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24 Jan 21 Comment I wouldn't change anything. This a beautiful rendering of a wonderful place Jan 20th
24 Jan 21 Comment Fantastic! The pose of the two zebras really makes this a well composed, wonderful and artistic photograph with emotion and not just a technological stunt Jan 20th
24 Jan 21 Comment Hi Sam,
Very interesting shot. I agree with the suggestions about bringing out the clouds and reducing the glare of the sun. I think there is too much blank space on the left. My opinion is that you are asking too much of negative space. 		Jan 20th
24 Jan 21 Comment Technically this photo is really very good. In 2019 I went to Yellow Stone and the Grand Tetons and I had similar composition challenges to yours. I would try to crop a good deal more off the bottom. My feeling is that the river with partial reflections of the mountains is a distraction also there seems to be an artifact on the right or it may that there is a wire fence across the stream. I would crop just a bit short of the little village. That way the height of the moutains isn't swallowed up. The panoramic format may also c onvey the spaciousness that you want. Jan 20th
24 Jan 21 Comment I am impressed at your technical skills and patience. I never thought that I could have made a photo of the event with my camera equipment. Thanks for sharing this with us. Jan 20th
24 Jan 21 Comment Thanks John. We should get together at least virtually. Thanks also for your comments. I have experimente with increasing crast . The result was to make the objects very ice hard. I didn't really like it. Jan 19th
24 Jan 21 Reply I like your crop very much. I have also done a similar crop with the spiral in the center. I like your composition more. My original concentrates on the pattern; yours I do think is a more arresting image, but it tells a differentstory. Thank you Jan 18th
24 Jan 21 Comment Sam and Thorro, Thanks for your comments. A lessened sharpened photo is a very interesting insight. It emphasizes the the feather concept rather than the ice concept. It works. I like the blue cast because it suggests the cold. The morning was very cold. I have printed both and as a print I think the touch of blue works better, but tht is very subjective Jan 17th
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47 Jan 21 Comment Wires a great challengers. I agree that if I print for framing, I will have to remove at least the wire that stretches across the sky.
I did explore using the wide angles of my 24-120, but there was too much city background and if I got really close the distortion was unappealing. Thanks for the thoughts and suggesions		 Jan 11th
47 Jan 21 Comment Is it what you were after? I think the vignette could be lightened, but I do think that you have a mofre dynamic imaage. Jan 11th
47 Jan 21 Comment I'm a sucker for seascapes. This one is very nice. I would have taken the shot with a slower shutter speed with such a calm seas just to give a little motion blur to the waves. (sorry for a useless comment which you can't use to change even if I wee right) More detail and contrast in the sky I think would make the photo more interesting. Jan 9th
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47 Jan 21 Comment I love Original 2 as well as the main picture. On #2 I would clone out the flowers in the left had corner and crop just below the blossoms. The main photo is really nice and the composition is very strong. I would darken and increase blacks in the mountains (particularly on the right using a graduated filter tool ) and sky to give more depth to the composition, Then frame and hang. Jan 9th
47 Jan 21 Comment his is a very interesting window, but Im afraid your brain cropped out the many distracting elements in the scene--the fence, the ledge, the weeds, the top of the window, and the patterned wall. I think the color adds more interest because the forms of the items are not so interesting in monochrome as in color. The windows on the other side of the room might add interest but are just additional distractions. I think there are two or three pictures in this photograph and some creative and bold cropping might be worthwhile. Jan 9th
47 Jan 21 Comment Really nicely done. I don't think conversion to black and white improves the image. The color image seems more three dimensional, possibly because the owl's face stands out because of the color. The tail, back andwing feathers seem darker and thus receed. I suggest thaat the chest, face and particularly the eye's catch light be enhanced and the wing feathers and tail be fgently darkened. Jan 9th
47 Jan 21 Comment I think this is a very interesting photo, but it needs some work. I personally rarely use white vignettes (actually I can't remember any photo that I've made with a white vignette). I think the photo should be stronger with the wind marks of the sand were prominent so you would have a sunburst composition., The scrub is strong element, but it needs some additional support. I feel that shadow is not enough, particularly in the top of the image. Another approach might be to crop the sides and strengthen the wind marks leading to and the scrub n the bottom and the top so that the visual flow would be from the bottom to the scrub and then away. I would like to see that composition with a dark vignette and one with a white vignette. Jan 9th
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