Activity for User 703 - Jerry Biddlecom - biddlecomjerry@comcast.net

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22 Feb 20 Reply I like it! Feb 18th
22 Feb 20 Comment As Joe and Marti have mentioned the composition is weighted quite a bit to the right. The positioning of the vase and the green plant branch (or fond) creates a line that leads the viewer straight out of the image and leaving the left side of the picture virtually unnoticed. The colors are beautiful, and I like the effect of the dappled light on the part where the vase rests, as well as the reflection of sunlight off of the wall. Pretty picture! Feb 18th
22 Feb 20 Comment A creative blending, or juxtaposition, of the soft, warm floral image with the cold, hard mineral. At first I wondered if the petals should be shaded in such a way as to provide some form, as in the original, but then realized that marble petals would be a flat plane and would reflect light uniformly. It would be a challenge to try a "loves me, loves me not" with this flower! Maybe a hybrid on an alien planet. Joe, you did well with this! Feb 11th
22 Feb 20 Comment Alright, since I'm the first to comment this month, I'll get it out of the way -- where's Wile E Coyote? But, back to the subject at hand. The detail in the bird's face could be brought our more, perhaps a careful use of flash would help, unless you were concerned about scaring it. The sunlight reflections in the background are also a distraction. The crop at the bottom is too close to the feet -- you probably might have cloned out the leaf. I'm guessing that the bird might have been too skittish for you to attempt to take the shot from the other side, so that the sun's light would provide more illumination. Feb 10th
22 Feb 20 Comment I am in full sympathy with you regarding the patience you've implied you needed in selecting out the subject, and in particular the drops. As I may have mentioned in other rounds I sometimes zoom in almost to the pixel level and this results in spending time on an image that would put off most photographers. In this case though the glass appears flat and doesn't stand out enough from the background to show off the effort you made in the selection process. Maybe you could clone out some of the highlights in the glass and water and brighten and add contrast to the subject so that it is brought out more from the background. Feb 9th
22 Feb 20 Comment Peggy, I like your "rescue" job on the original, and the final has a painterly, perhaps Winslow Homer look to it. I think Marti is spot on regarding the orientation of the image -- the mast should not be cut off. Other than that this is a very good final rendition that could take its place in a maritime museum. Feb 8th
22 Feb 20 Comment I like what you did with the car. Certainly, the basket weave is a good texture, but it seems that the texture was lost when you composited it with the car -- it has become a series of white spots covering the car and looks almost as if you had shot the car with a long lens through a chain link fence. Also, perhaps only the car should have been given the texture treatment and not the background. Feb 8th
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