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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 33 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
I can't pass a stand of trees with light shing through without stopping to photograph or at least admire it (if the camera is at home). This is beautiful. I can think of no change that would improve it. Nice job. |
Apr 22nd |
| 33 |
Apr 19 |
Reply |
Larry, I had to think about this image for a few days to decide how I felt about it. I love the simplicity, especially in black and white. Good choice. Since we do not have snow, I am facinated by snow photos. I have only one that I have taken that I like. Maybe I will submit it soon. I think it is similar to this one. I decided that what bothered me was the long trail off to the left, It seemed to cause an imbalance. So I cropped some of it off and then to improve the balance a little more, I cloned out the trail to the top left. I felt that the suggestion of going to the right added balance. Because I know that you perfer left to right images, you might want to filp it. You can see what you think about these changes. I do like the image, but am more comfortable with a little more balance. |
Apr 22nd |
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| 33 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
This is a very well composed image which I think few people would see. You have a very good eye. I feel that the contrast is good. I understand the focal length helping to define the focal point, but I feel that it may be a little too blurred. Because the houses are so so precariously perched, I tend to want to see more. The reflection in the forground is wonderful. Nicely done. |
Apr 22nd |
| 33 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
So sad to see such happening. I hope a "land-lover" will purchase the land and cherish it. Chances are a realtor will purchase it and chop it into little blocks for little, cheap houses. The old tractor, the house, and the gate make a very nice triangle. Tjhe background seems hazey which bothers my eye some, but is not really vital since your focus is the tractor. You just might try a little dehaze and see it you like it better. I like the story and you tell it well. i think Washington state is one of the prettiest ones I have seen. |
Apr 22nd |
| 33 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
Black and white is perfect for this image. I can feel the threat of the dark clouds. I like the contrast of the textures of the clouds, choppy and smooth waters, rocks, and ladders. The lines of the ladders are stark against the dark rocks. I like the movement of the water. Great composition. Were you standing in the water? And I agree with Paul: the seagull is magic. Well done. |
Apr 22nd |
| 33 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
Beautiful country, Marilyn. Like me, your sky is a problem. I used to use a polizer, but decided that it is not really useful for me (I too often forgot to take it off and ruined some photos). Your sky may have enough color for you to use the gradient tool in ACR. It is worth a try. I think that the sheep really make this image one of tranquality. I also really like the texture of the center building. NIce work. |
Apr 17th |
| 33 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
Thanks, Paul. Surely they will invite you again. I thought maybe I should have used a landscape, but they they said to use one that had not been shown and this one is a different one. |
Apr 17th |
| 33 |
Apr 19 |
Reply |
Yes, it takes a lot of work to get enough blue in the sky. I worked on that problem for sometime. I never got it to the right shade of blue. You hit the nail one the head: this is stark and desolate, so I left the sky blaring. Do you think it is just too white? |
Apr 17th |
| 33 |
Apr 19 |
Reply |
Welcome, Steve. So glad you are visiting us and commented on my tree. I have tried the monochrome for this scene and I do like it, but I felt the sky had way too much white. I tinkered with darkening it. Then I decided it needed the lighter sky. I think now that I will try it in monochrome and chropped the way Ken suggested. It is fun to play with this photo. Please come again. |
Apr 17th |
| 33 |
Apr 19 |
Reply |
You certainly opened up some things to consider with this poor tree. Somehow the title did not make it through, but you seem to have tapped in on the same thing I thought. The title is: Alone. As I walked the beach the harashness of the recent hurricanes was so evident, it made me shiver. Then I saw this tree which had been washed down from about 100 feet back from the water and realized that it had managed to remain upright even though the roots were pulled out of the grouind. Water, wind, and rain are frierce enemies. I did not see that the tree could point either left or right. So glad you pointed that out. I left the sky on the left because I thought that it added to the loneliness. I do agree that it is a different picture if the sky is cropped. Thanks for all your insite. I have a lot to think about. |
Apr 17th |
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