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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 56 |
Feb 22 |
Comment |
Your backgrounds are always outstanding, Cindy, and your work on a subject behind glass has saved it to enjoy as a painting. I also like how well its eyes look in the final image. |
Feb 27th |
| 56 |
Feb 22 |
Comment |
I guess I would make it unanimous regarding cloning out the brownish leaf blotches at the upper edge, because those drew my eye away from the wonderful watercolored flowers below. I'd prefer plain white up top to let them breathe. I love, love, love this watercolored departure from your usual submissions, Terry. It just looks so fresh, seeing early flowers in the snow. Makes me wish I'd grown some, since we have had more snow in Tennessee than usual this year. (I did have some irises that thought they'd hit spring last November, so they might be too tired to come out again in the real spring.) I enjoyed seeing your image very much! |
Feb 27th |
| 56 |
Feb 22 |
Comment |
I've never heard these exotic flowers called anything but "Anthurium", certainly not "naughty boy" ;-) Gerhard, I just don't know about the new background; it looks like the hide of one of the animals you frequently have shot photos of, what with all the short hairs. Of course, that makes more sense than the cluttered background present in the original shot. I do think the shiny red heart shape elicits a feeling of Valentine's Day, so appropriate for this month of February. |
Feb 27th |
| 56 |
Feb 22 |
Comment |
I like how Topaz warmed up the pale tones in the water to complement the scene. How lucky to have these birds posing just at sunset, too. It DOES look much like a painting. I can relate to not having time while travelling to get down to painting, as we spent this month down in Florida and just returned in time to make my comments. |
Feb 27th |
| 56 |
Feb 22 |
Comment |
Between the Topaz and Photoshop/Lightroom, you got a lot more pizazz style into this leafy image. The cropping worked well to get to the heart of the image. I always enjoy your backstories of how/where your images were shot. (Who would have thought a place with "Skunk" in the name could appear so brilliant & lovely?!) |
Feb 27th |
| 56 |
Feb 22 |
Comment |
Yes, the screen was what gave the "pixelated" look to the image and gave me the idea to try painting over it. I will need to become more adept at using brushes instead of adjusting settings to tweak the more automatic programs to accomplish this. Thanks for all the comments. |
Feb 27th |
6 comments - 0 replies for Group 56
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| 86 |
Feb 22 |
Comment |
I don't feel like you're losing much of the foreground by setting the columns up ramrod straight. However, this is one place that has so many leaning lines that it probably would not have been noticed, had you not mentioned it. (The only times I was in Madrid Airport were in the mid-1970's and it was probably nothing memorable to see, so this is a treat to see what it's like now.) |
Feb 27th |
| 86 |
Feb 22 |
Comment |
Until I read Kieu-Hanh's comment, I wasn't even aware of the second flower shadow. I do like how it shows up on the log. If there's a way you could slightly vignette the lower corners, it might enhance the image even more. You got a lot of nice background to give the daisies a special place in this world. |
Feb 27th |
| 86 |
Feb 22 |
Comment |
You did the right thing to eliminate the yellows in the background, so that now all eyes are on the ornate chairs which are somewhat orderly and somewhat left where they were last used, for a realistic look with snow all over the scene. (Had you left the buildings yellow, I think our eyes would gravitate away from the interesting chairs to focus on what is in color.) |
Feb 27th |
| 86 |
Feb 22 |
Comment |
It doesn't look like you had to make many changes once you situated the pears so carefully. I'm not used to seeing them this red color very often, so they really caught my eye, being so different. Is it that straight up-and-down one you wanted to tilt? If so, I am in agreement. Something about it seems uneasier than the others, but otherwise, it's such a terrific shot in its little white scalloped bowl and pale background which don't compete with the nice reds. |
Feb 27th |
| 86 |
Feb 22 |
Comment |
Bob, you did a fantastic job getting this eagle out of its fencing and back into the wild with your skillful work! The only thing I would alter is the palm leaves that look like rays coming from under its beak. Maybe blur them into extinction. This is a nice shot and you handled it well. |
Feb 27th |
5 comments - 0 replies for Group 86
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11 comments - 0 replies Total
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