Activity for User 576 - Mike Cowdrey - cowdreymike@aol.com

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18 Oct 23 Reply PS. The blue bit is a lake! Oct 10th
18 Oct 23 Comment If you hadn't told me, I would have thought that this was a landscape scene taken from high up with a drone. An amazing creation which keeps me looking at for ages, and seeing different things of interest. Well done! Oct 10th
18 Oct 23 Comment On this occasion I tend to agree with Gunter, I am afraid. Perhaps not enough of your own input in the original to add much in the way of creativity. Oct 10th

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21 Oct 23 Reply Thanks Tom. I have altered my own copy! Oct 24th
21 Oct 23 Comment Another great shot of a Burrowing Owl. We do not get them in UK so it is interesting to see this one so well photographed, (We have 5 varieties in UK - Barn, Tawny, Long-eared, Short- eared, and Little!) Oct 8th
21 Oct 23 Comment Super shot with the owl on one leg on top of the post. I agree that the background is nicely muted. Just a pity that the owl's left eye is slightly in full shadow compared with the right. Oct 8th
21 Oct 23 Comment A good silhouette well spotted, including the bit of action on the left. My eye keeps going to the very dark section bottom left and I wonder if this could be lightened slightly?
Halloween seems to be replacing Guy Fawkes night somewhat in UK which is traditionally celebrated 5 nights later.
Oct 8th
21 Oct 23 Comment The colour variation makes for a good capture. A pity that the top bird is not looking to the right to complete the composition, but I know how hard it is to get multiple birds to perform for the camera! Oct 8th
21 Oct 23 Comment Super shot of the egret in action. I think that Michael's adjustment works well too! We are only just starting to see the great egret returning to UK after being hunted to extinction for it's feathers to adorn Victorian ladies' hats!
I have managed a few shots, but nothing as good as this one!
Oct 8th

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34 Oct 23 Reply Much! Oct 10th
34 Oct 23 Reply I realise that the bee was in the original composition, I just don't think that the solarisation suits it! Oct 10th
34 Oct 23 Comment I reckon that the architecture that you have created is super and fits in so well with the background path and wall. I am wondering whether you need all of the birds? The Canada Goose is perfectly placed, but I think that the image would be improved by removing the top black bird, and the one bottom left! Oct 10th
34 Oct 23 Comment I like the effect of the solarisation on the background, but for me the bee doesn't really add anything to the shot. Sorry! Oct 10th
34 Oct 23 Comment I love both of your originals, and it was a creative choice to blend them together. My only suggestion is that the dark bits now look a little too dark and could be brightened a little. The overall curve effect is super! Oct 10th
34 Oct 23 Comment A lovely subtle image which works so well. I reckon it would make a great wall print. I think that a small frame could improve the overall effect. I am a bit of an anorak as far a composition is concerned, and I suggest cropping the base so that the stem exactly lines up with the bottom right corner. Oct 10th
34 Oct 23 Comment The first thing that I like is the colouration and how all of the components blend in so well. I love the sunburst which gives interest to the sky. Everything fits so well together. That being said, I wonder if the stone, centre front is really needed, and for me, creating a letterbox crop just above that stone works well.
Coming from South-West London, I used to see the Stones about occasionally. Mick's dad, Joe Jagger used to have an early gymnastic program on TV, and I remember him saying 'Here's my son, Mick, climbing the wall bars!'.
Oct 10th
34 Oct 23 Comment These are some terrific originals, and the background is well chosen for the subjects. I am wondering whether the bird taking nectar is needed since the tiger stands out well on it's own? Indeed a case could be made for a simplification of just the tiger and the background which would stand as a great image in itself. Just a thought, and this in no way reflects on the actual great image that you have created! Oct 1st

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