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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 12 |
Nov 19 |
Reply |
Very interesting. Now it looks as though the mushrooms are growing on a root. |
Nov 10th |
| 12 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
What a marvelous catch! This is nature photography, and we cannot pose animals or rearrange elements to suit. Don't worry about the ears. I would like to see the original in color, as the golden tones of the cheetahs against the background may stand out nicely. But the B&W does add a certain surrealism to the image. |
Nov 7th |
| 12 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
Wow, Kirsten. This is beautiful. Did you have this final image in mind when you started to process this image? Did you just start fiddling with filters out of curiosity? A photographer really needs to be familiar with software and very knowledgeable about what these filters can do. |
Nov 7th |
| 12 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
Perfect composition and perfect depth of field. Yes, they were probably just feeding, but the interaction between the birds make them look like neighborhood gossips. Very well done. |
Nov 7th |
| 12 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
Welcome back, Walter. It's good to know that you are out and about. Love the color! I agree with Gavin about moving left or right to reposition the pineapple. You always seem to get good images straight out of the camera. Well done. |
Nov 7th |
| 12 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
I like the quiet, personal feeling in this shot. Your enlargement is quite good quality. There are ways of darkening the background such as holding a dark cardboard behind the image. But I think the background as is does a good job. You would have to experiment and compare side-to-side. Because there is a lot of room around the branch, have you tried tilting it at different angles? This might not make much difference, but it's fun trying. |
Nov 7th |
| 12 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
Very creative! You took this way above a record shot (albeit a lovely one) of the shell to something that inspires excitement and curiosity. You use your cell phone quite often with great results. I have trouble keeping it steady when I press the shutter button. Your cell phone images expand the tools available to us for creating images. |
Nov 7th |
6 comments - 1 reply for Group 12
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| 77 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
You are all so right about that out-of-focus branch and the lighter blue patches in the background. I always have blind spots when it comes to my images. Mary, thank you for the phrase 'painted on Chinese silk'. That's the look I was seeking. |
Nov 28th |
| 77 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
What the others said about the greens is good advice, but I love them. This looks like a scene out of a fantasy story. Perhaps she is a princess morning her prince. But the creatures living in that lush wood will save her from doing anything rash. Her pose nicely echoes the shape of the tree. The train carries the texture and shapes of the roots right to the water. The highlights on the water carry the eye to the mountains, which lead right back to the tree. Nice job. |
Nov 28th |
| 77 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
When I first saw this image the flowers seemed to be washed out, the pink blossoms over-saturated. But it's growing on me. I like Georgianne's crop. And I like your arrangement. Still life is not as easy as one would think. Some people can take ugly items and make beautiful arrangements. And other people can't make a nice arrangement no matter what. Also, the lighting (very important in still life) is excellent. |
Nov 28th |
| 77 |
Nov 19 |
Reply |
Yes, there does seem to be much discussion about what is or is not a photograph. For years our local photography shows allowed no 'manipulation' on photographs. My argument was that the rules would never confine painters to using just one brush size. If an image begins life as a photograph, it remains a photograph regardless of technique. |
Nov 28th |
| 77 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
I like the angle of view here. Often these scenes are shot at street level. Your angel is more interesting. Yeah, the sky - Topaz Mask AI does a good job, especially with the clean upper edges of the buildings. You could fill in with any sky you want. Just make it match the rest of the scene. There are puddles on the street, so an overcast sky with some nice texture is what would work. I like both your shot and Georgianne's. |
Nov 28th |
| 77 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
Everyone in your family will want a copy of this lovely portrait of Opa Jack. There are times when music so surrounds you that the rest of the world goes away. The musician feels it, but the observer may be totally unaware. You have captured that moment. I'd like to say that your processing was perfect, but Witta made some nice improvements. As to types of fine art, perhaps we pick what we like based on how we feel that day. |
Nov 28th |
| 77 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
This would be great for the cover of a tool catalogue. Please don't take offense. My husband gets a dozen tool catalogues every month. He opens the ones with beautiful artwork on the covers. I do like the borderless version better. The chicken wire makes a good texture overlay, so that was okay. But The wire has less emphasis in the final version, and I like that better. |
Nov 28th |
| 77 |
Nov 19 |
Comment |
The dramatic sky, the texture in the water, and the silvery smoothness of the sand make this a beautiful and peaceful scene. It would be easy to daydream here for awhile. Your processing turned this scene into that day dream. That little river of water on the sand does seem to be a bit 'hot'. Perhaps by masking the top layer and using a grey brush you could tone it down some - not all the way back to the original, just take about 5% of the brightness away. I would hang this on my wall. |
Nov 28th |
| 77 |
Nov 19 |
Reply |
Yes, Witta. I agree about fixing the background. As to the border, I picked a color from the blossoms just to make the image stand out from the black background. Thank you for your comments. |
Nov 10th |
7 comments - 2 replies for Group 77
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13 comments - 3 replies Total
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