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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 52 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
I love the simplicity of the composition and the action in the subject. The spread wings and tail feathers, open beak and of course the beatle are wonderful. The bird seems a bit soft, and the red head and body seem over brightened. Thus I had to look hard to notice the drama of that open beak and the perilous situation of the beatle. I would try a tighter crop, less brightening, and increasing the contrast between the beak and body. |
Jun 15th |
| 52 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Beautiful moment of territorial sharing well captured. We humans could learn a lot from this image. The contrast between the blue and white, and the reflections are wonderful. The background trees and leaves are unnecessary distractions. Pamela's crop eliminates them, and the flip enhances the composition. I like your title. |
Jun 15th |
| 52 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Fascinating nature shot. You did a great job capturing it from that truck. The black and white version works really well. I agree with Mike and Pamela's suggestion to increase the contrast, and to darken or remove the tree on the left. If you use Lightroom Classic, it now has a powerful subject selection tool that could help. I have not framed my images, but the frame you selected looks fine. |
Jun 15th |
| 52 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Bravo for capturing this unexpected gem. The close crop produced an atypical view of this beautiful bird. The image is tack sharp and the level of detail and the catch light in the eye are wonderful. The feather colors are striking, and the background color and bokeh provide the perfect setting. Best of all I love the bird's expression. |
Jun 15th |
| 52 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Masterful image in all respects. The environment you provided and your following the emergence was citizen science at its best, and the photography is great. The green backdrop for the image was a terrific idea and worked well. The butterfly is tack sharp to my eyes. Your capturing the full wing span of a newly emerged, untattered butterfly produced a striking feature of the image: the perfect symmetry of the markings on the two wings. I love Mike's crop and diagonal rotation. |
Jun 15th |
| 52 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
Thank you so very much Pamela! I will enter it. |
Jun 11th |
| 52 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
Thank you so very much!
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Jun 5th |
5 comments - 2 replies for Group 52
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| 79 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
Many thanks Freddie.
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Jun 19th |
| 79 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
I love this image. The room is so very peaceful and inviting. The natural light, angle of the sun and shadows add great interest as well as contributing to the restful affect. I had just begun to crop and straighten the window when I saw that Gerard had already done it perfectly. |
Jun 15th |
| 79 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
The juxtaposition of the delicate beauty of the rain-washed pink peony with the black spider's hunt is startling. I like the flipped image, but without the soft added spider. I cropped it out and like the result. I might call it "Hunt on Pink". |
Jun 12th |
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| 79 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
Oh Lynne, I LOVE your interpretation. I shall rename this image "Dancing in the Light". THANK YOU!
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Jun 12th |
| 79 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
Gerard, that is a very interesting suggestion. I see another story in the 90-degree rotation. Both versions are very pleasing to me. Isnt it fascinating that an image can speak in so many different ways? |
Jun 11th |
| 79 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
I really like this image. The tack-sharp focus in the eye, and feathers on the neck and head grabs my attention. I cant help wondering what he was telling you. The blur of burnt orange colors is striking. The angle of the blurred black chair back generates depth and a nice diagonal, and the slits through which the orange diffuses adds additional abstract elements. The bird seems to me to be emerging from another dimension. I do believe this image is fine art. |
Jun 10th |
| 79 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
Dear Karl, thank you so much. Your lime-colored ice interpretation is wonderful, and is a great example of why I live fine art photography. |
Jun 10th |
| 79 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
Thank you Lauren! Actually there is no ice. This poor battered fragment of a pin oak leaf was blown from its branch, whipped about with other floating debris, and finally slammed against my window during a recent heavy thunderstorm. The rivulets of rain on the window give the impression of ice; the lime green color is actually out of focus grass beyond the window. That spot of light, the result of the bokeh, inspired the title, as it appeared to me that the battered leaf was being chased by the light. If you stare at it you may see a hooded creature with outstretched arms. I am writing a poem about this creature, the illuminated sphere and the chase. Karl's frozen lime-colored ice interpretation is wonderful, and I too am now interested in trying the technique. I am reminded me of John Snell, a Lexington KY photographer, who has created many stunning nature abstracts of autumn leaves in frozen streams. I cant wait to see what we do with the technique. |
Jun 10th |
| 79 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
"Tulip in Pink" is a lovely image reminiscent of the 17C paintings of Judith Leyster and Rachel Ruysch. The background is perfect; it enhances the light green hues that appear in the stem, leaves, and petals, and complements the delicate pink of the flower. The diagonal bow of the stem and slight flair of the leaves are excellent compositional elements. This happy and peaceful image will enhance any internal environment. |
Jun 10th |
| 79 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
"Dancers on a Twig" is a fascinating image. In its flipped version I can see CanCan dancers, but in its original orientation I see three big-eyed Pixies with bouffant pink hair (center part) demurely gazing downwards. AND of course when I quiet my imagination I see the beautiful Dicentra eximia (bleeding heart). The black background is perfect. The narrow aperture led contributed to the sharp focus. The lighting was well done. Thus you have a technically excellent image that does what fine art is all about--it prompts multiple interpretations and make the viewer think. |
Jun 10th |
5 comments - 5 replies for Group 79
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10 comments - 7 replies Total
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