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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 41 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
Lisa, In the second iteration, I have added a Duplicate Layer, flipped it horizontally and then reduced the opacity to create a ghostly feeling. |
Apr 28th |
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| 41 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
Lisa, I hope you don't mind but I have had a bit of a play with your image. In the first iteration, I added some Zoom Blur, colourized the selection and then cropped it to a square format to place your subject off-centre in the frame which adds to the overall visual dynamic.
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Apr 28th |
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| 41 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
Lisa, You are to be congratulated on importing Steamposh Jen onto the railway track to create a visual storyline which tests the senses. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite work for me. I wondered about the disconnect between the bright studio lighting and the overcast lighting on the background. Like Nadia, I wondered about the scale of the subject in the scene. I like the idea of a blurred background but I feel the image would have been stronger with a Motion Blur following the lines of the track and including part of Jen's outline in that selection. The shadows under the boots need to be stronger to anchor the subject in the scene. Interestingly, the more I look at your image, the more I am drawn to the coffin purse. |
Apr 23rd |
| 41 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
Hazel, I like your use of textures and blend modes to make the Sika deer appear more natural in/with their environment. Compositionally, I like the left-to-right flow through the image and also the way the leading three deer are balanced by the one behind. A touch of selective sharpening on the deer would benefit the image and make the deer stand out from the background. I wondered what the image would look like in monochrome? See below where I have removed the colour, sepia-toned the image, added some Contrast and a touch of Unsharp Mask. |
Apr 23rd |
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| 41 |
Apr 24 |
Reply |
Nadia, Thank you for your kind words which are much appreciated. As you say, it is good when an image transcends the boundaries between abstract into pseudo reality and conjures up a visual story in the mind's eye. |
Apr 23rd |
| 41 |
Apr 24 |
Reply |
Hazel, Many thanks for your comments which are much appreciated. Normally, I shy away from creating symmetrical images but in this case I decided not to. Initially, I saw Mr Magoo in the end result but the more I looked at it the more I wondered why as it is so much like an owl with the large eyes, pointed beak and feathers beneath. |
Apr 23rd |
| 41 |
Apr 24 |
Reply |
Brad, Many thanks for your comments which are much appreciated. It is so easy to get swept up with the enthusiasm of the creative process that we lose sight of the journey involved. |
Apr 23rd |
| 41 |
Apr 24 |
Reply |
Nadia, You might like to try the Clone Stamp Tool to remove the distracting posts. I have attached a quick version below to give a flavour of what I mean. I would be happy to leave the lower shadow as it breaks up the lighter area at the base of the picture. |
Apr 23rd |
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| 41 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
Nadia, The moodiness and atmosphere you have captured in your image works very well and creates a perfect visual story. I like the contrast between the blurred background and the sharp subject. The background acts as a theatre backdrop against which the man with the perfectly colour-saturated red umbrella is performing. I also like the change in colour palette on the buildings on the right-hand side which provides another dimension to the image and completes the overall illusion. Congratulations and very well done. |
Apr 3rd |
| 41 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
Brad, I commend you on your pre-visualisation behind this image to create a visual story that had resonance for the past and present. Your combination of the colour/monochrome landscape and replacement of the more interesting sky as the theatre backdrop against which your son is performing has worked well. Given the storyline that you were trying to create, I wondered whether there would be more gravitas to your image if you used a letterbox format with your son walking left-to-right through the landscape in his journey from childhood into adulthood. |
Apr 2nd |
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| 41 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
Tom, I quite like the romantic, ethereal quality you have created in this image. Your use of Motion Blur has worked well. I like the vertical alignment of the trees but I find that the orientation of the two trees on the right-hand side creates a visual tension. I also want the two lovers to be walking left-to-right into the picture. To show what I mean, I have flipped the image horizontally, cropped it using the original ratio and tweaked the exposure; see below. I was given some good advice years ago by a colleague in Cheltenham Camera Club which I have followed ever since and that is 'Frame the scene in the viewfinder, then go closer, then closer again and if you haven't lost any of the visual story you have done the right thing'. I feel this applies to my version of your image. |
Apr 2nd |
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7 comments - 4 replies for Group 41
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7 comments - 4 replies Total
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