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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 59 |
Sep 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Ronald, I am always amazed by how intense young players can be, and how they can spend most of the time looking at jet trails. My son had to bribe his boy to stay in the game with candy when he was 6 years old, and even had to hold his hand to run with him. Bruce |
Sep 12th |
| 59 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Hey Don, You caught a moment with great action that could have gone badly for both players. My only suggestion would be to crop the right side just enough to eliminate the leg and arm of the player on the far right side. Bruce |
Sep 8th |
| 59 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Ron, PJ images are supposed to be judged my the story the tell and not by the technical perfection. The action with the bicycle kick is great but perhaps not dramatic enough to convince the judges. Technically speaking it is a little soft and the would be better if the feet had not been cropped. Being a soccer fan I always enjoy seeing a bicycle kick. Bruce |
Sep 8th |
| 59 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Gerry, I agree with Isaac that the main image is the best, even with the grey sky. As Isaac noted, there is complete separation showing all of the planes clearly. For me original is a close second . I have photographed the Blue Angels here in Washington state on a bright sunny day so know how difficult they are to shoot. I like how Isaac changed to sky from grey to blue, if that is withing the rules of the division you would enter. Bruce |
Sep 2nd |
| 59 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Kerry, You have a nice image showing the action from a low perspective. It is sharp and showing nice muscle definition on the legs of the horses. Exposure is spot on and colorful jerseys are nice. It is certainly suitable for PJ however I think the third horse in the rear may distract from the score. Obviously there is nothing you can do about that though. Bruce |
Sep 2nd |
| 59 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Isaac, what a cool image, It makes the viewer feel like they are right there. Well done
Bruce |
Sep 2nd |
| 59 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Great action photo Hans, it really tells a story about what the players go through. Bruce |
Sep 2nd |
6 comments - 1 reply for Group 59
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| 72 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Hey Mary, what an interesting perspective and a nice image. You are blessed with something I have little of, creativity. I wish I had some but it is just not in me. Really well done. Bruce |
Sep 17th |
| 72 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Adrian, interesting catch to this image that you don't see every day. Lighting looks very challenging with little contrast between subjects and background. Thanks for sharing this one. Bruce |
Sep 8th |
| 72 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Hey Marie, You captured some interesting behavior with this image. Unfortunately it seems quite soft to my eye with the focus point being on the tail of the nearest bird. I think you could get more depth of field opening up the lens and using a slower shutter speed of 1/1000. I hope this makes sense. Bruce |
Sep 8th |
| 72 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Maria, As Isaac said, you have a nice image and I like his crop to make the frog stand out. Bruce |
Sep 8th |
| 72 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Barbara, Thank goodness there are people to stand up for animals like this. Thanks for sharing this Bruce |
Sep 8th |
| 72 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Isaac, You have presented a nice image of small elephant herd, but the addition of the crocodiles raises the impact greatly. It is interesting to me that the smallest ones are among the closest to the crocs. By the way congrats on joining the PSA travel advisors, nice spoonbill image in the PSA journal. Bruce |
Sep 2nd |
6 comments - 0 replies for Group 72
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| 91 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Sanat, For me it is important that you captured the head and eyes of the bird and some of the environment it is hunting in. I have also captured butt shots but this one is sideways enough that it does not bother me. I have tried to crop your image to make the bird more prominent in the image since to me much of the background does not add interest. Of course each of us see our images differently. Bruce |
Sep 12th |
 |
| 91 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Adrian, I have not seen an Inca Tern before, it looks like and interesting bird. As Steve mentioned, the position of the head makes it difficult to separate the head from the body but not much you can do about that. I would like to see just a little more space on the edges as well. I like the square crop especially with the bird tilting diagonally.
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Sep 5th |
| 91 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Hey Steve, Like you, I have a pretty private supply of about four hummers which I photograph periodically. I shoot with my 400 2.8 set up using my tripod. I use a bottle feeder and plug up three of the four holes so I always know where the bird will go to feed. I normally use around 1/3500 second shutter speed. At times I will do as Adrian suggested and put a flower near the feeder filling the blossom with sugar water to make a more natural image.
Your post processing is pretty good, I tried to bring out some shadows on the head but was not successful. Make sure you have good light on the bird like Adrian's example to bring out the details and color of the bird. Hope this helps. Bruce
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Sep 4th |
| 91 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Hey Jerry, I have been to Florida every year for about ten years and have heard about wack-o from several photographers but have never made the trip there. Florida is one of my favorite places to photograph since I want to spend my time shooting and not hunting for opportunities. I really like the reflection you captured and you have done a good job darkening the distracting background. For my taste I might make the background just a bit lighter. Bruce |
Sep 4th |
| 91 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Marge, I love your image of the two baby egrets an especially the caption. I am one of the photographers that try to make a visit to the alligator farm every year. It always provides great opportunities for good images. Lighting can be a challenge there so I am always very careful to look for open backgrounds or ones that are in deep shadow with the birds in lighted areas. (example attached} Another way to make the background less of a distraction is to make sure it is far away from the subject and the subject is close to your camera. I noticed that you use F/11 which makes the background sharper so I might suggest using 5.6 or even 4.0 to blur it. I hope this makes sense, and is helpful. Bruce By the way, I was there the first week of May for about 4 days, when were you there? |
Sep 1st |
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| 91 |
Sep 23 |
Comment |
Hey Cindy, Anhingas are always fun to photograph, giving interesting poses. For me your background may be just a bit dark but not by much. I took the image into photoshop camera raw and selected the bird then tried to bring out some detail in the underside of the backlit wings and tail using the blacks and shadows sliders. Bruce |
Sep 1st |
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6 comments - 0 replies for Group 91
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18 comments - 1 reply Total
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