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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 63 |
Feb 26 |
Reply |
Hi Barbara,
Thank you for your kind comments.
These Beetles live in coniferous forests, and are tree borers. They can be found from North Carolina to the NE US, NW US states, Canada, and Alaska. They are fairly big. |
Feb 21st |
| 63 |
Feb 26 |
Comment |
Hi Ruth,
Welcome to the group.
I also use the Olympus/OM system camera and lenses.
You should try the in-camera focus stacking option, without using a tripod. You can save the images (I normally use stacks of 10 to 15 images) in both JPG and RAW. The camera will line up the images and stack them in JPG, but, if you want, you have the RAW images and process them using Helicon or other focus stacking programs. It takes a little bit of practice, but it works pretty well.
p.s.: my image this month was done using this technique. |
Feb 15th |
| 63 |
Feb 26 |
Comment |
Hi Murphy,
I appreciate the time you spent and the very nice results obtained. Simply lovely.
I am wondering if you tried, using this image, to put side by side this image and its mirror image - I think that would be quite interesting.
Well done. |
Feb 15th |
| 63 |
Feb 26 |
Comment |
Very nice still life. Plenty of details that were enhansed with the reflection on your clean black surface.
I am wondering if using 2 different bathing lights if you could obtain the two lateral posterior ones with different colors and the central anterior one with a blend of the 2 colors?
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Feb 15th |
| 63 |
Feb 26 |
Comment |
Wow, nicely done. I like the subject and your treatment. The only thing that boughter me is that the right side is very bright - I would have toned it down.
I agree with the above comments and really like the b/w version from Norman.
Well done. Looking forward to further artistic renditions.
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Feb 15th |
| 63 |
Feb 26 |
Comment |
Hi Norman,
I am not quite sure how you took this image. To obtain this nice Depth of Field, did you take multiple images and focus-stacked them?
With a single image capture, I would have increased the f stop to 9 or so and focus on the junction between the proximal 1st third and the distal 2/3rd of your field.
I like your result with everything in sharp focus.
I agree with the above comments.
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Feb 15th |
| 63 |
Feb 26 |
Comment |
Very clean and sharp image of a butterfly with its wings wide open. Plenty of details and textures. Having the butterfly wings perpendicular to your angle of view helped to keep the wing tips in focus. Nice use of a flash.
I agree with the above comments re background.
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Feb 15th |
| 63 |
Feb 26 |
Reply |
Hi Norman,
In your comment, there is a ? between "may be" and "on would".
I have tighter crop where only the head is seen, but in this one, I wanted to demonstrate how long the antennas of this beetle were. |
Feb 12th |
| 63 |
Feb 26 |
Reply |
The OM-1 Mark ii camera allows very fast capture of multiple slices. The image stabilisation is great, and the in-camera focus stacking function will line up all the images.
The main problem is when the subject is moving or if these is a gust of wind. I this case, this beetle followed my instructions! (I wish...). |
Feb 12th |
| 63 |
Feb 26 |
Reply |
Thanks Murphy. I agree. |
Feb 12th |
| 63 |
Feb 26 |
Reply |
Thanks for these constructive comments Charles. The catchlight is helpful.
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Feb 12th |
6 comments - 5 replies for Group 63
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| 69 |
Feb 26 |
Reply |
Thanks Jacob |
Feb 16th |
| 69 |
Feb 26 |
Comment |
Hi Jaswant,
Very nice portrait. These two are in love - this image tells a story. Nice and tight crop.
Lovely.
My only suggestion would be to decrease the "shadows" on the chests of these warthogs.
A keeper! |
Feb 12th |
| 69 |
Feb 26 |
Comment |
Hi Jacob,
As mentioned above, it is difficult to have a "great" set-up in a zoo.
Here, I found that the bright background behind the back of this macaque (a waterfall?) is quite distracting and competes with the animal. If possible, I would have tried to move a little to the left, so the dark area would have been behind it. When framing a subject, it is very important to select the best background - not easy in a zoo....
I tried to selectively decrease the highlights behind the animal and crop a little more tightly. I am not sure that I helped much...
I love to see how you progress in your photographic skills. |
Feb 12th |
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| 69 |
Feb 26 |
Comment |
Hi Cindy: This is a lovely portrait of a Cooper's Hawk. I normally would prefer less of tight crop, but once I magnified your original, I realized that you have some "off focus" branches that were crossing in front of the chest of this bird and the wind was catching the lower feathers. Although it is possible to meticulously "remove" these branches in post-processing, but in this case, providing that you had enough definition, I would have done the same: tight crop.
Well done. A keeper! |
Feb 12th |
| 69 |
Feb 26 |
Comment |
Hi Dean,
This is a very nice, calm, and peaceful scene. I also prefer the lighter version.
Nice lines, water reflections.
It would be nice to have more red and orange in the sky. I tried to selectively increase these colors saturations, but without any significant changes.
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Feb 12th |
| 69 |
Feb 26 |
Comment |
Nice one Mervyn.
Nice interaction between these two juveniles. They are quite playful. Tells a story. Good framing. I found it a little dark but no other suggestion for improvement.
Well done. |
Feb 12th |
| 69 |
Feb 26 |
Reply |
Thanks for these constructive comments. |
Feb 12th |
| 69 |
Feb 26 |
Reply |
Hi Cindy.
I agree with you. With small birds that are moving their wings, a higher shutter speed is needed. This Ferruginous hawk is a "big" bird, and it was gliding in the air. |
Feb 12th |
| 69 |
Feb 26 |
Reply |
Hi Jaswant,
Thanks for all these comments. |
Feb 12th |
| 69 |
Feb 26 |
Comment |
Hi Diane,
Lovely scene. As mentioned by Dean, this is a very dark image. Furthermore, the file size was only 0.1 mb. This is making it difficult to perform and adjustments.
I Tried to increase its size (400%), lighten the scene, and decreasing the noise. Unfortunately, the image becomes a little "waxy".
I am wondering if this is a tight crop of the mother/child that where in a shadowy area of an otherwise brighter surrounding. Over-exposing is important when capturing an image if the subject is dark compared to its environment (by 1 or 1.5 stops). |
Feb 9th |
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| 69 |
Feb 26 |
Reply |
Thanks Dean. |
Feb 9th |
| 69 |
Feb 26 |
Reply |
Hi Diane. It was snowing - cold winter day. |
Feb 9th |
6 comments - 6 replies for Group 69
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| 70 |
Feb 26 |
Reply |
Thanks Frans |
Feb 25th |
| 70 |
Feb 26 |
Reply |
Thanks Geoff. What would be the coldest temperatures in your area? |
Feb 21st |
| 70 |
Feb 26 |
Reply |
Hi Jerry,
I agree, it was a cold day. I was on the ground above the beach. I was looking for an anchor, but none were available. I could have come down on the beach, but the snow was quite deep there! |
Feb 21st |
| 70 |
Feb 26 |
Reply |
Thanks for these constructive comments. |
Feb 9th |
| 70 |
Feb 26 |
Reply |
I like this original crop. Both are fine. |
Feb 9th |
| 70 |
Feb 26 |
Comment |
Beautiful! Strong anchoring point with a fantastic moody sky. I like the crop. One could prefer a more "panoramic" view by cropping a little the top and bottom.
Nicely done.
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Feb 7th |
| 70 |
Feb 26 |
Comment |
Nice, moody, balanced, strong directing lines, textures, atmosphere... Very nice representation of the daily life of this town. Tells a story.
I would probably have removed the few power line pylons on the top right of the image, but this would depends on where you would like to submit your image.
Well done. |
Feb 7th |
| 70 |
Feb 26 |
Comment |
Hi Bradford,
Welcome to our group.
Lovely image with textures, color tones/balance, water reflections, and guiding lines.
The edge of the pier is a little bright and distracting. I would suggest to selectively darken it as it competes with your main subject.
Well done. Looking forward for more images. |
Feb 7th |
| 70 |
Feb 26 |
Comment |
Hi Geoff,
Lovely color palette, lines, light balance, and scenery.
The only suggestion for improvement would be an anchoring point.
Well done. |
Feb 7th |
| 70 |
Feb 26 |
Comment |
Hi Scott,
Nice b/W scenery, great depth, and guiding lines.
When brought on a photo program, I realized that most of the black rocks on the shores are under-exposed, removing details. There are also some "burned" pixels on the right side of the lighthouse.
I like your crop.
I took the liberty to decrease the "blacks", decrease the "shadows" and "highlights", and increase the contrast.
It would be very interesting to know the location, technique used, and set-ups. Were you standing? You had a high viewpoint over the water? on an island? Drone?
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Feb 7th |
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| 70 |
Feb 26 |
Reply |
Thanks for these kind comments. I agree with you about the focal point. None was available. |
Feb 7th |
| 70 |
Feb 26 |
Comment |
Beautiful, moody, lush, serene. Lovely light streaks. This scene reminds me of the costal forests of Oregon.
Nice crop, but it would be nice to see the original to see if other crops would also be suitable.
Very nice. |
Feb 7th |
6 comments - 6 replies for Group 70
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18 comments - 17 replies Total
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