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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 47 |
Jun 17 |
Reply |
Thank you for the effort Ricky. I can see an advantage to lightening the walkway along with the swing, as you did. It was a good thought on your part. I actually find myself liking both versions. |
Jun 23rd |
| 47 |
Jun 17 |
Comment |
Thanks Jack. I actually did have a closer crop. I agree about removing some of the brush. I chose to stick with the original format, but I think a closer crop also worked well.
Based upon what you said I made some changes - what do you think?
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Jun 12th |
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| 47 |
Jun 17 |
Comment |
This, to my eye, is a wonderful creation - a marvelous composite shot. I especially like the way the light frames the pyramid of the six Thunderbirds in the center of the shot. I will normally try to work to the rule of thirds, but that law is (in my opinion) not cast in concrete and this image as I look at it is a great support of that. I do not think it would have worked nearly as well if you tried to shoe-horn the image into the rule of thirds - I think it was a great call on your part.
My one suggesting (nit picking) would be to lighten up the aircraft that frame the central six. I can see them but I have to work at it as they are too easily lost against the dark clouds.
I took the liberty of taking the image into PSCC and lightening the backboard an softening the contrast a bit. Let me know what you think.
All in all, I think it is a spectacular image created or not. This is a wall-hanger I would love to have in my office.
Thank you so much for sharing it with us. |
Jun 12th |
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| 47 |
Jun 17 |
Comment |
I really like this image. Frankly I am glad you did not boost the contrast. It gives me the feel of a looking out over a mountainous land scape with other mountains in the misty distance. I like that aspect of the image. I also really like the contours and the texture of the hills/mountains. To my eye the plants in the foreground add to the context of the image giving me a better sense of the place you were observing.
I have no problem with the focus, or any of the other technical aspects of the image. I cannot come up with any suggestions that might make the image better. Thank you for sharing it with us. |
Jun 12th |
| 47 |
Jun 17 |
Comment |
Wow! I have seen a lot of light houses, most (after a while) begin to look the same to me. In this image the sky, in my opinion makes the image. I also like the light shining around the base of the light house. After reading how you did it I examined the image closer and could not see evidence that it was created by replacing the sky - not an easy task based upon my experience.
I love the image and would be glad to hang it on a wall in my office. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. |
Jun 12th |
| 47 |
Jun 17 |
Comment |
I find this to be a very interesting image. The texture of the skin (a lady I assume) is wonderful as is the composition. I also like the geometric pattern of the musician's legs and arms with respect to the oboe(?). I find the pose to be both clever and fascinating.
I also find the technical aspects of the image (lighting, focus, and exposure, etc.) to be spot on.
I really cannot come up with any creative suggestions to improve the image. Thank you for sharing it with us. |
Jun 12th |
| 47 |
Jun 17 |
Comment |
I can make no suggestions about the technical aspects of the image - to my eye they are spot on, particularly the focus and lighting. I particularly like the texture of the water and also that of the stones.
A couple of things leave me uncomfortable with the image. Without the a larger view of what is happening I am wondering what they are look toward? Personally I would have liked to see more of the context (waves, or whatever else might have been going on) so I could build a story around the couple. Also the object on the beach competes with my attention on the bathers. Perhaps trying to clone it out, but I cannot say for sure.
Thank you for sharing it with us. |
Jun 12th |
| 47 |
Jun 17 |
Comment |
Looking at the two images, I believe you have gotten the most out of the image. I like the balance of tones. To my eye, technically, I do not think you could not have done better that what I see. Also I think monochrome works better for this image than color, especially with how you were able to work out the brightness and contrast.
My issue with the image is that because of the crop you chose the road does draw my eye into the image while at the same time, I can see what looks to be the road horizontally along the mountains, but it takes my eye out of the image as opposed to into the image. In that respect, to my mind, I like the composition of the original more.
All of that being said, I believe you have a good image and I appreciate your sharing it with us. |
Jun 12th |
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