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22 Jan 21 Reply Peggy -- thanks for the spelling correction. Nobody will ever ask me to compile a spelling dictionary! Jan 14th
22 Jan 21 Comment Mike, I think you're on to something here. The way the rods are placed in the original remind me of viewing an old film with vertical scratches running along the image, if that's not pushing the analogy too far. With those removed, you have a composition that demonstrates the idea of less is more. The only other thing that might "add" to the picture is to give the pitch fork and strap a little more room to breath, as they are crowding the edges a bit much. Overall, though, I think this is a great and subtle image that captures a scene that almost everybody walking by would never notice. This will do well in a competition. Jan 14th
22 Jan 21 Comment Very nice and vivid green, and the snake forms a z pattern -- the bottom part of the snake acts as an anchor and a frame for the composition. My only complaint is that the eye has a kind of plastic look to it, looks almost like a button. It seems like the reflection pattern looks like a row of neon lights or a double row of ring lights. Maybe you could clone this into Peggy's garden! Jan 9th
22 Jan 21 Comment I think the only part of the picture that may be over saturated is the right third of the lower row of bushes, and only by a little at that. Otherwise, the color overall is pretty much spot on. With the fence removed it gives a garden of Eden feel -- can anybody spot the apple? Beautifully done! Jan 9th
22 Jan 21 Comment Al, a couple of things to watch out for if you were to enter this in a competition. On my monitor the white band surrounding the ship's name seems to have taken on a reddish/purple color cast. Also, the blurring of the background is uneven; on the right/starboard side of the boat the blurring extends down to the water line, whereas the blurring on the left/port side doesn't begin until way up at the right corner. As well, the mooring line seems to have been accidentally blurred. The boat and reflection look really nice, but are somewhat lost in the background even though it has been softened. Jan 4th
22 Jan 21 Reply Interesting take, Joe. It looks like the picture was taken up at the boat from just under water. Jan 4th
22 Jan 21 Comment I like the original color version equally well. There certainly is a nice repeating and intersecting pattern of strong lines. The colors seem, at least to me, to provide a stronger contrast and add impact more than does the b&w. Also, in the b&w version the vignette seems to look more like lens flair or fogged film. Perhaps the bottom portion of the composition could be cropped out just below the bottom yellow line. Creative look at a ship. Jan 4th
22 Jan 21 Comment Even though I use Nikon, I've heard great things about that lens from those who use it. Can you guess how far away the otter was? I ask this because it seems perhaps the subject could have been a little sharper. "Otter" than that, it is an interesting picture in that the size of the otter within the composition suggests an "Otterly" vast, almost endless, and hostile setting, and yet this little guy seems to be thriving. Nice statement on the extremes of nature. Jan 4th
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