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

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4	Aug 23	Reply	Guy, you said the magic word: Nikon !!	Aug 19th
4	Aug 23	Comment	Guy, the optical illusion effect of the design is really interesting. You do see the levels, and it goes along with the cockeyed orientation of the verticals, to keep the walking legs straight. The B&W interpretation suits it very well.	Aug 10th
4	Aug 23	Reply	Ian, another timeless image indeed. You can do a montage with both and send it to them	Aug 10th
4	Aug 23	Comment	Ian, obviously you knew that the Queen was coming and you were prepared with the right backdrop. OMG !! Perfect timing. This is a timeless portrait of the lady with perfect illumination including a catchlight and smooth face lines. I hope you will show us the trembling image of Sir Walter Raleigh someday. What a story	Aug 8th
4	Aug 23	Reply	Actually, At first I did not look at the Gerbera in the background. The correct crop should show it	Aug 2nd
4	Aug 23	Comment	Vella, very good B&W interpretation and PP of the timeless building. It gave it a very dramatic look indeed. It is sharp. I find the airplane trail very distracting so I cloned it out	Aug 2nd
4	Aug 23	Comment	Gary, great result of this complex macro set up for flower and water drops photography. Very sharp result, but I think less will be more. The small drops image of the Gerbera are overpowered by the purple Russian Sage. I believe this crop does justice to it	Aug 2nd
4	Aug 23	Comment	Bill, the sidewalk reflection is what makes this image. I did see a color version in Facebook, but I tend to like this B&W interpretation better. It is sharp, and again; you are showing us again the versatility and quality RAW images created with the iPhone, and your mastering of the various apps available on it.	Aug 2nd
4	Aug 23	Comment	Erik, this black boat tail grackle bird is really adventurer to try to take the Crested Caracara. I have seen them riding on the head of the Raptors to make them go away from their nearby nests. Again, like the image from last month, it is a timeless picture. It takes eyes, skills and speed to capture it. It is sharp and nicely composed.	Aug 2nd
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15	Aug 23	Reply	Thank you Tom. Yes, I am a Floridian and we go to the Alligator Farm every year around March or April which is the peak of the breeding season and the nests are full of chicks and the birds still keep their matting plumage. It is a place to visit for any serious bird photographer, and you can add Merit Island (about 1 hour south of St Augustin) in Titusville.	Aug 16th
15	Aug 23	Reply	There also was a movie with the same name and the soundtrack was by Neil Diamond	Aug 6th
15	Aug 23	Reply	Jim, thanks for the additional tips. The new Nikon Z9 can shoot 120 frames/sec in .jpg	Aug 5th
15	Aug 23	Reply	I just came across this old video by Jared Polin about the Conowingo Dam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiz5w1hHy_M&ab_channel=JaredPolin	Aug 5th
15	Aug 23	Comment	Sarita, the GBH is indeed posing for you with the open wings and crossed legs, like just finishing a step in a dance. The image is sharp and the background is not distracting. It is always good to show the birds doing something, and not just standing in a branch.	Aug 5th
15	Aug 23	Comment	Randall, this is a magnificent and dramatic image of the rainbow with the extra of a minute flying bird, and as you said, birds in their environment. The bird is sharp in spite of the slow shutter speed of 1/200 sec. Nice colors.	Aug 5th
15	Aug 23	Comment	Linda, you started with a backlith image of the flying Seagull with two interesting additions: the shadow and the reflection of the bird in the water. You did a high key PP loosing the shadow and most of the reflection to try to obtain more detail in the face of the bird and now you created more areas of overexposure with no detail and loosing the splash. Of course, the final image is on the eyes of the beholder.	Aug 5th
15	Aug 23	Comment	Jim, sharp image of the flying cormorant, and good PP to add canvas to the front of it to have space to fly into it. The Conowingo Dam is very rich in bold eagles population. The only time I visited the are, there were only a couple, but very far away. Did see a lot of cormorants sitting on the rocks.	Aug 2nd
15	Aug 23	Comment	Mike, I can get why do you like this image so much: light and colors, composition with the dry tree going up in an angle and the presence of the eagle crowning the tree, and the additional multiple black birds. Unfortunately, none of them stands out. A tighter crop will make the eagle be more obvious. I did crop it but since it is a low resolution image it became very noisy. With the new features in LightRoom I added some light to the eagle, and reduced the noise.	Aug 2nd
15	Aug 23	Comment	Kathy, nice capture of the male Least Bittern in ready to catch a fish position. The catch light add interest to the image. I did use the masking brushes in LightRoom to add some light to the whole bird, and a second selection just to the beak to separate from the background. Image is sharp	Aug 2nd
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21	Aug 23	Reply	Tom, it is a matter of taste	Aug 16th
21	Aug 23	Comment	The Reddish Egrets alway put a whole dancing show when they are fishing. Recently we were given the show of two of them fishing at the same time in Fort Desoto. Using the ACR masking brushes, a combination of giving more light to the bird, and darkening slightly the water, makes the bird stand out more with the caught fish. I thing the crop is a little tight. I would have given a little more canvas on the left (my left)	Aug 10th
21	Aug 23	Reply	This is the natural color of the feet. It is called a blue footed bobbie, and it is one of the iconic birds of the Galapagos Islands.	Aug 6th
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58	Aug 23	Reply	Yes Bruce, he is wearing the top of a bikini. Look at my image from March 2020	Aug 24th
58	Aug 23	Comment	Bruce, this is a timeless image of a man working around an old and partially dilapidated building given by the window frame with no glass, the broken wooden shades on top of the window frame, and the raw walls inside (I gave a little light to the area to take away the mystery). Indeed, he is minding his own business very calmly and enjoying his cigarette.	Aug 11th
58	Aug 23	Comment	Ed, All the attention is centered in the mother with the boy looking at something in the ground, and secondarily in the girl standing up. It is a very rocky beach, not really suitable for swimming, or perhaps it is low tide since there is abundant green which implies water. Overall, I think that a tighter crop makes the family group stand out still preserving the environment. I cropped it.	Aug 11th
58	Aug 23	Comment	Kathleen, what really makes this image is the body language and interaction of the two girls on the left. The man on his phone has become the common city scape. The woman in the other side is minding her own business. I like the B&W interpretation. The image is sharp, and perhaps, a little bright. so I reduced it slightly.	Aug 2nd
3 comments - 1 reply for Group 58
59	Aug 23	Comment	Bruce, sharp image full of suspense of what the rider's immediate future will be: injury or just a bad scare. I tend to agree with you with the tighter crop. I do not mind half signs. Again, your vantage point is a privileged position.	Aug 8th
59	Aug 23	Comment	Gerald, what an opportunity to have all the pink team members at the front of the peloton at the same time. Image is sharp. Your vantage point is low enough to get the feel that the bikers are going fast. I personally like Original 2	Aug 2nd
59	Aug 23	Comment	Kerry, this motocross run shows pandemonium in trying to hit the first turn at front. The fact that the first rider is the only one in focus gives more interest to the image, as well as the dirt moved by the bikes wheel. Perhaps a little more ground in front of the first biker will give them more space to go into.	Aug 2nd
59	Aug 23	Comment	Hans, the image really tells the story. I like the intensity in the runners face and to see that they have taken more than one cup to drink corresponding to the high temperature and their dehydration by sweating. Of course all the cups in the ground complement the story. Image is sharp, and denotes physical activity. I just wonder what is Marc carrying on his belt	Aug 2nd
59	Aug 23	Comment	Ronald, you are giving us an example as how photography gives you the opportunity to make new acquaintances. Now with respect to the image, the face language of the batsman tells you that he is happy about his hit, and his opponent wicketkeeper is worried about the good hit. The image is sharp. Your vantage point was at players eye level. There is nothing we can do about the amputated guy behind the wicketkeeper, and the cars	Aug 2nd
5 comments - 0 replies for Group 59
72	Aug 23	Reply	Done !! However, in pure Nature this is not allowed	Aug 11th
72	Aug 23	Comment	Barbara, nice image of the female Elk, but I think that in the original de color balance is better with darker greens. In ACR I adjusted it accordingly. The image is sharp. and the placement of the Elk in the frame is good	Aug 5th
72	Aug 23	Comment	Maria, great capture of the Damselfly on top of the turtles nose. Very sharp. Indeed, as Bruce said, calls for a tighter crop. The extra empty space dilutes the main subject. It is always interesting to see the coexistence of the different species.	Aug 5th
72	Aug 23	Reply	Marie, this one is closer and more intimate interaction of the bee with the flower, and very sharp.	Aug 5th
72	Aug 23	Comment	Bruce, this image displays pandemonium. Interesting as how the elk is in focus and everything else is not. People becomes complacence with the animals, which is an open door for trouble. At the end of the day, this are wild animals, and they become familiar with the humans.	Aug 3rd
72	Aug 23	Comment	Marie, congratulations on your recent acquisition of the Nikon Z8 to replace your D850. It is a Z9 in miniature indeed. Remember that you can still use your F mount lenses with the FTZ adaptor. Your image is sharp, and shows that in spite of the huge crop, you still can have a sharp image. I think that the flowers are bright and their color is washed out, so I decreased the brightness and increased the saturation, and cropped the image even more, to make the bee stand out	Aug 2nd
72	Aug 23	Comment	Adrian, this is a timeless image of the Monument Valley. I like your vantage point showing three structures in the frame and part of the local landscape. The image is sharp. I find it a little too bright, so I lowered it.	Aug 2nd
5 comments - 2 replies for Group 72
91	Aug 23	Comment	Cindy, great capture with the golden light, creating in addition a catchlight. This is my crop	Aug 10th
91	Aug 23	Comment	Marge, this is a very low resolution image to start with, therefore not much can be done. First, there is too much empty space which only dilutes the birds in the frame. Second the head of the snail kite is looking down and the snail overlaps with the feathers which are pretty much the same color therefore it is almost impossible to make it more obvious. I did work with the masking brushes in ACR and was able to bring out a little more detail and color, and of course, I cropped it.	Aug 10th
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