to the image.	Jan 10th
58	Jan 19	Comment	Jim, I also have 3 gardson's. What a blessing. Is this blue light product of white balance setting or is real ? I like the frown in the middle boy which mimics the stone statue expression. I googled Candi Sukuh as printed in the lower right corner, a little distracting, and you find interesting images of the hindu temple. I flipped the image, added just a little of light to the shadows to illuminate the third boy's face, and cropped it. Cloned out the sign, and an bright head on the upper part.	Jan 10th
58	Jan 19	Comment	Daniel, this is a very intense image. It has a very profound story telling. The body language of the disabled person really looking at the painting, which in fact reflects an old lady with a sad look, the subdued light room with the intense shadows also make the image more powerful. The few colors present in the frame, except the red band on the frame of the painting also help to make the image kind of gloomy. The image is slightly soft (1/30 sec and I presume hand held and the high ISO:12800) so I added some clarity which intensifies the mid tones giving more detail to the image, also added some contrast, and finally removed a couple of color signs in the back of the wheelchair and also the intense shadow on the left side of the frame, which were somehow distracting. Great image indeed.	Jan 4th
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69	Jan 19	Reply	Geoffrey, great improvement indeed. The tension is gone.	Jan 22nd
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72	Jan 19	Reply	Walt, I just added a little light to the shadows, and cropped it as above. Great job removing the green contamination on the hair	Jan 27th
72	Jan 19	Reply	There is no perfect way to crop an image, of course depends on the creator and what is the highlight point. I would nor consider my crop a portrait, there is still environment incorporated. As you can see from the comments some like more of it or less to make it a real portrait. I still feel that the branches in the front help frame the action.	Jan 21st
72	Jan 19	Comment	Mary, I have seen many images from Machu Pichu, but never this vantage point which is very interesting. Indeed you did a great job in your PP bringing out the colors and detail, which makes a big difference compared to the original. It is sharp and nicely composed.	Jan 21st
72	Jan 19	Reply	Walt, could you do it to show us	Jan 18th
72	Jan 19	Reply	Mary, still a very difficult light conditions	Jan 18th
72	Jan 19	Reply	Walt, very good point	Jan 18th
72	Jan 19	Reply	Abhijeet, I still like your PP better. I did not intend to reproduce your work, but I do like the flip and the additional space to fly into. Mary, I would live the water droplets since that shows the action.	Jan 16th
72	Jan 19	Reply	Mary, nice additional PP work. You look very maternal with the sloth.	Jan 16th
72	Jan 19	Comment	Kent, yes I agree with Bruce. The image is very flat and lacks of impact. The colors are almost monotone with different shades of blue and grey. I took the original image through ACR and Luminar 2018 but was unsuccesful to bring out color or detail. In fact the image became pixelated. Though it is a great catch to have both species at once.	Jan 15th
72	Jan 19	Reply	Priceless !!	Jan 12th
72	Jan 19	Comment	Adrian "Pura Vida" as they say there. Great capture, sharp and the sloth is looking towards but not exactly to the camera. I see a green hue all over the exposed hair. Is this moss growing out of it ?? You were able to bring out some color and light in the face, but it is still slightly dark. I added some more light to the shadows, cropped the lower part of the frame as suggested by Bruce, and added some vibrance.	Jan 10th
72	Jan 19	Comment	Abhijeet,yo captured the ducks in action taking off with water still dripping bellow their feet. Also you were able to bring out a lot of color and detail in your PP. I agree with Bruce that your cropping did not help the image. I took your original image and just added some exposure to see better the ducks, flipped and cropped to give them enough space to fly into above and in the front.	Jan 10th
72	Jan 19	Comment	Bruce, beautiful image of the cardinal in front of the water with the added reflection which adds interest. The body of the bird is completely sharp, but the tail is a little soft. The distance from the beak to the tip of the tail is a lot more of what the DOF of a long lens with a TC can handle, but it is expected. The body language is great. I made the catchlight on the right side a little more obvious. Good cropping and handling of the background which is muted and not distracting.	Jan 10th
72	Jan 19	Comment	Walt, great image, sharp and with elements of interest in the foreground, midground and the stormy sky in the background, which looks more dramatic in your PP image. You were also able to bring out color in the water, and with the 1 sec exposure the silky effect of the water falling into the well. With a little imagination, in the original image you can see a giant monster's eye looking at you just in front of the well. The partially included rock at your lower right of the image seems slightly distracting.	Jan 10th
72	Jan 19	Reply	Thanks Bruce, I have also photographed at Blue Cypress Lake. Planning to go back in late March or April, but you depend on a pontoon boat and captain. At first I was debating if removing the branches in the front, but then it looked like a good framing element to the flying bird,together with the thick branch in the back.	Jan 10th
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80	Jan 19	Reply	Stephen, thanks for bringing this up. It is always good to learn about other photographer's. Now a days it is always very difficult to be "original" since everybody with an intelligent phone is a photographer, or it has been done before by somebody else.....	Jan 21st
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