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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 60 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Thanks; similar to my experience too.
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Jan 19th |
| 60 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Damon,
I usually straighten my photos if they need it (and many do). This one is a bit peculiar to me though. According to LR crop tool, the vertical gate posts are about 2 degrees off of plumb. However, when I make it plumb (see attached) it looks even more tilted to me. Not sure what's going on. Maybe it is just my perception or maybe all the trees are affecting my frame of reference.
Most of the snow in the image is in shadow, so looking a bit muddy seems to be expected. I did add some white to the attached image which makes the snow a bit brighter.
Thanks for your insights and comments. |
Jan 14th |
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| 60 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
This is better. There is no reason you couldn't enter this in macro. |
Jan 7th |
| 60 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Debbie. |
Jan 6th |
| 60 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
I use the one that's an option in Luminar. |
Jan 5th |
| 60 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Rita,
I like this image. Very interesting reflection, which really makes this image special. I do agree that you could crop in a bit. That would get rid of the two dark streaks in the upper left and lower right too. I am not sure this image will do well in a truly macro class since it is probably a 3:1 or 4:1 and not the really close 1:1 of most macro photos. But it might do well in an insect/animal category. |
Jan 5th |
| 60 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Great. How about your husband? I saw Burton got best of show. |
Jan 5th |
| 60 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Damon wanted me to add some information regarding "how I made this" so I'll try. Please forgive the length of this posting. At this point in my photographic development I think I often work on a subconscious and intuitive level rather than trying to overtly follow a set of rules or guidelines (which is not to say that I am unaware of such). So I have to work backwards and try to both remember and analytically reconstruct what I did at the time (or maybe I'll just make it up). As noted, I used my phone for this image as I didn't have my camera with me. Since my phone is essentially on "auto" for photographs that simplifies the process (no lens selection or F stop or shutter speed, etc.) and that tends to make me more solely focused on composition. So the challenge with this image became largely one of "where do I place my camera" but before I took any images it was clear to me that this image was meant to be a b/w. There was little color in the original (attached) and the high contrast and soft lighting screamed b/w to me. And I like b/w in general. I do remember moving closer and further from the gate and to the left and right trying to find the best composition. I decided I wanted to include the entire gate and have it largely fill the frame in the foreground. I normally don't take symmetrical images but standing directly in front of the gate gave me the best leading lines and allowed the footprints in the snow to carry off into the distance. I did include a bit of the birch tree to the left of the gate to frame the gate and to prevent total symmetry. Pointing the lens along the walkway allowed the converging horizontal lines and the many perpendicular verticals to be obvious. The darker trees in the background provided the contrast needed for the usual b/w image. The occluded building (the local library) in the background suggested a destination for those footprints in the snow. The only post processing I did was to select one of the b/w image treatments available in Silver Efex Pro. I often do some additional dodging and burning with b/w images but this one didn't require any. |
Jan 5th |
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| 60 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Thanks Rita. I haven't been entering many contests lately. How did you do in the SC contest? |
Jan 5th |
| 60 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
I agree that this is a good image for b/w. As is usually the case, the direct sun tends to visually overpower the other parts of an image. In this case it puts a blown out hole in the tree. I messed around with your image a bit - added some cloned branched, added a bit of sunburst, darkened the light areas in the tree around the sun) but I am not sure it is much of an improvement; maybe a bit better? |
Jan 4th |
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| 60 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
You have convinced me (again) why I don't want to do commercial photography -- way too much gear. The image certainly would work for a marketing image - the implied motion holds the eye and the food in the foreground looks yummy. |
Jan 4th |
| 60 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Debbie,
I appreciate the story intent of this image but I think the story is not conveyed well in this snapshot--partly because the girl is so out of focus but mostly because I don't perceive a strong visual connection between the flowers in the foreground and the girl in the background. |
Jan 4th |
6 comments - 6 replies for Group 60
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| 69 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Mervyn. |
Jan 7th |
| 69 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Christine. I think this is an image where your eye moves from foreground bottom to background and then back along the top clouds to the foreground again. |
Jan 6th |
| 69 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Pierre. |
Jan 6th |
| 69 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Christine,
The head of this bird certainly looks like a gull but the wings clearly are not gullwings. With all that wing, these birds must soar well. Catching a clear image of a bird in flight is always a challenge. You did well and I particularly like the orientation of the bird as it turns. I might crop in a tad if you have the extra pixels. |
Jan 5th |
| 69 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Jacob,
I like your crop. The eye is well focused with a nice catchlight. I would probably darken (vignette) the background a bit. |
Jan 5th |
| 69 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Cindy,
The crop is good - getting rid of the birdfeeder. Is the male feeding the juvenile? If so, the story is more interesting with the other looking on and saying "when is it my turn". At this point, can one tell which gender the juveniles are? |
Jan 5th |
| 69 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Pierre,
My loon pictures didn't capture the striking color you have in this one (see attached). |
Jan 4th |
 |
| 69 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Mervyn,
Shooting butterflies is always fun and challenging. This is a lovely image-good bokeh, clear subject, nice composition, impactful colors. |
Jan 4th |
5 comments - 3 replies for Group 69
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11 comments - 9 replies Total
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