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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 73 |
Feb 21 |
Reply |
Thanks Sherry, yes Sydney is a lovely city, as are many of others around the world. Sadly I don't get into it as much as I would like, hopefully I will make more time to do so in the next 12 or 18 months. |
Feb 22nd |
| 73 |
Feb 21 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments Dave. It's always painful dragging myself out of bed for these early morning shoots with my friend, but when we are capturing the images, all the pain seems to disappear, and a good breakfast afterward is a great reward. That horizon line is not an aberration with the 20mm lens, in LR I used the grid lines to get it as level as I could (or so I thought). |
Feb 22nd |
| 73 |
Feb 21 |
Comment |
A very strong image David. You've handled the contrast between the bright sunshine and the shadows very well. The movement of the water is also very good. I enjoy your angle of view using the 3 tiers to provide a sense of depth. I know I'm being picky, but I would love to see the original image. I'm just thinking that if there was some "flat" area of water at the base of the image/cascades, it would balance the image beautifully with the flat water at the very top. |
Feb 14th |
| 73 |
Feb 21 |
Comment |
A fine image Janos, but I can't help wanting to peak over the top of the ridge to see what else is there. The foreground detail in the volcanic soil is good, but I feel the image is not weakened in anyway if we were to be shown the same image from a slightly higher viewpoint. That rock with the plant life coming back would still be the main point of interest, but just perhaps there is something else in the background that could support it even further. |
Feb 9th |
| 73 |
Feb 21 |
Comment |
Well done Debbie, you wanted to produce a picture perfect postcard look to the buildings and I feel you have done exactly that. Good day for shooting, no distractions in the image, bright punchy colours, good composition, they are all there. |
Feb 9th |
| 73 |
Feb 21 |
Comment |
Great capture of big waves Peter. Again, as is your usual practice, the background mountains on the right bring good depth to the image, while the nearby headland and the wave itself provide strong impact. Very well done. |
Feb 9th |
| 73 |
Feb 21 |
Comment |
Great use of the available elements in this image Matt. Superb depth by using foreground and background elements together with f18. Just in my humble opinion, I feel that the pinks are a little over done for me. While I acknowledge those colours do exist when the sun is low, it seems a little unnatural to me. |
Feb 9th |
| 73 |
Feb 21 |
Comment |
HA!! Before I read your info about this image Sherry, I too thought "rocket, under construction, they just have to finish the top bit". This is a superb image, sharp from near foreground to background. Golden hour light gives a beautiful warmth to the overall image without overcooking the sky. Use of foreground rocks and that log provide strong depth to the image. Very well done Sherry. |
Feb 9th |
6 comments - 2 replies for Group 73
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| 76 |
Feb 21 |
Reply |
Thanks for your thoughts Trey. Our craft of photography is always open to the subjectivity of the viewer. While I appreciate your thoughts about placing the sunbeam on the left hand third, I'm leaning away from the horizon running across the center of the image. A positive often comes with a negative. |
Feb 22nd |
| 76 |
Feb 21 |
Reply |
Thanks Cyndy. My friend and I always hope for those colourful pinks of sunrise, but are never lucky enough to get them, but we will keep trying. In the meantime, we just to our best with what we are given. While we try for bright and colourful, we must also learn about mood and drama. |
Feb 9th |
| 76 |
Feb 21 |
Reply |
Thanks Jay. The hardest part of coastal sunrise shoots like this, is that it always means I have to leave home at 3am. It hurts and is so hard, but when we are there catching the moments, all pain is gone and replaced by joy. Sadly, we have never been lucky enough to get a sky full of "those" pink colourful clouds that we hope for, maybe next time. |
Feb 9th |
| 76 |
Feb 21 |
Reply |
Thank you Jorn. Many times when I go out for a sunrise shoot with a friend we are greeted by overcast skies, so we have just learnt to cope with what we get on the particular day. |
Feb 9th |
| 76 |
Feb 21 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments Heidi. My PP skills are very lacking to the point where I am unable to do local adjustments to areas such as the foreground rocks. When I tried to lighten them and bring in more detail, the sky went all weird and pixilated, so I left them as presented. I really must get some friends to show me how to improve my PP. |
Feb 9th |
| 76 |
Feb 21 |
Comment |
A strong image Trey. I like the coldness and bleakness that are shown make me appreciate the different climates our two nations have. As the others have said, your PP is very well done here. |
Feb 9th |
| 76 |
Feb 21 |
Reply |
All fixed Sanford. My apologies. |
Feb 9th |
| 76 |
Feb 21 |
Comment |
Congratulations Heidi, another eye-catching image. The b&w presentation works a treat. I like the delicacy of the colours in the original, but I love the crispness of the b&w. The apparent and assumed vignette has been used perfectly, not overdone, but just enough to emphasise and force our attention to the centre area. A superb image. |
Feb 7th |
| 76 |
Feb 21 |
Comment |
Like Heidi, I was concerned that I might have swapped them. Neither file came to me titled as an original so the one titled Great Horned Owl 2 was the one I took as the main image.
I too have tried to photograph wild birds and failed dismally, so I take my hat off to you Sanford. The angle of view, composition are all very good. Well done. |
Feb 7th |
| 76 |
Feb 21 |
Comment |
This is the best image I have seen you produce Cyndy. The details, colours, depth and final presentation are exceptionally good. I my humble opinion, some images loose their impact when they are printed too large, I don't think this one would. It deserves to be the center piece in an exhibition. You made a very wise decision to do that course. Absolutely stunning. |
Feb 7th |
| 76 |
Feb 21 |
Comment |
Congratulations Jay, this is a superb image!!! Your original image as captured is great, given what I think the conditions must have been like. Then there is your processing which is minimal. That shows good thinking at the time of capture. Some people may comment of that man-made "thing" in the background behind the statue, but in my mind, things like these are expected to be seen in cemeteries. |
Feb 7th |
| 76 |
Feb 21 |
Comment |
WOW Jorn F0.95 that is a different lens. I feel our varied approaches to photography is a wonderful thing, we all see things differently. This image in b&w is quite strong and the way the background becomes more blurred the further the eye goes into it is very effective. My thought with this particular image would be that at the time of capture, is to move just a few inches to the right to hide that second sign behind the main sign. I believe that you are not a fan of post-processing and that is excellent. Your skills are then within your heart, your head and your hands, and that is a wonderful way to approach photography. After seeing what this lens does with depth of field, I would love to see you produce a colour image of a flower, a few meters away from any neutral background, say a thoughtfully positioned potted plant. Depending on the colours, I think it may literally leap out of the background and slap me in the face. |
Feb 7th |
6 comments - 6 replies for Group 76
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12 comments - 8 replies Total
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