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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 54 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Thanks so much, Maria! I love your interpretation of the boat heading forward; I will think of that now every time I see this image. |
Apr 17th |
| 54 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Thanks, Kirsti!
Yes, the Emboss filter makes the 3D effect on the waves. Putting the duplicate layer in Overlay mode also increases the contrast, which helps. The Emboss filter sometimes adds shadows in parallel with edges that look too apparent, so I always check to see if I need to reduce opacity there or mask them out. I really like the Emboss effect on images that I print because it gives them a textured effect that truly looks dimensional. |
Apr 8th |
| 54 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
This is an eerie and intriguing world you have created, Maria. The rich orange of the beams shows up so nicely against the cyan filtered light. The beams feel carefully placed and naturally scattered to me at the same time. I feel a tension in the empty windows in the beams, as well as from all those staring eyes of the strange little creatures. I love the water - and I think it also works well if read as falling snow (which was my first thought).
I really like your lower left hand corner, with the little guy and the fallen beam bringing me into the image. It reminds me of Rachel Ruysch's still life paintings - she always has some interesting item to draw you into her images.
My only suggestion is to consider cloning in a touch of hazy water over the left-most beam, to make it consistent with the other beams in the distance. |
Apr 3rd |
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| 54 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
I love the layers on this image, Kirsti. The background is soft and so complementary , and the large flower is a strong, dominant element which really anchors the composition for me. The flowers on the sides really feel balanced to me. The colors are rich and I think there's a very good tonal range.
I didn't personally get the story of aging from this. The wonderful gesture of the flower on the left and its disheveled appearance made me think of a child who's been in some sort of scrape that it's explaining to its mother. The flowers on the right reminded me of siblings, with the far right one adding its comments.
I think you could tell an additional story with the flowers in your original if you wanted to. All their leaves look like gestures to me: hand to mouth (far left), the next two telling the gossip, the 4th one throwing hands up in disgust, and the last one walking away or maybe appealing to someone out of frame. |
Apr 3rd |
| 54 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Thanks, Brad!
Your suggestion to add a person is an interesting one. I did try it, but I was reminded of what a workshop leader once told me: if there's a person in a picture, the subject of the picture is that person. I think in this case I like it just being about the storm and the boat. |
Apr 3rd |
| 54 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Thanks, Alan!
I'm glad you survived that storm. |
Apr 3rd |
| 54 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
I think this is an exquisitely balanced composition, Alan. The size difference between the woman and the doorway adds to the surreal feeling for me. I really love how the background is colored in neutrals that complement the woman's jacket. The floating violins bring my eye up and around the image. Personally, I think having 3 women works well. I love the colored bubbles.
My only suggestion is that the woman seems to have a touch of a halo around her skirt and boots that could be removed. Maybe that's due to the # of pixels in what I'm viewing. |
Apr 3rd |
| 54 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
This is such a cool image, Brad! The waterfall is glorious, so silky yet with detail, and splitting into such interesting streams. I love the way the trees are leaning in towards the waterfall; it feels very magical to me. The birds create a natural leading line bringing me straight to the waterfall, which is so beautifully lit. I love the misty mountains in the distance.
The moon's position is a bold choice, and I really appreciate seeing an image that isn't conventional. I do think it works in that position to create a V of interest (moon to waterfall, waterfall to birds). The waterfall and the moon are so bright that my eye goes between those two a lot more than the side with the birds.
Personally, I might consider a moving the moon a bit more into the image and increasing the whites and decreasing the black on the sky. That brings out the distant mountains and birds more, as well as the stars. I have to admit that I thought the stars were dust spots at first. I think need to get away from the city more often. |
Apr 3rd |
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