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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 2 |
Jan 18 |
Comment |
This is a real winner Malabika. Three out of four say leave the rope - I agree. Harry looses. I would crop it tighter to put your subject in the left third - perhaps a square format should you choose. Normally I do not want to impose what I would do on what has been presented by the artist, but this one was too much of a temptation - I wanted to try a monochrome - I love it - what say you? But, any way you look at it, you win. |
Jan 17th |
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| 2 |
Jan 18 |
Comment |
I like it Al. I can't discern much that is out of focus, but maybe cropping tighter is the way to go. In my opinion, it is more interesting as a B&W because of the various textures that the leaves produce. It's an interesting take. |
Jan 17th |
| 2 |
Jan 18 |
Reply |
I like it Hung - portrait was the way to go |
Jan 17th |
| 2 |
Jan 18 |
Reply |
Hey - we were at Fort Morgan for Christmas - I got some neat sand and beach shots before the cold snap - I know you packed a camera - we could have joined forces! I was out today here in HSVL - bitter - 21F - shot B&W film. Thanks much for your comments |
Jan 17th |
| 2 |
Jan 18 |
Comment |
Actually, Hung, I think you have a little story going on here. I downloaded the shot and cropped it tighter using a square format. It brought more attention to the cyclo man, struggling to get his cyclo in motion. But then there is the antics of his riders - someone working hard to please while someone else pays to play. Photoshop quit working for some unknown reason, so I could not give you my rendition of the shot - tried it more than once but could not keep it. All I did was crop it tighter bringing more attention to the subject - not a bad shot - I still think about the Myanmar boat shot you presented last year - that was a winner |
Jan 17th |
| 2 |
Jan 18 |
Comment |
Beautiful image Shirley. I can't seem to add any more than what Harry has already said, and I have noticed that you are doing more with HDR lately. I too have tried outdoor HDRs, but have also found that for my tastes NIK's tone mapping for a single image (under the HDR Efex Pro 2 category) work very well. If you haven't already, try some experiments with some of your single shots. Even if you miss setting up for a series of HDR images, tone mapping can be very effective for just one - there about 28 presets to choose from (some pretty bizarre) but you can adjust them to your desires. Nice shot - I bet Fishtown is pretty iced over now! |
Jan 16th |
| 2 |
Jan 18 |
Comment |
Yeah - I really like this one Harry. You caught that expression perfectly. I downloaded the original shot thinking that a portrait format might be more effective, but after several attempts I think your approach was the way to go. There is a minor distraction on her "bonnet" that tends to pull my eye away from her gaze - clone that bad boy away and my eyes are drawn directly to her eyes and smile. In my view a very effective portrait. |
Jan 16th |
| 2 |
Jan 18 |
Comment |
Nice shot Piers - obviously you were very effective in dealing with the fence distraction and with blurring the background allowing for the subject to be the center of attention. Harry's suggestion of cropping tighter in my opinion improved your shot and accentuated the diagonality of the composition - really well done. |
Jan 16th |
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