Activity for User 714 - Judith Lesnaw - judith.lesnaw@uky.edu

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52 Sep 23 Comment Mike, this is a wonderful image with a great story and interesting compositional elements. The detail on the subjects is great. I love that they are looking in opposite directions. It is as though the youth was just denied a request and the parent firmly sticks to its decision and looks sway to prevent further discussion. I like the parallel layers of sky and ground. They emphasize the size of the parent, and the colors are lovely. Your processing is amazing. The line between the orange and blue sky zones faithfully mimics the original which is quite sharp. I love the glow. I vote for pursuit. You mentioned a spooky environment. That gnarled bush to the left in the original would add spook value, and a third compositional element. Sep 17th
52 Sep 23 Comment Tammie, this charming image tells a tender story. The composition is grand. The subjects are nicely framed by the trees and twigs, and the baby is beautifully framed in the mother's protective stance. The detail in the bird's feathers is excellent and those eyes are piercingly sharp. Great catch. Sep 17th
52 Sep 23 Comment Ally, I love this image. You captured both the charm of this chipmunk and the joy of the backyard safari. The green grass makes a perfect background for the grey/brown of the subject. I agree with Mike and Ann that the bright foreground is somewhat distracting, and offer an alternate approach to addressing it: crop the bottom to where the chipmunk's body begins. Sep 17th
52 Sep 23 Comment Ann, this image is striking. I agree with Mike's suggestion to add a fine white border. I love the background in the original; it inspires thoughts of outer space. The detail in the subject is fascinating. What lens and camera settings did you use? Was the camera hand held or on a tripod? Sep 17th
52 Sep 23 Comment Pamela, I love this fascinating image. I think of it as String of Pearls with Chocolate Doughnuts. I did not grow up near an ocean and in fact have had very few encounters with them - and none with tidal pools. Thus I had to research the term "negative tide". The definition is not intuitive, but the physics of the phenomenon are wonderful and would make a great game. The image is particularly interesting as the starfish gives the illusion of an elf stretching out their limbs, whereas the anemones are symmetrically contracted. The complementary colors and details are great. Seeing these creatures, and now living on the East coast, I feel drawn to the sea. Sep 10th
52 Sep 23 Comment What a wonderful composition and subject. That lizard is posing for you. When I saw the marvelous red spotted bulge on the anole's throat I thought of a frog's vocal sack, and I wanted to hear what he sounded like. To my surprise I discovered that the "bulge" is called a dewlap and it is not used for vocalizing but rather for visually attracting a female. Your image is especially neat as they are very elusive. I have never seen one, but I will look for them on my next venture out of my backyard. I would love to have the comments on manual mode and the R 5 that you mentioned in your comments on Alley's image. Sep 10th
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79 Sep 23 Comment Spectacular! The Dahlia explodes from the background. The focus stack is perfect. A sure winner. I also love Gerard's B&W version. The textures are indeed wonderful. Sep 18th
79 Sep 23 Comment MARVELOUS! I love the "sampler" theme. The background of the decaying factory sets the perfect mood for the samples. My favorite is the owl. From afar it really looks like an owl. Yet my old pareidolia kicked in again when I enlarged this sample; it resembles two parents overlooking a baby in a crib. The bright and sparking nested spheres, to me, reflect the factory's history, and Helix Man reminds us of the carcinogenic hazards many factories generated. There is a story here! Sep 18th
79 Sep 23 Comment Wonderful abstract and perfect for the coming season. The B&W conversion is perfect. I see a fantastical chimera with insect claws on the left, human feet on the right and scaley skin. I brings to mind the marvelous old movie "The Fly". Sep 18th
79 Sep 23 Comment Like Karl and Lauren I prefer the original. The processed version seems blown out. Karl's suggestions are great and I second, well third them. Sep 18th
79 Sep 23 Reply Many thanks Lauren. I do love to use those garbage cans for all kinds of things. Sep 10th
79 Sep 23 Reply Thanks for your suggestion Karl. It was very overcast that night so I am not certain how much moon detail was indeed visible. I was going for a more abstract rather than a nature shot.
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