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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 19 |
Dec 17 |
Comment |
Thanks for the feedback, John! I'll consider including a stroke around the image the next time I submit something like this with a dark background. I agree, it would help to differentiate it from the rest of the page. |
Dec 15th |
| 19 |
Dec 17 |
Reply |
For me, there's a difficulty here with the pipe--since it seems almost to touch the man's nose, and then lead out of the frame. I prefer your original cropping (and I understand this new crop was something to try out). |
Dec 11th |
| 19 |
Dec 17 |
Reply |
The uncropped image is a great reminder to me of how cropping can completely transform a photo. You did a marvelous job of deciding where to crop (the original image posted). Maybe including a wee bit more of the girls jawline would and the shadow under her chin would be something to try? Just a thought :-) |
Dec 11th |
| 19 |
Dec 17 |
Reply |
Thanks, Norm! I appreciate your comments. I've been learning a lot about depth of field this past year, and have been doing a lot of experimenting. For this shot, I thought I'd leave the ends of the pod a bit blurry, so as to draw attention to the center part where the seed pod splits. Now I'm curious how the image would look with the ends in focus--but unfortunately, the pod separated after I finished photographing it! For my future experiments, I'll capture a variety of images with various depth of field. Thanks for the input! |
Dec 11th |
| 19 |
Dec 17 |
Reply |
Thanks, Carroll! I didn't notice the spot you pointed out, so I'm glad you mentioned it. I'll have to check my lens--I've been doing quite a bit of "splash" photography and I must have gotten some splatter on the lens. I'll keep your suggestion about the gray for the stroke in mind... |
Dec 11th |
| 19 |
Dec 17 |
Comment |
Thanks for your comments, Stan! I'm still learning so much about the relationships between ISO, aperture, and shutter speed, and playing around with depth of field. So it's very helpful to have suggestions of things to try! I'll also see how the image looks with the white edge as a border. |
Dec 8th |
| 19 |
Dec 17 |
Comment |
Aside from the interesting cultural aspects of this, what captivates me most is that the gentleman and the young girl are looking at different points--which makes me intrigued by what it is each is looking at. I also like the contrast between the girl's soft, smooth skin and the older man's darker, wrinkled skin; the dark of her hair contrasting with the white of his turban. My only suggestions would be that the placement of the pipe might work better if there was more frame around the right end of it, and if the left end was not as close to the man's nose--but from your description of it being a hurried situation, it's a great shot to capture nonetheless! The bright spot under the girl's chin sculpts her face nicely; however, it creates a point on the very edge of the frame which may attract the eye where you don't want it to. Maybe darken that just a tad and see what you think? But those are just very minor suggestions! |
Dec 7th |
| 19 |
Dec 17 |
Comment |
Love the movement in this. The angle of the wing on the righthand butterfly draws the eye in to the left, the downsweeping angle of the butterfly on the left gestures toward the center, since it's body is positioned there. And what I find in the middle is the butterfly with its antennae catching the sun against the dark background. It's a treat to see them captured on film since it's such a rarity to see butterflies anymore! |
Dec 7th |
| 19 |
Dec 17 |
Comment |
Beautiful! There is so much in this that I like--I just want to keep looking at it. The balance of the dark left corner with the very lit and busy upper right corner is great. The subtle and smooth reflections off the righthand bridge--the two trees lit up near the center, the spear of the pink sword-like light near the top... the intricacy of the bridge lights in the upper left. It's really marvelous. |
Dec 7th |
| 19 |
Dec 17 |
Comment |
Even before reading your description, I thought, "Side of a boat!"--and that's one of the things that appeals to me about the image. Even though there's nothing that specifically reveals that this is the side of a boat, there is that nautical essence with the paint and the colors. Design-wise, I like that the orange-ish diagonal in the middle has that point just off to the left a bit, it helps anchor the viewpoint in the frame--and the more sculpted orange paint flakes toward the bottom right help move the eye around. Very nice! |
Dec 7th |
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6 comments - 4 replies Total
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