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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 70 |
Feb 18 |
Reply |
Hi Glen,
Yes I believe I had put on the Big Stopper as it was getting bright and I wanted to slow the water motion. I like your suggestion of removing the rock on the right; it doesn't add a thing except distraction. Thanks. |
Feb 24th |
| 70 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
Ah....but would you walk a mile in that cold weather with your tripod to get the shot?
Agree I might have cropped too tight. |
Feb 9th |
| 70 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
Love it. Beautiful. I think the rocks in the bottom right help balance the scene. Strong foreground wave action holds me and leads me to the nice glow on the rocks. |
Feb 7th |
| 70 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
Damn that's cold! Brr. Were you wearing ice cleats? Your thoughtful handling of a bright white winter scene succeeded. Good detail in the highlights and texture throughout. The sky above the clouds has lost detail and might be enhanced using a graduated filter to reduce exposure some.
If circumstances permit a return visit I would consider shooting from as high as possible and looking down more to include the walkway/ice/sea from above. I think that will have a stronger leading line if it shows more of the path through the curve. It also might keep the pilings below the horizon; they're just poking through into the sky which is unsettling to me.
In Lightroom I took the liberty of cropping out that part of the sky that didn't add to the story and making it more of a panoramic. Also added vibrance and radial brush to the ice to add more texture to the icicle's.
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Feb 7th |
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| 70 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
What magnificent beasts! Those horns are spectacular. So massive!
Yes your questions provoke thoughtfulness on what it is we're seeing that makes us want to capture the scene.
I see powerful eye contact between the Mother and the photographer; she's communicating is he friend or foe? Should I attack or retreat? How to best protect my calf?
There's also strong eye contact between the calf and the cattle egrets. Very nice.
A painter takes an empty canvas and fills it with paint. I believe a photographer takes in a full scene and tries to simplify it leaving just the essentials to express why or what made him take the picture.
To me this image captures the instant the Mother feels threatened by the photographer and gives him her full attention juxtaposed by the calf totally oblivious to the threat but instead entranced with life surrounding her.
There's just enough separation between these two to make nice silhouettes.
Unfortunately the other overlapping cows and egrets among the Mom's legs form merging silhouettes which reduce the strong effect of this image.
I suppose it's an argument for Patience and backing off Mom until the scene naturally simplifies itself and the stage is set for a more pleasing arrangement. Then walk up to the tripod and hopefully Mom will come to attention again for another strong shot.
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Feb 7th |
| 70 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
Ouuh! What a great idea! Thanks Pierre. |
Feb 7th |
| 70 |
Feb 18 |
Comment |
I see a beach community of buildings, people checking out the snow & ice as it melts, with an atmosphere of sea mist or fog blowing ashore under an uninteresting sky. Very busy scene. If the subject is the divergent shooting styles of the photographers, I thought I'd try to simplify the scene by cropping it down to just the essential elements; the shooters. Removing anything that didn't add to the story and add a vignette to keep your eye in the frame.
The quality of some smart phone cameras now surpasses the original first pro model digital. They've come a far way, and are capable of some incredible captures. And when you add some software touches, the results can be astounding. |
Feb 2nd |
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