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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 4 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
Isaac, It is truly amazing the variability in the judging of images that occurs. But I guess that's human nature. For me I think your shot is a very good one. It seems to me that you've included all the important parts of the adult and baby bird that make the image.
I have an Osprey shot on which I originally included the entire adult male bringing the fish home to his family. Every time I submitted the entire photo it got rejected. So after some advice I cropped it down and literally took out the ends of both of the wings of the adult bird and it's now been accepted by 10 times. So you never know! |
Jun 19th |
| 4 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Bill, I really like the composition of the aspen trees and their yellow fall foliage. I do feel, at least to my eye, that the final image has not only made the yellow leaves more saturated, it has also given the tree trunks a yellowish cast.
In the VF I placed the image into DxO Color Efex and placed a white Neutralizer filter over the trunks. I also added tonal contrast. I felt that made the image "pop" a bit more. I also added a 5% Sunlight Filter.
I would be interested to know what you think.
Thanks for sharing. |
Jun 16th |
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| 4 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Ian, this image for me brings back many memories of trips to the coast. I feel that you have well captured the lighting and the colors of the beach town. I feel that your choice of camera settings haas created a sharp image with good depth of field. I applaud you for using the correct focal length to keep the sweep of the road as well as the point of the break wall Allen the image.
From my experiences I have learned that those of us in western countries who read left to right tend to look left to right. So I know this isn't real but in the VF I flipped the image horizontally to help lead the viewer's eye into the heart of the image. I also made it more of a panorama by cropping out a bit of the sky that, to me, wasn't adding anything to the wonderful beach town setting.
Let me know what you think.
Thanks for sharing this memory of your vacation. |
Jun 16th |
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| 4 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Amazing shot Isaac! I don't think I have ever seen this type of feeding occur. I really appreciate the "when" and"where" information. I would like to get to some of the places that you and Erik visit.
To get the three birds all in focus at f/8 I assume that you were over 100' away and possibly over 150' away. How significant was the crop and do you still have plenty of pixels remaining in the original image?
Have you entered this in any Central Florida, F3C or PSA exhibitions as yet? If so how has it done? |
Jun 15th |
| 4 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
To my eye this is an outstanding image - there are many important aspects. First, for me, there is great balance in the composition both top to bottom and left to right in foreground. I feel that the softness and colors of the background provide a wonderful contrast to the exquisite sharpness of the Gannets in the foreground. To me the exposure is "spot on" with detail showing in the white feathers and in the shadows under the birds.
The only possible improvement (and this is minor) would be if you could have gotten the eyes of both birds.
Great job! |
Jun 8th |
| 4 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Vella, for me one of the highlights of this image is the structural details in the tower. Using Dr. Isaac's suggestion of Silver Efex above and using it on a much higher resolution image might be a way to go. Using one of the "Full Spectrum", "Full Contrast" or "Contrasty" presets might help emphasize the detail of the steel work. I like Isaac's suggestion of the Vignette as it removes some dead space from the image. Hope you had a great time. Paris is a wonderful city to visit. |
Jun 6th |
| 4 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
Isaac, no I didn't have to do any stacking. This is a single shot. Perhaps it helped that I was 30-40 feet back from the pilings. Thanks for the compliments. |
Jun 6th |
| 4 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
Isaac, no I didn't have to do any stacking. This is a single shot. Perhaps it helped that I was 30-40 feet back from the pilings. Thanks for the compliments. |
Jun 6th |
| 4 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Erik, to my eye the colors and the sharpness really make the image jump. To me you have done a great job in capture, post or both in bringing out the various textures of the alligator's skin. The soft greens and blues of the water are, to my taste, an added benefit. |
Jun 5th |
| 4 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Guy, that's a good thought but there is a problem. As time goes on the sky continues to get lighter and lighter. By the time the moon reach the surface of the water it was so pale that it made very little impression. Perhaps a better way would be to split the image and physically move the sky with the moon so that it was directly over the last post. Thanks for your thoughts. |
Jun 3rd |
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