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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 73 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Your idea behind this image Dhananjay is good, but in my humble opinion, the execution could be better. Let me ask some questions. If the story of this image is the dead tree among all the other healthy ones, as a percentage of the image area, how much does the dead tree occupy? Much of the greenery surrounding the subject tree could be considered excessive, if some of this is cropped out, has anything essential to the image been removed? Yes, a sense of location is needed, but so much? A lot of details and sharpness appears lost, is this due to the small file size of just 54kb? Please don't take all this as being negative, I'm just trying to help strengthen your image. Of course you are the photographer and free to present your work anyway you wish to. I have attached a cropped version and also given the contrast a kick in PS, just as an alternative. What are your thoughts please? |
Nov 12th |
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| 73 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Another superb image Peter. Beautifully captured, processed and presented. I see many images of finer details withing this scene, all telling a story of this location in its winter evening/night. Very well composed with the right amount of buildings and right amount of mountains in the background to provide a strong sense of location. Congratulations Peter. |
Nov 12th |
| 73 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
A great image Dave. Really good the way the tree dominates this scene but you also have the tops of others in the base which provide good depth. The monochromatic effect suits this very well and helps tell how cold the conditions were. Composition is very strong and retaining cloud detail fills what have been an empty 30% of the image area. My only question and I'm not sure why, but I see an "irregularity" down the right hand edge, a bit like a shading of tone or colour. If this was gone as in the left hand edge, to me, this image would be a lot cleaner and sit easier to the eye. But still a very strong image. |
Nov 10th |
| 73 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
WOW Sherry, what a stunning image, congratulations. Our craft is all about the image, so who cares about "wonky" settings.
This image has real impact. Your composition, use of colour and the elements in front of you all combine to create an image that would stop viewers from just passing by. Time of day is spot on. I love the way you still have just a little cloud detail in front of the sun, this helps to stop the sun blowing out while retaining its golden glow. It's one of those images that would look really good printed as a 20" x 30" and hung on a wall. |
Nov 10th |
4 comments - 0 replies for Group 73
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| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Both explanations make perfectly good sense to me Gordon. I've never heard of Angel Numbers and I can also understand the new beginning theory. I also meant to say in my original comment that you mentioned some burnt out stars. Really??? Whcih ones would they be and what impact do they have in the whole image? And yes, thank you for keeping those blues and yellows in there. |
Nov 12th |
| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
A great resultant pano from stitching Trey. I'm purely guessing here, but after looking at the light on the tops of the trees on the right and the foreground shadow, I'm thinking the sun was at a relatively low angle, not a problem in itself, but can cause some issues with contrasty light. As you said, this can be addressed. |
Nov 11th |
| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
A very fine portrait of the goat, in its environment, doing what goats do. Your processing and presentation suit this image with good detail and sharpness. The post and the head as Gordon mentioned? Next time Jay. And yes, don't goats have the weirdest pupils, but then, they probably say the same thing about ours. Well done Jay. |
Nov 11th |
| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Well done Sanford. It's great that you can be in a location to capture a pre-thought out image, but also capture an unexpected moment when it presents itself. Those light rays are like rainbows, they appear then disappear while you are watching them. To act quickly and capture them is a good thing. As Gordon says, your processing and presentation is first rate. Congratulations on a good image. |
Nov 11th |
| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
A wonderful image Sophie. Very well captured, processed and presented. Sharp where it should be sharp, around the ducks face and also very good detail held in the feathers. The water surface and reflection also contribute well to fill the entire image area and leave no empty spaces. My only question is can the white area above the eye be toned down a little? Maybe bring back some detail and not make that white so stark? Just a minor detail. I love to see photographers develop and improve in their favourite genres, but I also love to see them try new subjects, because in my humble opinion, that's when we grow in our skills. Bravo Sophie |
Nov 10th |
| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Congratulations on your PPSA Gordon, well done and well deserved. Yes, take a break for a while and enjoy whatever you wish. It's funny how I've seen a few images of the Dolomites pop up on instagram recently, but none like this one. As an example of astro-photography, this one is superb. Your use of the elements in the scene and your placement of them in your image is perfect. The path leads us up to the mountain, it points us to the stars and then we just get sucked into that vortex. Good foreground detail and colours providing depth to the image. Your method and execution result in this superb image. I'm sure your club members will appreciate your tutorial and benefit greatly from it. I have just one extremely minor question, you mention 111 exposures, what caused that to be the magic number? Or was it from your past experience? |
Nov 10th |
5 comments - 1 reply for Group 76
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9 comments - 1 reply Total
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