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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
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Image |
| 24 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
John, welcome to DD Group 24. I did not know that telescopes came in red. I like all that you did to the photo. There is no question that Seattle is rainy, even the drop on your lens shows that.
I thought that some of the left edge was not needed for skyline in the distance or interest. I cropped your photo using 16:9 aspect (widescreen TV) and put the skyline and pilings in thirds. Let me know if you think that helps tell the story of the telescope on Alki Beach and Seattle skyline. |
Jan 7th |
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| 24 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
Philip, the composition of this is exceptionally good. The lines of the slats on the rows of finished pots reach a vanishing point directly behind the center of the worker's head. Everything else leads to his hands. The worker's face is highlighted but not blown out, the shadows are soft as they should be. The hand in the bowl is just out of focus to show it is closer than the foreground (almost 3D) and give the impression his hand is moving in the water bowl. I wouldn't crop anything because it shows all the work that he has done. |
Jan 7th |
| 24 |
Jan 19 |
Reply |
I like the G2 Tamron 150-600 on my full frame camera. It gives greater magnification on the ÃŽ±77ii which is APS-C. It focuses fast, gives a lot of range to zoom. Yes it is limited - f/5 for 150mm and only down to f/6.3 at 600mm. It can handle flying birds with continual focus and 12 frames per second. What you see in the "original" that I submitted was cropped a little. See below.
The cost is about $1299 for the SP G2 150-600 zoom. I have ordered the Sony f/4 500mm with a 1.4 tele-converter which will be nearly ten times that -- just to get a faster lens with higher resolution. |
Jan 6th |
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| 24 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
Kayvon, you did amazingly well to catch this polar night sky exposure in a residential neighborhood. I like the autumn colors and grounds the circles of starlight. This took a lot of work on the 360 long exposures. Nicely done.
I like the loop on the bottom left, it adds a fresh perspective without distracting. It's a good thing the plane circled back. |
Jan 3rd |
| 24 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
Laura, you got the phenomenal sunset. All of your work on this captured the dramatic sky and backlit grasses with rich sunset glow. The rays of the sunset are dynamic but could be better if they did not cut through the two bushes. I wonder if you could have moved 40 feet to the left to get the sunbeams to burst into the gap between the bushes - still keeping the sun at the intersection of the bottom and right thirds. |
Jan 3rd |
| 24 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
Donna, if you can't get a white Christmas in Florida for night decorations, you surely got a colorful one. I like your exposure. You got enough detail throughout while allowing the "glow" of the lights. The leading lines might be better in the landscape orientation. Leaving out half of the largest ball on the right edge is a distraction -- the horizontal orientation would give longer lines and more lighted balls. |
Jan 3rd |
| 24 |
Jan 19 |
Comment |
Kim, you captured the flow of the moment, elegant posture, great freedom in the sheer fabric. Yes, people move. The shutter speed of 1/200 stopped the action. Your choice of f/2.8 made her face soft. That is an advantage if you want the softness in this story, ballerina looking down and behind, reflective - no eye contact. You could have closed the aperture several stops, maybe f/6.7, going up to a higher ISO if you wanted a sharp expression -- perhaps on a different pose. I like this one. |
Jan 3rd |
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