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C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 5 |
Jan 21 |
Reply |
Thank you, David. The idea of blurring the flower bud never occurred to me. I keep looking at your rendition of the photograph and, the more I look, the more it's growing on me. Thank you for the idea!
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Jan 18th |
| 5 |
Jan 21 |
Comment |
Freddie, I love how you handled the lighting and colors in this image. By emphasizing the orange sky, the boats, and the reflections, you've created a beautiful balance and composition. As Barbara noted, there is a slight tilt to the image, but the mountains in the background make this fairly minor and not distracting. Well done!
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Jan 16th |
| 5 |
Jan 21 |
Comment |
Richard, like David I enjoy playing with delightful images... even though they belong to others. Your photograph tells a story and, with the addition of your description, it's absolutely wonderful.
I decided to try converting the image to B&W, cropping slightly differently, and playing with the lighting. Please let me know your thoughts. |
Jan 16th |
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| 5 |
Jan 21 |
Comment |
Nick, I think your creations are amazing. Some of them are astoundingly clever, and all of them show your skills at post-processing. This image achieves both of those, but the final result doesn't really appeal to me. The comments of others amply reflect my thoughts, so I won't repeat them. Nonetheless, I stand in awe of your imagination and abilities.
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Jan 16th |
| 5 |
Jan 21 |
Comment |
Mark, this image blows me away. I am not a fan of bees in real-life; however, they make wonderful photographic subjects, and your image is a perfect example of why. I agree with the input from David and Richard, but those suggestions are for further improving an outstanding photograph. Well done!
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Jan 15th |
| 5 |
Jan 21 |
Comment |
David, like you I especially enjoy making informal photographs of people. Your post-processing for this image is outstanding. Changing the colors and fixing the background was especially well done. I can't think of anything that would improve your image. Well done!
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Jan 11th |
| 5 |
Jan 21 |
Comment |
Barbara, this is a striking image. The woman's eyes are wonderfully framed by the colorful scarf. I also like the whisp of hair showing on the left side of the photograph. Like David said, I think it would further enhance the image if her complexion below her left eye were smoothed a bit. However, this is a small issue on an excellent image. Nicely done!
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Jan 9th |
| 5 |
Jan 21 |
Reply |
Mark, I agree that having an odd number of subjects would have been an improvement. Sadly, there were only two of them when I took the photograph. Sometimes it's hard to get nature to cooperate. lol |
Jan 6th |
| 5 |
Jan 21 |
Reply |
I'll give it a try. Thank you, Freddie! |
Jan 6th |
| 5 |
Jan 21 |
Reply |
Thank you, Freddie. The idea of additional separation is interesting. I'm not 100% sure that it works. Your thoughts?
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Jan 3rd |
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| 5 |
Jan 21 |
Reply |
Ahhhh, I consider all input useful! Your opinion is in total agreement with my wife's. (Although her comments weren't as "graceful" as yours. lol)
It's always too to hear honesty! So, THANK YOU!
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Jan 2nd |
6 comments - 5 replies for Group 5
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| 62 |
Jan 21 |
Reply |
One of the things that I strive for in a photograph is the uniqueness of the subject. Your image definitely has this attribute! It's both versatile to edit and wonderful to think about.
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Jan 18th |
| 62 |
Jan 21 |
Reply |
Thank you, Bunny. I'm finding that there is a huge amount to be learned about manipulating the light in black and white images. The success of color photographs often seems to rest on the colors. But, opinions of monochrome images are usually heavily influenced by lighting -- which directly affects tone. And, dramatic lighting is, to me, very appealing.
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Jan 18th |
| 62 |
Jan 21 |
Comment |
Emil, this is an outstanding photograph to convert to B&W. I love how you dealt with the sky and darkening the street and cars makes lots of sense! Well done.
Naturally, I couldn't help playing with the image a bit. I widened it somewhat so that more of the sidewalk was included and I left a bit of keystoning as Stephen suggested. Then I played with the light. I did not achieve the excellent results you did on the sky.
Your thoughts?
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Jan 9th |
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| 62 |
Jan 21 |
Comment |
Leah, this is such an interesting image. I agree that it's perfect for B&W. And, the photograph could easily be made into an abstract. Like others, I played with it a bit to see how it might look with different lighting. I wanted to try making it slightly brighter toward the viewer and then fading toward black... kind of like you might see in a scary movie. Smiles.
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Jan 9th |
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| 62 |
Jan 21 |
Comment |
Bob, this is a fantastic image! It makes me think of looking inside a conch shell. The winding staircase at the top makes a Fibonacci Spiral that really works! Well seen and beautifully photographed. I also like Israel's idea of adding a bit of space at the top. That would be worth playing with. Additionally, this image yells out for experimenting with various lighting approaches.
Well done indeed!
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Jan 8th |
| 62 |
Jan 21 |
Comment |
Bunny, your composite shows that you truly understand the meaning and significance of the forced relocation. Bravo!
I think photography can do for people's awareness of social issues the same thing that was done with Pete Seeger's and Woody Guthrie's music.
Photographically, you really did a beautiful job creating the composite. There's very little that I can suggest. A small nit might be that the snow behind Larry's head is a bit bright and slightly distracts from his face.
Nice job!!
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Jan 2nd |
| 62 |
Jan 21 |
Comment |
Israel, you manage to get some of the best photographs! And, to top it off, your descriptions add a context that's always fascinating. Very well done!!
I like Emil's change in the direction and spacing of the flying birds. Somehow it just "feels" right.
However, I thought the water and the wading birds added to the image. So, I played with it a bit (but didn't bother to change the flying birds' direction/spacing). I was considering some additional cropping at the bottom to eliminate the reeds and a bit of water, but I didn't do that. What do you think?
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Jan 2nd |
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| 62 |
Jan 21 |
Comment |
Wonderful find! It's said that images should tell a story and this one definitely does!
Like Emil, I wanted to play with the image. But, instead of using Silver Efex, I used Photoshop to make a few selections and chose Camera Raw to play with the lighting and add a bit of toning and grain.
A great image! I could see this being hung on the wall. Nicely done!
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Jan 2nd |
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| 62 |
Jan 21 |
Reply |
Leah, the photograph was indeed taken in Europe. There are so many wonderful scenes there that work well in black and white. And, as you showed with your September image of the alley, those scenes aren't unique to Europe.
The pandemic has made it difficult/risky to go out and photograph. So, browsing through the archives has become an active passtime. Hopefully, 2021 will allow us to add to the archives, not just use them. Smiles....
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Jan 2nd |
| 62 |
Jan 21 |
Reply |
Emil, I completely agree with your observations about the light directions. In fact, since submitting my image I've continued experimenting with the effect and think some of the light "inconsistencies" have been addressed. In addition to the gradient tool, I have also begun to use the brush tool to work on the mask.
Thank you for your input on this.... and for putting me on to the overall approach!
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Jan 2nd |
| 62 |
Jan 21 |
Reply |
Thank you, LuAnn. Like you, I thought that including a person or dog would be a nice addition to this image. I tried adding a dog but never got it to look quite right.
Both Emil and I have struggled with the Artisan tutorials. The software seems impressive, but it's complex and the tutorials are frustrating to watch. However, I've picked up some lighting techniques that seem to work well. They use some of the Artisan concepts, but not the actual software. I'd be glad to have a zoom session if you're interested. |
Jan 2nd |
6 comments - 5 replies for Group 62
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12 comments - 10 replies Total
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