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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
I've added two more images--the Roseate without so much sharpening, except on the head, and an image to show more context. Are either improvements? Thanks! |
Apr 19th |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
I've added two more images--the Roseate without so much sharpening, except on the head, and an image to show more context. Are either improvements? Thanks! |
Apr 19th |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
I've added two more images--the Roseate without so much sharpening, except on the head, and an image to show more context. Are either improvements? Thanks! |
Apr 19th |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
I've added two more images--the Roseate without so much sharpening, except on the head, and an image to show more context. Are either improvements? Thanks! |
Apr 19th |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
I've added two more images--the Roseate without so much sharpening, except on the head, and an image to show more context. Are either improvements? Thanks! |
Apr 19th |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
I've added two more images--the Roseate without so much sharpening, except on the head, and an image to show more context. Are either improvements? Thanks! |
Apr 19th |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Several felt the bird lacked context. I've provided an image of grass, where the Spoonbill is landing near two other Spoonbills. I shot over 1000 images, but most are very messy, dozens of bird grabbing sticks, and just a free-for-all. I don't think this image has nearly the power, but perhaps you do? I tried removing the bird on the right, but then the left bird seems very far from being involved with the landing Spoonbill. Thoughts? |
Apr 19th |
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| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
I've started over, backing off the overall sharpening and focusing more sharpening the beak and face of the Roseate Spoonbill. I do agree its not perfect. Better? Worse?
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Apr 19th |
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| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
I agree that opening the shadows didn't work. I knew you would have tried that before you kept the valley that dark! |
Apr 17th |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Thanks so much, Pei-Fan. I appreciate the kind words and I'm glad you find the shot beautiful. |
Apr 15th |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Thanks, Robert! I'll check on some other images and see about sharpening the bird for my rework!
I hope you had a great time! Can't wait to see your pix! |
Apr 14th |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Such a beautiful image, so other-worldly. I didn't pick up that it was red from the Northern Lights.
I'd be tempted to open the shadows just a bit in the mountain range, but you are a master of this, so I'm gonna guess your version would be better than any changes I might suggest? |
Apr 8th |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Glad you are out shooting, even in a killer winter!
Perhaps this would convert nicely to a monochrome? The color is so subtle that perhaps a b/w would make this even more mysterious and desolate.
I also like Ed's idea, but I know you aren't a fan of altering images much. |
Apr 8th |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Sunil did a beautiful job showing off your image even more. I would especially make sure the eye shows up, as that is key to a strong wildlife image.
I also suggest that the "hole" to feed the chicks is also very clear and maybe add texture and clarity, so that the interesting "story" of this odd nest is easy to follow.
How fortunate to see such a beautiful bird and story! |
Apr 8th |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
I also love the diamond pattern. The horizontal balcony lines on the right also bring us into the composition. Really nice and crisp, good color, I think the "model" really makes it and gives us perspective on the size of the building.
If you weren't entering it in a street composition, I'd be tempted to clean up some of the odd little junk on the walls and the trash can (?) on the lower left. But that's me, I really try to direct everything to the subject and remove all the distractions. |
Apr 8th |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Sunil, I love this! So nice to see you working in color and trying something completely different.
I do see the point Ed is making about possibly adding a bit more white back as an option.
My only suggestion is to crop down a bit from above, as the sky doesn't add anything. |
Apr 8th |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Comment |
Jean, what a lovely IR! I'm glad you are still having fun with infrared. The sepia is a nice choice. It seems a bit noisy or grainy, which NIK can add to an image.
I'd love to see more! |
Apr 8th |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Ed, the big theme in infrared images is to have white vegetation and black sky. |
Apr 8th |
 |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
I appreciate it! Thanks so much! |
Apr 8th |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Hi Jean, thanks for your comments. I answered about the black spots and picked a pic that shows the Spoonbill's bill better. Thanks again! |
Apr 8th |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments on the bird. I do have other shots of the bird, where it might make sense to go wider. I'll work on one of those later. I shot dozens of images, going for the image I shared--the big wings in tight.
I'll definitely look at the "too sharp" areas you mention. The down side of a f/2.8 lens is that its really sharp and really blurs fast outside of where the focus point is. Thanks for pointing that out. |
Apr 8th |
| 78 |
Apr 26 |
Reply |
Sunil, thanks so much for your kind words.
Thanks for your concern about sensor spots. I'm shooting with a 2.8 lens, so the foreground and background blurs quickly. It's just junk in the water. Here is an image that shows different spots in the water, not on bird, grass, etc. It also shows the Spoonbills' bills more closely. |
Apr 8th |
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8 comments - 14 replies Total
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