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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 41 |
Feb 24 |
Reply |
Tom, Thank you for your kind words which are much appreciated. Beverley will be pleased to learn that she has been confused with Lady Di. I agree with your comment about having more images to make the mono-to-colour transition more gradual. |
Feb 28th |
| 41 |
Feb 24 |
Reply |
Hazel, Thank you for your kind words which are much appreciated. The idea of having five images is an attractive proposition to help with the gradual transition from mono to colour. |
Feb 28th |
| 41 |
Feb 24 |
Reply |
Nadia, Thank you for your kind words which are much appreciated. I like your idea of presenting in a fan formation which would accommodate more variations of the transition from mono to colour. I had not noticed at the time that there is a greater transition between images three and four. |
Feb 28th |
| 41 |
Feb 24 |
Reply |
Tom, I believe the ceiling provides a good visual blocker to stop our eyes wandering out of the top of the frame. It also introduces a symmetrical element to the composition and provides a regular reference shape to the other organic shapes in the picture. |
Feb 15th |
| 41 |
Feb 24 |
Reply |
Brad, Thank you for your kind words which are much appreciated. I like the idea of leaves blowing out of the image with the help of Motion Blur. Beverley will be delighted to learn that she has been confused with Lady Diana. |
Feb 15th |
| 41 |
Feb 24 |
Reply |
Brad, I quite like the idea of having a 'Brian' button on the keyboard particularly if it could be programmed to my thoughts. I meant to say that there is a halo around the smallest rock which could be disguised by relocating the breaking waves behind it. This would get over your concern about the central placement of the splash. |
Feb 15th |
| 41 |
Feb 24 |
Comment |
Lisa, I don't profess to know some of the techniques and effects you have employed here but they have been used to good effect to mix reality with the surreal. You have removed the distractions from your original and created an interesting theatre backdrop into which you have imported the figures and then enhanced them with the light-painting and bubble. Well done. |
Feb 13th |
| 41 |
Feb 24 |
Comment |
Nadia, Your idea of creating a portal from one universe to another has worked very well and your technical skills have been employed to good effect to achieve your goal. I particularly like the way the ring seems to dissolve into the water and the way that your nearer grandson seems to be actually splashing through the water. I am delighted to see that your signature birds are hovering above the portal ring. How do you feel about the image being flipped horizontally per attached to make better use of the left-to-right visual flow through the image? |
Feb 13th |
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| 41 |
Feb 24 |
Comment |
Tom, I applaud you for pursuing your passion to create an image with disparate elements that had no obvious connection with each other at the outset. Your technical skills are an exemplar to change an ordinary fork into a mythological Medussa-like structure. This works very well and with your grand-daughter's repeat portrait, provides a good focal point in the overall visual story. Compositionally, there is a good lead-in line along your arm not only towards your mobile phone but also the main picture on the wall. I find the partial picture on the wall to be a little distracting from the main storyline and I have removed it in the attached version. It is interesting how my eye oscillates between the pictures of your grand-daughter on your phone and on the wall. |
Feb 13th |
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| 41 |
Feb 24 |
Comment |
Marta, This is very much an image full of shapes, patterns, textures and repetition. It is a very busy image and no obvious place on the locomotive on which to rest the gaze. Your inclusion of the yellow square among the largely monochrome image provides a good focal point. Given that I am an advocate of left-to-right photography, I prefer the image flipped horizontally per attached so our attention flows through the image to the yellow square on the right-hand-side. Sorry to hear about the problems with your furnace and your cat, and more importantly that you now have a new furnace and medication for your cat. |
Feb 13th |
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| 41 |
Feb 24 |
Comment |
Hazel, I like the way you have taken a standard night-time landscape view of the Perth City waterfront and then pre-visualised it into something else with your use of Motion Blur Filter and Blend Mode Hue. It is a pity that the waterline is central in the frame and splits the image into two equal parts, both of which compete for our attention. I like the effect of the Motion Blur applied to the buildings but I am less so with the effect on the water which seems rather structured and regular. I love the effect on the buildings and for me that is where the image is. I have attached a version where I have cropped off the water to concentrate solely on the buildings and stroked a line around the image. |
Feb 13th |
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| 41 |
Feb 24 |
Comment |
Brad, Your Original 2 has a lovely mysterious, ethereal tranquility to it which is most appealing with the smooth breaking waves. Addition of the breaking waves is perfectly positioned and adds a focal point to the picture. Overall, I felt that the image was rather dark tone heavy which may have been your intention which is fine. Compositionally, I wanted to see only three boulders which would make a good visual triangle of interest. I have attached a version where I have tweaked the exposure, cropped the original, straightened the horizon and flipped the image horizontally. |
Feb 13th |
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6 comments - 6 replies for Group 41
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6 comments - 6 replies Total
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