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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 17 |
Oct 22 |
Comment |
Joe, there are some interesting angles in this shot - the waterfall itself, the crevice lines in the rocks and the slanting trees in the background. I think it's a question of taste as to whether you go for a slow shutter speed and get a milky water effect or do what you have done and nearly freeze the water movement. There are people who like or dislike either! For me I'd consider darkening the very bright rock top right but just a fraction. |
Oct 11th |
| 17 |
Oct 22 |
Comment |
Brian,this is a great shot and mono works very well as is often the case with street photography. Both punks are well caught even if some might have wanted more of a scowl than a friendly smile on the face of the female. But it is a charming shot as a result of that expression. I think there are things you could do to improve it. Firstly,the background and top white lights on the right of the girl need some attention. Take out the two top white lights as they are distracting and darken down or clone out the white light squares and bar by her arm. You might also consider extending the canvas so that there is more space to the left, as we look at it, of the man as e is very tight up against the edge of the frame. The girl on her own makes a great shot and could be cut out and transferred somewhere else appropriate. Hope to see more of your street shots. |
Oct 8th |
| 17 |
Oct 22 |
Comment |
John
These are interesting and rather different buffers, well worth recording. The exposure details are not supplied but the ropes looks slightly over exposed. You could also play with the texture and clarity sliders in Photoshop or Lightroom to being up rugged quality of the barge. |
Oct 5th |
| 17 |
Oct 22 |
Comment |
Priscilla, I think this is your first image that you have put up for critique in this group - so a warm welcome to you. This is a good record of this structure with the plants providing a colourful foreground. However, I think you could crop the grass base somewhat as there is rather a lot of it and perhaps bring out the contrast in the clouds a little to add some more drama. |
Oct 5th |
| 17 |
Oct 22 |
Comment |
Sheldon, this a wow shot and very impressively put together. Also Topaz Denoise has done an amazing job at removing the noise generated by such a high ISO. Excellent work. |
Oct 5th |
| 17 |
Oct 22 |
Comment |
Glenn,I think this is the second bear shot you have shown us from this shoot - at least the kind of bear and vegetation seem familiar. This is an impressive animal and very well captured on your long lens. Excellent definition in the bear's coat and the green of the bushes set him off well. Maybe his face needs lightening somewhat, particularly around the eyes and if it is possible to bring up some of the shadow in his chest area this would help. I'd also crop or remove the blurred light green branch coming in from the bottom right. |
Oct 5th |
6 comments - 0 replies for Group 17
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| 99 |
Oct 22 |
Comment |
Randy, last month you posted an image of a street with a lone figure moving down it and very threatening shadows. This month, we have something similar yet totally different - unless the drain/manhole cover in the foreground represents something equally sinister! A kind of final destination. Yet without it I think the shot would not have as strong lead in line.Good exposure here ensuring that the highlights are not blown out on the right except in the uprights of the windows and doorways. But I can live with those. |
Oct 5th |
| 99 |
Oct 22 |
Comment |
Kathleen, what a poser! A great shot but it definitely needs the crop that Michael has used and the switch from sepia to straight mono. I don't think you need to show more of the setting because the shape of the boat says it all. The glasses on his forehead and his smug expression say it all! |
Oct 5th |
| 99 |
Oct 22 |
Comment |
Michael, it's interesting to see images such as this because many people just would not take them! I really like the way this shot progresses to the opening at the end. But I agree with Linda that flipping the image makes this stronger. I also think this would work on a square crop both top and bottom, taking out the top two slanting beams to bring that far opening closer to the viewer. |
Oct 5th |
| 99 |
Oct 22 |
Comment |
Linda, your mono conversion has brought the somewhat bland colour image to life. I really like what you have done with this. There is a drama to your image and really threatening clouds. A great image. |
Oct 5th |
| 99 |
Oct 22 |
Comment |
Gerard, I don't think you can every over-use hydrangeas as they are a flower that gives photo opportunities during more than one season. I like the angle of your image and the kind of metallic feel the flower now has. Michael's treatment works well for me, particularly the white border. |
Oct 5th |
| 99 |
Oct 22 |
Comment |
Barbara, this shot has certainly captured this particular horse and rider but what it doesn't really capture is what you wanted which was action. The horse is far to frozen in the frame and maybe your high shutter speed did that. Clearly the horse is moving as at least two of its legs are off the ground but to make it a shot of the action, a little blur would have helped. The horse is also very dark and its neck in particular blends into the background, losing detail. The clouds are also a little odd and maybe as Michael suggests that this is an image where the colour version would have been better. However, I understand your point about the advantage of carrying a lighter camera and this was one of the reasons why I moved from my heavy Canon DSLR to my mirrorless Fuji XT3. |
Oct 5th |
| 99 |
Oct 22 |
Reply |
Gerard,thanks for your helpful comments but I agree with Michael that the highlighting of the dog's eyes has turned him into a really spooky monster! |
Oct 5th |
6 comments - 1 reply for Group 99
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12 comments - 1 reply Total
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