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56 Jul 21 Comment I chuckled at your clever title, Cindy. Halo or no, this looks very charming up against the nicely-colored lineny background you used to replace the somewhat-distracting water and out-of-focus rocky embankment. The tight crop is a good lesson for me, as I tend to show as much of the creature as I can. This one shows all that is necessary for the theme. Jul 21st
56 Jul 21 Comment The intense color of the wheat really gives a lift to the scene and focuses my eye on it, while the darkened clouds help point the eye down to it from the top. I like the "watercolor on white background" look of the final product, reminding me more of an actual watercolor painting. Now that I looked again at the tree tops, I agree with Gerhard that softening them would enhance the watercolor look. Jul 21st
56 Jul 21 Comment Gerhard, I don't think you could have found a better subject for monochrome! And I liked the way you shot it, leaving space in front of their perfectly-lined-up heads. Also, the reflections certainly complement the image. It's a very cool image and I can't think of a thing that needs any improvement. Jul 21st
56 Jul 21 Comment I echo the comment Trey brought out: that is looks reminiscent of the works of the old Masters. You did a perfect job with your golds and brown tones. Jul 21st
56 Jul 21 Comment Trey, you did a masterful job with cropping and/or cloning the top and the colors are just magnificent. The only thing is that I feel like the "bridge" is sort of a cliff now, since the sky is no longer visible on top. I wonder if toning down the sky to a dark navy shade (but letting it still show up as sky) could keep that bridge feeling. (Just my 2 cents). I think your rich colors work well enough to keep my eye in the frame. Jul 21st
56 Jul 21 Reply Trey, I think your version preserves the awesome feeling I had from seeing such a great number of silent, sunstruck birds in their evening community while it keeps the exotic look of the Spanish moss. I didn't want to remove too much of the scene that contributed to that feeling. I have to agree with you and Nancy that the empty birdless branch in the lower right didn't add to the scene, after all. Jul 21st
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86 Jul 21 Comment You sure are giving us some interesting things to see in Washington, D.C. Kieu-Hanh! I like the waviness of this intriguing building, but it seems to lean a little to the left. If you have Snapseed app, try under TOOLS> Perspective> Free in order to tweak it slightly. Love the colors. Love the clouds in the sky. Love the curved sidewalk that frames the lower corner. Jul 21st
86 Jul 21 Comment I agree with your cropping out the lower left building which added nothing. Also, I liked Ruth's comment about letting the road and subtle parked cars remain to alleviate the crowded feeling of stacked-up buildings with no means of access. But, by all means, just clone out those distracting white signs and poles down there. Otherwise, I like the angled scene and the soft evening shades very much. Jul 21st
86 Jul 21 Comment Glad you joined us, Gene! This is such a scene of contrasts that you shot at a good moment so we can witness the brunt of the storm from the light and dark clouds to what appears to be the already-pouring rain in the distance. The boat masts serve to enhance the drama. I liked the comments above about cropping away even more of the lower water foreground to make a panoramic shape that complements the horizontally-spreading cloud pattern. Wow, there is definitely greater impact seeing this in monotones than in color. I like to see you come up with a title; this deserves it. Something along the lines of "Tempest in Sicily" Jul 21st
86 Jul 21 Comment Try as I might, I couldn't spot the little snail in your original. I like the tight crop on the hydrangea plant which makes the snail show up. I think the scene needs to be a little bit brighter, though, to show off his yellow color. It's quite low-key this way, unlike the original. Jul 21st
86 Jul 21 Reply I think that's a good idea about removing the little specks. Jul 21st
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