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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 47 |
Oct 25 |
Reply |
Thank you Kirsti. I took several of these men. The others were in better focus, but this was the best at telling the story. The more I look at it the more I like the softer focus. |
Oct 18th |
| 47 |
Oct 25 |
Reply |
I am so used to having judges complain the image "is not sharp" it is difficult sometimes to think outside of that box. Thanks for the comments Douglas. We will have to get together to shoot some as you (I think I read) live in Wilmington, DE as do I. I kind of miss DPS. I was in the club for years handling equipment both for club meetings and for Wilmington International Exposition of Photography (WIEP). |
Oct 14th |
| 47 |
Oct 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Al. I thought about that and Chose not to because it brought the frog too close to the edge of the image. To my eye the frame around the image accomplishes that. |
Oct 14th |
| 47 |
Oct 25 |
Reply |
When I was involved with the Delaware Photographic Society one of the members, Ray Firmani, was famous for that. We nicknamed him "Flipit" Ray. I learned from a master.
Sadly Ray is no longer with us. He flew in B17s during WW2. |
Oct 14th |
| 47 |
Oct 25 |
Comment |
What a great image of the bear. With Jeff, the eyes (at least to my eye) make the image of the bear. The detail of the fur is wonderful and the pose is funny - a great image to hang on the wall of a "man cave" :-)
I saw what Jeff mentioned about the light background and, I think I came up with a relatively easy 'fix' - flipped the image. The bright area moves from right side to left and my eye naturally travels right through it to the bear in stead of being drawn past the bear. The lighter back ground also served to highlight the bear's fur texture. Your thoughts?
A wonderful catch - thank you for sharing it with us. |
Oct 13th |
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| 47 |
Oct 25 |
Comment |
A magnificent bull! Great shot and great focus on the animal with superb detail on the bull's cost and antlers..
I did not see the white branch about which Jeff spoke, at least not a first. Even after I noticed it, it did not bother me as it is so small.
Everything else, to my eye, is spot on. Glad you had a long lense as they can be testy and very dangerous, especially when in rut.
Thanks very much for sharing it with us Al. |
Oct 13th |
| 47 |
Oct 25 |
Comment |
Good afternoon Kirsti,
I love the humor in your description - "tender moment". I am not sure what story this would suggest to me, but I found myself studying the image for a clue to what the metal items between the tires might be.
That, to my mind, is the real success of this image - it causes me to stop and study it, giving my mind a chance to identify the items and that opens the door for a story to develop.
I do agree with Jeff that the left side lighting could be brought up some to provide more definition of the tread pattern of the truck (or off-road) tires - judging by the heavy tread pattern.
Great catch Kirsti - thanks very much for sharing it with us. |
Oct 13th |
| 47 |
Oct 25 |
Comment |
Good afternoon Jeff. I love images of mist and mountains. I really like the layered contours of the mountains in this image. This image brings that out nicely.
Having said that I struggle with the wire in the image. To my eye it gives a feel of having the lower right corner being cut off even though I can still the corner in the image, a sense of discontinuity.
It does tell me a story of bringing power (and light) to an area that might not have it otherwise. It is just that, at least to my it is such a stark contrast going as it does from the bottom center to up on the right side.
In spite of that I like the image and am glad you shared it with us. |
Oct 13th |
| 47 |
Oct 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Jeff. Frankly seeing the activity caught me by surprise. It is a slice of life which, as you said, we do not see everyday. |
Oct 13th |
| 47 |
Oct 25 |
Comment |
Good afternoon Douglas. I think it was a great idea as I view the image. The light frog against the dark tree is a striking contrast making the from pop from the tree.
My issue with the image is the very light background (love the bokeh) in stark contrast to the dark tree tends to draw my eye away from the frog which begins to take on the aspect of a distraction as opposed to the central subject.
So I took the image into PS to bring the focus more to the frog, eliminating the bench on the left side and darkening the background slighty to see what would happen and what you see is the result. The last step of creating a frame gave my eye a boundary so it did not wander off the image following the tree trunks. Your thoughts?
Thanks for sharing the image it was a great catch.
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Oct 13th |
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