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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 56 |
Nov 20 |
Comment |
Okay, Cindy, you sure come up with some doozies! While I agree it would have worked well for an October submission, a creative and scarey shot like this is delightful to see anytime at all. This must have taken quite a bit of time to compose. Love those glowing eyes and the way you moved the skeleton from the book stack to the tombstone! |
Nov 19th |
| 56 |
Nov 20 |
Comment |
And here I wouldn't change a thing. The tight crop is perfect, as are the enhanced colors and Cezanne effect. Your poor little sad cabin original became a knock-out painting! |
Nov 19th |
| 56 |
Nov 20 |
Comment |
I like the fact that you flipped it over to give the shipwreck some space to head from left to right. (Well, that is, if a shipwreck could move.) I like the gritty-ness of the rocks with this filter, but for me, it does not enhance the sky. (appears a bit like sandpaper) One thing I DO like about the sky is the lighter cloud-like streaks not apparent in the darker original.
Where did you find this shipwreck? It sure has just the right amount of parts left to look right inside while maintaining the outlines of a ship. Interesting. |
Nov 19th |
| 56 |
Nov 20 |
Comment |
Win-win is right: it's nice how the camera group and people who model are able to help each other. The two images you have also are winners, Nancy. You wrung so much detail out of the black and white image that one doesn't miss the color. On the other hand, you started with a nicely posed and nicely shot image whose colors look A-OK. I like the finishing stroke with the frame she steps out of. Very 3-D. |
Nov 19th |
| 56 |
Nov 20 |
Comment |
Now, THIS is the quintessential autumn shot! Great colors, great reflections, gorgeous clouds, to boot. Last week, we had plenty of color for a few days, but the trees are about bare now. You shot this at the perfect time and I like the way the trees look fluffier in the painting, once their colors are lightened and enhanced. Topaz Bluebell gave just the right amount of "paintiness" without interfering with our enjoyment of the reality of the scene. Super job, Trey. |
Nov 19th |
5 comments - 0 replies for Group 56
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| 86 |
Nov 20 |
Comment |
You are finding your way around the phone apps pretty well nowadays, Tom. As others noted, hard to believe it all started with part of a screw--but once we see the original, it has come a long way and morphed into something of interest. The background looks marble grained to me. Too bad to lose some of the sharpness in the dome area, but overall, it gives a nice impression. I like those colors together. I had never thought of using a microscope with a cell phone. Enjoy your scientific toy! |
Nov 19th |
| 86 |
Nov 20 |
Comment |
Ruth, I don't see any evidence of any yellowish spot where you mentioned. Looks just fine now. I really like the sharp detail of the thistle petals and the way each has a varigation of shades of color, not just a solid purplish color, as they look from a distance. You really got up close and personal with your flower head and its eye-catching visitor. Happy Thanksgiving to you, too! |
Nov 19th |
| 86 |
Nov 20 |
Comment |
This is Gorgeous with a capital G. Like a real old-fashioned painting. My Grandma liked those types of flowers, so I could picture this hanging in her apartment. The fade-out effects of the edges really bring my eyes to the center of the subject, too. I only have one nitpick: that the darker shady area mid-upper right might be enhanced by filling it to match the rust color of the rest of the background. (Just so it wouldn't stop the eye from wondering if something had been there and now removed.) Or just clone a bit of the baby's breath from another area. |
Nov 19th |
| 86 |
Nov 20 |
Comment |
I like the colorful swooshes or swirls around the main object. I have to admit this lady doesn't grab me as much as, say an old Father Time, but I'm sure you had your own symbolism behind the images--which do flow into each other in an interesting way. |
Nov 19th |
| 86 |
Nov 20 |
Reply |
As you expressed in the past, some things are more difficult to achieve on your iPad, or in my case, little iPhone screen which makes my fingers feel too big. Thanks for the compliment. (Maybe PSA should start a line of creative fabrics because I see plenty of images that would be wonderful to wear on a blouse, dress or shirt. Ha.) |
Nov 19th |
| 86 |
Nov 20 |
Reply |
Thanks. Interesting idea about the cropping, Kieu-Hanh. |
Nov 19th |
| 86 |
Nov 20 |
Reply |
I'm with you on this point, but the problem is: I didn't know how to accomplish that with the iPhone apps I used. Someday, I'll play with it on the computer, but I am "forcing" myself to try more things on the phone. |
Nov 19th |
| 86 |
Nov 20 |
Reply |
Ruth, I used to use Facebook but I dropped it over 2 years ago, so I'm not recommending their apps. In fact, after downloading them and finding I had to sign in to Facebook, I deleted them. I found the apps in the Apple App store and didn't realize they were that tied into FB. |
Nov 19th |
| 86 |
Nov 20 |
Reply |
I think I understand about what you mean about the square elements. I was more happy with the new texture the app introduced, but I preferred the color I got in my first iteration (Original 1). After I got the texture, I could not seem to make it less hot-magenta. This is one of those things that could have been simple in Photoshop, but I just decided to persevere with this new look. |
Nov 19th |
| 86 |
Nov 20 |
Comment |
Kieu-Hanh, the tightly-packed ivy leaves climbing the trunks make me think I am looking through frost-patterned glass. And the scattered brightly-colored areas help move the eye around the image, too. Very seasonal; I like it a lot. |
Nov 9th |
5 comments - 5 replies for Group 86
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10 comments - 5 replies Total
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