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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 5 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Sophia, you want Manfrotto 222 joystick head $79.96 or the Bogen 3265 Joystick grip ball head $59.99
Ask Santa. Jim |
Nov 30th |
| 5 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Richard, Rather than drawing attention to the light in the angled roof, I would emphasize the repeating patterns and converging lines. I adjusted shadows and highlights, and lowered the exposure of the back wall. Let me know what you think. |
Nov 4th |
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| 5 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Sophia, you have a great photo of a mated pair of eagles and I like what you have done. I do like richer vibrancy/saturation like Richard's work, rather than your pale feathers. At a shutter speed of 1/1600 you got a steady shot. You would not have to have a tripod or faster shutter unless they were flying, diving for a fish, grabbing a fish in their talons. Your z9 can handle the ISO 1200 without much noise. For field photography when a tripod is bulky, consider a pistol grip ball-head on a mono-pod (Manfrotto joystick pistol grip head). Jim |
Nov 4th |
| 5 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Mark - how do you like the Sony A7RV compared to the IV? I just picked up the Sony A7R3MA on sale as a back-up to my 7RIV. You did a splendid job on this photo. It's difficult to balance the overexposure of the lighthouse with the correct Milky Way. Good job. Jim |
Nov 4th |
| 5 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Pete, thank you for bringing out this magnificent photo of Autumn colors at their best. I like what you did with the canoe, but I have to admit that my favorite color is hunter green like my 18' Old Town canoe from L.L. Bean. Bright red also is a favorite of canoers - and your wife! Jim |
Nov 4th |
| 5 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
David, I like the action shot. It needs the room to make the turn in the course. I would not crop anything. My only suggestion is to remove get the discoloration of the water to get back to what you have in the original. Your final version looks like the water is polluted. This is a great action shot, showing how hard it is to make the turn. Jim |
Nov 4th |
| 5 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Barbara, you caught a moment between these two young players that let's our imagination run with it. Thank you for letting us enjoy this. Great photograph for "filling in the blank."
I like the soft shadows, and how they show how their tennis rackets and clothes are too big for them. Just wait. Jim |
Nov 4th |
| 5 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Mark, I agree. If there isn't enough of the Aare River, it's not worth the distraction of the road. How's this? |
Nov 2nd |
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6 comments - 2 replies for Group 5
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| 15 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Kathy, the ACR in Lightroom or Camera Raw in Photoshop also works on .jpg images. The feature is listed under the tab for "Filters" and it has lots of sliders that fine tune basic operations of contrast, curves, saturation. I hope you have it and will check it out. Jim |
Nov 4th |
| 15 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Pei-Fan Mu, welcome to the "Birds" digital dialogue group #15. This is the first time I've seen a photograph of bee eagles. Your photograph shows the elegance and power of eagles. The lighting is dynamic and reveals so much color and detail on the underside of the wings. Very well done.
I look forward to seeing more of your photographs. Jim Horn |
Nov 4th |
| 15 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Kathy, I am so impressed with this photo. I love the details and the story between parent and chick. I think you have detail in the neck of the adult but the whites are blown. In Photoshop Camera Raw Filter, select subject, subject mask - I increased the texture, clarity and dehaze to get this separation between neck and body. Let me know what you think. Jim |
Nov 3rd |
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| 15 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Sarita, I like the golden hour glow of the great blue heron and the shimmering catch. Great detail in all that you want. Randall has a good idea about not sharpening, even blurring the water background. If you do this, selecting the subject and inverting it to do the background - be careful to go back and get the water between the upper and lower bill. It seems that this slice of background is brighter than the rest. Jim |
Nov 3rd |
| 15 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Randall, I like the detail of the Eider Duck and think it could be a close-up. Using topaz Gigapixel AI, I increased the pixels/resolution 4X. Then I cropped it. Let me know if you like the results. Jim |
Nov 3rd |
 |
| 15 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Sarita, YES. With the location in western and northern Europe this must be right for what I saw in the waters of Amsterdam. Thank you. |
Nov 3rd |
| 15 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Mike, you have excellent detail. At your settings, a tripod is not necessary. I had another idea with the crop. I also used Camera Raw Filter to reduce the shadows and reduce the highlights. Let me know what you think. Jim |
Nov 3rd |
 |
| 15 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Isaac, You captured a great moment of spoonbills parenting their growing chick. The details, colors and lighting are ideal. It might be unnatural, but if you could lighten the dark underside of the other spoonbill's bill it would help with separation from the background. |
Nov 3rd |
 |
| 15 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Isaac, your masking brushes helped show more depth to the colors and makes it more interesting. Thank you. Jim |
Nov 2nd |
7 comments - 2 replies for Group 15
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13 comments - 4 replies Total
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