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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 35 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
A well composed image Phu, with good use of the dam and other elements before you. Our photography is very subjective and open to all our personal tastes. In this one I'm sorry, but the blue treatment to the grass, while the sky remains B&W cause a little discomfort for me, it seems unbalanced. That's just my personal opinion, if you are happy with your image, that's all that matters. |
Dec 28th |
| 35 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
A great image Nelson. I really like the blue colour in the sky and water, and hope to try this technique in the coming months myself. Your combining this feature together with the usual IR effect of the tree foliage works really well in this scene. |
Dec 28th |
| 35 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
A fine image Lauren, of years gone by. It's quite thought provoking as I had to look closely to see if it wasn't a horizontal image, then I saw the legs and all is good in my mind now. One important thing about our craft of photography is to preserve memories and this does just that for you. |
Dec 28th |
| 35 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
It's good to see IR can work in urban areas as well as rural scenes. The tree foliage is particularly effective as it does its usual IR thing, but is also provides good juxtaposition of nature against man made. Well seen and captured Stuart. |
Dec 28th |
| 35 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
A very bust image Tatu. As Lauren says, it's very busy, with lots to see and explore, but in a major city such as Helsinki, that is to be expected. I have always looked upon IR photography as always revolving around country and rural scenes where the trees, skies and clouds really do their thing in IR, but I'm now seeing more opportunities for IR in city areas such as you have shown us here. A fine study of a busy and vibrant time and place. Also, congratulations on your image in the current members showcase. |
Dec 26th |
5 comments - 0 replies for Group 35
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| 73 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
A superb image Gary. Flowing water is one of my favourite subjects to shoot, be they waterfalls or surf. They have a life and mood of their own and are constantly changing. Your selected shutter speed has worked well for you, as it has given good movement in the water, without turning it into milk. Ray mentions he'd like to see that water not go out of the frame to the right. You mention you kept your lens at 47mm, when you could have gone to 24mm. So I'll ask the question, was there something out of frame that stopped you going wider? On any of the four edges? But still a superb image Gary. |
Dec 27th |
| 73 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Welcome to our group Larry, as mentioned by the others so far. I'm the rebel in the group, because I just don't like "rules". I prefer to call them "guidelines" to be bent and twisted however we want. It's also good that I'm on the other side of the world and well out of arms reach. Too many times I've heard a camera club judge say "crop this and change that", so the photographer makes those changes, only to hear the next judge say "it needs more space to breathe". My philosophy is that you produce the images that you want to produce. Take on comments that you wish from anyone and everyone, and let others slide by if you wish. Your photography belongs to you, and it never hurts to question or challenge someone.
But to your image, both versions, colour and B&W are great. We see many colour images now, but please, never stop looking back to your own Mr A Adams and the photographers of that era. We now refer to them as the masters of this craft called photography. Your use of a CPL to cut through the water's reflective surface and show us what's under the surface is great. That produces strong foreground interest, the trees provide strong mid ground and the mountains in the background, all combine to bring great depth into this image. A great job, either in colour or B&W, whichever you prefer. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your images. |
Dec 27th |
| 73 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Well done Ray. The Northern Lights are the number one item on my photographic bucket list and always will be. You've seen and photographed them, so good on you, well done. I'm jealous. You are to be commended for keeping such good foreground interest in an area like this and at that time. I hope to see them, one day maybe. |
Dec 27th |
| 73 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Congratulations on another great image Butch. You've ticked all the boxes, composition and use of the elements in front of you, use of colour and finally foreground, middle ground and background to provide depth. |
Dec 27th |
| 73 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Another very fine image Sherry. To me, Iceland is one of those countries that seem more inhospitable and maybe a harsher environment than others we are used to, so the story in this image for me is all about possible isolation and the lighthouse standing to give its nightly warning to ships passing by. I acknowledge what Butch and Ray have said about cropping that small portion of sky out, but looking at the two images, is there really a big difference? We must remember, you were the one there, passing by on a rocking boat, with not your preferred equipment in your hands. In those circumstances you have done very well indeed. |
Dec 27th |
5 comments - 0 replies for Group 73
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| 76 |
Dec 25 |
Reply |
Thanks for your thoughts and comments Jay. On this particular shoot I was concentrating on getting the focus and exposure spot on. |
Dec 27th |
| 76 |
Dec 25 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments Trey. Your version is a great alternative, which I never really thought about. |
Dec 27th |
| 76 |
Dec 25 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments Gordon. No I never thought about trying HDR, I was having way too much fun with the Grad NDs. |
Dec 27th |
| 76 |
Dec 25 |
Reply |
Thanks for your thoughts and comments Henriette. |
Dec 27th |
| 76 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Sanford, I liked this image as soon as you sent it to me. All the others have made good pertinent comments and I can think of nothing further to add. Congratulations on a very strong image. |
Dec 26th |
| 76 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
A very fine image Henriette. While Trey has offered a good alternate image, for me personally, I think a landscape showing a larger area needs a horizon, to show us this is where it ends (sorry Trey, but I say that with utmost respect). Have you thought about something like a standard vertical image, where we can still see that horizon line? |
Dec 26th |
| 76 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
A very interesting image Jay and you have done very well with it. As I mentioned on Gordon's image this month, "It's all about the final image". We see, we capture, we process and we present. Sadly, I can't open Gordon's image to see his version, but knowing Gordon, I'm sure it's very well done. We are all free to practice our photography however we wish, with it all coming back to the final image we share with those we wish to share it with. The others have all offered good suggestions and I can add nothing further. Well done Jay. |
Dec 26th |
| 76 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
A very strong image Trey. I like the balance in the whole scene. While Gordon mentions the "greenness" of the grass, I don't have a problem with it at all, as we often get grasses like that down here all the time. Overall, a great image and one to be proud of. |
Dec 26th |
| 76 |
Dec 25 |
Comment |
Another superb image Gordon, as we've come to expect from you. That doesn't mean we take you for granted though. All our work revolves around the "final image". Our pre-thinking as we look at the elements in the scene, or subject before us, our camera settings, our processing and then our presentation. Here, they are all spot on. You have done very well at all times here. While Trey mentions "potential distractions" and I see where he's coming from, I scrolled the image down a little (a bit like a poor man's crop) to remove that structure in the top left, but then the waterfall top right began to get a little too close to the top for me. I personally don't mind the structure. We all have our personal opinions and preferences and none of us are any more right or wrong than the others. That's what makes our craft of photography so good. Congratulations on another superb image. And crickey 1668, that's 102 years before Australia was even discovered, much the same for the USA as well!!! |
Dec 26th |
5 comments - 4 replies for Group 76
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15 comments - 4 replies Total
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