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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 52 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Thank you so much Pamela. I was just as amazed at how well the background darkened. That is the joy of tinkering with sliders. |
Jul 22nd |
| 52 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Many thanks Ally. I will try cropping from the bottom. |
Jul 22nd |
| 52 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Many thanks Sharon. Your suggestion to rotate 45 degree is very interesting. Ill try it. Also I will try cropping from the bottom. I do love tinkering with images to find alternative presentations of a scene. |
Jul 22nd |
| 52 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Many thanks for your suggestions. Every photograph does have many interpretations, and I will try yours. |
Jul 22nd |
| 52 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Thanks so very much Mike. It is wonderful when others see what I have seen. |
Jul 22nd |
| 52 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Thanks Lisa. The shape, colors, and especially the texture pleased me too. I did not use a tripod for this image. It was easier to angle the camera up into the tree without a tripod. Also there was a breeze and so I used ISO 1600 in order to stop the swaying branch as well as to increase the evening light. Running it through Topaz Denoise could help with any noise. |
Jul 22nd |
| 52 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
That piercing eye catches mine immediately. The focus of the feathers is wondrously sharp. The pattern formed by the wing feathers is reminiscent of ancient drawings. For this subject I prefer the background bokeh. It permits me to imagine what might be behind the heron without taking my attention from it. The simplicity is very pleasing. I would remove the distracting leaf in the lower left. I love the textured background in the second version. I keep searching for a deer or lone person in that forest. I actually find the heron a distraction. I think the faded trees, with the addition of a slightly more prominent but small subject well placed would make another terrific image. |
Jul 17th |
| 52 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
This is a very difficult image to view. It is an excellent statement on the horrors that humans inflict on wildlife, and it supports pleas to modify our ways. I believe I would have taken a wider shot of scene to include the surrounding area. An image that puts the death in the context of the environment might make a statement, and would be easier to view. |
Jul 17th |
| 52 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Stunning. You really have two images here, each with a different affect. I love the boldness of the sky in Mike's interpretation. I also really love your panaroma as it reflects the starkness of the land, and the resilience of the lone tree. You really captured the nature of this landscape. |
Jul 17th |
| 52 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Congratulations on your first astro image. This night sky looks stunning. I rarely get far away from city lights and dense trees to see this sight. There is an interesting horizontal streak above the bare poles. Could it be a shooting star or even better a UFO? I like the dark foreground of the original. Because the sky of the star of this image (sorry I just couldn't help it) I would try cropping out much of the foreground. You have inspired me to seek sky. |
Jul 17th |
| 52 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Wonderful composition. I love the contrast between the raging falls and the peaceful wooded banks. Your low angle gives great depth. I like the rock in the lower left. It's steady state contrasts with the motion of the water, and adds to the perspective. I have not seen this place or the yellow waters of MI. The yellow is striking, and it guides my eyes to the yellow branches on the upper left tree. I like the fallen dead tree. I often see them in rivers, so for me it adds realism. Have you tried using a polarizing filter at these sites? |
Jul 17th |
| 52 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
This wonderful image reflects your knowledge of the behavior of these special birds (I have yet to see one), your great patience, and of course your photography expertise. I think it will do very well in Nature competition. The triangle formed by the branch and the two bird's bodies, the background bokeh, the pleasing effect of the blue color of the birds against the pale green background, and the beautiful simplicity all contribute to the excellent composition. I am particularly impressed that you captured this moment with a hand held 100-500 mm lens. Have you any tips for this feat? |
Jul 17th |
6 comments - 6 replies for Group 52
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| 79 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Thanks Freddie. I am STILL playing with it. I do prefer it without the tape. I do however like the trees on the right- especially the way they are framed by the asymmetrical right edge of the shack. I shall play on. |
Jul 26th |
| 79 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Thanks Lynne. I shall produce another version without that tape. It has become somewhat controversial. That is oe
ne of the features of our discussions that is so helpful and inspiring
. |
Jul 20th |
| 79 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Thanks Gerard. I love the yellow tape. This is one of those images that has several equally interesting interpretations. It is particularly interesting that some like the tape and some would remove it. I like all versions. Each has a different twist to its story. |
Jul 20th |
| 79 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Thanks Peter. I like your version. I will return to that shed and try some of the suggestions you and others have made. Hopefully it will still be there |
Jul 20th |
| 79 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Thanks Loren. I considered removing the tape, but in the end left it in. I will edit another version without the tape. I agree that it will be interesting. I do like when a photo has potential for several versions. I think the grain is the result of my fiddling in Silver Efex Pro. I will try to remove it. I will also try Giga Pixil. |
Jul 20th |
| 79 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Thanks Karl. I shall return to the shed and experiment with fullviews. Hopefully I can go on a day that presents an interesting sky. |
Jul 20th |
| 79 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Wonderful moonrise brilliantly captured! I love both the original and your "tinkered" version. Though pollution will do us in, it does make spectacular colors. The symmetry of the light streaks flanking the rippled reflections of the moon glow is particularly striking. At first I thought the symmetry reflected your flips, but it appears in the original as well. This is certainly a wall_worthy image. |
Jul 20th |
| 79 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
The colors are indeed great. I would crop a bit more from the top, and tone down the intensity and highlights on the background, especially the bright light green leaves near the top of the butterfly as they pull my attention from the subject: the butterfly. I would also try cloning out the yellow "fingers" bottom right as they draw my eyes on a circle that leads away from the subject. Without them the line of yellow flowers lower left up to the subject leads the eyes right to the subject. Great job getting the two yellow flowers and butterfly in sharp focus, and achieving the background bokeh. |
Jul 20th |
| 79 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Many thanks for this link! |
Jul 20th |
| 79 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Great job intensifying the colors in the rose,
blurring/darkening the outer petals, and generating a black background. The final image is quite striking. I also like the original. I believe that another nice image could be created from it. I like the light on the crate and its color as it picks up the color within the central part of the rose. I would try removing the green leaf (replace it with crate color), tone down the light edge on right, and remove the wide dark blue line above the edge. |
Jul 20th |
| 79 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
I was not familiar with Sean Scully. I researched his paintings, and his photography. His paintings do not speak to me; I do not understand them beyond the placement of geometric shapes and colors. However, I do like his photographs very much. It is interesting to me that it is precisely the shapes and symmetries of his photographs that appeal to me, and yet the shapes and colors in his paintings do not communicate anything to me. I find your mashup of a photograph of an interesting wall with a photograph of lines of color that you created very pleasing and interesting. I see the crocodile, and additionally I see a man lying on his back with his hands folded and arms across his chest. His head is above the croc. There are also several bacteriophage T4 that look like rocket ships taking off in the upper right. Thanks for this experiment and for introducing me to the photography and painted art of Sean Scully. |
Jul 20th |
5 comments - 6 replies for Group 79
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11 comments - 12 replies Total
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