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Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 69 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
I've darkened the sun, and I've cropped in from the left, as several suggested. Candy, I tried flipping and the original appealed to me more. Any suggestions for a title? |
Sep 22nd |
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| 69 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Thanks, Jacob! I'll take some looks at cropping. |
Sep 21st |
| 69 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Pierre, I skipped the ring on my adapter on advice of a friend. Hoping to get the 100-500 so that the camera is better balanced. I'll keep my eye on your latest R5 captures! |
Sep 21st |
| 69 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Great idea, thanks, Candy! A flip is coming! |
Sep 21st |
| 69 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
It actually weighs about the same, the weight is in all those big lenses. But hoping to get a handle and capture some more pix. |
Sep 21st |
| 69 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Thanks! I did have a tint on the sun, but obviously not enough, I'll strengthen it. |
Sep 21st |
| 69 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Incredible if this is your original. Fantastic bird photography! |
Sep 21st |
| 69 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
I think this is your best work to date. A very nice crisp bloom and its on a diagonal. It's also an interesting bloom. Pink and green are complementary colors on the color wheel, which makes it a stronger image.
Do try to shoot at dawn or dusk, as the harsh light in your past photos hurts your overall photo quality. However, this is a nice improvement! |
Sep 21st |
| 69 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Thanks for stopping by, John! Much appreciated! |
Sep 21st |
| 69 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
So kind of you, Dean! It's on my list to try. I'll get a hold of you if I get into trouble. |
Sep 21st |
| 69 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
I'm circling back and I think I agree with Pierre that a little more brightness would help. It has a yellowish cast, that I'm not sure was intentional. |
Sep 21st |
| 69 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
I like the changes, thanks, Dean! Yep, have an R100-500 lens on order! |
Sep 6th |
| 69 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Nice! A great reminder about going out when its overcast and has just rained. The water drops are nice and the subtle pink and bright yellow colors and perfect lily pad all work in your favor. Something isn't sitting right with me and I can't decide what it is. Perhaps a bit of a color cast? I will see if anyone else has a suggestion. |
Sep 6th |
| 69 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Oh, I'm soooo jealous you got to shoot a star trail! I've been wanting to learn how! I like that you have Lake Michigan in the background and the dune is a different color. I don't know how you would make the star trails more prominent, but that's what I'd like to see to make it a bit stronger.
I live in Fort Wayne, Indiana, half the year, about six hours from Big Bear so maybe we can shoot sometime when Covid dies down in a year or two. I've never been there! Looks amazing! |
Sep 6th |
| 69 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Pierre, what an unusual bunny look! Like he smelled something bad ;-). The lighter grass gives you some nice separation and highlights his face. I'd be tempted to lighten his eyes more so we see a stronger catch light. You might consider a tighter crop to show him off a bit more. Unfortunately, that mowed grass will keep him out of PSA Nature. Fun capture, especially since it looks like you were almost at eye level! |
Sep 6th |
| 69 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Oh, I love this! Love the grains so sand in the foreground and the sharp bird and the blurred background. What was your f/stop? You didn't mention how you processed it. Did you blur the background or was he that far from anything.
I've never hear of a red caped clover. he's a handsome bird. His lifted claw seems odd, is that how it looked? You didn't provide the original for comparison.
Would love to have this! |
Sep 6th |
| 69 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Wow, he's an attractive guy! Crazy how his eye changes colors! It looks like your background colors were really interesting also, and the texture adds to the separation. As always, your work is spectacular and creative! |
Sep 6th |
8 comments - 9 replies for Group 69
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| 78 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Ohhh, so excited you like it "as is". That's a big compliment, coming from you! I did redo the image using the group's advice. Do you think I've improved or regressed? Thanks for my new title! |
Sep 21st |
| 78 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Sunil, As an expert on monochrome, you saying it looks good makes me very, very happy! Do you like my second monochrome rendition posted below? I always appreciate your thoughts. |
Sep 21st |
| 78 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Hi Terry, thanks for the great feedback. I left her thigh and skirt alone in my two renditions today. I went with a crop similar to yours and went with a high key look. Better? Worse? Always appreciate your insights! |
Sep 21st |
| 78 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Hi Mitch, I took your crop suggestion, take a look at the mon and color versions I added below. Watch a You Tube on Liquify, its the most fun filter! You can Bloat to make something bigger (geat for eyes), you can pucker to bring in something like the model's thigh or belly, and you can move stuff, like bring her dress down. Great fun! |
Sep 21st |
| 78 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Jason, thanks so much! Sooo funny about me in the water in Florida! I've added a color version below and I went with a similar crop to yours and Terry's. Feedback most welcome on the color and b/w I added. |
Sep 21st |
| 78 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Helen, thanks for all your insights. Do you like the direction I went, or going away from your vision? Much appreciated. |
Sep 21st |
| 78 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Here's my color rendition, since both Terry and Jason suggested it. Am I heading in the right direction? |
Sep 21st |
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| 78 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Thanks for all the great feedback! I went with Jason's and Terry's longer beach look with reflection, and Helen's grounding idea (with more beach), and trimmed more off the right. You'll see I went with the lighter "Jason" look. Feedback? You'll see a color version below also. Definitely keeping "Joy of Dancing" title from Jim. Thanks so much, everyone! |
Sep 21st |
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| 78 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
We are all so jealous you were able to get this incredible shot! And now I've ordered the RF 100-500 and 1.4x, 2.0x and battery grip in addition to my new RF5 Canon--you are costing me a lot of money ;-).
I LOVE Terry's Curve layer. The eagle shows up with some more dimension to her, and the background stays soft from the rain. Looks like she's missing a lot of her wing and tail feathers, or is that just when they land?
I think Jason's idea of removing the landing branch would also make a strong composition. What an incredible and powerful image! |
Sep 6th |
| 78 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Jason, I'm struggling with this one. I definitely like the version on your web page better, with more of the tree showing and the tree not dead center. I think the vertical works better for you, too. This type of photo work best shot in bracketing, did you happen to catch some in focus trees where you can merge?
Glad to know there are cool places to shoot in Oklahoma, I've not spent much time there.
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Sep 6th |
| 78 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
This caught my eye immediately, as I LOVE color! I thought it was a store that sold journals and I got all excited, as I love journals! At least it is a piece of art you've shared with us.
I think it was worth all your Photoshop skills and "too much time" to create this! I do agree with Helen that its a bit difficult to look at with the super sharpening, but that might be what you were going for--op art?
Your skills are fabulous! What a save! |
Sep 6th |
| 78 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Hi Helen, Sorry you are trapped in lockdown hell. Good for you to maximize your freedom for a hot minute.
This really isn't my genre, but I do think the monochrome version of Jason's (without the noise) focuses me on the curves and movement and less on "What is this?".
I don't think I've ever heard of "puppet warp". I googled it and was surprised at how flexible and awesome it is. Hmmm...going to have to come up with some fun pix to puppet warp. Thanks for the new idea!
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Sep 6th |
| 78 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Hi Sunil,
I like your treatment much better than the glass original photo. I actually thought it was a gold statue (perhaps a baby Buddha) that you converted to monochrome. As mentioned, I'd either darken windows as you did in your second version, or I'd "Select Subject" and move out of the glass box idea entirely.
Very tricky and you did as good a job as one can get with this. |
Sep 6th |
| 78 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Can't believe how much stronger the image became with Jason's crop! I agree its gorgeous, with strong lines and so pretty. I might be tempted to add a tiny bit of vibrance or contrast to the homes to have them stand out a tad more, but its a great composition and a brilliant rescue. |
Sep 6th |
| 78 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Terry, I tried your Color Cast technique on one of my own pix. It worked! Crazy! Thanks! |
Sep 6th |
8 comments - 7 replies for Group 78
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16 comments - 16 replies Total
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