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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 12 |
Feb 23 |
Reply |
This is also nice. The top branches almost looke like the roof of a shelter. |
Feb 26th |
| 12 |
Feb 23 |
Reply |
Oh, this is nice. The bird stands out quite well. |
Feb 26th |
| 12 |
Feb 23 |
Reply |
Sorry to hear about your problems posting. I really like your photographs. |
Feb 26th |
| 12 |
Feb 23 |
Reply |
I just viewed a PSA webinar on nature photography, and learned of that guideline. But birds eat live worms; our blubirds won't touch dried mealworms. |
Feb 26th |
| 12 |
Feb 23 |
Comment |
Comparing the overall quality of my image with the rest of yours, mine falls way short. Thank you for your kind comments. |
Feb 16th |
| 12 |
Feb 23 |
Reply |
My monitor is bright (Spyder doesn't correct it) so my images are often too dark. I have to work on interpreting the brightness. |
Feb 16th |
| 12 |
Feb 23 |
Reply |
Oh, your version is much better. Thank you. I never noticed the black blob; now I can't un-notice it. |
Feb 16th |
| 12 |
Feb 23 |
Reply |
There is a picture of just the cardinal - he was there for a while. But i used the one with the junco to show that most of our birds get along quite well. |
Feb 16th |
| 12 |
Feb 23 |
Reply |
The strokes were used to add a frame. The size of the stroke is proportional to the size of the image - not one size fits all. Size can be measured in inches or pixels. First select the entire image (select all). Edit>stroke>inside>pick color. This the inside stroke (in the example, black) Let's say the size of the stroke is 20 pixels. Deselect. Select all again. Edit>stroke>inside>pick color. Make this stroke smaller then the black stroke - in this case 10 pixels. You can choose colors from the image or pick something entirely different. You can also make a similar border by enlarging the canvas size proportionately and filling with color of your choice. Both ways are easy. |
Feb 16th |
| 12 |
Feb 23 |
Comment |
This is quite beautiful. Depth of Field is perfect. I would have thought f/5.6 would be too shallow, but obviously not. But the subject is quite small. Very nice catch light in the eye. Your high shutter speed froze the action quite well. Okay - it's official. I have no skill in bird photography. I will leave that to the rest of you. But I do love watching these marvelous little creatures. |
Feb 5th |
| 12 |
Feb 23 |
Comment |
The graceful curves and the lovely feathers are what caught my eye. You came a long way from the original photo - and a job well done. The separation of the bird and the new background made this a whole new image - almost fine art. Nice interpretation of 'winter bird' as birds that migrate to warmer climates in winter. |
Feb 5th |
| 12 |
Feb 23 |
Comment |
Nice composition with the bird in the left-hand third looking towards the open space. It is nicely framed by the icy branches. The depth of field allows the viewer to concentrate on the bird, not the branches. It does seem to be a bit over-exposed; but themn the branches and the bird are both narurally very pale. I tried using levels to just set the black point, leaving the midtones and whites as is. |
Feb 5th |
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| 12 |
Feb 23 |
Comment |
This is another amazing image. AI Gigapixel really did a good job. The color, detail, and exposure are perfect. The bird really pops against the dark background. There is good detail in the icy branches. One almost wants to shiver. |
Feb 5th |
| 12 |
Feb 23 |
Comment |
What caught my eye is (are?) the snow around the eye, the feather detail, and the true-to-life colors. This is amazing! A friend of ours also puts set-ups on his deck railing. He hides small cups of birdseed or mealworms in the fork of large branches, uses holly branches or redbud branches to provide nice backgrounds. He gets a lot of bluebirds. |
Feb 5th |
| 12 |
Feb 23 |
Comment |
The bare tree branches do, indeed, suggest winter. These house sparrows are tough little creatures that never seem to mind weather extremes. They are also a little feisty with the other birds. What caught my eye is that we, too, have trees that look much like thiis. You got getail on the birds and the bark in spite of that bright sky. Did you notice that the top bird is taking off? The birds are most likely looking down to search for tempting tidbits on the ground. |
Feb 5th |
7 comments - 8 replies for Group 12
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| 77 |
Feb 23 |
Reply |
I have no idea why I used such a high ISO. I didn't even know that ISO could go that high. Camera was in manual mode, f/8 at 1/60 sec. Honestly don't know what happened. Perhaps I had it on auto ISO. |
Feb 26th |
| 77 |
Feb 23 |
Reply |
Oh, this is much better than mine. In fact, this is more along the lines of what I had in mind. Sometimes I go too far, sometimes not far wnough. Thank you. |
Feb 16th |
| 77 |
Feb 23 |
Reply |
Ah, Linda and Mike, I truly never noticed that the bottom petal was cut off. I also thought that the end result had haloes, one reason why I submitted it. It's nice to know when one is right, but it is very educational to find out one needs to re-think. Thank you for your helpful comments. |
Feb 16th |
| 77 |
Feb 23 |
Comment |
The cropping was well done. Yes, expanding the background was the right way to go; also well done - no tell-tale edges. The way you adjusted the highlights and shadows makes it look as if is looking up at the sky rather than sitting in the shade. It gives a very different story to the image. Your end result could well be a statue of some ancient goddess rather than a hood ornament. |
Feb 16th |
| 77 |
Feb 23 |
Comment |
Oh, Linda, you did a lot more than cropped and cloned. And you did it well. First, the cardinal is in perfect focus with a nice catch light in the eye. Nicely posed, too; you should put out some extra sunflower seeds for him. You must have masked the bird to get that background so nicely soft. This is beautiful. |
Feb 16th |
| 77 |
Feb 23 |
Comment |
This is a very creative photograph. The elongated petals take the flower from real to fantasy; love it. You brought out the detail in the center and the petals of the flower amazingly well. The textured background is a good compliment to the subject. I'm sure you had to mask the flower; you got the edges perfectly. |
Feb 16th |
| 77 |
Feb 23 |
Comment |
You did a very good job making this image look the way you saw it. I like the barbed wire; it is part of the story, but also fills in the lower left quatrant without being overwhwelming. The exposure, color balance, and composition are well done. The hills almost look like velvet. Very nice. |
Feb 16th |
| 77 |
Feb 23 |
Comment |
Very nicely done, Carol. The original composition with the vase slightly off-center is well thought out. The empty left side makes the eye wander to the graceful yellow stems that lead right to the whole subject. You show a lot of skill painting in the extra stem and blending the background seam. Even when I know what was done, I cannot see it as "done", but just as the way it should be. The extra branches are also well done. This is lovely. |
Feb 16th |
| 77 |
Feb 23 |
Comment |
Very nicely done, Carol. The original composition with the vase slightly off-center is well thought out. The empty left side makes the eye wander to the graceful yellow stems that lead right to the whole subject. You show a lot of skill painting in the extra stem and blending the background seam. Even when I know what was done, I cannot see it as "done", but just as the way it should be. The extra branches are also well done. This is lovely. |
Feb 16th |
6 comments - 3 replies for Group 77
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13 comments - 11 replies Total
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