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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 22 |
Apr 17 |
Comment |
Hello John -- I had to look at this picture for awhile, and I've come to like it pretty much as it is, that is, capturing a scene frozen it time. The "hiding" man on the right in theory could add a sense of mystery, but not where he is placed in the image in that it distracts from the composition. I like the woman walking in the background because it depicts someone else absorbed in her world, oblivious to what the man in the center is up to and that offers some tension. There is a kind of triangle formed between the man, the balls lying on the ground and the woman in the back which I find pleasing. I think it adds to the story the fact that I can't tell for sure whether the man is posing willingly or if he feels that you have intruded into his afternoon's fun. Perhaps a kind of "you lookin' at me?" attitude. Also, maybe fill in the area above the man's head -- right now it appears that there is foliage growing out of his hair. Plus the tree above and to the left of the women is too bright, which draws the eye to that part of the picture. Overall a nice effort. |
Apr 11th |
| 22 |
Apr 17 |
Reply |
Joseph -- don't you think the egret should be looking toward the left? As it is, the direction of the line of sight leads your eye to the right, whereas a look to the left would balance the composition by "including" the ibises to the left? |
Apr 11th |
| 22 |
Apr 17 |
Reply |
Regarding your comment on the coloration of the grass -- along with facial coloring, one part of white balance that sometimes frustrates me is trying to nail the color of foliage, in a particular grass. I find myself driving along the road and looking out over fields and taking a mental note of how much yellow and how much green there is. My observation is that there is a lot more yellow in grass than one might think, especially in early morning and late afternoon scenes. Trying to get the right balance in the final image can be quite tricky. |
Apr 11th |
| 22 |
Apr 17 |
Comment |
Kind of picking up on Mike's comments: perhaps more development of the original, but not going quite so far as the final, the orange sky anticipating sunrise could be a bit more saturated, and the trees in the foreground may be too orange* inasmuch as they haven't been exposed to that much light. The overall composition is nice in that your eye is led mountain ridge by mountain ridge to the sky. The fog in the low lying areas adds to the overall look. A judge would almost certainly notice dust spots in the sky.
*Unless those trees had taken on their autumn colors. |
Apr 10th |
| 22 |
Apr 17 |
Comment |
Interesting and mysterious picture. Some long forgotten figure, maybe a politician or a public figure? The orange and red colors seem to be dripping, perhaps adding a sinister aspect, suggesting blood and maybe doom for the life of the person depicted. The bricked-in portion on the left side doesn't add that much to the overall composition and maybe you could crop the picture in toward the left, at about the spot where the right side of his face is chipped away. Creative picture, but for some reason I seem to be developing an awful headache.... |
Apr 8th |
| 22 |
Apr 17 |
Comment |
Very well done picture. The tree frames the house well and the path forms a nice diagonal line which leads the eye right to the house. The colors came out nicely -- not too saturated. The tree on the right also serves to frame the composition and also acts as a kind of diagonal line pointing to the house. The shaded portion in the foreground also helps with the framing. The only thing I noticed was that perhaps the house was a little too dark -- what would happen if you brightened up the walls and maybe the roof of the house? |
Apr 8th |
| 22 |
Apr 17 |
Reply |
Feel free to do so. |
Apr 5th |
| 22 |
Apr 17 |
Comment |
Very nice image and rescue. The background and foreground frame the subjects very well and the coloring is great. I like the contrast between the motion of the egret and the stillness of the ibises, and the rhythm of one large object balanced by several small ones. The only thing that is a little bothersome is the fact that the egret is looking to the left and unbalances the composition too much to the left. What if the egret was cloned to an equivalent position on the right side, so that it was "looking" at the majority of the ibises? Also perhaps darken the trees at the right top of the picture. Of course, if the egret had been looking to the right as he landed, it would have been perfect. |
Apr 4th |
| 22 |
Apr 17 |
Reply |
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Apr 4th |
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| 22 |
Apr 17 |
Reply |
Mike -- thank you, and I think you have a valid point. I'm kind of on the fence (no pun intended... OK maybe it was) on this one. I'm sure I want to keep the fence on the right side as it adds an additional leading line toward the sunset. The area between the fence and the rider is possibly open to re-working. Sometimes it seems too empty and at other times it adds a feeling of the last rider for the day giving it one last shot before it's finally too dark to continue. In this way the empty area might give the feeling of "dedicated" aloneness and perseverance, if that makes any sense.
I'm not sure about this one. |
Apr 4th |
| 22 |
Apr 17 |
Reply |
Thanks Vicki. The recompose tool in Elements is a brush that is applied (drawn) either vertically or horizontally across the entire image. The brush size can vary depending on your needs by use of the bracket keys. From the top or sides you "squeeze" in toward the area covered by the brush until that part of the image disappears. It cannot be used a lot of the time but does have some very useful applications for certain compositions. In my image I used it in the area just right of the middle to lessen the area between the rider and the sunset -- maybe at most 10%, if that. I wouldn't be surprised if there was an equivalent brush in Photoshop, I just haven't been able to find it. |
Apr 4th |
5 comments - 6 replies for Group 22
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