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22 Jan 17 Reply This was not in the journal, but somewhere along the way it was entered in a PSA exhibition, and also received an award in a Florida Camera Club Council competition.
Speaking of the journal, please check out my article in the next issue.		 Jan 13th
22 Jan 17 Comment A very interesting effect here, but I must admit to being a little confused, and of course with me, that's nothing new... Assuming this is not a double exposure, how did you achieve the streaking pattern of some of the specular light points, but not all of them. For instance, the lights reflected in the window and some of the reflections coming off of the ornaments do not show these streaks, which you might expect to see with an image that has been zoomed in and out of. Also I wonder if the loss of detail you refer to is slight camera movement caused by the zooming in and out? Still, a beautiful image. Jan 9th
22 Jan 17 Comment You have an interesting compositional dilemma here: what is plumb and what is level? If the bar along the bottom is level, then the rails and cross have been pushed over all at the same time seemingly by some force. And where does that leave the wall, or column behind it, which is "out of step" with the other elements. So you have three different angles going on here. An earthquake in some remote past? I like how the varied lectures are presented here and the kind of black and tan coloring. This may not be all that far from a sepia tone image.
I'm not familiar with this location at all, but one wild guess on what is wrong with the picture: if this is in a southwest location that would suggest a Catholic cross, and if it is indeed a Catholic cross, then I would say Jesus was once a part of it.		 Jan 9th
22 Jan 17 Comment Good "rescue" of the original. Elegant framing of the building by the gate -- graceful curve vs. massive block construction, steel (or iron) vs masonry. I agree the trees do add framing to the left side of the building. The manner in which the archway on the right side is left incomplete is a little problematic. The whole arch shown would have complemented the curve of the gate. I like the sky you selected and did not notice any pink fringe. Is the grass over saturated or does it require a little yellow taken out? Good picture. Jan 9th
22 Jan 17 Comment John, I like your attempt at a different point of view -- and I kind of get the feeling that I'm in the middle of a stampede! The foreground legs frame the bell but the bell and for that matter the building recedes into the background to such an extent that they appear to be very minor parts of the composition. What if you cropped in from the left so as to almost brush up against the left-appearing leg? It's too bad the leg obstructed the face of the second horse, as Marti points out. Jan 9th
22 Jan 17 Reply Marti, on my monitor the sky appears to be a deep, saturated blue that comes about when using a polarizing filter. Jan 9th
22 Jan 17 Comment I'm glad the background was darkened, otherwise it was too distracting. There's enough brightness from the feathers and the highlights to allow the bird to stand out. Credit to you for a different angle of view, very seldom see a picture of the top of the bird' head, but you did capture the eyes. Nice and sharp, and good depth of field, indicated by the f11 selection. In my opinion, anything goes as long as a buyer or judge is made aware of what you've done to the image. The angle of view of the bird's head is both a strong point (originality) and a weak point (the small size and limited view of the facial expression). Good job. Jan 9th
22 Jan 17 Comment Fine job on this Dahlia, and I can see the different approach taken by Joe as also being valid -- there's room here for both, and probably others as well. I like how the flower is shaded in such a subtle way as to give it a more 3 dimensional feel and the contrast is done in a way as to suggest fireworks going off. I don't notice any parts that appear to be blown out (not always easy in a picture with a wide range of tones), nor do I see a halo. Great job! Jan 9th
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