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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 41 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
I really like the concept, and the feel and first impression, but but some details confuse me...
the image says desperation and hot and dry -- until the lightning, lightning happens when it rains, so that would mean hope...?
personally, I think that the story and image would be stronger without the lightening and without the two birds in the sky, perhaps with a hot sun
I would prefer the chicken looking at the man, because they both would be desperate and because the way the chicken is faced now he would see the eagle. |
Aug 22nd |
| 41 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
very well done, what a fun composite, challenging for the golfer, lol
I like the golf cats added, not sure about the light at the entrance of the tunnel or how strong her shadow is |
Aug 22nd |
| 41 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
cool concept
I like it with both one and two players, perhaps a tad more re with the two
To improve, darken the one coil and use a color blend mode for the red on the right
and add some shadows so the players are not floating |
Aug 22nd |
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| 41 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
you are correct, I will edit that part of the flow |
Aug 16th |
3 comments - 1 reply for Group 41
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| 44 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
wow, great scene, I wish it had a little more punch. Ah, I see Rick's version with more impact.
Beautiful light and composition |
Aug 23rd |
| 44 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
I like this version!
has more impact |
Aug 23rd |
| 44 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
wow, love the ripples and the feeling. Lots of texture and light patterns to dance your way thru. Tone mapping nicely done.
The shadows went a little cyan and on my screen it does look a tad bright and a tad over sharp, but I think that the rocks can take it in his case.
I did a little Nik color Efex, glamor glow and a shadow wonal change to make them warmer in ACR |
Aug 22nd |
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| 44 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
I wish that I could say familiar to me because I have been there, alas I have not made it there yet.
Great toning and composition, love the reflection
I cannot see how to improve it, and it would ma ea great jigsaw puzzle |
Aug 22nd |
| 44 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
the vignetting works well in this case, and how you brightened the water, it changes the feel to emphasize the waterfall -- but I also liked the lower reflection |
Aug 16th |
| 44 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Nice scene, I love the greens and the water! I wish you had taken a few steps to the left and not included the leaves on the right (which are also not sharp). I understand the crop suggested above, but I really like the reflection on the bottom and moving over would have added more to that.
Question
You state "Three images, ISO 100, f/13, 1/30, 1/125, 1/500" but not how you tone mapped it or how you edited it, if anything after the tone mapping -- inquiring minds want to know |
Aug 16th |
4 comments - 2 replies for Group 44
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| 46 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
I tend to prefer rectangular, but the above square crop isn't bad, so likely it is personal preference (and audience, Insta still likes it square)
The placement point of the swans is more important than the aspect ratio and you have them placed well.
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Aug 31st |
| 46 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
It is a lovely scene with an almost fantasy feel to it.
This is where I would like to see the RAW file and see if ACR and masing the RAW file would bring out the details in the highlights |
Aug 30th |
| 46 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
editing the background like this really made the bird pop even more (it's such a pretty and dramatic bird)
I do like the above suggestion to take it one step further and remove the vegetation at the bottom
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Aug 30th |
| 46 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
I like the crop and the sky repalcemtn was done really well as I do not see signs of it even in the feathers.
As for the facing left or right -- I tend to like it when the image reads left to right since we do, but sometimes with birds when it reads left to right ( eyes on the left) the tail takes us right out of the scene, so I like this one this way since the tail leads us in and the eyes are there and then the action takes you right back to the pair.
There is a slight blue cast on the birds, and the tree got kinda artsy
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Aug 30th |
| 46 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
I love the mood and lighting and texture in this grebe.
I would remove the red to prevent it distracting the viewer's eyes from the grebe
While I see "Its pose shows the pleasure of the moment went it was enjoying the sun." the feeling of the image, it still leaves me wanting to see the eyes
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Aug 23rd |
| 46 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
I agree about removing the red |
Aug 23rd |
| 46 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
I have made similar 'holidays' -- hence I always try the flip upsie down method before printing, alas not always before posting, lol
Was this a rAW file? If so, try using "enhance" in ACR to the RAW image to make the starting RAW file 2x higher and 2x longer before the crop |
Aug 16th |
| 46 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
pixel peeping 2 |
Aug 16th |
 |
| 46 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
pixel peeping 1
see the purple halo and other halos around the bird.
For a regular image I am not likely to pixel peep, but this is a very large crop.
Try using "enhance" in ACR to the RAW image to make the starting RAW file 2x higher and 2x longer (or gigapixel?) |
Aug 16th |
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| 46 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
I removed the extra head and tried editing around the tail and the crest (cloning on a darken blend mode layer) but the low res psa version makes it hard.
Your image is a good example of why we have and need psa dd groups -- we all want to learn and grow and see how we can improve. |
Aug 16th |
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| 46 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
What a rare find, very cool!
I like how you added pine needles to the white area under the bird, which would have been distracting.
I am impressed that you were able to create such a good final image with such a severe crop.
While the cloning over the white parts near the bird are well done, there are some cloning and sharpening artifacts.
When I edit an image I try to turn it upside down (in PS temporarily) to see cloning issues -- that likely would have brought your attention to the second head on the lower branch (see screen shot).
There are also sharpening artifacts and halos, especially around the tail and the crest.
You have taken a record shot and created an amazing bird portrait of this cool bird, but it needs pixel peeping to gain its full potential
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Aug 16th |
 |
| 46 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
FYI, our group is "Nature plus" so editing (cloning, content aware fill, etc) is allowed. |
Aug 16th |
| 46 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Hi Jack,
I love skimmers and the story telling here is wonderful. The colors and sharpness pop. I would have loved to see the uncropped image (always good to submit the original and the final version). You also waited to get catchlights in both of their eyes, which adds a lot.
I would suggest flipping it to enhance the story telling, right now both the story and the missing tail are affected since we read left to right. Flipping it we come in at the end of the adult, go to the adult and then right to the chick and there is no missing tail or whole tail (Tom's version) to lead us OUT of the frame.
As far as the tail, I am of the mindset "crop don't clip", that is a little missing seems odd, but more missing seems intentional. I actually like Tom's adding the tail back on version, and for Nature Plus (which our group is) that is good) but I also acknowledge that some competitions would not allow that (or cleaning up your original via cloning/content-aware fill).
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Aug 16th |
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6 comments - 7 replies for Group 46
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13 comments - 10 replies Total
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