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

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63 Oct 25 Reply Great suggestions. Thanks. Oct 26th
63 Oct 25 Reply Thanks Barbara. Oct 26th
63 Oct 25 Comment Hi Alane,
Nicely done. 		Oct 26th
63 Oct 25 Reply Thanks Murphy,
You are right: lens + camera body stabilization, as well as holding ones breath, wide and angled positioning of the feet + left elbow on the thorax for added stabilization.
This was the first time I observed and captured this butterfly, which is not seen in North America. In fact, there were a few fluttering around - this was one of my best shot!
Oct 12th
63 Oct 25 Comment Hi Murphy,
Beautiful abstract image made from a melted crystal.
A keeper (like many of your creations...).

I also occasionally use extension tubes. They can be quite handy to transform essentially any lens into a macro lens (As long as someone does not need to focus at infinity!)		 Oct 10th
63 Oct 25 Comment Hi Charles,
Nice work. I am amazed by the power of the new de-noise programs.
You also succeeded in altering the background to a much pleasing one.
Simple and beautiful.		 Oct 10th
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69 Oct 25 Reply I would suggest the following: Once you are happy with your edits, save it as a JPEG with the maximal quality in a separate folder. You can then check the file size, and then save a few more copies at various reduction percentages. You then pick the one which is the closest to 1 MB without exceeding it. Oct 26th
69 Oct 25 Comment Thanks for all the comments. Oct 26th
69 Oct 25 Comment Hi Mervyn,
Thank you for the excellent suggestions. I agree.
Oct 11th
69 Oct 25 Comment I really like the subject and the cropping applied. I agree with Mervyn that the image is not tack sharp on my screen. I am wondering if this is due to the small size of your image: only 70 KB.
I would suggest to save your JPEG files for PSA submission to the highest quality possible, and with a size as close as possible to 1 MB without exceeding it. (Just under 1000KB instead of 70 KB)
Oct 10th
69 Oct 25 Comment Hi Jacob,
This is really nice. I also like the pose of this turtle (likely a Snapping turtle).
I am a bit puzzled by the purple reflections in the water, and would try to tone them down or remove them.

To illustrate this, I worked on it a little: slight change in crop, selective color swaping, and resizing		 Oct 10th
69 Oct 25 Comment Hi Cindy,
Great catch...
I agree with Dean and Mervyn re crop.
I would suggest to expand the crop even a little more.
I also realize that the file size was very small, which can affect details. When you save your files, try using the maximal quality JPG and bring the size as close, without exceeding 1 mb. I took the liberty of demonstrating how I would crop this image, and also resized your image 350%		 Oct 10th
69 Oct 25 Comment Hi Dean,
What a great reason to run to your neighbor, and what a good capture!
It is pretty unusual to see this beautiful owl essentially at eye level.
I agree with Mervyn re cropping and would probably add a small catch light in the right eye.
Great f-stop to blur the background, and selection of the other parameters.
Nicely done.
Oct 10th
69 Oct 25 Comment What a beautiful kitty....
Lovely image. I agree with the others that removing the green leaf is very helpful.
Fantastic details.
Well done!		 Oct 10th
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70 Oct 25 Reply Hi Frans,
You are very kind.
As mentioned before, we are all learning…. I like being inspired by classic painters!		 Oct 26th
70 Oct 25 Reply Thanks Geoff Oct 26th
70 Oct 25 Reply Thanks Frans. Oct 26th
70 Oct 25 Reply Thanks for these kind comments.
I walk on this path pretty much every evenings...		 Oct 11th
70 Oct 25 Comment Hi Kirk,
Great and very sharp capture.
I am used to observe images of this butte from an angle, but find this front view very appealing.
I would have liked to see the right and left ends of this butte, but I am not sure, from this angle, if this is possible.
Very sharp subject and fantastic foreground and background.
Well done.		 Oct 11th
70 Oct 25 Comment Hi Frans,
Lovely and moody.
Following the conversation above, I believe that a few factors are in play: - f/4 at 88 mm is probably responsible for some of the decreased sharpness of the darker mountain in the background. - The clouds might also have a role in this difference.
This image reminds me of Leonardo da Vinci paintings: He was purposely darkening, and slightly smudging the backgrounds to increase the sense of perspective/depth.
Here we go.... Great image - another keeper!		 Oct 11th
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70 Oct 25 Comment Hi Geoff,
You are quite the adventurer!
This is a very dramatic scene, and the people help in realizing the vastness of this place.
I would like to preserve the bare rocks on top, but see more details of the other climbers.
I took the liberty of providing 2 different crop suggestions - mainly to engage a discussion.
Oct 10th
70 Oct 25 Comment Beautiful sunset with a great sense of perspective. Very nice water reflections, and colors. Strong lines. The 2 lamp posts are also adding to the sense of depth.
I do not have any suggestions, except, perhaps, cleaning up the bird scats on the bottom and left of the image, and possibly cropping a little tighter by deleting some of the bottom.		 Oct 9th
70 Oct 25 Comment Welcome to our group Jerry!
This is a very nice first submission. I found it always difficult to photograph towards the sunlight. It is frequently difficult to avoid very bright spots in the image (upper portion).
I really like the contrast on the edges of the buildings.
I realized that your image is slightly slented.
I took the liberty to try to slightly modify your image:
- as it was difficult to determine a perfect horizontal line using the coast, I used all the vertical lines of the buildings. I also tone down a little the brightness of the upper portion of the image by adding a neutral density filter spread from the bottom to the top of the image.

Oct 8th
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