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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 69 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Jacob, its actually an alligator carcass. It is confusing, I agree. |
Sep 26th |
| 69 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Mervyn, its actually a carcass, not wood. A couple of experts say its an alligator carcass. I agree its confusing. |
Sep 26th |
| 69 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Thanks so much, Geoff! And he's eating a small alligator! |
Sep 24th |
| 69 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Bev, we are in Sebring FL six months a year now. We arrive late October. Why don't you email me your address and I'll figure out distances and we can plan a photo op together! BrendaFishbaugh@gmail.com |
Sep 15th |
| 69 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
So kind of you, Bev! I hope all is well in your world! |
Sep 15th |
| 69 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
So kind of you, Bev! I hope all is well in your world! |
Sep 15th |
| 69 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
Cindy, Welcome!!!
I agree the textures and Bokeh are fabulous, and your anole is easily seen and adorable.
Crop-wise, do you have a bit more of the bottom of the plant holder that is cropped on the lower left?
I don't always think a Rule of Thirds is necessary and we would lose your bokeh if you crop sky or the right side of the image.
I would darken the bottom right plant, its very bright, and distracts from your texture fest. If you aren't going to compete in Nature, you could just circle and Content Aware Fill it (happy to explain if its new to you). If you are competing in PSA Nature or a Club, you probably can't make changes except to darken it.
As far as that ISO 2000, do you have Topaz DeNoise? It will easily clean up the noise and sharpen at the same time, or you can use the Sharpen AI also. Great stuff, happy to discuss offline if you need more info (BrendaFishbaugh@gmail.com).
Do you live in Destin? I am in Sebring, FL from late October to mid April, and we could arrange a get-together.
Again, welcome! |
Sep 9th |
| 69 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
Wow, your new iPhone did improve your quality...look at that eye and feathers! Pierre's crop is great.
Animal butts are a no-no, as is cropping off feet, feathers, and the eye not crisp, but Pierre's idea solves the butts and feet issue and you did a great job on the eye.
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Sep 7th |
| 69 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Sweet! Thanks so much, Dean! Glad you liked my alligator! |
Sep 6th |
| 69 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Hysterical title, Pierre! Thanks so much! |
Sep 6th |
| 69 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
Oh! What a great experience! He certainly looks like a cuddle toy! Great colors and contrast, those orange arms are the coolest! I love how he's almost hidden by the woods. My only suggestion is to lighten his eye on the right side of the image just a bit to show up a tad more. |
Sep 3rd |
| 69 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
Wow, a great moment where you caught a boy in his velvet! You don't say where or how you got this, but, lucky you! My deer always hide in trees.
Something seems a tad off on this on my monitor. I wish we had your SOOC image. Maybe its the ON1 processing? The leaves behind the deer seem to be a bit blue and maybe over processed? We'll see if anyone else notices.
What a great moment!
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Sep 3rd |
| 69 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
Dean, this might be my favorite image of yours! It says just 1/60th, but your stream water looks like you had a slower shutter speed since the water is smooth. And were you low?
I'm going up to Pictured Rocks in 2 weeks, so I'd love to know where you got this. My email is BrendaFishbaugh@gmail.com if you don't want to post here. I'm going to be in Copper Harbor, Houghton and over to Marquette, if you have any recent ideas you'd like to share. Thanks! |
Sep 3rd |
| 69 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
Wow, isn't that wild! When we were in Costa Rica, we photographed these guys in an aquarium in a museum! So, the male is much smaller than the female?
Great shot and extra points for standing in the rain in the middle of the jungle! My only suggestion would be to consider darkening the leaf midrib, since it is light and a strong diagonal, taking our eye off the page. |
Sep 3rd |
6 comments - 8 replies for Group 69
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| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Sunil, no worries, the great thing about photography is that you can create what you like and enter it in appropriate competitions. |
Sep 29th |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Sunil, I love your image! Very cool!
PSA allows any image in Color or Mono to be composites, as long as every aspect of the image in yours. I photographed the sky (I actually have a large library of my textures and my skies that I continue to add to), so I am well within PSA rules.
Certainly, photography is changing quickly, and its up to each photographer to determine what they enjoy and what competitions they choose to compete in. You cannot make appreciable images in Nature, Photojournalism or Travel photography in PSA, as these categories should be true to what you saw. |
Sep 28th |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Thanks for the feedback, that helps a lot, Terry!
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Sep 28th |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Take a peek at my latest version with separation and let me know if you think I need to make any changes. Thank you! |
Sep 26th |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Take a look at my latest version posted below. I used your critiques and I added a preset for more punch. Let me know your thoughts. |
Sep 26th |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Can you take a look at my latest version below and give me your thoughts? |
Sep 26th |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
Thanks for all the great advice! I've started over with a balloon with separation, and I've cropped to put it on the 1/3. I also used a preset--Artistic 4--to add punch. Thoughts? And I'd love suggestions for improvements, as I'd like to enter one--like the separate one and which brightness? Like the crop? |
Sep 26th |
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| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Thanks, Jason! I had a separated balloon image I've uploaded below, and I've cropped off some of the balloon (crop more?) and I've added a preset--Artistic 4--for more punch. Thoughts? |
Sep 26th |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Thanks for your idea to use DeHaze on the Subject. Do you think my image with the little balloon is farther away from the big balloon (separated) is a better composition? |
Sep 7th |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Terry
Thanks! I do have the little balloon separate from the big balloon, but I thought tucked in was better depth perception. Suggest I use the separate image? I'll certainly work with your idea of less in focus a tad in the back. |
Sep 7th |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Thanks, Sunil. Yes, I took this during the blowing up stage, but added a sky to make it a bit more adventurous! |
Sep 7th |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Hi Terry,
My husband suggested these changes--
Top left--airspeed at 110 or 120 knots
2nd instrument showing level flight--Tip the right wing down a bit if easy, not not critical
compass--currently at "0", so adding a "9" in front of it would have you heading east, not critical
The engines do show power, so that looks reasonably legit. The other gauges are too small for anyone to pay much attention to, but moving anything off "0" helps not draw the eye.
He loved it!
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Sep 6th |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
I would love to to see the Albuquerque festival, but hoping to get with a photo tour that would get me around to the best places for dawn/dusk and skip the madness. Especially since the higher Albuquerque altitude is not a friend with my five heart artery dissections, tripod and camera bag. Did you do it on your own? |
Sep 4th |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Great trick, Mitch! |
Sep 4th |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
Oh, the monochrome version is super nice, Rich! Funny, as Sunil is the king of monochrome! And maybe without so tight a crop? |
Sep 4th |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
It's really beautiful, Mitch! Almost an abstract! The gold in the sky might be a bit blown out or bright, we'll see what the others think. It's brilliant and hysterical it was your cell phone paining! |
Sep 3rd |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
I remember being in this train station many years ago, and its a beauty! Hate those enormous posters they put up. I'd be tempted to black them out, so we see the glass pattern. Another option is to crop to just the center and crop off the posters.
A wonderful rendition of "glass". |
Sep 3rd |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
Love it, Terry! I do love the sepia, as it sets the time frame. Great pilot choice, too, he looks young enough to have flown.
Several of your gauges will need to be changed, oil pressure, the artificial horizon needs to show a bit of a turn, due to the angle and the sky. I can have my pilot husband look it over, if you have an interest in setting your gauges and your enactor can't help you. |
Sep 3rd |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
Helen, interesting image! Your crazy angle paid off. I'm not sure removing the kickstand and foot helps you, as the bike (look at the tires) is at an angle that its clear he's at a standstill. If you want to remove them, the clone tool is going to work or the "Content Aware Fill".
My suggestion would be to keep it as is, and in Lightroom Select subject, invert, and darken the background to make it more vibrant, or DeHaze might work to make the background darker and richer, making your rider and cycle the focus. |
Sep 1st |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
Sunil, what a lovely image. I like the bleak, peaceful and serene feeling of the original, and I think the extra space at the bottom of the original and enhances the angle of the dead tree. Perhaps splitting the difference might keep the stark feeling of your original.
If you are happy with the revised image, perhaps taking the darkest part of the sky down a bit would make it feel a bit more realistic. I think this has spectacular potential. |
Sep 1st |
| 78 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
What a beautiful image, Jim. And guess what? I live on the Maumee River in Fort Wayne, Indiana. What a great connection to each other.
Your brightening is perfect. A couple of tiny clean ups--there are a couple of women by the base of the mill that don't really fit the old-time scene. There is also a pipe sticking up back there by the women that you could remove.
I might also might lighten the mules a tad.
It seems a bit crooked, but I think this is due to all the odd angles.
Very peaceful and sweet. |
Sep 1st |
7 comments - 14 replies for Group 78
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13 comments - 22 replies Total
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