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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 49 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
Thanks Fred. You're right it is soft. On the original high resolution shot I can read the white sign but on close inspection it is still a soft focus. Trying to keep the 2x3 is a good idea but I don't like to lose the top of the tree in the center. So, on reflection for my taste, I'd either give up the aspect ratio or stick with the negative space of the original. Thanks to you and Tom for the cropping comments though. I hadn't thought too much about it beforehand. |
Apr 23rd |
| 49 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
Alan, I think these adjustment you've made are spot on. I agree that cloning out the right hand tree makes the shot even better. I'd never have thought to do that but on seeing it I think it does give an even better sense of the open prairie. I like this even more than the first edit. |
Apr 23rd |
| 49 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
Interesting suggestion Tom, thanks. I've attached a cropped version along the lines that you suggested. I typically like negative space but in this case maybe the cropped version has better balance. Thanks again for the suggestion. |
Apr 20th |
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| 49 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
This is a VERY interesting image. From the photographic point of view I think it's a pity that the lady's shoes are clipped and because they are bright and colorful this is more distracting to me. Maybe it can be re-cropped. Also I'd be tempted to crop a little tighter at the top to match the other boundaries for my personal taste. But these are small matters.
From another perspective, nothing to do with the art or science of the photograph per se, if I hadn't read the narrative provided I would have a very poor opinion of the woman. Before reading the narrative I thought this was a family shot, mother child and husband or brother. But I was immediately struck by the fact that the 'mother' has nice clothes, looks clean and attractive while the child is dressed in a ragged dirty dress and has poor shoes, as does the 'dad'. Not what one would expect from a true mother. On reading the narrative of course one gets a much better opinion of this lady who, I'm sure is actually a very nice caring person. So this picture reminds me to be careful not to judge when the facts are unknown to me and it sharply contrasts the huge disparity between the haves and the have nots in this world. So this picture does what good photos are supposed to do, it invokes emotions and thought beyond the picture itself. Very nice JoAnne, thanks for sharing. |
Apr 14th |
| 49 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
Yep, this image pops up larger when I click on it and has higher resolution. As is it invokes the sense of action much more so than the fist image. one thing you might want to try is flipping it horizontally so the action goes left to right. Apparently because, in the west, we read left to right, our eyes naturally follow the scene this way and sometimes it makes a better picture. At least this is what I've heard competition judges say. Here's your shot flipped and cropped slightly more. Whichever way you decide, in my opinion this second shot has the makings of a nice action photo. Good job now and good luck this summer as you make more. |
Apr 14th |
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| 49 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
Nice shot Cora and I'm not surprised in got HM in competition. I think you were right to include the boots because it puts the reflection in context. Taking the edge off their brightness may help but I don't think it needs much. I wasn't distracted by it and wouldn't have noticed at all if you hadn't mentioned it.
I've tried a few shots myself while having my camera in one hand a a flash in the other. It's not easy, so well done on that score too. Best of all, this shot shows creativity in finding something different and intelligent strategy in not trying to compete with the astrophotography folk until ready. Congrats! |
Apr 10th |
| 49 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
I'm having trouble seeing this one clearly Fred. It's rather small and I'm not sure if it's soft focus or heavily cropped. I like the subject but I don't think this shot as presented does it justice. Sorry to be harsh. This is not even close to your usual excellent standard so I'm wondering if you sent in a thumbnail file by mistake. Anyway that aside I would suggest including all of the red canoe if possible rather than clipping the back end. If this is a thumbnail and you have a higher resolution version I would suggest cropping to include only the red canoe. A tight crop would show more detail, emphasize the spray and perhaps be more suggestive of the action. I see something to the left of the red canoe. Is that rocks or another canoe capsized? In a clear shot that might be good to include with the red canoe. As it stands with the yellow and orange canoes it seems like a random collection leaving me wondering what is the main focus of the image.
Again Fred, I'm very sorry to be so harsh, please forgive the directness. I hope my comments come across as helpful, as intended, rather than offensive. |
Apr 10th |
| 49 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
Very nice shot, well focused and composed. What I like most about this type of photo, in addition to the blend of colors, is that one can come back to it time and again (no pun intended) and see something that hadn't been noticed previously. Especially when one has access to a high resolution copy. I could imagine 10x8 or larger prints of this selling at an art show somewhere. Very well done Tom. |
Apr 9th |
| 49 |
Apr 18 |
Comment |
I like this a lot. I like the portrayal of the big open prairie and the feeling of space. Sepia is a great choice for this shot and serves to amplify the drama of the empty, deserted house. Post processing has picked up more detail in the sky and emphasized the roof shingles adding to the shot. I can't see anything to improve the shot except maybe rotating to level the horizon a bit. (I was distracted by the tilt). I used the nearest corner on the house as my reference because it's not quite vertical. Making it so got me to a more level horizon. There is also a small artifact on the left end of the horizon above the leftmost tree. Looks like a radio mast but it's not on the original. Easy to clone out.
But all this aside it's a great shot as is. Thanks for sharing Alan. |
Apr 9th |
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