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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
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Date |
Image |
| 62 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
Hello Stephen!
Thank you for visiting group 62, and I am glad you enjoyed our discussions!
A judge once mentioned at a salon that a photograph goes beyond the edges of the printed photo. You have to take into consideration the matting and framing as well. That is very valuable information for me.
For this photo, I printed it on metallic paper and framed it for an exhibit I am doing for our city center-a first-time opportunity for me and very exciting.
Also, I believe we need to take our work even one step further and put the icing on the cake by defining the story behind the shot.
There are many technical areas to evaluate a photo. I find it interesting to learn about them and use them. I am happy to share what I learn with others because then we all learn from the experience.
Thanks again for your visit,
LuAnn |
Apr 14th |
| 62 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
Nice catch on the tilt, Hattie! |
Apr 9th |
| 62 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
Hattie,
In the upper left corner of the original photo, you can see a white van in the reflection. The eye goes to light or things that are white, so I commented that since Oliver was a photoshop expert, he might try to take the back end of the van out of the reflection as it was distracting. Also, when I look at Lincoln (our 16th president), I think vintage. But when I saw the van in the window, it was from a different era so, it didn't fit the scene. Does that help? Oliver did a super job removing it! |
Apr 9th |
| 62 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
Hello Patrick,
Thank you for your comments. I do have a photo of the exterior of the dining car, so perhaps that can be a future submission. It is great to have lots of choices when it comes to editing a photo. I will go back many times to revisit this dining car, for as you pointed out, all the variety and angles in taking photographs.
Regards,
LuAnn |
Apr 9th |
| 62 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
Hi Paul, I did not get a release. As I understand it, one is not necessary for a public place. Does anyone have clarification on this? If I need a released statement, it would be no problem. The people up front are my son and his girlfriend. |
Apr 9th |
| 62 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
Thank you for the suggestions, Hattie! Now did you notice when the photo was cropped from a square photograph to a rectangular photograph how it changed the perspective? In the original, you can feel the narrowness of the railway dining car while turning it into a horizontal gives it a different feel now about space. There is so much to think about in a photo I could spend days working on them LOL!
Have a great day, Hattie! |
Apr 5th |
| 62 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
Thank you, Oliver, for the clarification; it all makes perfect sense! I will keep this in mind when I have another opportunity. There is always something we can improve on and I am appreciative of the suggestions.
Kind regards,
LuAnn |
Apr 4th |
| 62 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
Very nicely done, Oliver! I love that word, anachronism. I am going to add it to my list and use it sometime. Have a great day. |
Apr 4th |
| 62 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
What a gorgeous scene, I love the atmospheric perspective and the tension with the walker on the tracks on the right with the oncoming train in upper-left! I love this photo as it is, but if I had to critique anything, it would be the length of the beam, the angle, and thickness of the light from the headlight of the train. It seems the aspect is off and it appears too thick at the end closest to the train. Thanks for sharing, Pandula it is beautiful!
Regards,
LuAnn |
Apr 3rd |
| 62 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
Oh, don't take my cloud comment as a discouragement. I think if you concentrate on the badlands it's a great photo; you could even narrow the amount of sky and see if you like that option. It's a beautiful place!
LuAnn |
Apr 3rd |
| 62 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
Hello Oliver, I like your photo of Lincoln and the perspective. If he were real, you could perhaps know what was on his mind by being able to see in the reflection what his thoughts were. Very cool idea! I think the photo looks better in black and white and I like how you processed the tones; compensating for the harsh light outside. The face seems real almost. I love the wrinkles too the only thing missing is the catch light in the eye; now that's being picky LOL. The only thing that seems to be an issue is that van in the reflection; Lincoln is old, but the van is very new. It may not even be anything to worry about I don't know. Thanks for a beautiful piece that inspires me to try reflections. |
Apr 3rd |
| 62 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
Hi Paul, You have a multi-hued badlands vista here and wow is it stunning! I am at a little disadvantage here as I have never processed film. I agree with Oliver on lightening the background mountain range for detail extraction. The only other comment I could offer is regarding the sky you added. I think the big puffy clouds detract from the mountains. The center white cloud is pretty bright and draws my eye directly to it. That is ok if that is what you the artist want the subject to be. What a beautiful location to have the chance to photograph! Thanks for sharing.
Regards, LuAnn |
Apr 2nd |
| 62 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
Hi Patrick, your subject here really pops in the photograph! Your focus is on the face, and the eye area is nice and sharp. The lines in the background are balanced both vertically and horizontally. Motion is definitely on display, and I think you captured it well. An action shot is not an easy technique to achieve. |
Apr 2nd |
| 62 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
Hi Hattie, Love your composition! They have great expressions on their faces. I can see where the previous comments say the faces are a little bright, and the jackets are a little overwhelming. I like how Oliver edited the faces and took the hot spots out; that is a good idea. About the coats, I would have them at least darker than the background so that you can see depth and dimension but maybe not quite as dark as they are now. I agree with Paul the human element is perfect in this photo. If you ever get another chance to shoot a shot like this try to give a little more room on all four sides of the frame. The gentleman's hand is a little tight to the top of the frame. It makes my eye notice the slanted building edge in the background.
You have a great shot with just minor suggested changes. Excellent capture my friend those are dynamite smiles. |
Apr 2nd |
| 62 |
Apr 18 |
Reply |
Thank you, Paul, for your kind words and comments. Street photography does have its challenges but I see how putting people in a scene really makes a difference.
Regards, LuAnn |
Apr 2nd |
| 62 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
Hello Oliver,
I have waited several months to get into a monochrome group and the day is finally here! I am very excited to be here. Thank you for your comments and compliments they are very constructive. I see where you are going with the edits you made, and they make sense from a street photography perspective. I should have explained my photo better when I submitted it and didn't so I apologize. I want to expound on my photograph a little bit, so you understand what I was thinking of for a point of view. There are two ways to look at this photo one being strictly the couple and waitress and the other being the restaurant itself with customers. If it's about the couple, then your edits are perfect in how they direct the eye of the viewer to the main subject. Toning down the fluorescents, sugar container and other items on the counter need to have that done. I can also see how removing the extra coat hanger could draw the eye away from the people in the scene.
My intent for this photo goes beyond the obvious in that I want to tell a bigger story with it. I became a little bit interested in photojournalism and telling a story with photography last year after attending a photo workshop. I write a photoblog and I have a story that I wrote about Mickey's Dining Car (a 1939 converted railway car turned restaurant) on my blog with this photo. Here's the link:
https://www.photoblog.com/lthatch/2018/03/04/midnight-at-mickeys-dining-car/
The dining car is on the national registry of historic buildings, so I wanted to tell the story of the dining car being the main subject with the couple and waitress being secondary, as the name of the print implies 'Midnight At Mickey's Diner.'
What I was hoping to show is the whole diner. The person in the back of the car at the bar is talking with the chef, and you see his coat hung on the rack, in the window you also know the chef is frying burgers. Moving further up the counter, you see the young couple talking with the waitress. I felt there was a lot of dark tones so I brightened the sugar container and water glass a touch because I printed the photo on metallic paper and I was afraid it would come out too dark overall.
I have used Nik software in the past and really liked it. I have also used Luminar software for editing and found it helpful too. I learned photoshop editing from watching Lynda.com primarily with Ben Long's videos which captured my attention to using PS for black and white. It all depends on what I am working on as to what I end up using. But you are right Nik is excellent software!
So in the end, if I wanted to tell a different story as noted above how else might you have edited it if it had a different point of view?
Kind regards, LuAnn
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Apr 2nd |
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