Activity for User 671 - Pierre Williot - pwilliot@mac.com

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69 Mar 24 Comment Following your inputs, I retouch the image. Tighter cropping, slight darkening of the flower, etc... Here we go: Mar 12th
69 Mar 24 Comment Fantastic image. So colorful. Nice selection of the background, which is not always easily done in a zoo.
My only issue with your image is the purple/aqua fringing surrounding the bird, especially the head and the back. This is frequently seen with backlit images. I am wondering if this is a result of "over-sharpening" or from "over-denoising". 		Mar 11th
69 Mar 24 Comment Wow! Amazing capture. I love the light and the overall post-processing. This image tells a story.
Great work. Another keeper!		 Mar 11th
69 Mar 24 Comment Hi Jacob,
Impressive results with an iPhone. I am not sure if I prefer your original better than the final product. I think that your processing is a little over-sharpened and over-saturated. I find the original to be more realistic.
On both images, I would have liked more room on the left side (where the lizard is looking).
Nice capture.

Mar 11th
69 Mar 24 Comment Hi Cindy,
I agree with Dean. Nice silhouette.
Photographing a strongly backlit subject is difficult. How to frame the subject is also difficult and really depends on each individual taste - no perfectly right nor absolutely wrong way.
From my perspective, the water reflection is very strong and overpowering, furthermore, I like to have a bit more space in the area that the animal is pointing to.
I took the liberty to try editing your image. I framed it horizontally, decreased the highlights and whites, decreased the shadows and midtones, and increased the saturation. This is just a suggestion, mainly to generate a dialogue.
Mar 11th
69 Mar 24 Comment Hi Dean,
I agree, these are not Crows as their beak are too slim. I would be more inclined to consider Grackles.
Difficult subject. I like your sepia edit and your attempt to have better directing lines and focus. I like the circular branch structure at the 3/4 - 1/4 lower central area as a focus point.
Nice work.		 Mar 11th
69 Mar 24 Comment Wow, What an amazing capture. Such a muscular animal!
My only suggestion would be to have a little bit more room on the left side of the frame.
Another keeper!		 Mar 11th
69 Mar 24 Reply Thanks Cindy. Mar 6th
69 Mar 24 Reply Hi Dean,
To go to a Butterfly Conservancy is providing a nice break from the Canadian winters!
I totally agree with you with the wings, especially when it comes to the Common Blue Morpho!
So many butterflies around. I spent several hours in there, with more "bad shots" than good ones!
My main problem with these Butterfly house, is to make sure that the background is natural.
For this image, I was reaching over a sturdy rail, and pointing to a shadowy area 10 feet or so below me. Combining the lens and body stabilization, I was able to get a crisp handheld shot at 1/50 sec at 500 mm as I was trying to avoid higher ISOs.		 Mar 5th
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70 Mar 24 Reply Nice video demonstration Frans. Mar 12th
70 Mar 24 Comment Hi Kathryn,
I took the liberty of tweaking your image (mainly cropping, decreasing highlights, whites, shadows, saturation).
As you know, not working on the original has its limitations, but here we go!		 Mar 12th
70 Mar 24 Reply Thanks Frans,
Do you mean removing the stones, or adding more stones by cloning? (to use as an anchor point)		 Mar 12th
70 Mar 24 Comment Interesting story. I have plenty of experience with "white-out" conditions during snow storms, but not at all with sand storms!
Looks scary but certainly tells a story. The far away buildings are very soft, but I am pretty sure that this is due to the storm.
Well done.		 Mar 11th
70 Mar 24 Comment Hi Kirk,
Very nice perspective and directing lines giving a really good depth to your image. Nice contrasting colors with no fringing. Nice sky. Overall very pleasing.
My only comment would be that the mountains in the background are soft. These mountains are very far away. Ideally, I would have selected a much higher f stop or, alternatively, use a focus stacking technique. (Take 2 images with the same frame on a tripod and focus on one image on the house and the other on the mountains.)
Essentially, try different techniques, framing, parameters, etc.. on-site before going to the next site. Once you get used to do so, it will come naturally.
Mar 11th
70 Mar 24 Comment Hi Frans,
Nice enhancement of an image. It looks to me that you cropped your scene in camera (my preferred option).
Suggestions: I would remove the sharp turn sign at the side of the road and possibly decrease shadows in the woods.
Again, very good demonstration. Thanks.
Mar 11th
70 Mar 24 Comment Another wow!
Nice play with light and shadows over these hills. Nice color tone of the mountain behind and the few clouds that are lit during the "orange" hour.
I might have cropped out some of the bottom of your image, but this is more a question of personal taste.
Another keeper!
Mar 11th
70 Mar 24 Comment Very nice capture. I love the dept of this image resulting from the strong directing lines (some of witch are from the contrails). The perspective looks good to me.
Great work.
Mar 11th
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