Activity for User 625 - Mervyn Hurwitz - mervmel@yahoo.com

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26 Mar 24 Reply The migration takes place in Kenya andTanzania and not in South Africa. Also these are buffalo and not wildebeest. Mar 27th
26 Mar 24 Comment Once again your imagination and creativity comes to the fore in this presentation. And you have certainly put something of yourself into a fairly mundane scene.
A few small tips - clone out the few bright lights on the horizon and maybe a slight crop from the right so that the tree is further away from the center.		 Mar 11th
26 Mar 24 Comment What a great nature story, well composed, with nice muted colors and no distracting highlights in the background. I do like the fact that you have brightened their eyes to draw our attention. Mar 11th
26 Mar 24 Comment Jose, you captured this at the right time of day, as there is still some light in the sky. The colors of the Ferris wheel are great and the minimal movement is acceptable.
The lamppost bottom right is a little distracting and can be burnt in or paint in some orange from the surrounding structures.
I may crop a little from the left, up to the second leg of the trestle.		 Mar 11th
26 Mar 24 Comment The good simple composition works well here and the reflections are lovely. Of course the red lifesaver is the star of the show.
I would not crop anything off the bottom, but I don't think you need as much sky as presented. I would crop about a 1/3 from the top.		 Mar 11th
26 Mar 24 Reply Thanks Jose Mar 11th
26 Mar 24 Comment I love the terraced fields as they descend from left to right. The people add a great point of interest to the scene, but I wish you had shot this a few seconds sooner so that they would be more to the right and not centered as presented. I wouldn't crop from the right as this would upset the perspective. Perhaps you could try to move them by using the new AI generate tool.
I would also remove the pole going out of the frame at the top just left of center.		 Mar 11th
26 Mar 24 Comment This is an interesting use of your drone.
However I find the composition off as the road leads me out of the picture to the right. The colors are a little exaggerated as Jose has mentioned.
But the main problem for me is a lack of a center of interest as my eye has nowhere to land(sorry for the pun!) 		Mar 11th
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69 Mar 24 Comment Pierre, This is so much better. The emphasis is now on the butterfly and her colors are much more obvious. Well done! Mar 12th
69 Mar 24 Reply Thank you, Diane. Only the males have these beautiful curved horns. Mar 11th
69 Mar 24 Comment Diane, I love this picture. The colors are great and the background bokeh is perfect. But for me the best part is the light coming through the edges of the beak. Well done. Mar 11th
69 Mar 24 Comment Photography is all about the light and you have captured this cub in beautiful light. The dark buffalo adds even more emphasis on the lion cub. I really love this picture! Mar 11th
69 Mar 24 Comment Hi Jacob, I don't see much difference between the original and final.
The lizard is well positioned and a diagonal presentation always works well. The leaf below his chin is much too bright. Perhaps you can remove this using one of the tools in Snapseed.		 Mar 11th
69 Mar 24 Comment Cropping is such a subjective tool and as Pierre points out there is no right or wrong.
I agree that the top part of the picture is too bright so maybe a square crop would work.
Pierre's crop shows too much background and takes the emphasis away from the heron. I love the light coming through the fins of the fish.		 Mar 11th
69 Mar 24 Comment The butterfly is well captured, well positioned and sharp. Unfortunately the red flower does dominate the scene. I tried to desaturate the top red petal, but it didn't work out well. Mar 11th
69 Mar 24 Comment Definitely grackles. We have masses of them on our golf course and they tend to dominate my bird feeders, preventing the colorful birds from getting a chance.
I feel the picture is more pictorial than nature. However you have captured the tree really well. My eye is attracted to the ring on the bottom and then proceeds up the branches to the grackles on top. I also like your sepia treatment.		 Mar 11th
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