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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 12 |
May 21 |
Reply |
I have most Topaz products, but I much prefer DXO for its new Prime DeNoise found in Photolab and also I believe in its new RAW product. Trials are free of course. Photolab has many unique features because DXO is primarily staffed by physicists not marketers. |
May 18th |
| 12 |
May 21 |
Comment |
I had a few minutes to browse and was curious to learn the assigned subject, thinking I might want to join. Well this topic is impossible for me because living in the desert I very rarely see rain. (7"/year is normal and that's mostly at night.) I think I recall seeing fog early one morning in 16 years!
I really like your minimal image and choice of a panoramic view. |
May 9th |
1 comment - 1 reply for Group 12
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| 18 |
May 21 |
Comment |
I hate to be repetitive but I wrote the following before reading the comments above.
Wow, fantastic, and thanks for providing the details. I'm looking forward to trying it out. |
May 7th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 18
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| 20 |
May 21 |
Reply |
Thank you. I have fun, but am still working to try to produce my exact color choices and combinations. |
May 30th |
| 20 |
May 21 |
Reply |
Thank you. I have fun, but am still working to try to produce my exact color choices and combinations. |
May 30th |
| 20 |
May 21 |
Reply |
Thank you. I have fun, but am still working to try to produce my exact color choices and combinations. |
May 30th |
| 20 |
May 21 |
Reply |
Rusty cars are great but i've found lots of rusty equipment and Venice had rust everywhere. It's decayed walls were wonderful too. |
May 25th |
| 20 |
May 21 |
Reply |
Glad you enjoy the colors. My wife looks at my abstracts and always asks, "What is it?". And I prefer not to give them titles. |
May 25th |
| 20 |
May 21 |
Reply |
Thanks. I keep thinking of that possibility for many of my abstracts but haven't found anything suitable to me yet. |
May 25th |
| 20 |
May 21 |
Reply |
I'm always torn between revealing the true source or not. Abstracts are not intended to be representative of any one thing, but my wife always asks, "What is it". |
May 23rd |
| 20 |
May 21 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments.
My thought today is to make new versions by cropping and focusing on details and patterns that may be less distracting. |
May 13th |
| 20 |
May 21 |
Comment |
I think you did a great job of capturing the power of the water. The composition is also improved by your cloning.
The tinge of purple in the lower left water spray is a bit distracting though.
I had a fun thought. Add a faintly visible person being hit by the wave. I can't do it but I can imagine it. |
May 10th |
| 20 |
May 21 |
Comment |
I think you did a remarkable job of believably sizing and fitting Thumbelina inside the water lily.
I think one of the most challenging aspects of making composites is to provide directional shadows. In this case, I think it appears that a shadow produced by a petal has become the shadow produced by her extended leg. That shadow well matches the direction of the shadow from her hand. Being very picky, maybe, it could use a slight shadow below the foot too. Beautiful. |
May 9th |
| 20 |
May 21 |
Comment |
I like your vision and your skills were up to the challenge. Super! ***** |
May 9th |
| 20 |
May 21 |
Comment |
I like how the black and white surrounding the color contributes so well to the aged impression I get from this.
A sharper image would better meet my taste though. |
May 9th |
| 20 |
May 21 |
Comment |
Beautifully done. |
May 9th |
5 comments - 8 replies for Group 20
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| 21 |
May 21 |
Comment |
Thank you very much. As always, excellent images are excellent in many variations. My personal preference is black and white in this case. |
May 9th |
| 21 |
May 21 |
Comment |
I like what you have done and given your title I would consider also making a monochrome version in sepia or black and white.
Beautiful! |
May 9th |
2 comments - 0 replies for Group 21
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| 39 |
May 21 |
Reply |
Much better, but I think flowers are best portrayed as soft, delicate and colorful. |
May 9th |
| 39 |
May 21 |
Reply |
I haven't sold my Nikon equipment yet, but I feel very comfortable relying primarily on my phone and using it in special circumstances.
In the case of my flower photos, iit appears to me that Google automatically added DOF through judicious use of its 15 snaps with my one click. It makes no mention of stacking. It would take me a lot of thought and work to do that with my Nikon. I think all photography reviewers are too indebted to major camera manufacturers to take the trouble to do a detailed analysis of Google's AI. I think DXO with its body of physicists is best able to do it, but it has ignored its complexity.
It doesn't help that Google is protecting its proprietary intelligence by not providing details. |
May 9th |
| 39 |
May 21 |
Comment |
I'm amazed by the apparent increased detail in your mono version. I like it.
50 years ago, I enjoyed using a manual lens and had the eyesight and steady hands to do it. Of course, getting on my hands and knees is out of the question now too.
I have recently been comparing hand held, close-up cactus flower shots with my Google Pixel 4XL with my Nikon D810 and 105mm lens. The phone camera easily won the sharpness test, at least for me. The saguaro flowers are out of reach though. (Blooming very early this year.) |
May 9th |
1 comment - 2 replies for Group 39
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| 64 |
May 21 |
Reply |
Yes, we are fortunate to be touring again. Here in Logan almost everything is back to normal. I hope we never go through another ordeal as we have for the past many months. |
May 29th |
| 64 |
May 21 |
Reply |
Yes, but. I believe the slope is natural. Perhaps, I'll be able to see and photograph it again after we leave our summer residence in Logan, UT in mid-Aug. we have yet to plan our route East to visit relatives in IL, NJ and VA. |
May 28th |
| 64 |
May 21 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments |
May 13th |
| 64 |
May 21 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments |
May 13th |
| 64 |
May 21 |
Reply |
What often happens in the desert is that the rain evaporates before it hits the ground, because it's so light. I've also learned that the desert plants have adapted to obtain moisture from the air as well as the ground.
Fortunately, I have a sprinkling system that allows me to grow almost anything while only getting about 7" of rain annually. |
May 7th |
| 64 |
May 21 |
Reply |
I find that auto software isn't perfect either. I document thousands of paintings in art museums and spend hours getting everything squared. |
May 7th |
| 64 |
May 21 |
Comment |
I feel you have done great careened an excellent job of conveying the feeling of the entire scene.
Yes, please straighten it a bit. |
May 7th |
| 64 |
May 21 |
Comment |
Wonderful subject matter, but I don't think the square format takes full advantage of the graphical detail. I think a portrait format original would have provided a much stronger composition. |
May 7th |
| 64 |
May 21 |
Comment |
Yes, a very beautiful patterned, wood ceiling, subtly rendered. The glow of the over exposed windows has some appeal to me but I would prefer to have it metered to evenly expose the windows. I think all our cameras now have the necessary dynamic range to capture the entire scene with the assistance of software. |
May 7th |
| 64 |
May 21 |
Comment |
I really like the tonality and detail. Personally, I can visualize the pink jerk, red rocks and deep blue sky.
A guest visitor of mine once forced me onto a pink Jeep tour. I think the driver deliberately made the ride as rough as possible. It was impossible to take pictures while driving. Tips are accepted!!! |
May 7th |
| 64 |
May 21 |
Comment |
Wonderful detailed shot of the mules. I suggest cropping 1/3 off the left, almost to the flag and blurring the people on the right. It's all about the mules to me. |
May 7th |
| 64 |
May 21 |
Comment |
I had a dogwood tree in NJ for 15 years and never saw perfect flowers such as these. Flowers. Have all the characteristics needed for a good graphical image for a monochrome, but never exceed the beauty of color. Fortunately, the needed insects aren't't color blind. |
May 7th |
| 64 |
May 21 |
Reply |
I'm pretty sure the natural slope of the land is accurately shown. I have encountered a couple pano mistakes over the years, but it has always been with a clear cut break in the horizon line not a simple bend.
I'm glad you like the depth. I think the SW is best depicted in pianos. |
May 6th |
6 comments - 7 replies for Group 64
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16 comments - 18 replies Total
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