Activity for User 774 - Connie Reinhart - bcrein@ptd.net

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12 Jun 25 Comment Your bird stands out quite well against the soft-focus background. He is well placed in the frame with enough room to run to. The detail on his feathers and the foamy water is captured very well. There is even a catch light in his eye. I like the shadow also. Very well done. Jun 25th
12 Jun 25 Comment The trees frame the train perfectly. And what a bonus to have that reflection in the puddle! The train looks a little soft; the color of the train is a little faded. I used hue/saturation to bump up the red and yellow just a bit. Then added a high pass filter at soft light on just the train and reflection. Jun 25th
12 Jun 25 Comment The low angle is definitely here because we can see the bottom of the climber's shoes. The ice is well exposed without blown out or blocked up highlights. The bright colors do add. But most important was the way you caught the action with the ice ax. Jun 25th
12 Jun 25 Comment You did, indeed, achieve good depth of field from bottom to top. The angle adds excitement. The colors are fabulous. All the elements make a nice triangular composition. Perfect shot. Who cares what other people think? We know what we are doing. Jun 25th
12 Jun 25 Comment Beautiful detail, lovely soft lighting. I like the little flower in the lower left. It seems to add something to the composition. Perhaps it adds a sense of place; the large flower is not alone. Jun 25th
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77 Jun 25 Reply Did that white layer tone down the leaves on the rose? Thanks for the tip. Jun 25th
77 Jun 25 Reply Wow! That is beautiful. Thank you. Jun 25th
77 Jun 25 Reply Indeed, the dark leaves should be toned down. Mea culpa. Jun 25th
77 Jun 25 Comment Black and white images of flowers are very different. We usually love flowers for their colors. But the textures and patterns are more noticeable in B&W. Both versions are lovely. Which one to use would depend on the way you wish to display this rose. A contest, a wall hanging, a background, an example of spiral composition, a greeting card. Aren't we photographers lucky that we can quickly make multiple versions of our work? Painters have to start from scratch each time. Jun 25th
77 Jun 25 Comment The swan is much better than your previous swan. The background gives the image a fantasy-like appearance. The blue water is almost an underline for the swan. The swan seems to be swimming into a black void. I used the dodge tool to bring out some detail in that area. Cropping will not work because that would put the swan too close to the right edge. BTW - I just looked at your last swan image, and this one is much better. Jun 25th
77 Jun 25 Comment I like the minimalist look of this shot. This tells a story that makes the viewer curious - entering or leaving a door? key to one's heart? key to the solution? Just for fun I flipped it horizontally so that the shape of the keyhole leads from left to right. Then I used liquify to give the keyhole a little nip in the waist in order to bring back some of the original shape. Jun 25th
77 Jun 25 Comment You took an ordinary photo and turned it into a lovely artistic scene. You certainly put a lot of work into this image. The branch must have been very difficult to separate. Like the others have commented, there are places that the masking of the branch is a little off. When creating a mask, you can use the + or - brush to clean up edges. You need to zoom in quite close to the edge. It is tedious, but worth it. Carol's version achieved a similar result without the problems of masking such a detailed subject. All that said, I really like this image. Jun 25th
77 Jun 25 Comment This is lovely - an elegant lady in an elegant setting. Your edits improved the skin tones and softened the highlights on the red dress. The background curtain in the original is a bit distracting, but you have corrected that quite well. There are nice highlights in the eyes. I like Georgianne's versions also. This lady would probably love getting a copy of the image. Jun 25th
77 Jun 25 Comment Thank you, Rita. But as I said, this isn't really fine art. Maybe it could be used as a background of a nice portrait of the couple. As to giving it to the young couple, would it be bad luck because there may be a sad reason that it was never used? Or would it be good luck representing second chances? Jun 9th
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