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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 73 |
Sep 20 |
Reply |
I was looking at this again and rather amazed at how those trees are really thriving. Doesn't look like they get much assistance from the environment except water. Rather remarkable ! |
Sep 29th |
| 73 |
Sep 20 |
Comment |
Sorry this has taken me so long..... Been a little under the weather. So I think Im going to side with Ian but for a different reason, if cropped you loose parts of the trees that give substance to the roots. I tried a couple of things like sky replacement but just too difficult for me and it would be a lot of work. But one thing I tried real quick was using the adjustment brush in Lightroom if you are familiar with it and change the white balance of the sky to a bluer color. I was not careful but did try it and it makes the sky look not so "blown out". But it is not perfect. I am attaching it, just please understand I just tried it without a great deal of finesse. I've attached for you to see the results. |
Sep 24th |
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| 73 |
Sep 20 |
Comment |
This is a stunning picture and Love all the elements in the image. This reminds me of how the African dust storms (on the East Coast) and I would expect fires (smoke) cast a pall on the horizon right now on the west coast. Not sure if this was part of the image or just how you took the image. But I recently took a shot of a sunset looking out onto the Everglades during one of the heavy African Dust storms and got a shot very similar. Love the people on the rock they give it a great deal of perspective. I would also consider cropping a bit from the left to make it off center. |
Sep 24th |
| 73 |
Sep 20 |
Comment |
WOW what a great phenomena and the image is beautiful. And agree with Matt, almost mystical. While in Iceland there is one waterfall that "magically " creates rainbows every afternoon and it is stunning to see. It is the mist from the waterfall that creates the rainbow along with the sun angle. Only this one happens to be from the moon. Love the shallow depth of field in the foreground. Fantastic! |
Sep 24th |
| 73 |
Sep 20 |
Comment |
Very nice, love those light reflections and the smooth water from the longer exposure. The light reflections act as a wonderful leading line into the shoreline as well as back to the rock formations. |
Sep 24th |
| 73 |
Sep 20 |
Comment |
My apologies everyone. I fell while taking my morning walk in late August and was not in the best of shape for working on my PC. I downloaded the wrong image. Same place and different view that was indeed sharp. this one is not in the foreground. When I realized what I did I was not in a space yet I could change it. No long term, injury, just my shoulder was jammed which made PC work very difficult. So colors are the same but this one happens to be in focus. Also why I have not completed comments yet. Hope everyone is well and staying safe! Don't forget to vote if you are an American, it is our way to make our noise heard, either way! |
Sep 24th |
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5 comments - 1 reply for Group 73
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| 94 |
Sep 20 |
Reply |
I it posted today. I put the original in the second slot and put the revised image in the primary slot for others to comment on...
I find this a much improved image. And while some may think it busy, I like the feeling of movement and the activity I intuitively understand is there. I love to capture birds doing what they always do...which is really what this image is all about. It reminds me of the Sandhill Cranes at Bosque del Apache when migrating. It is overwhelming to see all of them take off and land and a difficult image to capture. Just as this one was difficult. |
Sep 28th |
| 94 |
Sep 20 |
Comment |
Rather amazed at the. depth of the conversation. There are clearly some who view photography as an art form and some that view it as a scientist/engineer/mathematician. I spent me career in a Medical Laboratory and when the discussion is about Clinical laboratory science I put on that hat.
But with this image I tend to agree with Sarita and it is not about math or physics but rather about the distraction of having partial birds in the image. I do a lot of birds and will almost always try to NOT cut off part of a bird, even if it means cloning or photoshopping it out. I don't want to speak for her, but that is what I personally find distracting. and I agree that some people would not find it unpleasant , so it is up to the photographer to make that call.
If it were my image I would try to minimize the partial birds. It doesn't matter if there are extra bird reflection since I would intuitively know that there was indeed a huge flock of birds coming in or leaving as the case may be. The reflections are great, you might even consider just using the reflections as the image.....just some thoughts! |
Sep 24th |
| 94 |
Sep 20 |
Comment |
So I was trying to understand why you titled it Assassin. Then took a screen shot and put into iNaturalist (a fantastic app to help identify plants, animals, birds, and insects). I also use Merlin Bird ID and I find both exceptionally easy). If you are interested just look on your App Store. It is identified as a Subspecies in the Asilidae family often know as the robber fly. Most likely the Red Footed Cannibal fly.
Great detail in this image and spot on with the depth of field. If you know anything about this insect I would love to hear any information you have. Not have encountered this yet! |
Sep 24th |
| 94 |
Sep 20 |
Comment |
Beautiful Bee Eater. When I first saw it I thought it was a Little Green Bee eater which we saw in Tanzania. But apparently they are slightly different than the Australian Bee Eater. I think! These are fantastic birds that I have seen numerous times and love to photograph. I actually caught one in Kenya with a bee in its mouth as well. But it had already chomped on it! I like the beak open version a great deal. gives more action to it!! Absolutely beautiful image. |
Sep 21st |
| 94 |
Sep 20 |
Comment |
A beautiful Macro. A nice pop of orange on the white flowers and the creamy background. The eyes are even clear which is very hard to do and the butterfly even has its proboscis in the flower, drinking the nectar. Fantastic catch!!! |
Sep 21st |
4 comments - 1 reply for Group 94
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9 comments - 2 replies Total
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