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

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63 Jan 26 Reply Thanks. I like it. Jan 29th
63 Jan 26 Reply I like the light rays of the 2nd image. Jan 12th
63 Jan 26 Reply I agree with you Murphy. Thanks. Jan 10th
63 Jan 26 Reply Thanks for your kind comments. I agree. Jan 10th
63 Jan 26 Comment Hi Murphy,
Lovely capture of this nice couple! Patience is key to get this perfect pose.
I agree with Charles that the stump is a bit distracting, but you already posted how you would address this issue.
A keeper!


Jan 10th
63 Jan 26 Comment Wow... Impressive. I really appreciate your detailed description.
You are quite the experimenter!		 Jan 10th
63 Jan 26 Comment Hi Alane,
Very nicely done. I love all the prismatic effect through all these small crystals. I also like Charles edits.
It can be tricky to avoid seeing the camera reflection in this type of set-up, but here, looks all clean to me.
No suggestion for improvement.		 Jan 10th
63 Jan 26 Comment Hi Norman,
This is a "wow" for me.
I am quite impressed with your image, but I am not sure of how you did it! Would it be possible to show the pre-treatment image and, if possible, an overview of your set-up
Jan 10th
63 Jan 26 Comment Hi Barbara,
Nicely done. I was also surprised that you did not use a flash, but realized that this "slow motion" shot allows for more small ripples on the water.
Nicely done. I will need to try!		 Jan 10th
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69 Jan 26 Reply Thanks Jacob
Jan 24th
69 Jan 26 Reply Thanks. I normally would not crop so tight, but in this case, it works nicely. Jan 17th
69 Jan 26 Reply Thanks. I normally would not crop so tight, but in this case, it works nicely. Jan 12th
69 Jan 26 Comment Thank you for these constructive comments. As memtioned, there are multiple issues in getting great images in a zoo. For me, the main ones are the enclosures (fences, glass (sometimes tinted), reflections), and the backgrounds. In this one, I liked the expression of this gorilla, but I was unhappy with the tinted window and the background. Jan 12th
69 Jan 26 Comment This is a "wow". The B/W conversion makes it more dramatic. Strong lines, good framing, great depth, great tone gradation, great subject for a B/W conversion, very moody.
For sure, this is a keeper!		 Jan 12th
69 Jan 26 Reply I totally agree with you. Jan 12th
69 Jan 26 Comment Hi Diane,
Nice subject for Macro photography, but I agree with the comments above.
The depth of field is a major issue in macro-photography: Factors that will decrease your depth of field: the closer you are to your subject, the wider the aperture, and the longer your focal length. In general, f9 or so is ideal, as a smaller aperture might cause a "diffraction blur".

Jan 10th
69 Jan 26 Comment Hi Jacob,
I agree with the comments above. I would also like a little less cropping on the top and a little more light on the subject.
The way I see it, the flower should "look" in the frame instead of outside the frame.
I just took your original and suggested this cropping.		 Jan 10th
69 Jan 26 Comment Hi Cindy,
I completely agree with you and Dean. I can't believe how many "bugs" I capture when I take images of flowers...
It is quite difficult to find the "perfect" subject!
Jan 10th
69 Jan 26 Comment Wow.... this is great. Beautifully done.
Tender moment well captured. Nice lighting and expressions.
I am not sure if the mother's tail was completely captured on the pre-processed image, but in this case, keeping the whole tail would have pushed the subjects too far to the left of the image.
Another keeper.

Jan 10th
6 comments - 4 replies for Group 69
70 Jan 26 Reply Hi Geoff,
You were right. Kirk was able to keep my focal points, and following your suggestion.		 Jan 24th
70 Jan 26 Reply Hi Kirk,
You were able to keep the main elements that I wanted to preserve, and at the same time, bringing on the main subject, the Colloseo, as the focus of the image. You also removed the tree on the left.
Nicely done.		 Jan 24th
70 Jan 26 Reply Hi Geoff,
Thanks for your comments. As you can imagine, I have multiple images from that photo session with various croppings.
On this one, I wanted to preserve the colorful sky as well as the arch and the busy streets filled with tourists.

Jan 16th
70 Jan 26 Reply Hi Jerry,
Thanks for your comments. I chose the location and the time of the day. The rest was not under my control! I was lucky. I did not remove any element.
It is not always easy to remove the distractions from an image. I do not like to keep overhanging wires or contrails. Street lights can be used to create strong lines and depth to the image.
Jan 16th
70 Jan 26 Comment Hi Kirk,
Beautiful desert landscape with very interesting light/shadows and colors during the "golden" hour. All sharp with plenty of details.
My only suggestion, if possible, would be to have a little more space on the top.
Well done.		 Jan 10th
70 Jan 26 Comment Hi Frans,
Amazing capture through a window of a moving bus! As described, the flexible silicone hood is perfect in this situation to prevent light reflection on the window from the inside of the bus. It is also great for "aquarium" photography.
I have the same lens and will exchange the Canon hood for one like yours.... never know when this feature is needed!
Jan 10th
70 Jan 26 Comment Hi Geoff,
Beautiful subject, scene, time, crop, colors, sharpness, and light. Lovely.
I have no suggestions for improvement. 		Jan 10th
70 Jan 26 Comment Beautiful scenery with light reflections and very attractive subject.
I have a few suggestions: 1) when applying a grid on your image, I realized that there was a very slight slent
2) I also realized that there was area, especially the bridge and the bottom of the image, that were completely black (without details).
I took the liberty of a minimal straightening, reducing the "blacks", decreasing the "shadows" and the "highlights".
Great capture.		 Jan 10th
70 Jan 26 Comment This is a Beautiful sunset landscape. I like the positioning of the mountains. The image does not appear slanted. It looks like you applied the rules of 1/3rd, with the top of the left mountain on the top of the lower 1/3.
Suggestions for improvement:
1) You can look for the under and over exposed area in your image. In this case, the bottom portion is very dark/black without many details. This also makes it difficult to find the bottom edge. - How to improve: reduce the "blacks" and "shadows" in one way to do it. Others would prefer adding a border line.
I personally like to "bracket" my sunsets and sunrises to allow more gradation, using "natural" HDR technique, between under and over exposed.
2) There are many sensor smudges, mainly on the top left and bottom left - should be removed.
3) Plenty of controversies about contrails. I am not a fan of them, but many photographers do not mind them.
4) The sky is beautiful and could be tastefully enhansed (increase contrast, increased satuation, decreasing mid tones, etc...) This is very personal, but too much can look artificial.
5) How to crop? There are obviously many options and personal taste involved. I felt that in this case, I would lower a little the top of the lowest 1/3rd as there is plenty of sky in this area.
I took the liberty of trying some edits as suggested above.
These are only suggestions - no strict rules.
Jan 3rd
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