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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 22 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
I agree with the comments above: that the sky placement was perfect and the keystoning was a problem that Joe ably fixed. |
Feb 14th |
| 22 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
I think you did a good job of blending the two images. I also think you chose the right two images to blend. It actually does look like a sunset behind the hill with the elk. Overall, though, I agree with Marti in suggesting the foreground is too bright. |
Feb 14th |
| 22 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
What a nicely composed image. I love the way the jetty curves out into the water, with the eye-catching lighthouse and supply shed catching the eye at the end. Actually, I don't mind the white at the top of the lighthouse as I assumed you captured this as the light was blazing inside. I did notice the white outline around the lighthouse and agree that it is something that could be fixed. |
Feb 14th |
| 22 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
I agree with everything Peggy said. I think this is a wonderful image, a great job of blending, and a perfect eye for finding the exactly right two images to put together. |
Feb 8th |
| 22 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
A very professional job of combining the images. Would be acceptable in appropriate advertisements or promotional material. Good work. |
Feb 4th |
| 22 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
I think you did a nice job of blending two images, and ensuring that they were balanced in sharpness and color. The combination is so seamless that it hardly appears "Photoshopped." |
Feb 4th |
6 comments - 0 replies for Group 22
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| 71 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
This is a quite lovely image, something that would look nice on a greeting card. Lots of perfect touches, including the water flowing out of the hand pump by the fence. Your choice in softening this was excellent. The only point I would look at is whether the bright whites on the two plants along the shore are blown out. I can't really tell, but you might doublecheck since they seem to have lost some detail in their leaves. Otherwise, I don't know what else you could do to improve a delightful image. Share it with others! |
Feb 14th |
| 71 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
I'm glad you shared this with us and asked for our comments. Technically, this is fine as far as exposure and focus. For me, however, there is nothing of a visual interest, i.e. it's pretty boring and uninteresting. For the future, I suggest looking for something that captures our attention: a building rising from the fog, a mountain surrounded by pretty clouds, a really unusual activity on the ground, etc. In other words, watch for things that people will say that's unusual, beautiful or striking. |
Feb 8th |
| 71 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
If your goal is trying to show the hanging highway, I think your second image best depicts it. If your goal is a landscape shot, your first image does a better job. In other words, you've got two entirely different images and perspectives of the same topic. To me, this simply illustrates the importance of grabbing various perspectives and views when you are shooting a subject. Same subject, different perspectives, two entirely different photos. Great job of sharing these perspectives with us! |
Feb 8th |
| 71 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
I think you've almost got it. The exposure and focus are perfect. Let me just comment on the composition: You have done a fine job of having a nice focal point by using the cactus in the foreground. To me, this is a wonderful leap forward in your great talents. My suggestion: I love the cactus as the centerpiece. However, and this may sound odd, it is almost TOO large and overwhelming. I also noticed that its bottom is chopped off. I would rather see it placed in the ground than cut off at the base. I know I harp a lot about a strong focal point (i.e. what are we looking at in the image) and you've obviously worked very hard to see that. I think this is a nice job, and with a couple of minor adjustments, you'll have a true winner. |
Feb 8th |
| 71 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
I've seen many a ranch photo, and this is among the best. It is backlit perfectly against the setting sun. I suggest that you consider entering it in one of the myriad ranch photo contests. Check out Ranch and Rural Living magazine. They have an annual contest in which I think you'd do quite well. The best photos appear on the cover. If you do enter, think in terms of vertical, cover shot. Consider cropping off the right to make it more of a magazine cover format. |
Feb 8th |
| 71 |
Feb 18 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments. You're right that I'm a purist. One reason is that I come from a journalistic background where any manipulation was a big no-no, so that's kind of ingrained in me. Another reason is that I like to enter several minor photo contests where manipulations beyond normal cropping, exposure, dodging and burning, are forbidden. I've been to this place where the sky actually does look like the way you've depicted it. Unfortunately, the colors didn't cooperate this time. Sometimes you just have to take what you've got! |
Feb 8th |
| 71 |
Feb 18 |
Reply |
Hi John, thanks for your comment. Just fyi, this was taken in a semi-desert in the Southwestern U.S. No ocean around for hundreds of miles. |
Feb 6th |
| 71 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
You have a lovely composition here. I especially like the way the curved bridge is reflected in the water, creating a beautiful oval. I wished I could have seen the original, because I suspect that it would have been a fine image in and of itself. My concern is that your effort to create a water color depiction ended up looking a bit like poor post-processing, at least that's what struck me when I first viewed this. Looking at the leaves in the trees, I thought that something was way off, and then I read your note. It's great to try new techniques, but in my opinion, the original capture is often the best. |
Feb 5th |
| 71 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
Beautiful setting for a landscape shot. Although you used a slower shutter speed, I can't detect any softness in your focus. I'm sure the f18 f-stop helped. Nice job on bringing out the colors and getting a perfect white balance. Since the two layers of highway are hard to discern, I don't believe your image has a strong focal point, at least one strong enough to arrest the eye. It was taken at 1 p.m. which accounts for the lack of shadows, which could have given the image more depth. |
Feb 4th |
7 comments - 2 replies for Group 71
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13 comments - 2 replies Total
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