Activity for User 426 - Jack Florence Jr - jflorencejr@mac.com

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66 Jan 24 Reply Thanks Palli and the others for pointing out the little cloud speck. And I can see how the flip would feel better for some. Jan 6th
66 Jan 24 Reply That's illuminating Henry thanks and I agree 100% Jan 3rd
66 Jan 24 Comment Nice rendering of this scene, Henry. The Grand Tetons are so impressive, they can still command a scene even when tiny. I wish the left side completed the square, but that's a personal nitpick, and I'm sure others like the imperfection.

As to the sky, I would normally agree with Arik, but here, what you've done looks fine. Like I sometimes ask others, Im curious as to why you chose to make a normal looking image with an IR camera.		 Jan 1st
66 Jan 24 Comment Such a bleak scene, Emil! In other words, successful.
Waterfall images are a dime a dozen, but we don't often see frozen ones, and the uniform bleakness of the trees, with some symmetry, and with the most distant ones providing depth; it works quite well for me. Either of the versions is fine; the first being darker is more gloomy, the second has more of a snowy feel. Toning is great too.		 Jan 1st
66 Jan 24 Comment I can only echo the there, Palli. The detail you've managed to bring out is very nice! Also like the toning. Jan 1st
66 Jan 24 Comment Gary, looking at the original, I was thinking you had replaced the sky. But it looks like you accomplished that nice fringe, (which makes the image) using the vignette, very nice!
I like this very much Gary, it has great mood, and is made possible by your abundant creativity.		 Jan 1st
66 Jan 24 Comment I love the cloudscape Charles, but I identify with the comments of Arik and Henry as to crop and sky. Similar to Melanie's image, I think the processing on the sky has left it a little uneven. Jan 1st
66 Jan 24 Comment My comments before reading the background info:

Lovely scene, great mood, love the dogs. But for being the subject, I feel you needed to get closer in, the dogs just a bit more prominent.

After reading you added the dogs, it makes sense to me; not sure if or how you might have accomplished that, or perhaps you are fine with the scene as is.
Still, it's an image that is sure to generate an aaaah from viewers; nice.		 Jan 1st
66 Jan 24 Reply Here's a quick Snapseed edit, using a preset. We lose some of the contrast but it's cleaner. Jan 1st
66 Jan 24 Comment What a wonderful composition, Melanie! It invites the viewer to participate, as we realize the big tree are two trees, then notice the little one. Love it.

Unfortunately there's a little bit of a halo around the tree from the processing in the sky; I know this is hard to deal with. Both left and right, the sky is a little uneven. Being that it's such a great image, I would try to clean that up. I will try an edit of my own perhaps. I also like a slightly tighter crop.		 Jan 1st
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86 Jan 24 Reply Thank you Wayne, I don't know how I missed the crop at the bottom! Good catch. Jan 9th
86 Jan 24 Comment The way you framed the person makes the image, Wayne. You've transformed the disorderly brush into an intricate frame, it works very well, just as is. I also like the color on top. As Steve alludes to, the image is either low resolution, or it almost feels like some painterly filter has been applied. It may just be a combination of the crop and the limitations of the phone camera. Regardless, it's a very good composition. Jan 9th
86 Jan 24 Comment Always nice to see a moment in action, Pat. Way to take advantage of those front row seats! I like how you edit really brings out rich color, and tones down the bright light towards the top. You might consider edge burning (darkening) along the top a little more, keeps us in the scene. Jan 8th
86 Jan 24 Reply Thanks Kieu-Hanh!
I was in Hoi An Vietnam in November when they had some torrential rains. I'm amazed at how in SE Asia when it rains it just "lets loose!" People are inevitably caught in the downpour. I recall I was walking quickly myself, which is why I didn't catch his right arm like I should have.		 Jan 8th
86 Jan 24 Reply Good point about the left side, Steve. With street or journalism photography, you often only have a chance to get it right once! And your point about colors makes me think this probably wouldn't work in black and white. Jan 6th
86 Jan 24 Comment I love leading lines, they make an image 3D, as yours is here Kieu-Hanh. Add in the clouds, flag, receding water, makes for an image rich with mood. I think most would assume it's a sunset image, so I'm glad you pointed out it's sunrise.

I often shy away from taking images like this because the sun is so hard to deal with. I'm curious as to how the original was. In an ideal world I'd like to see an image taken a few minutes prior. But I think it's fine as is,and timely for the New Year.		 Jan 2nd
86 Jan 24 Comment Nice color palette, Ruth, and you've caught her clawing the carpet, as cats tend to do. Too bad the ears are just out of focus, but still a cute image. Jan 2nd
86 Jan 24 Comment I've spent countless hours photographing sand dunes, so have played around with images like this myself, Steve. Sand has natural leading lines and textures, so makes for great material. By your title, do you mean to take advantage of the loss of scale and make the viewer wonder if this was taken from a plane? For me, going in that direction, it's a maze. Lots of possibilities which makes for the fun of the image.

I don't have any comments for improvement. Sand is naturally low contrast, so that by waiting for the lowest sun angle, and then post processing, you've done as much as you can.		 Jan 2nd
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