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5 Feb 26 Comment Thanks, Pete, I like the tighter crop. Your adjustments made the road sign a little clearer, but I still don't know what it means. Feb 6th
5 Feb 26 Comment Pete, still life photography can certainly be challenging. I purchased a couple of "creative" still-life courses, so I am hoping to create something with flying cookies and spilled coffee. You have created a peaceful and soothing image; however, what do you think about adding a small plate with a couple of slices of pear? Perhaps a cup and saucer for your tea. Great job on the lighting; it brings out the texture on the teapot and the pears. Feb 6th
5 Feb 26 Reply Sophia, it may not matter, but I forgot to add my example of the cropped image, which focuses more on the two animals. Feb 6th
5 Feb 26 Comment Natalia, there are many possible interpretations of this image. I prefer your original presentation because it feels inviting-almost as if it's saying, "Come on in and enjoy the festivities." I also like Pete's tighter crop, but I appreciate the Christmas lights in the background; they just need to be toned down a bit, as do the lights in the windows.
For the Christmas tree, if the raw file doesn't give you enough latitude, you can create a solid green color layer that closely matches the tree's natural tone. Place it behind the original layer with a black mask, then paint on the mask with about 25% gray behind the tree until the brightness feels right.
Feb 5th
5 Feb 26 Comment Wonderful capture, Suzanne! I certainly agree with Mark's comment regarding the cropping of the dark sand. I think Pete's image is a fine example of Mark's suggestion. Feb 5th
5 Feb 26 Reply Thank you for your comments, Mark. This area of Myanmar is filled with temples, and some of them aren't perfectly vertical anymore. You're right about the power line-I thought I had cloned it out, but for some reason the NEO power?line removal tool left some faint residual lines in a lower azimuth. Feb 4th
5 Feb 26 Reply Thanks, Suzanne. You are right, the sky and grass are a little oversaturated. Feb 4th
5 Feb 26 Comment I agree with Suzanne's and Mark's comments. This crop, to me, isolates the story around the fish's struggle while the bird watches-perhaps anticipating that if the fish doesn't make it, it might become its next meal. I tried pulling more detail from the area around the fish's mouth back toward the gills, but that section is blown out. The detail is probably still in the raw file.
If this were mine, I would also tone down the left side of the bird's head and add a bit of dodging around the eye to draw more attention there.
Feb 4th
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