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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 70 |
Dec 18 |
Reply |
Thanks, Todd! I'm sure you are correct on the very large prints. |
Dec 19th |
| 70 |
Dec 18 |
Comment |
A mood inspiring image that conveys the feel of a chilly morning! The trees on the shoreline on the right side are nicely lighted and throw strong reflections onto the lake's surface. Todd's treatment brings those elements to life and furnishes a definite point of interest for the image. |
Dec 18th |
| 70 |
Dec 18 |
Comment |
A very imaginative composition and effective techiniques in its realization! The copse of autumnal color is a striking point of emphasis and the meandering stream bed that leads to it combine for a very engaging image. The metadata show an extensive and complex path through the Photoshop processes utilized. I'm wondering if you compare your final result with that you can realize through a simpler workflow, and what advice you can offer on the tradeoffs? |
Dec 18th |
| 70 |
Dec 18 |
Comment |
There are some really good points and suggestions from my predecessors on sharpness. The importance of sharpness of the city lights cannot be overstated in a night cityscape image, IMHO. The appearance of the pilings in the foreground here is unfortunate, though possibly unavoidable in getting this otherwise remarkable shot. In a few minutes of trying an idea or two in Photoshop, I found that the warmth of the light on the pilings contributed disproportionately to their presence. Using a decolorizing brush applied through a mask on the pilings and walkway, followed by burning of the highlights made good headway in reducing the presence of these unwanted elements. You could further reduce their weight by more burning, but I will leave that to your sound discretion. |
Dec 18th |
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| 70 |
Dec 18 |
Comment |
Nice,lively image with excellent structural emphasis. The grain of the sand field is coherent and well defined all directing the view across the field and into the composition at infinity. As Pierre suggests, sunlight at a lower angle of incidence would strengthen the shadows and add arguably important contrast to the structure. Well seen and shot! |
Dec 18th |
| 70 |
Dec 18 |
Comment |
Image suggests a dreamy, and warm mood , perhaps a sunny , spring day in late afternoon. The soft focus leaves a fairly well defined horizon line giving one's vision an anchor point , arguably an important factor. A well conceived and executed "experiment"! |
Dec 18th |
| 70 |
Dec 18 |
Comment |
The panoramic view out over Papua bay is singular and quite scenic, featuring the many small islets. I'm guessing that the fluorescent green areas in the bay are from some marine flora beneath the water's surface. Compositionally, I like Pierre's perspective - it eliminates the "crow's nest" over at the left edge which seems to my eye to be ackwardly positioned in your composition. And it concentrates the viewer on the harbor eliminating some of the forested area on the left. Thanks for sharing! |
Dec 18th |
| 70 |
Dec 18 |
Reply |
FLAT EARTH
Several members commented on the horizon in my elevated, GoPro image: " horizon distortion", "distracting", [needs]"less curvature".
"Broadening [our] photographic horizons…. ": one of stated our goals in DD70.
Imagine that you are in the middle of the ocean, perched up on a 20 foot tower. From that vantage point you will see ocean extending about 6 miles before you - limited geometrically by the curvature of the earth which depends only upon your height above the water. See illustration 1. As you turn about on your tower you will find that the horizon distance is the same in all directions - due to the symmetry of the situation. Your horizon defines a convex plane on the surface of the earth.
GoPro specs its lens as 122 degrees horizontally. We can get an idea of what the camera sees from the 20 foot tower in illustration 2. Here we identify a 120 degree field of view bounded by a rectangle - the camera's viewpoint. The exact details will , of course, depend on the angle the camera makes as well as by lens effects. Generally you get the idea that the horizon is definitely not flat, but has a natural curvature. Take a look at NASA's beautiful images of earth taken from a satellite , e.g. https://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/images/index.html - the earth is definitely not a "flat earth".
So, in the interest of depicting the scene as it appeared, having a curved horizon would seem to be a proper approach. Is there some precept or "rule" that I am missing?
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Dec 17th |
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