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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 40 |
Dec 23 |
Reply |
Contact me when you are coming down and I'll fill you in. Who is your guide? I probably know him or her. Best way to reach me is email: mykey4photo@gmail.com.
Everything is still very quiet now but things are due to pick up. I'm not sure when you are coming. A drive through Everglades National Park isn't as good as in the past, largely due to the python. There will still be hawks and lots of osprey down in Flamingo, at the end of the road. Another park near Boynton is Peaceful Waters. You may see otters there. |
Dec 10th |
| 40 |
Dec 23 |
Comment |
Great job Janice. You may run into me. You'll probably be going to Wakodahatchee Wetlands and maybe Green Cay. You'll have a good time there. |
Dec 10th |
| 40 |
Dec 23 |
Comment |
I'm laughing at your comment. Thanks. I like the pose, the head is on the right side, not hidden by its neck. Unfortunately, it's relatively close to the background which allows the detail to show. You don't mention your settings but if you were closed down, a wider aperture may have rendered the background softer, or it may just be too close. If you use Lightroom, it has a new blur feature that would be fun to try out with this image. I think I owuld dodge around the base of the bill and eye and darken and reduce the contrast on the background, to gain some separation between the subject and its background. I'm very fortunate, living in S Florida, where these guys are very common and often aclimated to human contact making them an easy subject. But I'm with you, I often tell my birds what I want them to do and, just sometimes, they do it! |
Dec 9th |
| 40 |
Dec 23 |
Comment |
Hi Andrew. Nice action shot. I'm not sure what limits you place on processing but for me, anything goes. I would remove the one piece of vegetation that sticks up, pointing at the bird and lining up with it's left leg. I think I might also darken the water a bit. There's also a small black mark on the left upper leg I would erase. No other suggestions. |
Dec 9th |
3 comments - 1 reply for Group 40
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| 52 |
Dec 23 |
Reply |
I like her crop too. I was not using flash. It was a cloudy day and he light was coming from above. I did darken up the background a bit, particularly the leaves in the foreground. The focus was on the bird and I believe the wing softness is from motion blur. Even 1/5000 second is not fast enough when the wings are moving. When using flash, typically multiple flash heads are used which allows for a shorter flash duration. It's the flash that freezes the motion, not the shutter speed. (That may change with the new Sony a9111 that can sync flash up to 1/80,000 second, assuming there's a powerful enough flash to light the subject at that blazing speed.) |
Dec 13th |
| 52 |
Dec 23 |
Comment |
Thanks for the feedback. Judith, I like your crop and might remove all of the red from the flower on the edge if I reprocess this one. I hope everyone has a great holiday. |
Dec 12th |
| 52 |
Dec 23 |
Reply |
It looks great to me Sharon. No other suggestions. |
Dec 4th |
| 52 |
Dec 23 |
Comment |
It makes me think of ballet dancers. I like it a lot as is. Thanks, Mike |
Dec 3rd |
| 52 |
Dec 23 |
Comment |
I love barred owls and I think your post processing is spot on. The owl is well separated from the background and has an interesting pose and expression. I even like the twig which at first bothered me but the more I looked the more I liked it. I might remove it and compare a with and without to see which I liked best. The feathers held up by the twig would be a challenge but depending on how much work you wanted to invest could be dealt with. I also like how you framed the owl's head against the green tree behind it. Nice work. |
Dec 2nd |
| 52 |
Dec 23 |
Comment |
I think it's beautiful Sharon and I like the sky. I almost always do a lot of dodging and burning on landscapes and would probably do a lot on this image as well. For example, the rocks on the right side of the water are very bright to my eye and pull my attention to the edge instead of the mail element of the image and its reflection. I'd probably burn some of the evergreens on one side and try to create a feeling of depth. Sean Bagshaw has a lesson on cloud sculpting where the darker part of the clouds are darkened and the lighter parts lightened to taste. I think there's a lot to work with on this sky as I see a lot of texture in your finished version. I like the way you've brought out the colors. Nice one. |
Dec 2nd |
| 52 |
Dec 23 |
Comment |
Very pretty. I like it just the way t is. My only suggestion is to dodge a bit around the head of the butterfly to provide a bit more separation from the nice background. Nice job. |
Dec 2nd |
| 52 |
Dec 23 |
Comment |
Very artistic Judith. I love the shape and design you've captured. The simplicity is wonderful. I would consider not cutting off the horizontal branch as I can see it extended out in the original. My eye kept wanting to co to the end of the twig. Also, I like the soft feel of the original and I suspect that Topaz created some artifacts or unnatural effects. I might even go the other way and add texture or grain, and see how that looks. This one is definitely a keeper worth working on. As usual, your creativity shines through. |
Dec 2nd |
| 52 |
Dec 23 |
Comment |
Very nice Ally. I'm a fan of frogs and I love the vegetation you've captured. My only suggestion would be to do a bit of dodging and burning or a vignette to focus more attention on the critter. |
Dec 2nd |
7 comments - 2 replies for Group 52
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10 comments - 3 replies Total
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