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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 2 |
Jun 25 |
Comment |
The stage appears to be rotating or moving more than the main subject? - great capture, choice of shutter speed and colors! |
Jun 10th |
| 2 |
Jun 25 |
Comment |
Amazing image!. I like the frame within the frame coupled with the slight diagonal moving the eye towards the strike. |
Jun 10th |
| 2 |
Jun 25 |
Reply |
Yes, the reddish colors are consistent with the red earth found here. I don't think there is access beyond what you see - so it's a dead end I think. At best the image provokes curiosity. |
Jun 10th |
| 2 |
Jun 25 |
Comment |
Thanks for the helpful critique. I have now centered the trail to an approximate mid-third and have identified the margin between the first and second set of rocks to give better perspective.
Access to the park is mostly unrestricted except for gates to adjacent military practice areas. Some club members who know it well, come back with interesting images of colorful iguanas or lizards. A well-managed herd of bison roam freely and the vegetation is flourishing this year after consistent rain. I can put you in contact with club members who know the area very well and can probably find the rock where the lizards are, but they favor sunrise! piersblackett@att.net |
Jun 7th |
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| 2 |
Jun 25 |
Comment |
Thanks - that's interesting. I could have gone wider but was cramped by restricted access and confined to the car-park. I forgot to say I used an ND2 coupled to a circular polarizer to smooth and de-glare the water which I had left on from a different lake shot, so more of a panorama could have been better - it's a 100 mile drive so I could go back. |
Jun 5th |
| 2 |
Jun 25 |
Comment |
The shadow is improved. I tried using CR/lightroom mask for subject and found it captured the umbrella - then you can darken it to bring out more color - also a vignette (or feathered brush) to about -10-20 brings out the lines on the sand which lead effectively to the umbrella. |
Jun 5th |
| 2 |
Jun 25 |
Comment |
Great story and "story" to the image. The transformation of the jacket color is an effective choice giving that "hunter" look as if the cold is normal and natural, however the spontaneity and expression captured in the original is only slightly improved. Your edits caused him to become pale causing me to prefer the former - perhaps a clinical reflex towards health. |
Jun 3rd |
| 2 |
Jun 25 |
Comment |
Thanks for a lesson in creativity and the touching but sad history of the pier. I think you hit the exposure for the right amount of water blur right on and the umbrella is well placed as if it was really there. Since you mention the shadow - I think it appears slightly small and the edge could be sharper considering the clear sunlight on the umbrella - and the umbrella itself appears slightly too bright diluting the colors a bit. Cropping a bit off the bottom edge could improve the position of the umbrella as an anchor for the scene but perhaps you don't want that? |
Jun 3rd |
| 2 |
Jun 25 |
Comment |
Minimalism is good for the soul, although causing me to cringe from the apparent polar conditions! Great work! I agree with the conversion but some blues and browns are retained possibly excluding it from being true monochrome. I think the diagonal streaks are central to the image's success and much prefer the image shown - by the way the support images needed downloading before viewing to size. |
Jun 3rd |
| 2 |
Jun 25 |
Reply |
I agree the dark streaks on the rocks are curious, perhaps there is a geological explanation. I did darken places on the image but intentionally left light on the trail, but good idea to have more light on the top of the rock. |
Jun 3rd |
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8 comments - 2 replies Total
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