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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 73 |
Nov 22 |
Reply |
Vinay, what say you and I have some small wagers when our countries meet on the cricket field. We could teach and confuse our american group members :) |
Nov 21st |
| 73 |
Nov 22 |
Reply |
Thank you Vinay, this images was taken during a sunrise shoot and judging by the light I would say time of capture was just before the sun rose up above the horizon. One of my favorite times for photography. |
Nov 20th |
| 73 |
Nov 22 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments Dave. For some unknown reason, over the last five years or so, I have unintentionally been drawn to photographing flowing water of all sorts, except out of taps. Perhaps it has to do with a friend who loves seascapes at sunrise. |
Nov 20th |
| 73 |
Nov 22 |
Reply |
No problem at all Sherry, we are all human. |
Nov 20th |
| 73 |
Nov 22 |
Reply |
Thanks Dhananjay, I should have mentioned this was taken at about 1/2 a second (probably) which is my preferred speed for flowing water. |
Nov 15th |
| 73 |
Nov 22 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments Sherry and I sincerely apologize for not providing any info about this image. Boy brain. I will rectify that next month. |
Nov 15th |
| 73 |
Nov 22 |
Comment |
I like the juxtaposition in this image Peter. The very top of the image has life, people and traffic. The bottom majority gives the impression of being barren and deserted, run down and abandoned. A great story telling image Peter. Well done. |
Nov 15th |
| 73 |
Nov 22 |
Comment |
Stitching images is one thing I've wanted to try for some time now, you have convinced me to get on with it Dave. As you said, the ground is barren and lack lustre, but I agree, this image is all about the clouds. A great pano Dave, congratulations. |
Nov 15th |
| 73 |
Nov 22 |
Comment |
What a great seascape Dhananjay, strong in all aspects of photography. Composition, foreground / background, line, colour and story, it has them all. Very well done indeed Dhananjay. |
Nov 15th |
| 73 |
Nov 22 |
Comment |
A very dear friend of mine is an emeritus professor of fine art photography. He always said "All artists must suffer at some time for their art." Congratulations Sherry, you have now suffered. Great composition and use of the elements before you, strong rainbow colours (although you were just a passenger for that), but you had to be there for it, and you were. The rainbow itself is in the background, but you have still given it prominence and importance in your image. Congratulations on a great image. |
Nov 15th |
| 73 |
Nov 22 |
Comment |
Welcome to our group Vinay. You will have to forgive me, as I live down here in Australia. There are two issues I'm having trouble getting my head around, one is the altitude of 3200 meters, down here, the tallest peak we have is our beloved Mount Kosciusko which rises to a height of 2228 meters, the second is "cold desert". Down here, that is unheard of. Our deserts are scorching hot. We are a sunburnt country, as mentioned by one of our historic poets.
This is a very fine image Vinay, with great textures and shadows, which result from your planning to get there at the appropriate time. Also the depth is shown well by your use of foreground and background elements. Like Sherry, I find myself asking about those buildings, but that is not a great issue. Congratulation Vinay, on a very fine image. I look forward to seeing more of your images in the months ahead. |
Nov 15th |
5 comments - 6 replies for Group 73
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| 76 |
Nov 22 |
Reply |
Thanks Trey, and yes, every now and then, go, just have some fun. |
Nov 21st |
| 76 |
Nov 22 |
Reply |
Hahaha I'm glad you're there and not near our hospital. :) |
Nov 15th |
| 76 |
Nov 22 |
Reply |
Thanks for accepting all comments made by the group Jay. they are all intended to be constructive and a means to help others learn, grow and just possibly look at something a little differently. One thing all of us must remember is that our photography is very subjective, and that the final decision always rests with the photographer. |
Nov 15th |
| 76 |
Nov 22 |
Reply |
I fully understand what you mean Trey, and again it's just my thoughts, but I always try to be conservative and keep the colours as realistic and natural as possible. |
Nov 15th |
| 76 |
Nov 22 |
Reply |
Thanks Gordon, I'm all for giving our photography a purpose, and this comp does just that every year. Sadly, covid lockdowns forced us to go "on line" with this comp for the last two years, but it's also good because we can now send the entries to more kids at more schools for "judging", but we don't get to hear their comments like we did pre-covid. I'm happy to report that this was one of the 25 selected images. On two occasions in previous years, two prints have been stolen out of the frames in the hospital, very sad what some people have to do because we would gladly give them a copy. Anyway, at our end of year party, should any image get stolen, that photographer gets the infamous and illustrious "People's Choice" award, in recognition of producing such a sought after image. |
Nov 14th |
| 76 |
Nov 22 |
Reply |
Thank you Henriette, this competition is always fun, but it's always surprising what the kids pick. Animals and stuffed toys always do well, but then they also pick images from out of left field. |
Nov 14th |
| 76 |
Nov 22 |
Reply |
Thank you Sophie, it is good sometimes to get away from all the technicalities of photography, just have "fun" and hopefully put a smile on a young face. |
Nov 14th |
| 76 |
Nov 22 |
Reply |
Thanks for your vote Sanford. |
Nov 14th |
| 76 |
Nov 22 |
Comment |
Another strong image Trey as we've come to expect from you. Your processing to bring the original to this point is great, but I have gone just one small step further and I hope you don't mind. All I have done is just applied a little tonal contrast is PS/ Nik colour effects. In my humble opinion and that's all it is, my thoughts, the finer details in the foreground rock left, the water and the background leaves just pop a little more. But of course it's your image to process anyway you wish. |
Nov 14th |
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| 76 |
Nov 22 |
Comment |
Wow Henriette, a superb image. While there is nothing wrong with your original colour image, your changing it to b&w is superb. I agree with Gordon saying they're all about shape and texture, but I will very respectfully disagree about that dark patch, I don't mind a little bit of mystery. That's what I love about our photography, the diversity in our thoughts. This image would look great hanging on any wall. Congratulations on a very strong image. |
Nov 14th |
| 76 |
Nov 22 |
Comment |
Congratulations on a great final image Gordon. It all began with your thinking at the time of capture, and I hope the vision you had of where you wanted this image to go. Time of day is perfect, it pays to get out of bed early sometimes. Angle of view supports the composition very well and the backlighting with mist provide excellent mood. This one should be printed and hung on a wall in pride of place. |
Nov 14th |
| 76 |
Nov 22 |
Comment |
First off Jay, you have done really well capturing your original image and then processing it and presenting it to us in this format. Others have mentioned the balance of the image, and they are quite right. Down here we have a landscape photographer of international renown. Take a few moments and google Ken Duncan. He's an iconic guy and does a lot of panoramas in 6x17 format (from the old days of roll film). I hope you don't mind, but I have applied the 6x17 format to your image, and nothing else. I mean nothing by it, but by loosing some of the leaves in the top of the image and some of the rocks in the foreground, personally I think nothing of importance has been removed. In your image the falls themselves make up less than 20% of the scene. By cropping it to this format take up more area of the scene, while there is still enough of the supporting elements to provide season and location. And a question, do the falls now "appear" more centered? I haven't touched the vertical boundaries at all. I hope you don't mind my playing around with your image and look forward to your thoughts. |
Nov 14th |
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| 76 |
Nov 22 |
Comment |
Your theatre images are always excellent Sophie. Luckily my wife studied french many years ago and I have learnt the title of your image is something like "red footwear", so for me that's what the red shoe is all about. You have placed it well in the image, making it an important element, but not overpowering and taking all of our attention away from the performer. You say she's singing a sad song, nobody likes her, so in my humble opinion, the head/face in your image is more than adequate and correct. The eyes and mouth support the sadness of the moment, as do the seated posture and hands. These little things all combine well to help tell the story. The other members have offered more options for you to consider than I have the ability to do, so I would be interested to see where you take this image. |
Nov 14th |
| 76 |
Nov 22 |
Comment |
Sanford, what a stunner of an image !!!
It has everything; location, atmosphere, story, mood, simplicity and impact. Your capture is spot on and whatever processing you have done just enhances it all the more. Presenting it as a panorama also lifts it from the ordinary and usual format we are so used to seeing.
A simply stand out image Sanford. |
Nov 14th |
6 comments - 8 replies for Group 76
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| 94 |
Nov 22 |
Comment |
The colour palette in this image Sherry is simply superb. |
Nov 15th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 94
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12 comments - 14 replies Total
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