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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 51 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
The app did an amazing job at producing a "big photo." I like the mountain in the distance. I agree that the power lines are a bit distracting but also a pain to remove. I'm wondering how a square crop or a vertical crop would work to add more focus on the cedar waxwings. |
Apr 14th |
| 51 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
The app did an amazing job at producing a "big photo." I like the mountain in the distance. I agree that the power lines are a bit distracting but also a pain to remove. I'm wondering how a square crop or a vertical crop would work to add more focus on the cedar waxwings. |
Apr 12th |
| 51 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
The app did an amazing job at producing a "big photo." I like the mountain in the distance. I agree that the power lines are a bit distracting but also a pain to remove. I'm wondering how a square crop or a vertical crop would work to add more focus on the cedar waxwings. |
Apr 11th |
| 51 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
When you open the camera, at the bottom next to photo is portrait. Select portrait and then you have the options natural light, studio light, contour light, and then stage light. When you are on stage light a circle appears on the screen and tells you if you need to move farther away from the subject and there is also a level indicator. It's all in the camera app on your phone. |
Apr 11th |
| 51 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
I love the bw version. Like Robert I see the two areas of leaves that are out of focus, one on the right and one on the left. I'm wondering if you backed up a bite when you take the picture and then you can crop to the composition you want, if that would solve the issue. The phone cameras are really good about getting everything in focus. It might also be caused by not having the camera level to the subject. You have the plant so lots of time to play with it. |
Apr 11th |
| 51 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
The clump of blossoms that you have isolated are beautiful. They look nice and sharp. I feel like the busy background really competes with the main subject. I'm not sure how to deal with that unless you have the ability to mask the background and add a blur filter or darken it some more. |
Apr 10th |
| 51 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
I like the pink flower against the green foliage. The phone camera did a great job at not blowing out the pinks. It looks like there are water drops on the flower. I agree with the others about putting a vignette on so it forces the eye to stay more on the main subject. |
Apr 10th |
| 51 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
I hope Carol is doing well now and both of you can relax and look forward to summer.
Did you shoot this in RAW? The extensive crop worked well. I like the high perspective. Nice looking water tower. |
Apr 10th |
7 comments - 1 reply for Group 51
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| 52 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
LUT = look up table. That doesn't tell you much. Some photography processing programs have them as presets. ON1 and Affinity have them but I don't know about Photoshop or Lightroom. They act like a formula or preset to interpret colors and they change certain colors to others. It depends on the LUT you chose what effect you get. Google LUT in photography.
Also Google "does photoshop or Lightroom have LUT presets" and you will find information for those programs. |
Apr 14th |
| 52 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
This is certainly an unusual presentation of the spoonbill but isn't it fun to think outside of the box. I think your crop works well in putting the focus on the center of the bird as to me the look on his face is comical and the highlight. I don't think keeping the whole bird in the image would have had the same impact. I'm not sure if the purple area around the wings is artifact or just the blur of the wings with the slow shutter speed. An image that make the viewer smile. |
Apr 14th |
| 52 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
First Judith, I want to congratulate you for having an image in the Showcase. "Down the Rabbit Hole" is another one of your curiosity finds and leaves the viewer scratching their head :).
Your image this month is like looking at the clouds and finding so many interesting formations. I see the upside down face. In the center I see a puppet man or almost the tin man in the Wizard of OZ. I do like Mike's editing and I think you could do a lot of experimenting with this image maybe with textures or LUTS. |
Apr 14th |
| 52 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
A sure sign of spring when the new bunnies of the year are out exploring. Working with wildlife can be challenging. Wouldn't it have been nice if all three were close together and smiling for you. I think the one you chose to present was the best of the three. He/she seems to be sniffing out the environment. Nice catch light in the eye and the bunny has detail and is sharp. Dealing with woodland backgrounds can be difficult but I think you did a good job with the crop and darkening the background so the lighter bunny stands out. |
Apr 14th |
| 52 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Good eye to see this busy bee and capturing it. My first impression was the center is too dark. On a second look it seems to me the center with the bee and the outer/back petals are sharp but the closer petals are soft. All a problem with depth of field. I like Mike's edit as it makes the bee and stamens pop and leaves the soft petals as sort of a vignette around the main subject. Really worth more editing and playing with different edits. |
Apr 12th |
| 52 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
What a fun moment to witness and photograph. Some have suggested flipping the adult which would be ideal if he was flying to the nest. That is not something I have done or would probably do but always a choice. Luckily one of the chicks was looking toward the adult so we can see its face. The nest and chicks look nice and sharp. The adult is probably acceptably sharp. Your fast shutter speed worked well to stop the action. |
Apr 12th |
| 52 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Thanks for the nice comments from everyone. My eye does not easily pick up on color casts. When it's pointed out to me then I recognize it, so thanks for the comment to correct the color balance. I watch Scot Kelby on The Grid when he does blind critiques and that is something he picks up on all the time. |
Apr 12th |
| 52 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
What a beautiful bird and great capture of the action. Great job handholding and the fast shutter speed stopped the action. The calm water really worked in your favor producing a stunning reflection. Nice catch light in the eye and detail throughout. What a skill for them to skim across the water with just the bottom bill in the water to catch a meal. Everything works in this image. I wouldn't change a thing. Good luck in the competition. |
Apr 12th |
6 comments - 2 replies for Group 52
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13 comments - 3 replies Total
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