Activity for User 806 - Oliver Morton - oliver.morton@yahoo.com

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5 Apr 19 Comment Very well done, Richard! You've captured a dynamic photograph of a beautiful woman. Like the others, I find your treatment of her hair to be wonderful. I don't find the highlights on her face to be a significant distraction (for me). However, it might further enhance a fantastic image if there were a catch light in her eyes. Nice work!

Apr 15th
5 Apr 19 Comment Nick, I share your fascination with butterflies. I've taken hundreds of photographs and, as Barbara mentioned, I struggle with ways to make them different. I find your image very appealing. The sharpness of the butterfly is excellent and the composition is outstanding. I also find that the colors of the butterfly, the flower and the flower's stem work well together. Nicely done.

Like Terri, I find the background fairly noisy and would also like to see the background less prevalent. Perhaps darkening it and desaturating it a bit would keep it from being distracting.

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5 Apr 19 Comment Thank you everyone. Your comments are very helpful and appreciated. Isaac and Nick, I definitely agree that the blue wrapping is a distraction. I'll change it to a medium gray so that it is close to the background color.

Apr 11th
5 Apr 19 Comment Terri, which post processor do you use? If it's Photoshop, the process is fairly straightforward but a bit tedious. One way would be to select the sky the cut the selection onto a new layer. Then, use the camera raw filter to enhance that layer. Here's a very rough example of how it might look.

Apr 6th
5 Apr 19 Comment Terri, welcome! You did an amazing job catching the flying pelican with the other five below. The positioning of the birds (both the one flying and the five on the water) makes an excellently balanced composition. Very nicely done.

I am a bit distracted by the bright, nearly white sky. It might be worthwhile to see if you could add some drama or clouds to it. However, that's a very small concern.... it's a wonderful image!		 Apr 5th
5 Apr 19 Comment David, I certainly agree about the man's eye being fascinating. The fact that I can't see his other eye makes your photograph captivating. I also like the square format for this image since the train window seems to "fit" this format so well.

Two small things that bother me a bit. First, I find that the greenish color makes me think of mold.... which isn't a pleasant thought. That's probably a personal bias, but I want to mention it anyway. :)

The other thing that I find a bit distracting is his wrist. Since it's neither the brightness of his face nor the darker color of the background it seems odd to me.

As I mentioned, these are very small nits on a remarkable photograph. Well done!
Apr 3rd
5 Apr 19 Comment Wow! What a great face. The colors are wonderful together and the man's beard sets everything off. I really like it. The only thing I might question is the beard's structure. It might be slightly overdone. But, that's a nit about a fantastic image. Nicely done!
Apr 1st
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62 Apr 19 Reply Hattie, I'm so sorry about your cat. I know that you had been struggling with its health for some time. But, welcome back. We missed you! Please go ahead and submit an image for May when you get a chance.

Thank you for your input! Take care.
Apr 29th
62 Apr 19 Reply Thank you, Paul. I have a bad habit of cropping too closely. I like your modified version a lot!

Thanks again.

Apr 21st
62 Apr 19 Comment Pandula, I really like the tonal range in this image. You've done a masterful job taming the bright snow. And, the girl is charming. I also like the way you've handled the clouds.... emphasizing how they lead my eyes to the child. I really don't have any suggestions for how this could be improved.

Apr 12th
62 Apr 19 Comment Paul, it's an amazing scene. I love the idea of capturing the incoming waves. The way you processed your image gives it a moody feeling that also makes me want to be there. This is a great use of your 17mm lens! Nice!

I thought it might be interesting to reduce some of the texture of the sand bar so that it was a bit more distinct from the "sparkly" water. I also thought that the bright sun on the water in your original photograph would help pull my eyes deeper into the image. With that in mind, I played with it and came up with this. Your thoughts?

Apr 10th
62 Apr 19 Comment LuAnne, to me this image invokes a mood of "industrious loneliness". The woman, all alone at night, is working to finish her day... as it seems she always does. My first thought was to crop some of the dark stones on the left of your photograph. However, when I attempted that I found that it completely changed the feelings that I had. It became a portrait of the woman instead of conveying a feeling of the woman's life. I much prefer your rendition.

My only thought of what might make image even more impactful, would be to darken the bright area that's behind and above the woman. I can't tell if this is duct work or a machine of some kind, but its brightness keeps drawing my attention away from the woman.

A fascinating image. Nicely done!
Apr 7th
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