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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 5 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
David, to me the striking things about this photograph are the wonderful trains and the woman standing on the left. With that in mind, I played with the image. This included a significant crop and multiple lighting adjustments. Your thoughts?
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Sep 24th |
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| 5 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Keisha, I'm a bit late to the party, and like Sophia, I agree with the feedback you've already received. However, I want to comment that I really appreciate and enjoy your responses to the feedback. Discussions are the heart of the study groups, and you are a star!
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Sep 24th |
| 5 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Sophia, I'm glad you like it. My changes were fairly easy to make using the masking capabilities of Camera Raw (or Lightroom's Develop Module). I selected the background and then slightly darkened it. Next, I selected the subject, and Camera Raw did an outstanding job identifying the flower and the bee. I subtracted the bee from this selection using the 'select object' function. This allowed me to modify only the flower. Finally, I added another mask using 'select object' to mask the bee, permitting me to open the shadows, add a bit of brightness, and a touch of saturation.
I hope this is useful.
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Sep 20th |
| 5 |
Sep 24 |
Reply |
David, moving the ball is a brilliant idea! I love it! Thank you!
Not sure that the tighter crop works for me since I like including the intensity on the faces of the other players.
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Sep 20th |
| 5 |
Sep 24 |
Reply |
Keisha, I'm surprised that the depth of field is so broad since I shot at f/3.2. I could have opened the aperture to f/2.8, but that doesn't seem that it would have made a great deal of difference. Another possibility would be using Photoshop's Neural filters to blur the background. I'll give that a try. Thank you for the idea!
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Sep 20th |
| 5 |
Sep 24 |
Reply |
Very nice edit, Richard. I like your darker background. As you can tell from the original photograph, I had already darkened and desaturated it somewhat. Instead of your approach, I used Camera Raw's masking to select the background. I'm curious, is your technique better or just different?
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Sep 20th |
| 5 |
Sep 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Jay. The camera is roughly 150% smarter than I am. Technology these days is amazing!
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Sep 20th |
| 5 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Sophia, I like your image. You've shown the bee in a wonderfully typical position, and your depth of field does a lot to isolate the bee and flower. I especially like the result of flipping the original photograph. Very well done.
I couldn't resist playing a bit with your image. I used Camera Raw to attempt to further highlight the bee and flower.
Your thoughts?
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Sep 19th |
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| 5 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Mark, this photograph evokes a great deal of thought. I love it. The dark portion of the sky provides a strong mood and an excellent contrast to the bright mountain. Beautiful.
After reading Jay's comments, I tried a different cropping for your image. Frankly, I like both your format and the pano. What do you think?
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Sep 5th |
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| 5 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Excellent idea to minimize the background, especially the logo on the man's shirt. She's a darling little girl. I bet you really enjoy having her around!
I noticed a bit of a halo around her arm, face, and popsicle, so it removed it. Your thoughts?
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Sep 3rd |
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| 5 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Jay, WELCOME! Your image this month shows that you'll be a great addition to Group 5!
When I looked at your bio, I saw that you live in Virginia. Since I live in Maryland, I hoped we could do a "shoot" together sometime. However, Mr. Google showed we're over 4 1/2 hours apart. Too bad!
Your "Opening Soon" image is wonderful. I love the slightly muted colors and the softness of the bud. Well done! Since the foreground leaf is quite out of focus, you might want to darken and desaturate it a bit. At least that's something to consider.
Take care.
- Pete
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Sep 1st |
7 comments - 4 replies for Group 5
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| 62 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Chris, I was fascinated by your image and played with it in Camera Raw so I could look at other versions. I'll include what I came up with, but I don't really like it any better than yours. Well done!
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Sep 24th |
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| 62 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Michael, protests of this nature provide fantastic expressions since so many of the participants are incredibly adamant about the issue being protested. One of my goals for the future is to get downtown to photograph a protest with anti-protesters also present. It should be interesting!
Thank you for your suggestion about further blurring the faces in the background. I will definitely give this a try!
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Sep 16th |
| 62 |
Sep 24 |
Reply |
Thank you, Mandy. As you, Emil, and Michael suggested, I'll play with the background faces. My first thought is to slightly blur them, but to keep them fairly visible.
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Sep 16th |
| 62 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Adrian, I just finished watching your video. It was great! And it was appropriately all monochrome. (Smile) My favorite images in the video were the one with the umbrellas and the one at night. Well done!
Your Dunlop image this month is fascinating. Unlike Emil, I like the brightness of the Dunlop sign and think it's appropriate that it be the first thing that grabs my attention. I must admit that I didn't initially understand the car's lights on the road. Without paying close attention to your description, I thought they were headlights. (lol) A closer reading made me realize that they were blinking brake lights.
For me, the most appealing components of your photograph are the wonderful reverse-S curve of the road and the arch of the Dunlop building. Those two curves really tie the image together. Nicely done!
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Sep 16th |
| 62 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Mark, your image tells an intriguing story. It's impossible not to wonder why the woman is sitting there with her coffee. It feels like she's a very religious person sitting on the steps of a church. This is well seen and captured!
Like Emil, I had to play with it to see how I might further emphasize the woman. I tried modifying the lighting and the contrast. Your thoughts?
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Sep 15th |
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| 62 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Michael, this is fascinating. It took me a while to recognize the spider webs on the ornament, but once I did, your image had even more impact on me. Your decision to use high contrast was brilliant. Leaving a bit of detail in the "background" kept the photograph from feeling artificial.
Because of the dark background, it was wise to add a border. You might see how it looks with the border being slightly less bright.
Very well done!
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Sep 15th |
| 62 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Wow! Emil, you've done it again. Another spectacular image. I love how the clouds seem to mimic the mountain ridges. And your processing has beautifully emphasized the textures and wonderful dynamic range.
Like Michael, I couldn't resist playing with it a bit. I slightly cropped the top (somewhere between your image and Michael's) and did just a bit with the lighting and contrast.
Your thoughts?
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Sep 15th |
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| 62 |
Sep 24 |
Comment |
Mandy, you've really captured the feel of the train station. When I ride the Metro, it seems like the platform goes on forever. Your use of perspective is outstanding.
Of your two monochrome images, I prefer the one that's not cropped as much. The other one is well done and appealing, but to me doesn't capture the sense of size.
Well done!
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Sep 15th |
| 62 |
Sep 24 |
Reply |
Excellent, Emil. I like the additional darkening of the background; however, probably somewhere between my initial version and yours.
I remember the protest quite vividly. It was emotional for all of us who were there. (You and I have very similar political views.)
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Sep 3rd |
7 comments - 2 replies for Group 62
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14 comments - 6 replies Total
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