|
| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 77 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
Thanks for the suggestions Connie. It appears I could take this in a number of directions! |
Apr 17th |
| 77 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments Georgie! I love that you saw a puppy, LOL. |
Apr 17th |
| 77 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
I wish I lived near Longwood Gardens, but I was just visiting at the time. I live in Missouri and we have a wonderful botanical garden here as well, but I would love to be able to see Longwood at different times of the year. |
Apr 12th |
| 77 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
In Lightroom, I also used an adjustment brush and just painted on the individual balls of fungus and opened up the shadows and increased the exposure. I didn't touch the background or the beads between the balls of fungus. This brightened the subject slightly which may allow it to stand out a bit more. I'll let you be the judge of whether it was an improvement. :) |
Apr 11th |
 |
| 77 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Connie makes a good point that regardless of where the log is sitting, you achieved your objective for a moody atmosphere.
I saw a specific story that I wanted to advance; the log sitting in water with the girl watching/looking for water creatures. Others will look at this photo and may see a different story. To me, that's what a good image is all about, creating interest to tell a story. You did that! :) |
Apr 11th |
| 77 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
Thanks for the alternative view Witta. I like it. I do agree that this is an image I can probably work on for quite a while, trying out several variations.
Thanks for the feedback! |
Apr 8th |
| 77 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
Ha - your suggestion might be fun Michael! Something to try when I'm in a really playful mood. Thanks for your comments. |
Apr 8th |
| 77 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
Thanks Linda! |
Apr 8th |
| 77 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
I really like this image and the story Linda. The composition is well balanced. I love the color of the background and texture and think it compliments the subject very well.
I agree with the others that selectively lightening the string of fungus would help it stand out from the background more.
Great catch seeing this in the trees. |
Apr 8th |
| 77 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Michael, I really like your composition and subject matter. I also shot this species of orchid at Longwood Gardens, but always had problems with getting a satisfying final result.
This is a very dramatic "hot" and highly saturated image. The texture of the petals comes across as hard and gritty to me. If your intent was to take a soft, delicate object, and make it more "in-your-face", you've accomplished that here!
I agree that it was a good decision to make sure the stem is present to ground the flowers. You did a nice job of having that main flower in focus and the one behind nicely out of focus.
|
Apr 8th |
| 77 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Many times I've done what you did; take a photo of something that caught my eye, then afterwards, not sure what to do with it! I do think your final edits made good improvements, but also liked Linda's idea of removing the chain link fence. It does suit the image better in my opinion, but would still require some clean-up of what's left of the background.
Have you considered replacing the background entirely but keeping the skull and wooden fence? |
Apr 8th |
| 77 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Connie, this is definitely an "out of this world" image! Great idea to take various pieces and create this planet.
I agree with Witta that I think I'd like to see the area of black from the man's body filled in with colors from the orb. My brain is not telling me why that black area should be there. |
Apr 8th |
| 77 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
I love this image Witta. Your edits, composition, and choice of converting to black and white appeals to me. Her skin and swimsuit look velvety soft. To me, I feel you left enough of the environment in to give a good sense of place, which I feel adds to the mood of this image. A very young girl, in quiet contemplation, surrounded by nature.
My only critique is that I wish I could tell that this log was sitting in water a little better. I keep looking back and forth between the original and edited version and maybe because you can see her reflection behind her in the original shot, you understand better that the log is surrounded by water. I think that fact adds to the story here. I can imagine her staring in the water watching the little fish, tadpoles, or other creatures one might find in a shallow body of water in the woods. Maybe if the back of the water were lighter so you could see the log reflection better that could help. |
Apr 8th |
| 77 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Georgie, I found your edits very creative. You took this ear of corn to a new dimension.
For my comments, there were a couple of spots near the silk of the corn at the top that showed some white areas where the texture needed to be closer to the edges. I also found the bottom feeling a little off to me. I guess that was where the ear was wedged in a bottle to make it stand upright. I made a different crop of this image to see if you thought that might be an improvement. I realized, afterword, that I didn't change the border color to match what you had done, but I think you get the idea. I also decreased the highlights a bit to bring out the detail in the silk a bit more. Although I like the "bright" appearance of your image as well. I just wanted to see the comparison. :)
You always WOW me with the creativity you show with your images. |
Apr 8th |
 |
7 comments - 7 replies for Group 77
|
7 comments - 7 replies Total
|
