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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 5 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Stephen, my friend. I'm glad you like the final results. I don't quite know how to address the fact that you find the weeping rose to be unrealistic. So, in response, I offer the following short poem:
In twilight's glow, the rose doth die,
Petals droop, no longer spry.
Tears like dew on a withered leaf,
Whispers of love, and a quiet grief.
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Aug 12th |
| 5 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
David, you sent me on a mission to talk with Mr. Google about marmite. Here's what I found:
"Marmite is a savory spread made from yeast extract and fortified with B vitamins. It's especially popular in the United Kingdom, where it's frequently spread onto toast, crackers and sandwiches. Its strong, salty flavor profile makes it divisive too-either you love it or you hate it."
So, I understand exactly what you mean! Smiles...
(Thank you!)
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Aug 12th |
| 5 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Mark. I'll see how it does with lower light. I appreciate the suggestion!
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Aug 12th |
| 5 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Excellent suggestions! Thank you, Sophia. I agree with you... Jim's and Keisha's feedback was also valuable.
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Aug 12th |
| 5 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Sophia, I like the fact that your editing has emphasized the wonderful head and wings. Perhaps adding just a tiny bit of exposure to the body would help bring out some texture, I suggest not adding so much that you lose the relative brightness of the head and wings.
It's a wonderful photograph!
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Aug 9th |
| 5 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
I really appreciate it, Keisha! When you mention adjusting the angle, do you mean to turn the rose a bit? If so, which way do you suggest?
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Aug 8th |
| 5 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Jim. I will definitely play with the water a bit to further emphasize the reflection and ripple.
When I created the photograph I initially put a border on it. Then I looked at it against a black background and liked the sense of infinity, just as you did. |
Aug 6th |
| 5 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Richard, you've captured a real "slice of life." Not only does your image tell a story, but the girls' expressions are wonderful. I initially thought that it's a shame that the woman's cap is so close to the top of your photograph. Then, I saw David's modifications which have addressed that concern with his tighter cropping. |
Aug 6th |
| 5 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Mark, every time I look at your image I think of a SiFi movie -- "The Blob That Ate New York City." lol
Seriously though, I really like it. The colors are wonderful and the steam makes an excellent frame. (I agree with Sophia about slightly darkening the bottom-right corner.)
Well done!
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Aug 6th |
| 5 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Wow! Great shot, David! You captured her at the perfect moment, and I'm sure that's not easy to accomplish! Her face is perfectly sharp and the water is handled well. I looked at your image with a bit of cropping on the right side. You might want to see if you feel that would be beneficial. For a while, I wondered if darkening the helmet would be advantageous. but I decided that the helmet helped draw attention to her face.
Well done!
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Aug 4th |
| 5 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Keisha, your bird photography seems excellent. I love the drops of water coming from the bird's beak. It makes this a very appealing action photograph. (To me, the bird must be doing something in a good bird image.) Your cropping and background are "right on." The only thing I might suggest is that you slightly reduce the brightness and saturation of the feeder... but that's really a nit. Well done!
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Aug 4th |
5 comments - 6 replies for Group 5
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| 62 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Chris. It was a fun image to make. The fog machine I used was the LensGo Smoke Machine/Fog Machine. It works quite well.
Getting the smoke just right required more patience than I have. However, Photoshop and Camera Raw came to the rescue. Take a look at the Original image and you'll see what was needed.
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Aug 11th |
| 62 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Thank you so much, Adrian. Thrift stores are a wonderful source of amazing objects at incredibly low costs.
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Aug 11th |
| 62 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Emil. For me, studio photography is both fascinating and challenging. It opens so many possibilities since it typically requires that I create an image in my mind before involving the camera. |
Aug 11th |
| 62 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Mandy. I used one strobe with a 3' lightbox. On the left, I placed a piece of white matboard to give a slight fill light.
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Aug 8th |
| 62 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Michael, as I mentioned, it's really a very minor issue. You have a wonderful image just as you submitted it to our group. I don't know if PSA competitions would accept the use of Content Aware Scale. I THINK it would be okay, but would possibly depend on the specific competition. I've judged PSA competitions in the past and would not have objected... if I could tell.
PSA is currently struggling with issues related to image modification, especially in the use of AI. I suspect that they will eventually decide that it's the final image that should be judged, regardless of how it was obtained. However, they are far from reaching that conclusion at this time.
So, ignoring the potential issues of PSA competition regulations, I played with your wonderful image a bit in PS, using both content-aware-scale and generative expand. Here's the result. Your thoughts? |
Aug 7th |
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| 62 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Mark, it's difficult to express how much I like this photograph. There are so many things "working" in it. Not only is the peer fascinating with its unique walkway, but it leads my eyes directly to the lighthouse. The most brilliant part of the image (to me) is the similarity of the sky and the ocean. The waves and the clouds mimic each other in a wonderful way, and yet they are nicely separated by the peer and the area of the sky with no clouds. Amazing and beautiful. Well done!
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Aug 7th |
| 62 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Adrian, I love the similarity of the gull's wings and the palm branches. It's a very clever photograph. But, frankly, I wish the gull were flying in a different direction... ideally toward either the tree or the camera. It bothers me that I can't see the bird's head, especially its eyes. Nonetheless, the idea is wonderful and, once again, shows the amazing capabilities of your Hasselblad.
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Aug 7th |
| 62 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Michael, this is outstanding and definitely reminiscent of Ansel Adams' works. The lack of foreground space doesn't bother me in the least. The one thing that might have been nice (if possible) would be to have a camera position that would make the two structures a bit closer together. However, there is relatively wide separation, which is mitigated by the presence of the moon, so it's not a significant problem.
One minor thing I noticed is that the left side of the structure on the left doesn't appear to be quite vertical, but that might just be my eyes playing tricks on me.
Very nicely done!!
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Aug 7th |
| 62 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Chris, your perspective in this image is wonderful! I love how everything moves to a point, at which point the train tracks begin to curve. Marvelous!
Your camera position/angle and the cropping of your photograph are "right on". I wish I could offer some suggestions, but there's nothing that I would change. Nicely done!
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Aug 7th |
| 62 |
Aug 24 |
Reply |
Happy birthday, my friend.
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Aug 7th |
| 62 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Wow! Mandy, you've captured the spirit of this event. The black-and-white version is far superior to the color one. Your post-processing worked to bring out the drops of water which add action and a bit of drama to the image. I tried cropping just a bit on the top and right side of the photograph and also added a very slight vignette (what do you think?). I tried flipping it so that the women were moving from left to right, but I like the original direction better.
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Aug 6th |
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| 62 |
Aug 24 |
Comment |
Email, it's wonderful! I really like the feeling of an explosion in the monochrome version. The color image doesn't project that feeling. I played with your image a bit in Camera Raw to see how it might look with even brighter petals and a completely black background. Your thoughts?
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Aug 4th |
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8 comments - 4 replies for Group 62
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13 comments - 10 replies Total
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