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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 63 |
Sep 24 |
Reply |
Hi Barbara,
Thanks for your comments. |
Sep 29th |
| 63 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Thanks Alane |
Sep 27th |
| 63 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Hi Neal. Nice composite image. The lighting on the flower and the hummingbird are matching fairly well, and the background is not competing with the principal subjects.
My preference would be to have a little more room on the bottom right of the image so the left wing of this bird would not be that close to the frame.
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Sep 11th |
| 63 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Hi Priscilla,
Very nice artistic, still-life image. I agree with the comments above: It takes a lot of patience and attention to details to obtain an image like this.
I like the color palette and the overall arrangement.
Great work. |
Sep 11th |
| 63 |
Sep 24 |
Reply |
Thanks for these constructive comments Charles. I am looking forward to see your results with this new camera. |
Sep 11th |
| 63 |
Sep 24 |
Reply |
Hi Murphy,
Thanks for your comments. It would have been really difficult to capture this little critter with a tripod as it was close to the ground and a little too far in a small bush. Unfortunately, my back was not happy after I took several images as I was not in a comfortable position.
To allow some flexibility without hurting myself, I started to utilize a light monopod with a tilt head. I believe that is a fair compromise. |
Sep 11th |
| 63 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Hi Murphy,
You achieved an excellent depth of field by using a f stop at 22. All areas are tack sharp despite the depth of your subject.
Really nice improvement from the original to the final product by eliminating all distractions with a black background.
Nice color palette.
Excellent work. |
Sep 11th |
| 63 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Very interesting idea and execution. Nice gradation of colors of these "floating" bears.
I might be a stickler, but I do also like architectural photography. In that field, all perspectives must be respected. Having this in mind, my only suggestion for improvement would be to slightly change your angle of view.
Nice work. Looking forward to see your next images. |
Sep 11th |
| 63 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Wow... Nice portrait, wonderful expression and eye details.
I am just wondering about the cat's face and upper body color on the right side (shadow): This pinkish hue looks a little unnatural.
I took the liberty of tweaking a little this area, although now, one could say that it is a little too blue... |
Sep 11th |
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| 63 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Hi Barbara,
Great focus-stacking image. There are plenty of fine details, no motion artifacts, and a great color palette.
I found really interesting to see the original capture and how you cleaned it up.
I agree with Charles that having a little bit of the trunk at the bottom is improving the image.
Good work. |
Sep 11th |
| 63 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Thanks Murphy.
Just to continue, and hopefully clarify the conversation re focus stacking:
Focus-Bracketing refers to taking images at various focal lenghts. Following the capture, one needs to stack all, or some of the images, using a stacking program. Multiple mirrorless cameras are programmable to perform focus-bracketing. Some cameras use the term Focus-shifting for this feature.
With DSLRs, one needs to take multiple images at various focal lenghts, by using a focus rail (with a locked manual focus) OR by changing the focus point (continuously in one direction - close to far or far to close.) (I believe that the focusing rail is more precise.) For these 2 techniques, a tripod is needed.
In the OM System lingo, Focus-Stacking refers to taking the images at various focal lengths (automatic)(focus-bracketing) AND in-camera stacking of the JPG versions of the images (Computational feature). When I use the in-camera focus-stacking option, I save all the bracketed images saved in JPG and RAW, and can, if needed, re-stack all or some of the images using a stacking program.
The main issue I have with the "in-camera focus-stacking" is that it will take several seconds (10 or so) for the camera to line up the images and produce a stacked JPG image. If the process is not successful (mainly due to movement artefacts (subject, photographer or wind), an alert will pop-out mentioning the failure to stack. By that time, hopefully my subject decided to stick around so I can have another go at it!
I prefer not to use a tripod nor a flash. |
Sep 6th |
8 comments - 3 replies for Group 63
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| 69 |
Sep 24 |
Reply |
Hi Jacob,
Thanks for your comments.
In general I prefer having my whole subject in the picture - just a preference. Sometimes, one could have an inadvertent "clipping" of a part of the subject, at which point I believe that a tight crop is much better than a less than complete animal. How to crop, what to leave in, what to leave out, how to frame the subject in the frame are all very subjective and will vary from one to another photographer.
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Sep 16th |
| 69 |
Sep 24 |
Reply |
Thanks Diane |
Sep 11th |
| 69 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Hi Diane,
I found it always hard to get a great image of an animal high up in a tree, especially when sleeping.
I agree with the comments above.
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Sep 11th |
| 69 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Lovely capture. It looks to me that there was a conversation going on between this huge tortoise and fly. I also like the vegetation growing in a small hole in it's shell. I could foresee this image being used in a children's book about the animal connection.
Fantastic angle of view.
For me, this is a keeper - I would have no issues hanging this image, as a discussion piece, in my living room!
Simply WOW! |
Sep 11th |
| 69 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Hi Jacob.
Nice work, especially with an iPhone. My only suggestion would be to tone down the highlights a little bit, as the butterfly is quite bright.
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Sep 11th |
| 69 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Hi Cindy. Wow... Nice catch indeed!
I always find it difficult to cope with obvious, ugly, man-made structures.
Even though the tail of the catching bird was not the main focus, I find it more pleasing to have the whole bird in view. Although it is easier to crop rather than retouch, I found that the crop was too tight on the left side. Because of this, I like Mervyn version better.
Nice capture. |
Sep 11th |
| 69 |
Sep 24 |
Reply |
Hi Cindy,
Thanks for your comments. I also routinely double check for fully black and burned spots on every images.
I also realized a small detail: the twig in front of the left forearm of this bearded dragon would have been out of focus without using the focus-stacking technique. This would have created a blur on this forearm, instead of having both in perfect focus despite the distance. |
Sep 11th |
| 69 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Hi Dean. Nice work. I agree with the comments above. The upper left chickadee is perfect - would have been nice not to have the second one. |
Sep 11th |
| 69 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Hi Mervyn,
I like both images - slight lapse in time between the two. Both are telling a story.
On the submitted image, this spotted hyena was certainly watching something while busy with this carcass. This question makes me prefer this one.
On the original image, it is easy to see what was going on, but, unfortunately, the hyena in the middle did not appeared to be involved in this dispute.
Both are fantastic captures. Well done.
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Sep 11th |
| 69 |
Sep 24 |
Reply |
Thanks Jaswant. For this image, I was laying flat on my belly! My main problem was to get back up....
The eye is relatively deep in these creatures, making it difficult to get a "catch light". I did not think about brightening it - excellent point. |
Sep 6th |
| 69 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Thanks for this accurate comment. Please see a modified desaturated version using a background mask. |
Sep 4th |
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7 comments - 4 replies for Group 69
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| 70 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Thanks Kirk. |
Sep 27th |
| 70 |
Sep 24 |
Reply |
HI Frans,
Thanks for your suggestions and comments. |
Sep 25th |
| 70 |
Sep 24 |
Reply |
Hi Geoff,
Thanks for the suggestion. |
Sep 25th |
| 70 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Hi Frans,
This is quite a remarkable improvement. Well done. It looks like you also match the forest lights to the sky. |
Sep 17th |
| 70 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Hi Kirk,
Nice old gnarly tree roots! Nice rugged and detailed surface. Nice sky.
I believe that having a little more room on the left side would be helpful as I find it a little tight.
About the ferry: I am not sure that the ferry adds to this image. The main subjects are the tree and the sound. Maybe having the ferry in focus would have helped (two images on a tripod, one focused on the ferry, the other one on the tree). Just food for thoughts.
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Sep 11th |
| 70 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Very nice capture during the "orange" hour. Peaceful locale with lovely color palette. The swans on the bottom left of the image are a good complement to this serene scene.
Another keeper. Nice work! |
Sep 11th |
| 70 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Hi Geoff,
Nice photo stitching. I am impressed with the horizontal, and not bowed, horizon considering the broad angle of view.
Lovely. |
Sep 11th |
5 comments - 2 replies for Group 70
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20 comments - 9 replies Total
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