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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 11 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Hi Henry: Really nice monochrome image of the Lowell Covered
Bridge. Your 30 second exposure smoothed out the water very well. You had a very calm day without any breezes at all as the tall grasses along the left river bank are all tack sharp and not moving in the wind.
The use of f/13 really helped to keep the left river bank rocks very sharp, and also good sharpness through out the entire scene.
Oregon has many covered bridges, think I have visited 4 thus far.
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Mar 11th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 11
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| 63 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
Hi Charlie: Personally I think adding the thin tan colored border added that finishing touch to your Pink Sea Salt picture. The color of the border is very close in color to some of the grains of salt and it blends perfectly. Do not think a thin white border would have worked as well as your chosen border color. Take Care... |
Mar 7th |
| 63 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Hi Xiao: This picture commands the viewers attention as it comes up on the monitor, commanding the viewers attention is very important and you have achieved this with this picture.
Charlie has provided you with a lot of good advise regarding how to improve this picture. To me the lack of wing sharpness is the most noticeable flaw in the picture, all else is mostly quite good.
With many macro type images using f/6 aperture will not provide enough depth of field, the next time out experiment using smaller F stops like f/11 and even f/16 and see what you think. That being said you will need to pay closer attention to background distractions f/16 may cause due to greater depth of field.
Really nice picture... cheers |
Mar 6th |
| 63 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Hi Pierre: I have photographed in a butterfly exhibit and it is not the easiest venue to work in. You did well to share this interesting butterfly image with us. Using a tripod here is impossible as you always have someone kicking a tripod leg.
Depth of field is somewhat shallow in the picture, you do not mention if you were zoomed out to 400mm or not; if you were at 400mm and f/4.5 aperture your depth of field would be very shallow.
A neat image with the butterfly and blue flower. |
Mar 6th |
| 63 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Hi Charlie: The various brown and gray tones of the salt grains blend together well in the grouping.
I can barely make out your very dark table top, it provides a good base for the salt crystals. Then the jet black background at the far edge of the table gives the illusion the salt crystals are stacked against it.
Sometimes you use a thin border to define your composition and sometimes not, I imagine you gave this some thought. Excellent creative work and excellent technical qualities.
cheers.
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Mar 6th |
| 63 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Hi Barbara: An excellent picture of a white pond lily with a yellow center. I like your composition; the way you have positioned the flower within the frame as it is tilted upward and slightly to the left. The darkened background was a great idea, and then your inclusion of the 3 leaves at the right side of the frame add fine points of interest. The reflection in the water completes the story.
Using no flash was a great idea, the flash would have removed the shadow detail on the leaves, and also removed any detail and texture from the white leaves; the result from using flash would have resulted in a very flat looking picture. Extra fine work !! cheers. |
Mar 6th |
| 63 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Hi Neal: Have always liked red and black used together in a picture, they go well together. The bluish reflection on the black bark from the blue sky above adds interest, then also the tan bark ties it all together to make an interesting abstract kind of photo.
The way you have arranged the colors together in the image works very well from a composition standpoint. Technical qualities are very good. |
Mar 2nd |
5 comments - 1 reply for Group 63
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| 75 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
Hi Ray: YES, the trip to the Amazon Rainforest was a trip of a life time. Besides the natural beauty of the botany of the region the culture was interesting; I met interesting people and the food while different than our U.S food was very good.
Cheers. |
Mar 22nd |
| 75 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
Hi again Ray: I really liked your original, a really extra good scenery picture.
The second "white out" type version is more creative, has tremendous mood and impact. In a larger size print and mounted correctly I think this would sell in a high end art gallery as it is a different type of snow scene than we usually see. KUDOS on your creativity in creating this second version, a very contemporary monochrome image. |
Mar 15th |
| 75 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
Hi Ray: Pleased you liked the picture. I wondered about the out of focus leaves at the bottom of the frame. Would you leave the in focus leaves at the bottom left or remove them also?
I was amazed at the wide variety of tropical flowers, flowering trees and also flowering shrubs, in the Amazon Rainforest. |
Mar 13th |
| 75 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Hi Ray: Excellent scenery type image with a lot of coolness of mood in a stark landscape. Your choice of the panoramic format was a very good choice for the tree grouping; then I like your compositional arrangement with the main grouping of the dead snags biased to the right side of the frame.
Technical qualities are spot on; all in all an excellent landscape image. cheers. |
Mar 8th |
| 75 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
Back in the slide film days with low ISO ratings of 25 for K-25, and then Velvia 50 we had no choice but to use a tripod on many macro shots. I just got used to using one.
Today times have changed with most new digital camera bodies capable of using a far higher ISO rating. It is now possible to boost your ISO setting and hand hold some images. All of that being said I still use my tripod for many images as I can fine tune my composition better. You cannot see all four corners of the frame at the same time !! Take Care... |
Mar 5th |
| 75 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
Hi Vincent: In my humble opinion this darkened down background makes all of the difference in the world, the image is greatly improved. I do agree a completely dark background would not work nearly as well as this modified version you have presented us. cheers... |
Mar 5th |
| 75 |
Mar 25 |
Reply |
Hi Alison: Pleased you liked Flamboyant Flower, had never seen a flower like that and so delicate in stature.
Regarding the soft-gold reflector: The soft-gold is in a zig-zag pattern, silver and gold alternated and I use them a lot. I have two sizes, a 12" round and a 22" round and they fold up quite small in size. The brand I use is Photo-flex and you can find them on B&H website, there are many sizes to view and choose from. |
Mar 3rd |
| 75 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Hi Mo: A very artful bouquet of flowers; a lot going on in this picture and a lot to look at. I like all of the twinkling stars against the pink and blue background.
A creative picture with high impact. |
Mar 3rd |
| 75 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Hello Vincent: Using f/11 you have attainted pretty good sharpness on the frosted flower stalk; then I like the slight tilt of the flower stalk, not running just straight up the frame.
In this picture the background is not your friend as it is rather distracting. If there was any way you could have shaded the background but not the well lit flower stalk, your picture would have been greatly improved. |
Mar 2nd |
| 75 |
Mar 25 |
Comment |
Hi Alison: For someone who is new to photography you are doing an amazing job using your Photoshop tools to their best advantage.
Tonality, sharpness, exposure are all spot on.
All photographers have their own view regarding composition and how they want to present their subject within the frame. I do not think the out of focus petals on each side of the rose flower add anything; I would consider cropping the sides to match the top and bottom. Another alternative is to use f/16 aperture, that F stop would add a lot of depth of field and probably bring the two outer petals into better focus.
Another possibility is to add a thin white or color border to frame your composition from the the black web page.
A good learning tool would be to look back at previous rounds and view the pictures and read the comments.
cheers... |
Mar 2nd |
4 comments - 6 replies for Group 75
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10 comments - 7 replies Total
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