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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 4 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
Ian, this is a nice sharp shot showing good action. To my eye the details on the boat and in the water behind the boat, add to the action in the sense of movement. I'm wondering if you played with the shadows at all by selecting the windshield, if you might be able to dry out some details of the driver. Sometimes this is possible. Great shot. Thanks for sharing. |
Aug 11th |
| 4 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
Vella, this is a very nice capture of the bee, and the flower that it is pollinating. I think that you did a good job with the brightness. The details on the Bay and the coloring appear to be spot on.
These are very tough shots because of depth of field as Guy has mentioned. If you increase the depth of field, you get the flower in the front and focus, but you also increase the distraction of the light green reed in the background. I have found, and I think Erik did this in his image, that you set up your camera for the right blossom and the right background and then wait for the bee to come to that blossom. |
Aug 11th |
| 4 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
Guy, I am going to build on Vella's comment. I agree that a panorama might be nice but you do not want to lose the clouds in the sky. I would suggest cloning the sky downwards to get the clouds closer to the castle and to get rid of the white part of the sky. To smooth the new boundary continue to clone at about 50% opacity to blend. This may also help to reduce the drawback of left to right imbalance which can be distracting to the eye. |
Aug 11th |
| 4 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
Erik, I smiled when I saw this image. I just finished taking some pictures of bees on Russian sage and was thinking about entering it as this month's image. After both you and Vella entered these images I decided that mine would just be too much.
Your's detail in the bee and the flowers combined with the soft background makes for an outstanding image. |
Aug 11th |
| 4 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
Erik, I smiled when I saw this image. I just finished taking some pictures of bees on Russian sage and was thinking about entering it as this month's image. After both you and Vella entered these images I decided that mine would just be too much.
Your's detail in the bee and the flowers combined with the soft background makes for an outstanding image. |
Aug 10th |
| 4 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
Bill, this is a great example of what focus stacking can do for imaging. I love the detail throughout of the frog. As others have said the soft background adds to the quality of the image. I am presuming that you checked other images to make sure the coloring was exact. Contrary to what Guy said, I am pretty sure that you can use focus stacking on flowers in PSA exhibitions. So I would see no reason why it could not be used for an animal. |
Aug 10th |
| 4 |
Aug 25 |
Comment |
I love the backstory on this one Isaac. Your description gives me a lot to think about - how good he is now, how good he was when he was younger. I think there are a lot of really good athletes in Cuba. It's a shame that most of us don't get to see them. Thanks for sharing the story. |
Aug 10th |
| 4 |
Aug 25 |
Reply |
A younger version of me would have loved the ride. Now, not so much! |
Aug 9th |
| 4 |
Aug 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Ian. It was also a lot of fun to try to capture! |
Aug 9th |
| 4 |
Aug 25 |
Reply |
Thanks, Isaac. You can only imagine how many shots I made trying to get the one good one. |
Aug 1st |
7 comments - 3 replies for Group 4
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7 comments - 3 replies Total
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