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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 65 |
Feb 17 |
Comment |
Welcome Vineeth! You picked an interesting subject for your first image here. I like your perspective of the two lights; how they are arranged against each other without crossing/touching. I, too, would crop out the partial bulb on the left and darken the light spot in the lower right to eliminate distractions. |
Feb 18th |
| 65 |
Feb 17 |
Comment |
You captured a nice shot of this squirrel. Your composition is very good. I've been practicing with my 150-600 mm lens and those furry creatures do not sit still very long. One of the tricks that I employ in post-processing photos of animals is to sharpen the eye. I know you are not a fan of Lightroom, but there is a tool in there that will sharpen the eye very easily. It makes a big difference. I think increasing the contrast will also create more sharpness overall. |
Feb 18th |
| 65 |
Feb 17 |
Comment |
Once again, this is a wonderful image, Charles. As in Janos' photo, the perspective and composition creates that wonderful sweeping from the left frame, up and around toward the bottom right. The sharpness brings out all those little hairs and veins. Beautiful color and lighting. It looks like you used lighting above and behind the subject. Is that correct? I also like the fine green border that you added, it creates a frame so that your subject is not lost in a screen of black. I may "steal" that idea too.
I think I need to hit the local nursery for some possible subjects. |
Feb 18th |
| 65 |
Feb 17 |
Comment |
This is beautifully composed. You selected a wonderful perspective creating that nice sweep from the bottom of the frame up and to the right. The back lighting brings out the details in the petals without overexposing the image. I like that the orchid in the background is not sharp. It gives the photo depth.
My only suggestion would be to clone out the light spots along the right bottom of the frame.
Definitely earns the smile :-) I have to admit that I have never had any luck getting an orchid to rebloom, so kudos to your nurturing. |
Feb 18th |
| 65 |
Feb 17 |
Comment |
My mother made paella once when I was a child. I remember see all of the shellfish and that unmistakable flavor of saffron. That is a spice that is an acquired taste. So when I brought up your photo, my first reaction was to try and determine what was cooking. I could see artichokes and what looks like sugar snap peas. I'm also curious about the shallow pan and cooking over an open fire. Only after all of that did I start to evaluate the photo on its own. Having the fire and most of the pot included in the photo was a good choice. I see how including some of those elements in my photo would have added some interest. I agree with Charles' comment about balancing the overall brightness between the food and the fire. That was something that I probably would not have noticed or been able to articulate if I had. (thanks Charles). At minimum, getting rid of the bright spot in the pot makes a big difference. I'm sure there was boiling movement in the pot which makes it more difficult to get everything sharp, but I think you did a good job here. Adding more contrast can sharpen everything up a bit, but that's more of a personal preference I think in this case. (now off to lunch...) |
Feb 18th |
| 65 |
Feb 17 |
Reply |
I think Zerene Stacker does a better job with the focus stacking than Photoshop does. I haven't done a scientific comparison; it is more of a subjective impression now that I have experienced results with both apps.
I think the motto regarding composition is "Don't forget to step back when you step in" (although I'm kidding, there is some truth in those words :-) |
Feb 18th |
| 65 |
Feb 17 |
Reply |
This is good feedback. You mentioned a couple of things that I did not think about. I was so focused on the marshmallows that I completely overlooked the reflections. I went back to the original photos to see if I cropped after the adjustments, but no, this was the dimensions of the actual photo.
I also didn't think to try a different angle at that time although I've experimented with different angles at other times.
I think I need to make a checklist of all of the things I should be thinking about for a final image since my memory seems to fail me at the moment. |
Feb 18th |
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