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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 56 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
You sure made us laugh, Cindy! Good job cropping and painting. "Good eye" for shooting the original. Your sky, snow and icicles look just realistic enough. |
Jan 30th |
| 56 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Oh, yes, I see your brush strokes now on the stump (in the 2nd version you posted). Well done. My first impression was that you shot a large volcanic island. Ha. Thank goodness for descriptions, so I can see it as a tree stump. At any rate, you achieved great detail in your painting and I commend you for trying new techniques and equipment! I agree with Gerhard: Way to Go, Martha! We look forward to your progress. |
Jan 30th |
| 56 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
This is a wonderful family grouping, Gerhard! I think I would have preferred having the natural tree background, but just desaturated and touched up a little with a brush (to blur them a little) or effect from a photo app. The background in your final painting seems a bit harsh (like lightning bolts) and it competes with the subjects, rather than blurring the background, which is already a rather nice setting, I think.
I like the way you wrung every last bit of wrinkley detail from the elephants themselves. |
Jan 30th |
| 56 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
This is certainly an interesting story of the entire citrus industry, Nancy, and great to see a statue erected in memory of such a pioneering woman. It's interesting to note all the different suggestions, each covering a different aspect of your image. I like the way the background is close to monotone to emphasize the more intense color in the statue itself. My only nitpick is that I feel like everything is leaning left, especially the building. You did say you had straightened up the shot, so it may not have been possible to correct it to be vertical. I like having the girl in the shot, and glad you explained the star, as I was not sure what that element was from the rearside. It looks like you had to do a lot of removing little distractions from the original. |
Jan 30th |
| 56 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
I really love those intense purply blues and darker greens you achieved in the final image, Trey! (Wish I could buy some clothes to match.) I certainly do not have any problem with the cropping you did, because the big bee is sharp and doesn't need any photography rules to command our attention to her. You did right to crop away the left side because it would have added nothing to the image.
(Sorry for the late comment; we got back from a couple weeks' trip to find the Internet down and just got the modem replaced. Whew!) |
Jan 30th |
5 comments - 0 replies for Group 56
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| 86 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Who would have thought of decorating a winterized fountain? It appears the Smithsonian landscapers are creative. And you were also creative to use a shot of it as a card. You certainly shot it on a pretty day with so much detail in the blue sky and the pine cones and all are so very nice and sharp. All the colors put the viewer right in the scene, seeing something we'd never otherwise have a chance to experience. Thanks! |
Jan 30th |
| 86 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Clouds above; clouds below. I hardly ever get to see fog looking like this. In the Midwest and MidSouth, mostly fog seems to be less-well-defined, more of an all-over hazy look. In your captivating shot, despite the fog, it is easy to see the rolling hills sharply as they go into the distance, which adds to the appeal. |
Jan 30th |
| 86 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
I like the soft colors in this, Ruth. It looks like you used some sort of filter to get that effect, but I guess it was just the way the scene actually looked. The upper part of the image reminds me of a tapestry fabric. I guess Snapseed got it to look that way. Wishing we could see the original to compare. Maybe make a duplicate next time before you apply Snapseed (?) |
Jan 30th |
| 86 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
We used to live in Chicago, so I can imagine this scene from the chaotic experience we once had after midnight in the Atlanta airport once with slow blocks-long lines waiting for the 2 people at the rescheduling desk. Of course, we did not have snow to contend with that time!
Your photojournalism shot brought out a lot of heart-felt comments, so I think it worked. So you have 2 somewhat different "stories" between your 2 versions of the shot. I agree that the close-up makes it more about the woman, which you said was not your actual intent. So I think either your original or Kieu-Hanh's version works better with that concept. (Sorry for the late comment; we got back from a couple weeks' trip to find the Internet down and just got the modem replaced. Whew!) |
Jan 30th |
| 86 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
I guess this falls under the category of carelessness. I was rushing to get it sent in and after spending the time to clone in that one shoe, I recropped for downsizing the final and never checked what was on top until after I was emailing it. You're both right; those toes were in the original and in my haste, I forgot they ever were up there. Lesson learned. |
Jan 6th |
5 comments - 0 replies for Group 86
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10 comments - 0 replies Total
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