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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 5 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
David, you are right. It's the wrong title. I went there for the landing and docking of Maryland Dove, a tall ship. There was no wind, the sky was gray so the Dove had their sails furled and used the diesel engine to get to Havre de Grace. The Youth Sailboat Camp was going to greet escort to the dock. I was disappointed. The only thing worth photographing was these four bright sails on a gloomy day of disappointment. There's an appropriate title in here somewhere. Cropping out one of the blue sails does not help this photo at all. Jim
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Aug 13th |
| 5 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Richard, you have such a spectacular scenic photo. I was distracted by the foreground, not at all sure what it is. There are artifacts in the foreground, so I cropped the bottom until all was removed. Then, making a duplicate layer, crop, pull the bottom in content aware, and this is the result. Jim |
Aug 5th |
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| 5 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Mark, I selected the dark shadow on the face of the rock. Using Camera RAW filter, I reduced the shadow, adjusted the highlights, decreased black, increased saturation and vibrance. Then i did the entire photo in Camera RAW, increasing clarity to bring out details in the plain hill in the distance. Let me know what you think. Jim |
Aug 5th |
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| 5 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Pete, this is great and what David did in the first photo to reduce the shine. Your picture is worth more than a thousand words for the story it tells. Jim |
Aug 5th |
| 5 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
David, you definitely are distinguishing yourself with these people in costume and working the setting and background into something right out of the imagination of Charles Dickens. I can't suggest any changes. Jim |
Aug 5th |
| 5 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Barbara the comments and work done on this are good. I took your comment about this beautiful girl's seriously. In Photoshop, I used the dodge tool, midtones at 40%. Let me know if this helps. Jim |
Aug 5th |
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| 5 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Richard, Thanks for your work on this. I did raise the right side a little, but kept the diminishing size of the sailboats. You will notice that the roof line goes up on the right side a little. I left the tree because there was separation between the branches and the sail. Your version is cleaner. Thanks. Jim |
Aug 2nd |
6 comments - 1 reply for Group 5
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| 15 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
Randall, good idea. I will try to use the water surface at the bottom right to clone into that section in the bottom left. If it looks good, I'll post it.
Jim |
Aug 6th |
| 15 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
Thank you for reminding me. Yes, it was a good movie and gthe soundtrack was very good. |
Aug 6th |
| 15 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
Isaac, have to laugh at his point of view from years ago. Among us regulars, we avoid all morning photographers because their eagles are always in the sun and their bodies are all in shadow. Wait until 3PM when the dam opens more gates, which releases fish and attracts eagles. In November the golden hour starts at 4PM.
Most serious photographers have top end Sony with 200-600 zoom and a teleconverter, and we still use shutter noise at 8-12 frames per second. |
Aug 5th |
| 15 |
Aug 23 |
Reply |
Isaac, thank you for sharing your thoughts. Going to the Conowingo Dam frequently, I notice there are fewer eagles. The three mated pairs are there year round. Others fly in and out of their territory. The concern is the bird flu which is killing many of the black vultures. The isolation fencing blocking off the Susquehanna Trail has been up for over seven months. Jim |
Aug 5th |
| 15 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Sarita, I get it. It is a ballet dancer. It seems to go in and out of shadow and light. The same is true of the stump and its leaves. You captured a special moment, rarely seen. Jim |
Aug 5th |
| 15 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Linda, I am attracted to the high key image with reflection. I notice that the original cropped the wings of the reflection. I like the way you got the entire reflection in the final photo. I must say, without the detail of the original, or without denoise or sharpening, you lose a lot of interest. Try using Camera RAW filter on your original to eliminate highlights and reduce the white to see if you can reverse the overexposure. Jim |
Aug 5th |
| 15 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Randall, thank you for this uplifting moment capturing the vastness of the rainbow and details of a seagull. It reminded me of a book I read in college, Richard Bach's "Jonathan Livingston Seagull," even though his photos of seagulls were Black & White. Yours is so much better. Jim |
Aug 5th |
| 15 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Kathy, for a dark setting, you have sharp details on every part of this small heron, including the stalking stare. It is unfortunate that the tree bark and shadow are so dark that there is very little separation between the bill of the bird and its background. Thank you for sharing this distinctive bird with us. Jim. |
Aug 1st |
| 15 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Mike, I can see why you enjoy the composition and soft colors. This is distinctive because of the colors and the great number of other birds on the dead branch. The branch and number of the other birds makes it necessary to not have a close up of the eagle. I realize it is an older photo. I might still suggest that you select the eagle, use Camera RAW filter and adjust the slider to brighten the shadows. This brings out the tones of each feather. I like Topaz DeNoise AI and Sharpen AI. Let me know if this looks better to you. Jim |
Aug 1st |
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| 15 |
Aug 23 |
Comment |
Isaac, you are very fortunate to have close-up access to these magnificent Florida birds in their nest building, breeding, and mating seasons. You have captured extensive details with no whites blown out. As for your composition, there is a lot of plain blue sky. I suggest you think about cloning out the bottom of the branch - even with the White Egret's feet. Then crop off some of the blue from the bottom, perhaps leaving a 16:9 format. Jim |
Aug 1st |
6 comments - 4 replies for Group 15
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12 comments - 5 replies Total
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