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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 4 |
Mar 24 |
Reply |
Thanks Bill. Much appreciated coming from an expert like yourself! |
Mar 19th |
| 4 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Sorry, that was Isaac's comment. |
Mar 10th |
| 4 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Ian, I took Erik's comment as a personal challenge. There is ALWAYS something that can be done with the background. I went back to your image in 2022 of the seacoast and lifted a section of houses. I cloned out the cranes and then overlayed the houses. I removed the small boat that was just left of the sailboat. I then applied a solid color adjustment layer to the water and at 40% opacity painted in a light blue. I then flattened the image and took it over into DxO Color Efex. There I applied a Polarizing filter and this is what I got. Please forgive with playing with it so much. Ads I said it was a challenge. |
Mar 10th |
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| 4 |
Mar 24 |
Reply |
I really like that version! Nice improvement! |
Mar 10th |
| 4 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Bill, thanks for sharing another great image of the bridge. My eye likes the composition you have chosen and the camera setup that, along with DxO Pure Raw 3.0 (an amazing tool), has yielded great detail on the bridge. I keep looking at Erik's version and thinking that perhaps dimming the lights on the shore but leaving the lights on the bridge bright might be a nice alternative as well. Can't wait to see the bridge when it is complete. We might make a summer trip to Detroit to visit a nephew and perhaps I can see it "live" then. |
Mar 10th |
| 4 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Guy, another image for me to "study" both the write up and image - thanks. I believe that one key strength in the image is the use of the complementary colors. The yellow tones of the sand, the blue sky and the red stripe on the boats. From my experience taking out the distraction on the left certainly improved the fixation of the viewer's eye on the boats. You might also consider removing the bright blue building in the background between the boats. Lastly, there is so much to look at on the aft portion of Senlac Jack that I keep wondering if a very tight shot of the back of that boat might not be quite interesting? |
Mar 10th |
| 4 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Erik, to me the strengths of this image are the exposure, DoF and shutter speed. I believe that you have nicely frozen the action of the horse and rider. I think that the darker horse and the rider's colorful outfit standout nicely against the light tones of the sand on the ground. It seems to me that you chose a good angle so that the shadow is not a visual distraction in the image. I believe that the image might have greater impact if I was able to see more of the rider's expression. |
Mar 10th |
| 4 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Isaac, in my opinion, a very good job of capture. I love the way the lines in the foreground come to the near middle part at the bottom. I believe you found a way to keep the viewer's eye always on the market and never leaving the image. For me I love the colors of the various pieces of the market. The necklaces in the left background, the notes on the wall and the look of the proprietor complete the image. I really believe that you caused the viewer to stop and think about what is there and what is going on. Thanks for sharing this outstanding image. |
Mar 7th |
| 4 |
Mar 24 |
Reply |
Yes, just looking at the revised on my iPhone but like it better. Good job! |
Mar 7th |
| 4 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Vella, to me the capture is superb on this image. I love the placement of the mother and cub and, in the original, the way they stand out from the background. I believe that the DoF was and exposure are very good as they were.
To me the blurring of the background and the post work done on the cats almost makes them appear to have been pasted into the image. I might sugges a little less of everything you did post might be optimal. |
Mar 5th |
| 4 |
Mar 24 |
Reply |
Thanks for the comments Isaac. My original does cover the entire tonal range (10 sectors on the histogram.) I will take another look at it before submitting it to the next PSA exhibition. I'm always guessing at what works best. |
Mar 5th |
| 4 |
Mar 24 |
Reply |
Guy, that is a good question. I now test each of my monochrome images against my past PIDM acceptances and medalists. I try to start at a point that is acceptable and increase contrast in future exhibitions. We shall see what happens with this one. Meanwhile I will take one more look at it before the next deadline. |
Mar 5th |
7 comments - 5 replies for Group 4
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7 comments - 5 replies Total
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