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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 73 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
A strong image Janos. It speaks to me of solitude and bareness. The 4wd does give a focal point of interest. While I enjoy and applaud this image Janos, if there is nothing in the top, out of frame, would the inclusion of the horizon increase that sense of bareness? |
Aug 7th |
| 73 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
A very potent image Dave. Lots of drama happening because of the smoke, with or without planes. I'm just wondering if there is any way the foreground mountains could be given a bit more punch? |
Aug 7th |
| 73 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
Either a discrepancy between original and final image, or one heck of an editing job Debbie !!!! |
Aug 7th |
| 73 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
A great image Sherry. I love your use of foreground and background to bring depth into this image. And those lovely pastel sunset colours. |
Aug 7th |
| 73 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Thank you for your comments Bob. I fear that this month my original and final image have been uploaded the wrong way around, but that is all good. My PP skills are not my strength, hence the dark foreground rocks, but I'm learning new tricks. |
Aug 7th |
| 73 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
An absolutely superb panoramic shot Peter. Very well constructed, captured, processed and presented. I am always trying to improve my PP skills and learning how to do stitches is on my list of things to learn. My only comment and it is really picky is that half tree on the left edge. Was there something else there forbidding you to include the whole tree? |
Aug 7th |
5 comments - 1 reply for Group 73
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| 76 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Cyndy. Yes the rocks had great detail in them, but with this particular image I wanted to show how some trees cling to life in the most difficult and harsh locations. The more I tried to bring detail in the rocks out, the more detail in the fog was lost, so I had to find a happy mid-way point. I used the 100mm lens length so I could show some of the environment, such as the cliff face, the valley floor and of course the fog. |
Aug 7th |
| 76 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Sanford, I have taken a liking to trying to photograph more often in our misty mornings. I like the effect that early morning fog and mist can add to an image. |
Aug 7th |
| 76 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Thanks Jay, this was a great weekend away, as they all are. This particular image was taken while walking along one of the bush trails in this are and there weren't a real lot of options due to the safety fencing and viewpoints of open spaces between the trees and shrubs. |
Aug 7th |
| 76 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
You have produced a great image Trey. Your processing has resulted in a stronger image than the original, in my humble opinion. You are quite right with your cropping, nothing of essential interest has been removed, not have your omissions detracted from the overall image. B&W final image is also effective. Just to produce a "different" image and I'm not taking anything away from yours, I have just applied a bit of high contrast from NIK filters in PS. What are your and the others thoughts? |
Aug 7th |
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| 76 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
As said previously, welcome to group 76 Heidi. What a striking first image. Some friends of mine down here have produced some wonderful still lifes, using controlled and diffused flash, soft window light. But never in a dark room and painted the light on. The textures in the timber, vase and lower plant sections are simply superb. With all respect, I'm just wondering what it would be like with just a little touch more light on the top and right rear of the plant? Having said that, this is a superb image and I am now going to get painting myself. Very well done. |
Aug 7th |
| 76 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
A fine image Jorn. While I acknowledge what Cyndy has said about the faces, I also acknowledge that the mood of the grandfather and young girl might not have been the same. People react differently when there is a camera pointing at them, they loose their "relaxed freeness". B&W images are always strong, particularly with street photography. You have done very well with this one. |
Aug 7th |
| 76 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
A fine image Jay, leading lines all over the place, with a bit of tunnel vision happening when you look straight down the center. The slanting roof is exactly that, a slanting roof, I presume to allow water runoff. BUT, can I be brave, with the utmost respect? You appear to have been standing upright when you took this, quite rightly to look down that tunnel. You said it's 25 minutes from your home. Please don't hate me, but I would like you to go back and take some more shots, taken from either side. One to the left, looking along between the front of the stalls and post and rail fence, the second to the right looking between the rear of the stalls and the trees. Also, if you can, get down on your knees, or even lower. More images could be had by not being in the center of those leading lines. Try being say 12 or 18 inches away from the wall of the front of the stalls looking right along it and have that fence line come across from the left at an angle. Go play with these leading lines, digital photography costs nothing, except for maybe some laundry detergent for the pant knees and a well deserved coffee after as you ponder your results. |
Aug 7th |
| 76 |
Aug 20 |
Reply |
Down here SOOC stands for Straight Out Of Camera. I wonder if it means the same there? |
Aug 7th |
| 76 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
A very fine image Sanford, particularly when your main focus on that day was a game of golf!!! Working with animals such as a feeding bird of prey is never easy, as they don't always pose the way you would prefer. Given the circumstances you have done very well. I do hope that the moment, the raptor and your golfing buddies allowed you some short time to step a few feet each way to try taking a couple of other shots as well as this one. While this is a fine image I would also like to see some taken from slightly different angles to show some greater separation of the bird's head from its body. But having said all that, it is still an image to be proud of. |
Aug 7th |
| 76 |
Aug 20 |
Comment |
Another great image Cyndy. You have again ticked all the artistic boxes and taken an everyday subject and produced an image that is very captivating. Your choice of using a pink flower against a black background strengthens this image. As Heidi said the square format also works very well. I wonder how it would look if you "spun" the flower in the other direction? Clearly, you have too much time on your hands over there. |
Aug 7th |
6 comments - 4 replies for Group 76
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11 comments - 5 replies Total
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