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

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4	Apr 25	Comment	Ian, please say hi to Javier, my paisano next time you see him. undoubtedly these ethnic outfits are very elaborated and full of color and very likely related to religious activities. I agree with Gary that the "studio" they gave you was not the best to bring out all the beauty and color of the indigenous outfits.	Apr 7th
4	Apr 25	Comment	Guy beautiful land scape of the church and the residential areas with lots of green. The shining sun light created nice shadows in the foreground. The image is sharp.	Apr 7th
4	Apr 25	Comment	Bill, you elected a very artistic set-up. I am assuming that the background is a black cloth given by the wrinkles and the shadows created by the illumination. The image is sharp. My curiosity wants to know what did you ask to Grok3?	Apr 7th
4	Apr 25	Comment	Eric, here we are entering into the field of PJ of human interest. I am not sure if he is blind, or just expecting a tip for his musical performance, and the dog adds content to the image. It is impossible to avoid amputating people in the background from that vantage point. Image is sharp.	Apr 3rd
4	Apr 25	Comment	Vella, nice sun burst effect, but it contains a lot of chromatic aberration created by the glass in the lens. I added some light to the dark areas, unfortunately it increases the chromatic aberration but you can see more detail in the darks. Patagonia is a photographers paradise.	Apr 3rd
4	Apr 25	Comment	Gary, interesting set-up. Goes well in B&W. Compositionwise, well done. A few of the words are complete so it is a linguistic lesson.	Apr 3rd
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15	Apr 25	Comment	Grace, this is a beautiful bird which we do not see in South Florida. You gave us several options of cropping/presentation. The image is sharp. There is nothing wrong with a uniform and non distracting background, in fact is desirable. With a combination of a good selection, then inverse the selection and with the cloning tool at 0 hardness you can obtain this image.	Apr 6th
15	Apr 25	Comment	Sarita, yes the White Egret in breeding time puts a whole. display of the deluxe plumage and they put a whole dance by long stretches of the neck and then crunching down to again stretch for several repetitions to attract the female. The white plumage contrasts very nicely agains the very green vegetation. You state that the ISO was 11400 but there is very little noise. Obviously Topaz does a very good job.	Apr 5th
15	Apr 25	Comment	Jerry, this is another variety of birds that we do not see in South florida. It is a nice capture but it would not do good in a salon since it is hanging on a man made structure, and there should not be any evidence of man intervention to be a pure nature image. It has an interesting body position, ready to take off. I reduced the brightness and now you can see more detail and color in the feathers.	Apr 3rd
15	Apr 25	Comment	Gloria, beautiful bird, unfortunately it is overpowered by the intricate vegetation and also is looking away from you. In this circumstances I usually use burst to capture as many images as he bird allows me before it fly's away, so you can at least capture an image where the bird is looking to the camera. It is a variety that we do not see here in South Florida. I have seen them in Costa Rica and Colombia, but are somehow different.	Apr 3rd
15	Apr 25	Comment	Spoonbill in matting/breeding colors, just capture a little fish. It is interesting as how they move their neck from side to side in a semicircular fashion while vacuum cleaning for minnows, which seems to have caught. The image is sharp, and the colors are very intense.	Apr 3rd
15	Apr 25	Comment	Gerhard, this variety of Heron is not available in North America. The only bird that may have some resemblance with is is the Amrican Bittern. I like his position and looks that he just missed or already swallowed the little fish given by the stream of water falling from his beak. Image is sharp, and the colors are very vivid.	Apr 3rd
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21	Apr 25	Comment	Tom, I just spend the weekend photographing at the Alligators Farm in St Augustin. I have been there several years during matting season, but I have never seen so many tricolor herons and snowy egrets setting up nests. The next few weeks are going to be photographers' smorgasbord with the chicks. Some of the nests are at arms distance. Indeed, your image is at peak of action.	Apr 7th
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58	Apr 25	Comment	Pinaki, my guess is that some people like to share their artistic possessions which this may be the case. We do not know if this is a real antique or just a modern reproduction of one. Or perhaps is a private museum. Because you acquired the image looking up and from a not the best vantage point, it does not look straight. Image is sharp.	Apr 7th
58	Apr 25	Comment	Bev, nice capture at almost peak of action. It is said that for a sports image be successful, you have to see eyes and the ball, which is not the case. The image is sharp.	Apr 7th
58	Apr 25	Comment	Ed, the fact that the individual is walking away from the camera (home or somewhere else) adds some degree of suspense to the image, where is he going, what is in the bag he is carrying ? You did a good B&W interpretation of the color version. The path he is walking on, creates a leading line towards the mysterious back.	Apr 3rd
58	Apr 25	Comment	Kathleen, nice example of street photography for sura, but I am puzzled as why you decapitated all but two individuals in the frame. An amputation must look intentional, but I do not think that here is the case. Here, I prefer the color version, however, slightly overexposed.	Apr 3rd
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59	Apr 25	Reply	Don, yes he is floating in the air.	Apr 25th
59	Apr 25	Reply	The beauty of the discussion groups indeed !!	Apr 25th
59	Apr 25	Reply	Tom, you are suggesting major surgery....	Apr 25th
59	Apr 25	Reply	Tom, thanks for the tips. Obviously, I missed those details.....	Apr 25th
59	Apr 25	Reply	Don, unfortunately that is all I have from that player at the edge	Apr 25th
59	Apr 25	Comment	Tom, I am always impressed by the arms strength and agility of these athletes. For sure this is an unusual capture from the right vantage point in a position and holding to what looks like a long stick. Obviously, he missed the jump. Image is sharp.	Apr 8th
59	Apr 25	Comment	Gerald, it is indeed an interesting image and action not normally seen, but I think it would depend on the mood of the judge. Even though it is peak of action, the fact that the face is completely covered by the pouring water out of the helmet may degrade the image. To me is a great image as I said before. It is sharp.	Apr 8th
59	Apr 25	Reply	I left that player on purpose to create some tension and hear your opinions about it. H is just picking in.	Apr 4th
59	Apr 25	Comment	Bruce, the thrill of victory always overpowers the sad sensation of defeat. The kid with the arms wide open is the center of attention. The image is sharp.	Apr 4th
59	Apr 25	Comment	Ronald, since I have been photographing a couple of Rugby games here in South Florida, I have become more interested in the sport and reading about its "Laws" (I was talking with a veteran rugby player with a very strong Irish accent, in one of the games and asking him about the rules. He corrected me stating that they are laws). I like this image since in addition to show a couple of players and a good kick, gives us some of the environment as well.	Apr 4th
59	Apr 25	Comment	Andre, there is no question in my mind that you are the master of the outdoors illumination in active sports. I see that you have the tendency to create your images with a large environmental proportion which overpowers the athlete. Here I like as how the bushes frame the cyclist. Perhaps a tighter crop will make the athlete stand out more. Also made the horizon straight.	Apr 3rd
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67	Apr 25	Comment	Larry, indeed very unfortunate bird. Part of the food chain, and of being at the right place, the right time.	Apr 3rd
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72	Apr 25	Comment	Adrian, I am sure that this cruise must have been very photographic productive. The Sloth's as you said, are not very active. In fact, they spend most of the day sleeping up in the trees. It was good that the face was not covered by the branches and that you can see the whole body and four extremities. The image is sharp.	Apr 7th
72	Apr 25	Comment	Richard, when photographing birds, it is always good to try to go as far down as you can, and if possible like in this case that the birds are sitting, move around to avoid overlapping birds (not so easy to do, but...)The image is sharp. There is interaction of two of them. agree with Bruce's crop.	Apr 7th
72	Apr 25	Reply	Richard, you do not have to stick to any aspect ratio unless you plan to print the image. In the digital discussion groups, every size goes.	Apr 7th
72	Apr 25	Comment	Maria, I agree with Bruce. I wonder if you use the burst setting in your camera in this situations. You could have captured the whole sequence of catching the fish and swallowing it. The light is beautiful, and the image is sharp.	Apr 6th
72	Apr 25	Comment	Bruce, this is a WOW image, I do not think the wolf is scaring the Raven away, it looks like he is trying to catch it (nice snack). The wolf's face is very expressive and shows intention. The image is sharp and the white's are well managed.	Apr 3rd
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