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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 52 |
Aug 17 |
Reply |
Thanks Carol. I was lucky enough to have a brief visit with a pet badger. It was taken in as an abandoned baby and only knew human company. It lived under an above ground fuel tank where it dug a comfortable den and had it's stuffed toy animals to keep it company. When I visited it was nap time, and not too happy about being pulled out from under the tank. Although it showed its displeasure, it never snapped at it's owner who asked me if I wanted to pet it. I declined. Like most things, reputation exceeds reality. The wild ones I did see acted very cautiously and soon disappeared. The one in the shot I submitted was visible only for a couple of minutes. |
Aug 24th |
| 52 |
Aug 17 |
Reply |
Thanks Tom. I'll take a close look at that. Someone outside of our group commented that they were bothered by the grass in front of the face as well, which I may remove.
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Aug 23rd |
| 52 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
Thanks for the very constructive comments, which I agree were right on target. I cropped and burnt in around the badger and think it's a big improvement. |
Aug 19th |
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| 52 |
Aug 17 |
Reply |
You are right. I like that crop better. Thanks |
Aug 9th |
| 52 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
I like the dark background and textures. The ends of the wings do seem lost to me. |
Aug 9th |
| 52 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
What a beautiful moth. I think you captured it very well and I like that you included its surroundings to show how it blends in. To answer your question, there are a couple of things that may have helped and it's worth shooting at many different settings when time allows. One thought would be to shoot at a smaller aperture, maybe f/11 or f/16. Another might be to use flash. That would require lots of experimentation to see how the light spread and to balance the light falling on the moth and that falling on the bark. Last, possibly shoot at a longer focal length and stand further away from the moth. Of course that would require a steadier hand and would compress the background with the moth for a different look. |
Aug 8th |
| 52 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
Boy, I can see the power in this big cat's face. What a fine subject. I agree with Judith and might go a bit farther, burning in the background and maybe toning down the saturation in the background as well. Last, I would add selective sharpening to the tiger's eyes while not losing their realism. |
Aug 7th |
| 52 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
Lovely image John. You captured the beauty of the slot canyon expertly. I can image the black and white and think it would translate well. In this color version I agree with Judith on the highlights and might bring up the dark shadows a bit as well. That said, I think it looks fine as is. |
Aug 7th |
| 52 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
I agree with Judith's comments Carol. The white around the subject does not appeal to me. If you have enough resolution in the image, a tight crop might work well here, just centering on the eagle's head and cutting off it's wings. I took a quick shot at it and cloned out the bird in the background and some of the twigs, and did some dodging a burning on the eagles head, as well as darkening the water a bit. |
Aug 7th |
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| 52 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
Great image Sharon. You caught the leap perfectly. I might try reducing the saturation a bit. My first reaction was that it looked oversaturated but the more I look at it the less that impression persists. I would at least compare to see how you like it best. I might also enhance the catchlight in the doe's eye. It's there, I would just dodge it a bit to bring it out. |
Aug 7th |
| 52 |
Aug 17 |
Reply |
Thanks Judith. Good suggestion. I can't be certain but my normal workflow is to make basic adjustments in Lightroom then move to Photoshop, where I make noise and sharpening adjustments, edit out anything in the object and check to see if Nik's tonal adjustment does anything I like. |
Aug 7th |
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