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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 88 |
Sep 19 |
Comment |
To my eye the colors of the cars and the houses makes this image come alive. I believe that the color work well in harmony with each other. To me the depth of field and focus are spot on.
It seems to me that this "scape" may have been improved by shooting about 45 degrees to the right. I believe this may have shown more of the colorful buildings and may have better allowed the line of cars to draw the viewer's eye into the center of the image. |
Sep 10th |
| 88 |
Sep 19 |
Comment |
Rajani, I realize how hard these shots are to get as I have just finished a similar one taken in the Adirondacks. From my experience the color of the sky portrayed by each individual artist varies widely from 3200 K to as high as 4700 K - so I will not comment on that other than yours looks good to my eye.
For me the Milky Way details have been well captured and framed by the broader night sky. To my eye your focus was spot on and the resultant exposure very realistic.
I feel that the foreground could be lightened somewhat to show off the landscape over which these stars gleam. I seems to me that you might have tried a duplicate image inverted, then laid into On1 as a layer with the original and masked into the lake at 25-33% opacity to show the reflection even better. Another hint from Jennifer Wu's book "Photographing The Night Sky" is that the 5D Mark IV has less noise in night shots when using native resolutions (3200, 6400).
Great shot all in all!
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Sep 9th |
| 88 |
Sep 19 |
Comment |
Lou, for a shot of this distance I would have used 1 f-stop short of the maximum and focused on a spot 1/3 of the way into the image - perhaps the top of the tree's reflection in the water. That way everything would be in the sharpest focus. Hope that helps. |
Sep 8th |
| 88 |
Sep 19 |
Comment |
Scott, it seems to me that this classic location inspires great memories for all who have been there. I feel that, as others have already said, it gives the viewer a great sense of peacefulness. I believe that you have well captured the colors and the exposure of the landscape.
To my eye your focus point and possibly your depth of field with the f/11 setting have left the Tetons softer than they should be. In my opinion the large amount of cloudless sky draws my eye off of the mountains and into the empty space above and below. It seems to me that finishing this beautiful shot by sharpening the hills and removing sky/sky reflection - making it into more of a panorama - might help the final result.
Thanks for sharing this image! |
Sep 6th |
| 88 |
Sep 19 |
Reply |
Rajani, please tell me what you think of my fix. Did I address the issue. |
Sep 5th |
| 88 |
Sep 19 |
Comment |
Okay, here is what I did based on your comments. I went into On1 where I realized that I had a Dynamic Contrast filter on the entire sky. Using a small brush w/ very high feathering I attempted to paint out any of the areas across the sky - but mostly on the left that were too sharp. Tell me if this looks better. |
Sep 5th |
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| 88 |
Sep 19 |
Comment |
In my opinion this is a wonderful image - one anybody would be proud to have taken. I believe that your diligence paid off in an image with great exposure time, good lighting and outstanding sharpness. To my eye the placement of the "Well" and the smoothness of the water draw the viewer's eye to that point and hold it there.
It seems to me that with all the pixels available in today's cameras that you might have shot a wider focal length and then cropped to possibly get more of or all of the rock on the right fully into the image.
Outstanding! |
Sep 5th |
| 88 |
Sep 19 |
Comment |
Lou, to my eye this is the best picture you have done so far! I believe that you have done an excellent job of balancing the foreground, mid-ground and background. In addition I feel that your use of "threes" - three posts, three levels of hills - makes my eye want to absorb everything in the image. In my mind every bit of the image is important and worth spending time on. It appears to me that the depth of field and color balance are correct.
This is a small point but for me I would like to see a bit more dynamic contrast in the farthest hill range. To my eye it appears softer than the closer hills.
Good Job! |
Sep 4th |
| 88 |
Sep 19 |
Comment |
Charles, it seems to me that you have made great use of the less used technique of putting the horizon in the center of the image. To me you have created a good balance. I believe that you have done an excellent job of color correction, bringing the sky very near the true sky blue color. I feel that the depth of field and overall exposure are well done. To my eye I am drawn in and held at the fixation point of the mountain and sky above with no distraction.
For me you have left the trees at the horizon too dark. I believe that the image can be enhanced by lightening the shadows in this area.
Good Job! |
Sep 3rd |
| 88 |
Sep 19 |
Comment |
Well, the issue with doing that is that the image then becomes unbalanced left to right and the human's artistic eye doesn't tolerate side-to-side imbalance very much. But thanks for the suggestion. I do appreciate the thought you have your answer. |
Sep 2nd |
| 88 |
Sep 19 |
Comment |
Thanks Lou. Can't do anything about the clouds - that's just how God made them that evening! |
Sep 2nd |
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