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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 5 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Pete, I do like the sky that you used. The clouds go with contrails of F-18s -- which are not visible in the image I submitted for July, but there are contrails in the original, to which I did not do any post-processing at all. Jim |
Jul 14th |
| 5 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Mark, the panning is simplified by shooting at 1/8000 about 8 frames per second (shooting RAW) and mounting a LED targeting scope on the camera. In the LED I see a broad area with crosshairs. The gimble balances the camera and lens while allowing pivoting in every direction. I used the same gear to take the two eagles last month. It is as easy as a point and shoot.
The better photographic composition is the precision alignment, but the story/journalism is how close the jets got. Jim |
Jul 4th |
| 5 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Pete, thank you for your reply. I'd like to meet you at Conowingo some time. If you are coming to photograph eagles, call me at (410)652-1575 so we can meet. Yes, I've used the transform tools I find perspective crop is specific and limited to straight lines and squaring it without distortion. Jim |
Jul 3rd |
| 5 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Rick, your image has rich colors, textures and interest everywhere. You kept the integrity of the original and brought out much more. I realize that the white water of the rushing pool at the lowest pool is very white. I selected the river and pool in Photoshop and used the adjustment layer to lower the brightness. I also cloned out the small plant from the white-water pool. I cropped 10% from the bottom - closer to the rule of thirds.
I can't tell from the original if what I did is realistic or natural. Let me know what you think. Jim |
Jul 3rd |
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| 5 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Richard, you bring out an entirely different feeling about this place. I think this may be a favorite place for Gollum to catch fish, after all - Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand. Jim |
Jul 3rd |
| 5 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Barbara, yes, I prefer the separated version. I have hundreds of shots separated, so this one with almost no space between them stood out to me - like a photojournalism story of a very rare shot. (I've never gotten them this close over 12 years of doing this.)
The separated formation was a special moment of 3-2-1 perfect alignment. |
Jul 2nd |
| 5 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Sophia, this suggests lots of senses - squawking gulls, smell of salt in the air, tossed in the waves. Well done.
I like what Pete has done. He has a fine eye for details and good skills to do this.
For the bright reflections and entire photo, I used Pete's work and used Camera Raw Filter - reduced whites, reduced highlights, reduced shadows. Let me know what you think. Jim |
Jul 1st |
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| 5 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Mark, my first response to this amazing photo is where is this beautiful place, I want to go there. Wow, other side of the world - New Zealand!
I thought that the shadow at the top of the photo was too dark and the shadows of the "caves" at the water's edge were also too dark. I selected the black triangle, adjustment layer>brightess/contrast and used dodge tool on the "caves"
Let me know if you like these areas lightened and showing texture and detail. Jim |
Jul 1st |
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| 5 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Pete, you brought out so much interest in the people, my eyes track everyone going up, great flow of action. You used my favorites in post-processing - well done.
Another favorite tool is perspective crop. Duplicate layer, perspective crop, grab upper right corner drag to ceiling line, grab lower right corner and lift to platform = level.
Let me know if you like this easy keystoning that works on your photo very well. Jim |
Jul 1st |
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| 5 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
David, great action shot. I agree with Pete. The proximity makes it look like a tight race.
Rather than "blurring" the tires, consider using the smudge tool in Photoshop, dragging the tire tread in a downward direction. You can adjust the percentage of drag. I used 8% smudge.
I also "kicked up"some dirt using 8% smudge.
Let me know if you like this. Jim |
Jul 1st |
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| 5 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Barbara, your saturation and textures are dynamic. I think the leading tips in yellow makes the color richer. Was that a yellow filter or tungsten light source?
There is one distraction - a small hanging black line near the top of the picture. I tried to clean it up in Photoshop but your image is not in RGB and didn't recognize what your photo has for color mode.
Your details have a softness, which works with flowers. It was the right creative choice to have the flower backlit. Jim |
Jul 1st |
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6 comments - 5 replies Total
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