Activity for User 460 - Lisa Cuchara - photographer67@comcast.net

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41 Dec 24 Comment well done, this has great story and visual impact. The symmetry of the buildings is wonderfully dynamic and compelling and the reflection of the chute ties it all so well.
Perhaps darken the white at the bottom sky just a tad...		 Dec 31st
41 Dec 24 Comment This resembles IR, it has a stark appeal.

The White shadows are a wonderful visual treat leading. Perhaps take a it a bit further and remove more shadows and let the chairs dominate, removing the distractions of the muddier shadows?		 Dec 31st
41 Dec 24 Comment You have a great imagination, and the skills to translate that into art. I tend to see a lot of pareidolia, but even I didn't not see the fish.

the colors and center and composition are well done

personally I don't like the mottled effect on the edges...		 Dec 31st
41 Dec 24 Comment MEs are fun and end up being more than 1+1=2 by adding story and filling in spots.

The darker parts work better for me than the lighter ones, which pull my eye away, like the whiter walkway...		 Dec 31st
41 Dec 24 Comment Amazing image, from the red tips of her hair to the phone booth.
Your creativity is impressive, and the elements like the flock of birds work well.

To improve, dark the tree jus ta tad and make the light come from the same direction for all the elements.

Personally the bird in the tree could be eliminated to make it stronger...but you mention that the bird is essential for your story, but don't reveal what the story is. 		Dec 31st
41 Dec 24 Reply Good catch.

Nadia, with Nik Vivaza you can use their U point technology and change the lighting direction. 		Dec 31st
41 Dec 24 Comment Great composite, well done.

The borders are tough
As noted, it would be good to move the sun to the middle where the reflection is.		 Dec 27th
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44 Dec 24 Comment fascinating architecture, glad that they restored it. The composition lets you play along the curves...

To improve...The lights are hard to handle, there is some chromatic aberration around them, magenta. And there is a muddy gray at the base of the lights 		Dec 31st
44 Dec 24 Comment neat perspective. the colors and composition work well

The coloration around the brighter ring of trees reminds me of the book "The Hidden life of trees" https://amzn.to/4iXnLoX which I read many years ago and am listening to on Audible again now.

like the term "wood wide web" resonates differently now than it did ~10 years ago when I first read it.

"In his international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben opened readers' eyes to the amazing processes at work in forests every day. Now this new, breathtakingly illustrated edition brings those wonders to life like never before. With compelling, abridged selections from the original book and stunning, large-format photographs of trees from around the world, this gorgeous volume distills the essence of Wohlleben's message to show trees in all their glory and diversity. Through rich language highlighting the interconnectedness of forest ecosystems, the book offers fascinating insights about the fungal communication highway known as the "wood wide web," the difficult life lessons learned in tree school, the hard-working natural cleanup crews that recycle dying trees, and much more. Beautiful images provide the perfect complement to Wohlleben's words, with striking close-ups of bark and seeds, panoramas of vast expanses of green, and a unique look at what is believed to be the oldest tree on the planet."

How would this vary from one RAW EDR image?		 Dec 31st
44 Dec 24 Comment Whitney Park hotel

Whitney Peak hotel??		 Dec 31st
44 Dec 24 Comment Love the colors and composition with the taller tops and then getting shorter.

There does seem to be some detail missing in the oranges		 Dec 31st
44 Dec 24 Comment Interesting people, although two of the four are kinda scary.

The blend is nice, but I wonder how much of each of the exposures were used, since it was overcast and no real bright or dark parts...

The right vertical doesn't seem straight and the left side is soooo close to the edge...		 Dec 31st
44 Dec 24 Comment Interesting approach, thanks for the explanation.

When you photographed it, did you note the tripod height and distance from the sign and focal length for the same the next morning?

to improve -- above the Renosign there seems to be some bleeding.
Dec 31st
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46 Dec 24 Comment Wonderful eastern screech owl, brown morph!

I love the edited version.		 Dec 27th
46 Dec 24 Comment lots of detail and you have removed the distractions and let us focus in on the bird.

You have kept the detail despite such a dramatic crop, not easily done.

The only improvement I can see would be to crop so the bird isn't quite so centered. 		Dec 23rd
46 Dec 24 Comment Awesome bird! Lots of impact

I love the effect, but the naturalist in me doesn't like the red eye or the loss of detail in the highlights or the oversharpened? appearance

perhaps just cropped too severely? Looks like a 84% crop. You should try gigapixel a try...		 Dec 23rd
46 Dec 24 Reply Thank you for posting the SOOC version, the version that you sent could not be uploaded, the PSA DD website rejected it as it was over 1 MB Dec 23rd
46 Dec 24 Comment Cool bird! I have not photographed one. The detail and colors are wonderful, perhaps flip the image so that we come in at the tail, go to the eye and then have the negative space on the left to keep up from leaving the bird.

I understand your response to Xiao's improvements, but please remember that (1) this group is birds PLUS ;-) so editing is allowed (but isn't for some competitions)
and (2) there are ways to darken the distractions without AI, like new layer, change blend mode to soft light and burn at 20%		 Dec 23rd
46 Dec 24 Comment Good capture, pressing the shutter during the action. kudos on getting the wings and the fish and you are at eye level with the bird!

The treatment makes the bird darker than the border so the viewer's eyes are drawn away from the cool scene. It also created some moire in the background which I feel detracts.

I like Maria's version where you are drawn right to the bird and then the reflection. 		Dec 23rd
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