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Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 11 |
Oct 18 |
Reply |
Thanks, Jim. I am not sure how it would turn out as a B&W though. I haven't tried it.
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Oct 28th |
| 11 |
Oct 18 |
Reply |
Thanks, Jim. I am not sure how it would turn out as a B&W though. I haven't tried it.
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Oct 28th |
| 11 |
Oct 18 |
Reply |
Thanks. |
Oct 27th |
| 11 |
Oct 18 |
Comment |
You captured a very interesting portrait that I found very pleasing. As suggested earlier, I also would have brightened the eyes, but also increase the brightness and detail in the area of the eyes. Additionally I thought some of the facial hair could be brightened and sharpened, and a slight gradient could be added to the left border to tone down the brightness and the overall tone adjusted for less contrast.
Since I have difficulty imagining without doing, I took liberties with your image. Do you consider it an improvement or not?
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Oct 27th |
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| 11 |
Oct 18 |
Comment |
Very nice image, Jim. I like your composition and tonal range. You have a very clean image.
I am very confused on the IR portion, as I noted in earlier comments. Whenever I shoot IR, there is very identifiable white foliage. Even your original doesn't show any. Did you do something different to your camera to avoid that look? What type of filter did you have applied to your sensor?
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Oct 26th |
| 11 |
Oct 18 |
Reply |
I was wondering that also, Allen. Typically IR has all of the chlorophyll-based foliage showing up as white because it reflects near-IR energy. When I saw this photo, I couldn't (and can't) figure it out. Even the bush in the foreground doesn't seem to play by the rules. What gives?
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Oct 26th |
| 11 |
Oct 18 |
Comment |
Excellent capture, Sharron. As commented before, your actual story completely changed the story my mind formulated from seeing the image, as the two subjects looked connected vs. strangers.
While I understand the reasoning of Allen's crop, I actually like your's better as it provides more interest on the main subjects instead of a lot of blank canvas. If one only saw your cropped image, they would never know of nor sense the missing cattle. If they only saw Allen's crop, they would probably sense the openness and lack of focus, rather than the sense that he has 15 cattle instead of 13.
Overall, an excellent capture.
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Oct 26th |
| 11 |
Oct 18 |
Comment |
Always a creative surprise from you, Tom!
I think that you effectively merged two images to create a third, but question that the final image as some of your best work. On the technical side, (sensitive to because of my own mistakes and comments that I received) there is a slight halo around some of the petals against the new sky that gives the photo technique away. I find that I have to cutout a few pixels at the edge to make it a more natural blend with the sky. Thanks for sharing.
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Oct 26th |
| 11 |
Oct 18 |
Comment |
A good capture, Allen. Like Tom, I first thought it was a stump or termite mound, but soon got my head around it. Excellent cropping and exposure. I like the texture that you drew out. Strangely, one of the things that I like most is the minimalist 'frame' of dried grasses that sets off the rough subject matter and contains the viewer's eye on the subject. I also like the unknowingness of the background that is shown in the B&W version.
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Oct 26th |
| 11 |
Oct 18 |
Reply |
Thanks, Sharron. Tom can always be counted upon for a lesson. In defense of the cluttered background, I was sitting at the opposite end of the table, trying to juggle a DSLR and zoom while eating a delicious meal, passing food and engaged in conversation. I was pleased that it was in focus and properly exposed. I thought of it more as an environmental shot. I did extract the image and place in another Irish landscape to get the image attached (although it is not as bright and saturated as viewed in Lightroom [Ah, the mystery continues]).
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Oct 26th |
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| 11 |
Oct 18 |
Reply |
Thanks, Allen. I like the separation of the face. Good point of learning.
Jim.
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Oct 26th |
| 11 |
Oct 18 |
Comment |
Thanks, Tom. Portraits are new to me, so I am not sure of the proper sharpness. I thought softer would be better than sharper. |
Oct 16th |
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6 comments - 6 replies Total
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