Activity for User 837 - Piers Blackett - piersblackett@att.net

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2 Jan 25 Reply The same bird was repeated within each frame and during that time it had moved relative to the scene. To my surprise the AI interpreted as one bird - there were no other visible ones just spots which were deleted. Thanks for the suggestion that it be displayed somewhere! The minimalism with warm colors could promote the right mood and induce appetite. Jan 17th
2 Jan 25 Reply Fascinating!! Jan 13th
2 Jan 25 Reply I agree. Generative fill works well and I added some cloning to remove all manmade structures - then cropped the flat part to a third of the total. I also agree with Martin and both images have more than enough pixels to print. Thanks. Jan 13th
2 Jan 25 Reply Deeper in the water so that the bubbles are rounder and more realistic. Jan 13th
2 Jan 25 Comment I think both color and monochrome renditions are excellent! Jan 11th
2 Jan 25 Comment At some point I wonder if you were reminded of TS Elliot's poem:
"The winter evening settles down
With smell of steaks in passageways.
Six o'clock.
The burnt-out ends of smoky days.
And now a gusty shower wraps
The grimy scraps
Of withered leaves about your feet
And newspapers from vacant lots;
The showers beat
On broken blinds and chimneypots,
And at the corner of the street
A lonely cab-horse steams and stamps.
And then the lighting of the lamps."
Perhaps the post-editing approaches that sort of imagery.
Jan 11th
2 Jan 25 Comment Thanks for a perfect solution. I possibly became over-influenced by the technology and what it could include rather than exclude. Jan 11th
2 Jan 25 Comment Great! It should be a winner. Jan 6th
2 Jan 25 Comment You have captured a spontaneous and joyful moment with background seemingly falling into place with lines to accentuate action including leading lines from the foreground table and parallel lines. The wooden beam at the top is unfortunate - but not sure what you can do about it - perhaps remove it with the one to the right but it's a supportive structure. I would crop from below to lessen the appearance of a foot amputation, then you could crop from above to balance and remove some of the brown bar and all of the other one making it easier to take out altogether. Jan 3rd
2 Jan 25 Comment Congrats on the advanced and creative technique, and perfect composition. How do you tether a tripod to a software? The bubbles at the base appear lighter and rounder, and more like rain drops - would you consider increasing the distance from the straw? Jan 3rd
2 Jan 25 Comment Great sports image with excitement in the closely competing four horses in the front and the other two being blocked and probably frustrated. I like the BW conversion but think the scattered whites could be brought out slightly to add to the excitement. Also I think you have some space to add in the front. The horse statue is somewhat of a background conflict so I would consider targeted brushing out the blacks and decreasing clarity. You could even take it out with generative AI or cloning perhaps. Jan 3rd
2 Jan 25 Comment Great capture of the evening scene with a sense of place and historicity in the cobble stones but contrasting with the modernized buildings. In a way I think your excellent editing is slight overkill resulting in a paradoxical overall brightness for that late in the evening. I would consider brushing in more shade in a somewhat vignetted distribution. Also the main concept is well within the lower two thirds or so. Jan 3rd
2 Jan 25 Comment Thanks for your impression. My thought was that the sky would have a unifying effect, but perhaps not. In general I find the concept of capturing a sunset to be problematic without it being a background to a point of interest. Jan 3rd

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