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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 5 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Sophia, I agree. It would have been great to show the ear without the bow cutting through it. I thought about removing the sweat darkening but decided to leave it since, to me, it added a bit of the story of what Mark was going through. Here's another shot that you might like better. |
Aug 24th |
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| 5 |
Aug 22 |
Reply |
Yes, Mark is extremely talented. He's also a very gentle man. Mark and Sabrina are the directors of a company named Happenstance Theater. You might find their website interesting (https://www.happenstancetheater.com/). |
Aug 15th |
| 5 |
Aug 22 |
Reply |
Jim, Adobe Camera Raw (often abbreviated as ACR) is the same as the Photoshop 2022 Camera Raw Filter. In fact, it is exactly the same software (with a slightly different interface) as the Lightroom CC Develop module. |
Aug 13th |
| 5 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Richard, it's a wonderful image of a spectacular location. It's interesting... I couldn't think of any way to improve the image you submitted. However, I found that both David's and Jim's modifications made me like the photograph even more. Nicely done!
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Aug 10th |
| 5 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Jim, you captured an extraordinary scene. I love how the lights flow into the background and vanish. However, I thought it might be interesting to include more of the sky. So, I took the original into PS (mostly ACR) and played with it. Your thoughts?
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Aug 7th |
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| 5 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Sophia, you've got a wonderful image that should definitely be entered into a competition and then hung on your wall. I think Jim's version/edits make further improvements on a photograph that's already outstanding.
Concerning the brightness of Venus... I notice that it is equally bright in your original. So, I suggest leaving it as is.
Well done. A marvelous photograph!
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Aug 7th |
| 5 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
David, it's a fascinating image and a wonderful photograph. I especially like the image with Jim's modifications.
My general feeling is that it's the final photograph that matters. Thus, it's absolutely fine to modify an image in any way. The exceptions, of course, would be journalistic and/or documentary photographs. Also, the photographer is constrained in her actions if an image is being created for a client.
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Aug 6th |
| 5 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
This is a wonderfully intimate image. I love the interesting stems flowing down to the left of the branch. And your post-processing of the moss worked beautifully. I played a bit with your image in Photoshop and ACR. Frankly, I prefer your image to the one I came up with since mine looks manipulated to me. Nonetheless, I'll include mine anyway.
Very nicely done Mark.
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Aug 3rd |
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| 5 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
I can't really add to the comments already given. To me, it's a wonderful monochrome that has a nostalgic feeling. I think the scissors work well. Their size and brightness make them the focal point of the image. Well done!
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Aug 3rd |
| 5 |
Aug 22 |
Reply |
Barbara, Mark has wonderful control of his facial expressions. He is truly brilliant. I didn't mention it in my description, but he played the saw along with a harpist and another friend on the clarinet for my daughter's wedding. All three of them were astounding. Cindy and I attended Mark's wedding. He married another mime! Now Mark and Sabrina perform together.
It's an amazing world!
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Aug 2nd |
| 5 |
Aug 22 |
Reply |
Jim, I appreciate that. Mark is an amazing mime. It's an art that I never really understood until I met Mark. I will have to think about the background since that seems to be an area of varying opinions.
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Aug 2nd |
| 5 |
Aug 22 |
Reply |
Thank you, Mark. I will see if I can address the "cut out" issue. That shouldn't be too difficult, but it was hard for me to notice it. That's one of the huge benefits of study groups! |
Aug 2nd |
| 5 |
Aug 22 |
Reply |
Richard, although I did the image modification exclusively in ACR, I first used the Photoshop Select Subject tool and then did a CNTL-J to put just the subject on a layer by itself. Then I selected the original layer and used ACR to turn the entire image white. Then, I selected the subject layer and made my modifications to Mark using ACR.
Now that I think of it, I could have changed the background more simply by creating an all-white layer (or a yellow one) below the subject layer in Photoshop. Then I could have used ACR only on the subject layer. |
Aug 1st |
| 5 |
Aug 22 |
Reply |
Good suggestions and nice job showing them David! Since Mark is a friend, I'll leave his name badge in the image. But, I like the yellowish background. THANKS!
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Aug 1st |
7 comments - 7 replies for Group 5
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| 62 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Bunny,
I kept coming back to see your image... again and again. When I first saw it, I immediately thought of a baseball surrounded by brown eggs. Finally, I got that thought out of my mind. Now I appreciate it as a very creative abstract!
Like many of our other group 62 colleagues, I've been influenced by Bob's skills and creativity. And also, LuAnn's "dark and moody" style has also had its impact. So, like others, I played a bit with your image to see what I could come up with.
Your thoughts?
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Aug 9th |
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| 62 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Israel, this is an amazing transformation of your original image. I love it! As an abstract it is captivating. The curves are wonderful, and the actual path looks like it might be a fence along the left side of an elevated walkway. Fascinating!
The only thing you might want to consider doing is to darken the top and bottom further since they are blurry. Here's what I mean:
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Aug 5th |
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| 62 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Emil, this is wonderful! (I think you're being influenced by LuAnn's moody images.) I love the curves in your photograph as well as how they disappear into the darkness.
Usually, I find that a word or words detract from an image since they immediately attract my eyes... usually away from the photographer's intended focus point. However, that's simply not the case here.
My only thought about modifying would be adding just a tiny detail to the bottom left corner. I don't feel that this is needed to make this a fantastic image. |
Aug 5th |
| 62 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Bob, I think this image is "a nice flower picture" in color. But, it's really special as a monochrome. The curves formed by the petals are wonderful; however, it's the texture that is created by the "bumps" on the petals that sent your image over the top. Very nice! I have no suggestions for improvement.
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Aug 5th |
| 62 |
Aug 22 |
Reply |
Great! I'm glad that clearing your cache worked!
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Aug 3rd |
| 62 |
Aug 22 |
Reply |
LuAnn, I don't think that every image requires a pure black and pure white. Nature just isn't like that.
I thought the white border had already been replaced with the narrow one. Here's a screenshot of what I'm seeing. Please let me know if this is what you're seeing.
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Aug 3rd |
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| 62 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
LuAnn, you've done it again! This is a wonderful "dark and moody" image. I love the vignette that you used. It is such a significant contributer to the mood that you've created. And, including the muted leaves and grasses behind the mushroom was an excellent decision. The cropping is perfect.
My only suggestion, and it's a tiny thing, would be to reduce the brightness of the mushroom cap slightly. Although the whites are definitely not blown out, the cap seems a bit overly bright for the rest of the image.
Beautifully done!
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Aug 2nd |
5 comments - 2 replies for Group 62
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12 comments - 9 replies Total
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