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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 64 |
May 24 |
Reply |
Sometimes I find words drifting into my head when I'm writing here, and then I'm not absolutely sure that it's the right word, so like you I resort to google to make sure. It's a nice word! Full of mystery, I think. |
May 19th |
| 64 |
May 24 |
Reply |
I like your interpretation! Old engineers like me perhaps don't consciously see connections like you do, but it's good to think that I must have sensed them and got them into the picture despite that. |
May 19th |
| 64 |
May 24 |
Reply |
Yes, there is noticeable blur on them. It was a cold day and they weren't lounging, but were only walking at a decent pace. I'm surprised, too. |
May 19th |
| 64 |
May 24 |
Comment |
My wife saw the dinosaur's head shape immediately, but I was struggling to see a reason for its inclusion at such a large size. If you had zoomed out a little, or moved backwards (depending on what farground detail is there to the left and right) to reduce its relative size, perhaps it would fit in better for me.
The tree trunk on the left seems unnecessary to me, I would exclude it.
As Chris says, the fence is a bit out of place once noticed. I'd have thought that a bit of cloning would remove it.
Yellowstone is an amazing place! I've seen several presentations by photographer who have been there, at different seasons, all yield some great landscapes. |
May 19th |
| 64 |
May 24 |
Comment |
Well done for seeing the potential picture and going to the effort of finding the best vantage point. I think your result is well worth the effort, it's an attractive picture to me.
Personally, I think I would have been switching on the HDR mode in my Olympus, taking 3 or 5 photos with 2 stop gaps in RAW. Using these (not necessarily all of them) might have led to more texture on the bird and sky, which I would have preferred. |
May 19th |
| 64 |
May 24 |
Comment |
I love this city scape. My eye is drawn to the horizon which contains the interesting detail for me, so I'm wondering if cropping thetop and bottom to make it more a panorama might be successful.
For once, I too think that the dramati clouds are just a bit too dominating, and less contrast there would prevent them taking my eye off the lovely detail too much. |
May 19th |
| 64 |
May 24 |
Comment |
Well, I was about to comment on Chris using a B&W adjustment layer, but see now it was just a slight variation in his usual approach.
Great result, I think you managed the light really well. The composition is good for this image, and the processing is perfect. Well done. |
May 19th |
| 64 |
May 24 |
Comment |
I don't think any observer would guess what the subject is, and that is part of a good abstract I think. Did you use a posterisation technique in post? Whatever, it's a super image I think. |
May 19th |
| 64 |
May 24 |
Comment |
Keisha and Jerry are clearly much better versed than me in seeing why a photo is appealing from an artistic standpoint. All I can say is WOW, I love it.
Phones are becoming so good now at exploiting the aspects of physics that favour a small format, whilst eliminating the opposite aspects that challenge quality. I doubt I could get this even if I bought a 30mm macro (the shortest focal length macro lens available for micro 4/3) for my Olympus (the phone's focal length would be 13mm on micro 4/3) to get the perspective shown here. I do wish I could get a "proper" camera feel from a phone, ie shutter release, adjusting wheels for shutter speed etc, I'd ditch my old Samsung immediately! Maybe I'll try extension tubes again on my 9mm and 17mm primes. |
May 19th |
6 comments - 3 replies for Group 64
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| 95 |
May 24 |
Reply |
Yes, you did, thanks. Mr Memory here had forgotten that. I've checked out the website and found what's probably your torch, but they don't deliver to the UK. However there are sellers of similar torches here, so it's on my job list now. |
May 19th |
| 95 |
May 24 |
Comment |
Gorgeous, gorgeous, 20/20, super, fab, lovely, ....
This, to me, is EXACTLY the way a butterfly should be photographed. So real and lively (ie it really looks alive.)
I'm REALLY jealous of this one!!!
Please can I print it and put it on my wall? |
May 19th |
| 95 |
May 24 |
Comment |
A nice picture, Keith. I'd agree wit the others' comments, and also add that darkening the petals a little would bring out more detail. (See the comments and revised picture on my picture stream this month.) |
May 19th |
| 95 |
May 24 |
Comment |
Well done, Gloria. I'm so pleased that our group is now taking macro by the throat and punching out some super images. Finding good macro subjects is I think is a skill in its own right.
I'd agree with Carol, darkening the light areas will make it pop out even more. |
May 19th |
| 95 |
May 24 |
Comment |
There is something that always attracts me to structures like this. I seem to be staring into space, perhaps being pulled into the centre of the universe, looking at the Big Bang, ...... Yeah, tosh really, but it is a funny feeling. So, whilst I've never photo'd a dandelion (although my lawns want to produce them by the thousand), I have photographed several spherical flowers similar to this. And the results? They were all disappointing.
So I congratulate you on doing a great job here. I think it's a super result. Perhaps you took it from a bit further away than I did, I need to dig out my attempts.
I like the UV illumination, many subjects can be transformed by UV light. I did look into buying a torch with a UV "filter" on it, but like many ideas, never managed it. It adds to the ethereal feeling. |
May 19th |
| 95 |
May 24 |
Comment |
Yes, I've got to agree with that Margaret. There is a bit more detail that I can get by darkening the petals. How about this? |
May 5th |
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5 comments - 1 reply for Group 95
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11 comments - 4 replies Total
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