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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 34 |
Jul 21 |
Reply |
Judges at my camera club want us to obey the "rule of thirds," but when we do, they complain that the photo needs to be cropped! Go figure. |
Jul 6th |
| 34 |
Jul 21 |
Reply |
Much better! |
Jul 6th |
| 34 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
It looks like you went to a foundry and photographed an iron artichoke--which is appropriate since the artichokes one eats are high in iron. The lighting, shadows, and "spotlight" at the top of the artichoke all reinforce the iron look. You have miraculously turned a real artichoke into a eye catching sculpture. |
Jul 3rd |
| 34 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
This is a master sleeper, indeed, and you have created his dream world beautifully. Good job. |
Jul 3rd |
| 34 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
Your selections were put together with incredible accuracy to form the poor creature who is about to meet his demise. The dust kicked up by the tire, the sharp images in the foreground, and the blurred image in the background support you composite well. Nice work. |
Jul 3rd |
| 34 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
Your artistic rendering is certainly an improvement of the original. You've formed the light so that the eye travels to the center of the image. This works well, but for my taste, the middle is a little too bright. |
Jul 3rd |
| 34 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
William Wordsworth's poem "Tintern Abbey" is one of my favorite works of literature, and you have rendered the abbey quite well. The new windows work beautifully, and the new sky is perfect. My first impression was that the young lady is too bright. Sometimes reducing the opacity a tiny bit dulls the brightness. In any case this composite makes me think of the poem which is OK in my book. |
Jul 3rd |
| 34 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
The flowers in the foreground are rendered very well, but compared to your June entry this rendition is, for me, like fingernails on a blackboard. The images do not fill the space as the images in June's version do, and June's colors are much more soothing. Perhaps you were going for a cacophony of colors, but this is a bit strident for my taste. |
Jul 3rd |
| 34 |
Jul 21 |
Reply |
Thank you for your feedback. I traded in disequilibrium for whimsy being careful not to let the fish's shadow "overshadow" the girl's shadow. |
Jul 3rd |
6 comments - 3 replies for Group 34
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| 54 |
Jul 21 |
Reply |
Thank you for your feedback. I'm happy you enjoyed the composite. |
Jul 16th |
| 54 |
Jul 21 |
Reply |
Thanks for your feedback. I felt the shadow of the puppeteer should be smaller as he is in the air. All of the shadows are a bit elongated due to the position of the (unseen) light source, but the shadow of the jack's box, which is a part of an overall elongated shadow, looks square to me. At least that's what I tried to do. |
Jul 8th |
| 54 |
Jul 21 |
Reply |
Thank you. |
Jul 8th |
| 54 |
Jul 21 |
Reply |
I'm happy you like "The Puppeteer" so much. I did leave out the shadows of the puppeteer's strings because I felt there would be too many (8) lines on the floor drawing attention away from the overall image. |
Jul 6th |
| 54 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
As I was born and raised in South Carolina, my first impression of this image was a cotton field. I didn't see the ocean as I was fixed on cotton. Original 2 is an example of "if-it-ain't-broke-don't-fix-it," but has potential for future blending. I'm not sure where you're going with this composite. It's a little busy for the "less is more" side of me. |
Jul 5th |
| 54 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
Welcome to the Group 54, Tom. In a way, I'm a Michigan man, also as I spent 4 years at the University of Michigan (half a century ago). You have blended/merged the images so well that your composite does not look like a composite. The green letters work better that the orange ones and even miraculously reflect on the letters on the right. I can't really see the brick wall without carefully looking, but the image works very well anyway. I'm just sorry you couldn't use your granddaughter's beautiful red hair. |
Jul 4th |
| 54 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
Your face is creative, and your colors are eye-catching. The only issue for me is that I simply do not like anthropomorphism even though Disney made a fortune with such movies as "Fantasia." |
Jul 4th |
| 54 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
You have certainly captured the beauty of Antelope Valley. The orange and green complement each other very well. Here are a couple of more suggestions about creating composites. First, the lighting must be the same or close to it to "sell" the idea that it's one image. Second, the sharpness must match as well. Here, the cornucopias are sharper than the poppies. One characteristic Whistler did not mention in the quote I included in my "About the Image" is perseverance. You certain have no shortage of that. |
Jul 4th |
| 54 |
Jul 21 |
Comment |
You have created a dream Freud would have loved to analyze. The sweep of the branch focuses the eye on the wolf/coyote in such a way that the viewer can't help but be drawn into the dream. As there are no blue branches or pink snow in reality, these aspects of the composite add to the dream. It's such a peaceful dream, I think it probably wouldn't wake me up. |
Jul 4th |
| 54 |
Jul 21 |
Reply |
Thanks for stopping by again. Your Whistler quote shows he really did put artistic vision above labor. |
Jul 3rd |
5 comments - 5 replies for Group 54
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11 comments - 8 replies Total
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