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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 21 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
Thanks to all for your comments! |
Aug 26th |
| 21 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
I've had my fill of judges over the years. Now that I've given up exhibiting I don't have to bear the stupidity of some of them! The capture of the two is a great bonus over a single bird! A super image to be proud of! The muted background actually adds to the shot. That old branch would make a good image on it's own too! |
Aug 21st |
| 21 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
Caught just right as it turned it's head to show that great eye depiction. All that trauma that you have been through must have been unbelievably difficult! Keep up the great work! |
Aug 21st |
| 21 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
I, too, have never seen this bird before, and it has been well captured. Good separation from the background as well. |
Aug 21st |
| 21 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
Wow, what a shot of an attractive bird. Although it is facing away, you have managed to take it as it turned it's head and it gives us as much as we need to know including all those feather patterns of it's back! I think that if the background could be toned down a bit, that it would improve the image even more! Tom's suggestion helps! |
Aug 21st |
| 21 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
Lovely capture of all three birds. I know how difficult it can be to get a good picture of several, since one is often spoiling the shot! You have done well to get all three facing forward. The ISO is fine. I it took me a long time to realise that we no longer need the speeds we had to use for slide film, and today I mainly operate at 1250 or even higher, and still get a decent image. |
Aug 21st |
| 21 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
Never seen one of these interesting birds before. Your post-take work has produced a great image. The eye is especially well shown. |
Aug 21st |
| 21 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
A very clear image of the stilt, especially at the angle involved. That eye is a super depiction. A great shot! |
Aug 21st |
| 21 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
Look at the individual ratio sizes of the images. Choose the one with the lowest width, and convert the others to that width, keeping original height to width ratio. Then:-
Look at the one with the lowest height, and crop the others in the best way to that height. (It only works if it leaves a reasonable image on those!) Save all new images with different names, so that the originals are kept for future individual use.
Choose a white background, large enough for the new images and an some extra size.
For each new image, using the rectangular marquee tool, cover the whole image, copy, and paste to the white background. Use the move tool to position each one with a small gap at the side, top, and between each. Crop total image to complete, and save! If needed add a frame!
Some individual initial cropping may be needed if the chosen images are very different sizes! It does help of course at the time of taking, if the format is considered for possible combining!
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Aug 21st |
9 comments - 0 replies for Group 21
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| 95 |
Aug 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Gloria. It was cropped to approximately 1/10th of the actual take! |
Aug 21st |
| 95 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
Not one for me I am afraid. The green part top left is drawing my eye from the main image, and while I like the white stamens, there is a white dot above them that doesn't appeal. I'm sorry, that, on this occasion, I can't be more helpful! |
Aug 21st |
| 95 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
A very arty image which I enjoy greatly. I am never a great fan of added wording, but on this occasion I can appreciate why it was included for compositional reasons. |
Aug 21st |
| 95 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
A beautiful close-up of a beautiful flower, highlighting the petals and stamens. Lovely! |
Aug 21st |
| 95 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
One that I don't think we get in UK, but a good image. We do get skippers which are brown and although looking a bit like a moth, they are actually butterflies. This isn't a skipper, and from it's general appearance resembles a moth. If it were mine, I would crop out the top 3 florets to create a squarer image, and bring the insect into closer view. |
Aug 21st |
| 95 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
You have done a good job in keeping both the head and tail end in focus, since I know from experience that this is difficult. I also think that small brown ball on the leaf also helps to raise the image from a simple depiction of the insect. The use of the diagonal is also well selected. This year in UK has been the best ever for all flying insects. Definitely a Damselfly as you have said, rather than a Dragonfly! |
Aug 21st |
| 95 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
The bottom of the image below the curved central frond is the main part that is out of focus and of little relevance to the image. Cropping out that area does, in my opinion improve things greatly. Also, there are a couple of small bright whites that catch the eye, and could be toned down, or cloned to the background colour. Hope this helps! |
Aug 21st |
| 95 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
The petals and stamens are the subject, and much of the background could be cropped out to improve the depiction of this fine shot. This would take care of any background bits that draw the eye away. |
Aug 21st |
7 comments - 1 reply for Group 95
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16 comments - 1 reply Total
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