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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 40 |
Sep 20 |
Reply |
Very generous of you Henry. Our house isn't large enough for guests but if you plan a trip to South Florida, let me know an if I'm around I'll be happy to guide you to some hot spots. Our bird season peaks in Jan and goes into the early summer.
Take care,
Mike |
Sep 20th |
| 40 |
Sep 20 |
Comment |
Hi Henry. Before reading Sharon's comment I was going to give similar feedback. You nailed the heron beautifully, getting a nice angle with just enough eye contact to make it work for me. I also find the replaced sky distracting. Possibly if it was less sharp and vibrant it might work, but as presented it doesn't seem to work with the subject. I don't know if I would desaturate the original sky too much. Or if you'd like to work with the sky image you used, possibly give it a bit of blur, tone down the whites and desaturate it a bit. |
Sep 16th |
1 comment - 1 reply for Group 40
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| 52 |
Sep 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Sharon. It's been too long and I don't know how to reveal all the metadata that might show if there was flash compensation dialed in. I'm going to guess that I was not using a fresnel, like a Better Beamer and probably had the flash on full power, as the distance to the subject was far enough that all the flash would have provided was a bit of fill. I used to use a Better Beamer all the time but found that it got in the way and I couldn't predict the results well. Also, if there is wind, it causes a lot of camera movement. These days, I rarely use flash but sometimes wish I had one handy. One technique I'd suggest that I like to use is to underexpose the scene by a stop or two and use flash as my primary light on the subject. It's especially useful to separate the subject from a busy background. |
Sep 13th |
| 52 |
Sep 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Lisa. I agree with you both about the arm. Much appreciated. |
Sep 10th |
| 52 |
Sep 20 |
Reply |
Good suggestions Pam. Thanks |
Sep 10th |
| 52 |
Sep 20 |
Comment |
Very pretty. The yellow does glow beautifully. I like your use of a white vignette for this image. Being the non-purist that I am, I think I'd remove the flower in the upper left quadrant as it seems to distract my eye. The other background flowers don't have that effect on me although it might be a stronger image without them as well. It would be a project, depending upon your masking skills, but could be done. I also notice what looks to me like some halo effect on the leaf pointing down on the right side of the frame. If you also don't like that, I think it could be easily fixed in PS with some careful cloning. |
Sep 8th |
| 52 |
Sep 20 |
Comment |
This is lovely. The sky is dramatic and foreboding in a very unique way and I love when hills criss-cross like this. My only suggestion would be to slightly lighten up the middle hill to provide a touch more separation between it and the front hill. Alternatively, or maybe in addition, a lighter border around the image may help bring out the front hill which gets lost against a black background. |
Sep 8th |
| 52 |
Sep 20 |
Comment |
This is just wonderful. I love the crop you chose and the lines and colors are fabulous. I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not, but I might try dodging in a bit more light on the central structures. That said, this picture needs nothing. It's a winner in my book. |
Sep 8th |
| 52 |
Sep 20 |
Comment |
I think you accomplished your goal. I love the sky colors. The foreground lacks interest to me but it's negative weight does balance the sky well. My brain wants to search for more detail in on the land as, although quite dark, it looks like there is detail there. If so, it might be an improvement to open up the shadows and then deal with whatever noise is accentuated in the process. |
Sep 8th |
| 52 |
Sep 20 |
Comment |
I forgot to add something I saw on a Topaz tutorial that the results turn out better when noise and sharpening are applied first. I haven't tested the theory but I thought I'd pass it along. |
Sep 6th |
| 52 |
Sep 20 |
Comment |
Ditto what Jamie said. Wonderful shot and I think you did it justice in post. My only nitpick is your watermark, which commands a little too much attention for my taste and the closeness to the border creates a little tension which, I think, attracts more attention. I'd nudge it over to the right, make it a tiny bit smaller and reduce the opacity. Great job! |
Sep 6th |
6 comments - 3 replies for Group 52
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7 comments - 4 replies Total
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