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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 64 |
Mar 20 |
Comment |
Boy you guys are tough, I'm glad I'm not in this group (LOL) - not really, everyone's photos are amazing here. About using B&W in camera, in my mind any image straight out of camera needs a lot of work, especially in tonality. The dynamic range of any camera does not come close to the dynamic range of the human eye. The 35mm camera that has the best dynamic range as far as I know is the D850, which has a 15 stop dynamic range. That means that the sensor can see about 16,000 shades from white to black. The human eye has a dynamic range of 21 stops, which means we can see over 1 million shades from white to black. I always shoot in RAW and I always find myself using the local adjustment tools (adjustment brush, graduated linear brush and graduated radial brush) to dodge and burn specific areas of my photos to add the contrasts I want. |
Mar 16th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 64
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| 80 |
Mar 20 |
Reply |
Carol, thank you for your well considered and well taken ideas. I will make the changes you suggested and see how it works. |
Mar 22nd |
| 80 |
Mar 20 |
Reply |
Thanks John. Good to see you here |
Mar 16th |
| 80 |
Mar 20 |
Comment |
Victor, thank you very much for your well considered & detailed comments |
Mar 11th |
| 80 |
Mar 20 |
Comment |
I think this is an intriguing character shot and it's captured well.
I'm a big fan of separating my subjects from the background in most cases and I think a little vignette around the subject may keep my eyes from wondering from him. |
Mar 5th |
| 80 |
Mar 20 |
Comment |
Beverly, you do have leading lines in the form of converging lines from both sides but at the end they just drop me into nothing interesting. You need a subject that the lines lead to or a good landscape that the lines lead your eyes through. |
Mar 5th |
| 80 |
Mar 20 |
Comment |
I love this story and the point of view you chose.
In the attached file I made 3 adjustments:
1- auto adjusted levels to give a full range of luminance. That had the effect of brightening up the artwork area a little.
2- using the radial adjustment tool, sculpted the radial to create a mask around the man and the artwork to add a vignette around that area. I think the reduces the distraction of the feet in the top left and direct's the viewer's eye directly to the man and the art.
3- using the adjustment brush, brightened up the man's face a little to give it more detail.
How do feel about the adjustments? |
Mar 5th |
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| 80 |
Mar 20 |
Comment |
I love the story you're trying to tell and I think it would fair well in the competition.
If the competition is about Urban Life, the filter effects may not work for it. To me the filter effects give the photo an unnatural look. Not a bad look, but not a natural look. Anyhow, that depends on what the jurors will be looking for. |
Mar 5th |
| 80 |
Mar 20 |
Comment |
I think this a great story, Bill. I really like the interaction between the vendor and the woman.
Two suggestions: 1-- if you add just a touch of light to vendor's face, I think my eye would be drawn to him more.
2-- If you were to use the radial tool to add a vignette around the woman and the vendor, I think that would provide a little separation between them and the fish which I think would also direct my eye to them. |
Mar 5th |
6 comments - 2 replies for Group 80
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7 comments - 2 replies Total
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