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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 72 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
Hey Mary,
Although I love your image, it doesn't quite fit in with the Nature theme of our group.
Landscapes without man made structures are allowed as are any wildlife, flora and fauna. Also, showing "the hand of man" is permitted as are photos of banded birds, hybrid plants, and zoo animals. No worries! |
Aug 12th |
| 72 |
Aug 17 |
Reply |
Hey Isaac,
Thanks for your comments, the re-edit is so much better! So I live in Pompano Beach during the winter and I'd love to have the opportunity to meet and possibly shoot with you. I'm actually at the airport now waiting for my flight down. Will you be around in the next week? (I'm happily married but love meeting fellow photographers!).
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Aug 10th |
| 72 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
Sorry Mary, I certainly didn't mean to put your photos in the wrong order. This should be corrected now. My favorite lens is the 10-22! This is a gorgeous image and I think you should simply crop it slightly to get rid of the offending tower. No one would ever know. |
Aug 10th |
| 72 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
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Aug 10th |
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| 72 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
Hi Michael,
This is a beautiful dahlia but I'd agree that the edited version of your image was a bit overexposed. I know that you just got your new lens and as Vic said, your lens needs to be parallel to your subject. Your composition could be improved by moving your focal point away from the center. The rule of thirds of photography composition is as follows: "Imagine that your image is divided into 9 equal segments by 2 vertical and 2 horizontal lines. The rule of thirds says that you should position the most important elements in your scene along these lines, or at the points where they intersect."
Unfortunately I can't upload the screen shot that illustrates this concept. Also, rules are made to be broken!
I also played with some crops as the pattern of the petals is so interesting. I hope to see more macros! |
Aug 10th |
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| 72 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
I re-edited my Woodstork by toning down the blues and reducing the amount of sharpness. I like this better! |
Aug 10th |
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| 72 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
Hey Vic,
You're right about the blue tint-it's awful. I can't believe that I didn't see it! Now that I look at it, there is a tint on the original which could have been a reflection from the sky but that color doesn't belong on the Woodstork. Also, it could be that I sharpened this image twice. I'll have to go back and rework it. Thanks for your comments. |
Aug 9th |
| 72 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
Second crop |
Aug 9th |
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| 72 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
This Green Lynx Spider is amazing! Your image is well exposed and the detail of the spider (legs, body-even the web) appears to be sharp. I'm quite curious about this guy so as a viewer, I want to get even closer. I bought the photo into LR and played with various crops. The eye naturally knows what the sunflower is even if you only see a part of it so I think I like the cropped version. I also tried to move to spider to the left a little to make for a more interesting composition. |
Aug 9th |
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| 72 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
This iconic image is immediately recognized as the island of Santorini in Greece which has been on my bucket list forever. The sight of these pristine white buildings that are carved into the volcanic mountain overlooking the Aegean Sea is truly a sight to behold. Your composition is nice although you may have wanted to capture the tower(?) at the top of the picture. I brought this photo in LR to try to bring out the purple flowers. By merely adjusting the shadows and adding a little warmth, I think I succeeded but you may prefer the cooler tones. |
Aug 9th |
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| 72 |
Aug 17 |
Comment |
Your Hoolock Gibbon is terrific! His human-like face is perfectly exposed which can be difficult given that it is black. His fur is backlit which adds interest to the image. I reprocessed this photo and tried to lower the highlights a little and also removed the white spot on the lower left. As viewers, our eyes naturally go to the brightest areas of an image. This picture is nice in that my eye went immediately to the face of the gibbon and then traveled around along the fur where it was backlit. I also tried to crop this photo a little as the animal's face is fairly close to the center and it may look better to have it slightly off center. |
Aug 9th |
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