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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Reply |
Joan, With the Spherize Filter, I find that I get a better result if I apply the filter twice. If you subsequently want to make it appear like a bubble over the original image, the spherized version needs to be inverted. |
Jan 27th |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Reply |
Joan, Many thanks for your kind words. Glad you liked it. |
Jan 27th |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Reply |
Peter, I also like this latest iteration particularly the splashes of abstract red shapes against the blue sky. Several years ago I bought on e-Bay a Canon EOS40D which I had converted to IR. I find that my best results have been achieved by applying Channel Swapping to the captured IR image. |
Jan 25th |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Reply |
Steve, You make a good point. |
Jan 25th |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
Peter, I like what you have done to this image. It is a busy picture, full of shape, pattern, texture and repetition. Although I like both versions, I favour the amended version over the original because it is different and a tweak of reality. Perhaps it is the blood-red sky and the negative, almost pseudo infra-red in the lower half of the frame. I like the way that my eyes wander around the field of view and enjoy what I see. The gradient colours north-to-south work well and hold the attention. |
Jan 23rd |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
Steve, This is a very clever image and a very busy one. For me, the fundamental tenets underlying 3D composites are saturated colours and a myriad of shapes, patterns, textures and repetition. This you have achieved in droves. Your image is the stuff of dreams into which and through which you can get lost in a continuum of exploration. I have just had a look at the images on Group 68 which are stunning and literally out of this world. Interestingly the title of my next book (a fusion of poetry and photography) is 'Kaleidescope' which should be published by the end of the year. |
Jan 23rd |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
Susan, Looking again at your original full scale on the screen, I really like it as the three fish are 'floating in air' (not in water) as they descend down into the hole in the rock. |
Jan 23rd |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Reply |
Steve, I love the red background variation even more. |
Jan 23rd |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Reply |
Steve, I love the blue background variation. |
Jan 23rd |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
Susan, I like what you have done with this one. My first impression was of a mermaid (with flowing hair and wearing a collar and tie) emerging from the rocks. I love the abstract shapes, patterns and textures that you have produced which draw me in to the scene. The inclusion of three fish makes the image compositionally strong as it creates a good visual triangle of interest and the pool of light in the 'cave' draws me in as it is the brightest part of the picture. Whereas I love the subtle colours of the background, I am not sure about the colour of the fish which is visually jarring to me. I much prefer the fish colour in the original. |
Jan 23rd |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Reply |
John, I don't know what happened with the duplicate entry. Looks like finger trouble on my part.
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Jan 23rd |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Reply |
Steve, Thank you for comments. I agree that the dots add a sense of celestial distance to the composition. However, on balance, I favour the solid black in the original. Coming from a traditional, chemical darkroom background, I find myself unwittingly mentally trying to 'spot out' the three tiny blue dots. |
Jan 23rd |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Reply |
Peter, I tend to agree with you. |
Jan 23rd |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
John, Your image reinforces the fact that potential photos are all around us if we only care to look for them. The combination of Polar to Rectangular Filter works well to create a sense of soft-focus recession and the Spherize Tool makes the newly created central part of the picture pop out from the background. When I first saw your picture, I immediately thought of Maoris in New Zealand and the All Blacks rugby team performing the hacka before the match. |
Jan 22nd |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
John, Your image reinforces the fact that potential photos are all around us if we only care to look. The combination of Polar to Rectangular Filter works well to create a sense of soft-focus recession and the Spherize Tool makes the newly created central part of the picture pop out from the background. When I first saw your picture, I immediately thought of Maoris in New Zealand and the All Blacks rugby team performing the hacka before the match. |
Jan 22nd |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Reply |
Peter, Glad you liked it. |
Jan 22nd |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Reply |
Susan, Thank you for your kind words which are much appreciated. I keep meaning to try the Topaz Glow Filter which does the same as Fractalius and much more. |
Jan 22nd |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Reply |
Steve, Thank you for your comments. It is interesting you felt that the dark background in the lower right quadrant needed some attention. I saw that as an area of positive empty space or a 'theatre backdrop' that was needed as a foil against which the strongly saturated and lighter tones could play. |
Jan 22nd |
| 21 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
Joan, You have created a very powerful image with high impact that is full of menace and foreboding. When I first saw your picture, I saw a martial arts advocate composing himself in readiness to deal with the street violence that was about to erupt. I like the strong simple shapes and the shadows which create the illusion that they are thrown by persons out of view. I find the shadows complement rather that detract from the main subject. This is partly due to strength of tone and shape. I like Steve's addition of the black/red shadow layer to provide a perspective behind the main character, although without it there is a visual disconnect between the flat wall and the recession on the ground which I find interesting. On balance, I prefer a small border around the entire image rather than the lighter strips on the left and right hand sides. |
Jan 22nd |
7 comments - 12 replies for Group 21
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7 comments - 12 replies Total
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