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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 30 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Lovely family portrait that really pops! |
Apr 16th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 30
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| 70 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Todd. |
Apr 16th |
| 70 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
I too enjoy the layered striations in the rock and the path that wraps close around the base of the rock. As that was your reason for removing your lens cap, I thought I would try to simplify the composition by cropping it tight on those areas. I used a brush to bring out the tones, color, texture and contour of the rock. Also added a slight vignette to help maintain focus on the rock. |
Apr 14th |
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| 70 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
You've certainly captured the extreme massiveness of these giants Todd. Such a strong presence. I enjoy exploring all the details contained. Strong composition that shows effect of doing a thorough edge patrol of your image; no distractions there! Wonderful light illuminating these details with a nice diagonal effect on the green background trees help create a sense of depth as the land slopes off down the hill. Hang it up with pride! |
Apr 12th |
| 70 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Kathryn. Yep this was the first morning we were just cruizen along when I awoke and saw the color and realized as dark as it was that I was late to the party - so was rushing around trying to get the tripod, mount the lens, figure my settings, and get the shot. |
Apr 12th |
| 70 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Lamar. About the only foreground element I could find was the wake and wavelettes to try to anchor the scene so I tried to emphasize them. |
Apr 12th |
| 70 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
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Apr 12th |
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| 70 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
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Apr 12th |
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| 70 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Pierre I really like your suggestion; apologize it took me a while to get to it. Here are some variations; what's your pick? |
Apr 12th |
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| 70 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
This is gorgeous. Perfect choice of lens and great timing weather-wise.
To me the sky and this special land hold equal value in the image. But to your point concerning the horizon, I felt the sky could benefit from a slight crop and thus move horizon up. And then I fooled with the tone curve a little. Just my 2¢ worth! |
Apr 7th |
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| 70 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Well worth your effort to go back. You've reminded me that when we walk into a room at the art gallery we immediately "see it" in an instant: it's a Degas! I believe it's the same when we're out driving around; look at that light, that composition; we recognize it in an instant. I think we should try to safely assess our ability to return to it and capture that which drew our attention. |
Apr 7th |
| 70 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
The light on the dune makes this image so very special. It sculpts the shape, tones, and texture of the dune and the sea oats.
There are many supportive diagonal elements that seem to be in sync with each other which I think helps make this such a strong image. The light enters the scene from the corner on a diagonal, backed up by the white frothy waves on the same diagonal, the log, the sea oaks bending to the breeze on the diagonal,and the sand furrows blown into diagonal rows as well.
Well seen and captured Lamar! The B&W treatment for this scene strengthens it in my opinion. |
Apr 7th |
| 70 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Beautiful capture of the magical light & atmosphere Pierre! I can feel the bite of the wind, the blowing snow, and the icy shards hitting my rosy cheeked face and freezing my breath. I can hear the howl of the wind and the rubbing and cracking of branches against each other. I can see a small local vortex of windblown snow and the global light of the winter sun backlighting the snow falling generally throughout the woods. So I think I prefer the scene with both the local and global effects of the sun.
Love the simple foreground, its simplicity, its openess, the diagonal shadow lines imply a calming rhythm as the sun reaches through the trees.
I'd love to see a tad more open smooth reflective water, but if you raised the camera to get that you would loose the gently rising snowy knoll and flatten it. So perhaps as an alternative you could explore lightening the water and eeking out some sparse reflections hidden within.
The atmospheric effects of the wind and sun elements on the snowfall in the midground, and the background woods that merge all the trees together as a solid unified front. The vortex of swirling snow directly behind the two trees is powerful and anchors the scene. |
Apr 7th |
| 70 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Hi Frans,
Too funny. When I posted the edit I felt it was too bright and had lost its twilight lighting which I quite enjoy. I should have used your final image as my starting point instead of the original; didn't realize how far off I was. So I tweaked it again.
I prefer your more dramatic light!
Remember, I'm only expressing my opinion, a suggestion.
"Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist." -- Pablo Picasso |
Apr 5th |
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| 70 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
What a delightful evening on the water you caught with this memorable image.
Good choice using the cruise boat as your foreground supporting element and timing the shutter to catch it just under the arch of the bridge and not merging with it. I enjoy the wonderful city streetlights, the way the bridge is lit, and the colorful water reflections.
The tall building is bright and draws my eye, while the beautiful dome seems dark. I fiddled in LR burning and dodging the building, the dome, and the boat. I also tried to push the colorful reflections.
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Apr 5th |
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6 comments - 8 replies for Group 70
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| 91 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Jeff for your kind words. With that large lens flare it was a pretty heavy crop but the a7r had enough pixels to make it possible. I've just started exploring Cl IR and it seems easier with less steps and more choices.
PS Love your wood work! |
Apr 20th |
| 91 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Lisa. In LR I used a ND filter under the tree to open up & adjust shadows, black & white points, clarity, temp. Also tweaked sliders in Tone Curve channels to adjust color overall and used brush locally in a few areas. |
Apr 20th |
| 91 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
I like the strong diagonals and the contrast of the branches against the golden leaves. I feel there's more detail in the water underneath. It creates a peaceful mood. |
Apr 13th |
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| 91 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Busy scene with needles and leaves going in all directions with no pattern or rhythm except one might be pointing at the "mouth" of the face. |
Apr 11th |
| 91 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
The architecture, dappled light, lamppost and tree are very appealing to me. The lamppost seemed to be getting lost by merging with the tree so I fooled around with the clouds a bit to separate them. And then I cropped to bring in more of the lovely tree and try to balance the Clubhouse with the tree and reduce the front and center impact of the lamppost which I lightened a bit. It's merely my feeling. B&W is a good treatment for it. |
Apr 11th |
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| 91 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
I love the sharp focus on the stamens or the floral centers; they really pop the flowers forward. I agree with Larry that those distracting elements need to be addressed. It feels to me that the green foliage is bright and pulling me away from the flowers and could benefit from tweaking their hue and/or darkening them to add depth to the image. A vignette would also help maintain focus in the flowers.
I quite enjoy how the IR has made the reds more vivid especially with the tiny white spots, and the petals seem softer and more translucent. The petals have also absorbed the surrounding red light. Nice composition.
I tried putting some of my thoughts into action here:
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Apr 11th |
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| 91 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Thanks so much for checking in Mark! |
Apr 11th |
| 91 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Thanks for your kind words Chan. Yes I always shoot with my hood attached.
I sure did get some kind of lens flare; way too much for LR's spot remover to deal with as it covers most of that nice road area. But I thought as we're going through these strange coronavirus times that I could accept that strange object up in the sky as a moon, even though it's also part of the lens flare with its octagonal shape. |
Apr 11th |
4 comments - 4 replies for Group 91
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11 comments - 12 replies Total
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