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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 64 |
Aug 21 |
Reply |
That's a cool idea, Helen! I gave it a go. I put two contrast adjustment layers in Affinity both set to -100% contrast to get this, and the car pops out now - |
Aug 28th |
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| 64 |
Aug 21 |
Reply |
I would agree. I think Jerry had the same thought as me, and his crop addresses that and is an improvement I think for that reason, but equally a bit too much of the water drop has been lost in my view. Compromise? |
Aug 28th |
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| 64 |
Aug 21 |
Reply |
The majority are agreeing with you, John. Fair enough, I have a habit of doing things to extreme. One of the snags of the tone mapping process is I can't step backwards like we do when adding layers etc, I have to start again. However I can clone the part out that you don't like..... |
Aug 12th |
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| 64 |
Aug 21 |
Reply |
Thanks, Jerry. Yes, it takes practice. Same with photographing airshows, which I do more of. High speed repeating shutter and nil cost of film has made such photos two a penny I suppose. I took nearly 1000 photos that day, at least one was OK! I look for blurred wheels as well as background.
These cars are a hoot to drive. Being on a track with barriers, run-off areas, marshalls and (dare I say it) an ambulance and doctor on site, you can really give it stick safely. You just go faster and brake later until you whizz off the track with the scenery going round at a high rate. No chance of turning it over unless in a collision, and strict non-overtaking rules on practice days means that is very unlikely. Recommended for at least a trial / taster go. Top level cameras are cheaper to buy and much cheaper to run! It wasn't cost effective for me, but it's a box ticked. I'd like to get a go in an F1 car, though :-), they make F1000 look very tame. I still fancy a Caterham 7..... |
Aug 9th |
| 64 |
Aug 21 |
Reply |
I thought they must be waves or highlights, but there seem to be some on rocks too, so maybe both. |
Aug 7th |
| 64 |
Aug 21 |
Comment |
Very novel, and as Jerry says, represents wind without movement. I think I'd have liked more leaves. The sky is a good background for them. |
Aug 6th |
| 64 |
Aug 21 |
Reply |
Hah! My mistake. Bovril is a meaty drink paste that you dilute with hot water. I can't stand it. However, what I should have said was "Marmite". Marmite is a yeast extract drink which I equally dislike, and I got them confused. Something said to be "Marmite" means some love it, some hate it - a bit like the drink. |
Aug 6th |
| 64 |
Aug 21 |
Comment |
It's an interesting picture, I think. The original isn't inspiring, but the final one grabbed my interest. I see what Jerry means about the keystone effect, even the frame looks to me to be wider at the top somehow. The net effect to me is that it seems to stand up, a bit like they do for advertisements on soccer pitches. (Well they do here). I don't dislike that, it just makes it more striking. |
Aug 6th |
| 64 |
Aug 21 |
Comment |
It's an interesting picture. I thought their pose was odd until I read your description.
Whilst you make the falls your subject, I think that the party of people is equally important to the picture, and as such they are a bit small and underwhelming. Would it be improved by cropping off some foreground and left side?
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Aug 6th |
| 64 |
Aug 21 |
Comment |
I like patterns, too. Nothing much to say except "enjoyable". I like your border, unusual and interesting. |
Aug 6th |
| 64 |
Aug 21 |
Comment |
He doesn't look too friendly to me! I think he's licking his lips at the thought of dinner!
I like the rimlight on his back. |
Aug 6th |
| 64 |
Aug 21 |
Comment |
Yes, I like it too. Bags of detail and interest.
I wonder what all the spots are on the foreground water? |
Aug 6th |
| 64 |
Aug 21 |
Reply |
I like Bovril photos! |
Aug 6th |
6 comments - 7 replies for Group 64
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| 95 |
Aug 21 |
Comment |
We have a very eminent photographer in one of my camera clubs - an ex president of the RPS, stacks of qualifications like FRPS, BPE etc. If you tail him when he's looking at prints and eary-wig his comments, the commonest criticism is "Isn't sharp!".
It's something I'm very conscious of, using micro 4/3 mainly, and I reject more of my images for lack of sharpness than for any other reason. Still some get through! But this one is well below what's needed - sorry!
I can't entirely agree with Carol as 1/60sec with 150mm is possible, but you need a very steady hand, good technique (elbows in tight to your side, support the lens with your hand below it, and a very gentle squeeze on the shutter release) and preferably a camera with useful stabilisation. But it's not an ideal setting.
Tripod (and remote release of course), flash, shorter shutter speed - take your pick. Don't worry about the ISO, a bit of noise is much preferable to blur. Try to fill the frame as cropping just makes any lack of sharpness much worse.
As for subject - I don't know where you live or why it should be bereft of interesting subjects - I just go out into the garden, into parks, anywhere, and increase that shutter count! Interesting pictures appear by magic! |
Aug 27th |
| 95 |
Aug 21 |
Comment |
Hi EK,
That's a fearsome looking wasp. I've been battling with some UK ones this week who seem to have a nest in my roof. Darned things stung me three times.
I like this photo. Nice, clear subject and pleasant background. I see you've cloned out a cherry near to its wings, which is a good improvement. I think you'd get a similar improvement by removing the cherries on the left as well by cropping the edge. My only suggestion to improve the technical side would be a little smaller aperture, as this might have made the far wing sharper. |
Aug 10th |
| 95 |
Aug 21 |
Comment |
I think that's a pleasant photo, Carol. Rain drops always make a flower look fresh. I feel it does look a bit "decapitated", having no stem.
I think I'd have traded a bit of shutter speed for a smaller aperture to get a bit more depth of field as the further petals are blurred. I guess you were thinking that stopping movement was a priority due to the wind, and that seems to have worked, butthe cost was high. Couldn't you have braced it or sheltered it in some way? |
Aug 10th |
| 95 |
Aug 21 |
Comment |
It's rather nice, I think, Tom. We had a "like a painting" comp in my club a couple of years ago, and there were some similar picture-to-sketch conversions, but I've never tried one. My only comment here is that there are large bare areas which would have been nicer with some detail of veins etc. Original 2 seems to have some in those areas - can they be recovered? |
Aug 6th |
4 comments - 0 replies for Group 95
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| 98 |
Aug 21 |
Comment |
A super mono conversion, well done! |
Aug 10th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 98
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