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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 5 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Pete, I agree with what you and Richard are doing with the branches and making the interest on the rooftops and patterns of the city. Thank you for your efforts. Jim |
Mar 13th |
| 5 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Mark, it took me a while to find the person in the bright red jacket. Sure enough, when I found the person, it was distracting. Thanks for spotting this detail. Jim |
Mar 7th |
| 5 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Barbara, I like your creativity and how you express it with the Flaming Pear filter. I find that taking photos with a trumpet shape (daffodils, lilies, orchids) it helps to shine a penlight down the inner structures to light up the stamen and pistils. The penlight also makes water drops glisten.
Jim |
Mar 7th |
| 5 |
Mar 24 |
Reply |
Barbara, From comments so far, I think I'd do better to use another photograph that I really like. Jim |
Mar 6th |
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| 5 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Richard, I agree with Pete that the young girl is the focus and subject of the story of Bluegrass month after month.
I would try the remove tool on the Igloo cooler, leaving the back of the guitarist on the right side in a natural curve - like bookends on both sides of the young girl. Jim |
Mar 5th |
| 5 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Sophia, I agree with you friends that this is a spectacular photo and looks fake. To me, it looks too cold.
In Photoshop I changed the temperature toward the yellow, away from blue. I also adjusted the tint slider away from green toward purple - because the water in the original had blue and purple. I think that it corrects what looks fake, but this is up to you to decide. |
Mar 5th |
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| 5 |
Mar 24 |
Reply |
Richard, you did extensive work on this. I'll put your suggestions to work on the large 30"x20" print size. You gave me some very good examples of what I can try to do. Thank you. Jim |
Mar 5th |
| 5 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
David, I like what you did to create a background that compliments the dread-locks and rough features of this man. Going to B&W increases the tonality, putting the entire interest on his face. Well done. Jim |
Mar 5th |
| 5 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Mark, this is great. I suggest a hybrid to your background and darkening the entire background. Try using the burn tool to darken the crowd around the cowboy and horse to get more separation. I would also darken the pole that runs across the photo. |
Mar 3rd |
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| 5 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Pete, I am glad that you went to this expo and that everyone was so willing to have their photograph taken. I like the image in Group 62 as well. I like this photo for the expression, looking right into the lens, as if to say 'what are you going to do?' I can imaging that there is a story behind every tattoo. Your portrait and composition are great, lighting is ideal. Thanks for being there and getting great photos. Jim |
Mar 3rd |
8 comments - 2 replies for Group 5
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| 15 |
Mar 24 |
Reply |
Randall, thank you for your suggestions. If this was the entry I would make the changes you suggest. As for the "Eagle Grabs Catfish" I should have used better settings - at least 1/2000 seconds to stop the motion blur on the head. |
Mar 12th |
| 15 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Isaac, I made a comment last week but it's not here.
The anhinga drying out its wet wings is ideal for this silhouette. There are many protrusions, angles, uneven shapes and shadows that make this fascinating. Great creativity. Jim |
Mar 9th |
| 15 |
Mar 24 |
Reply |
Randall, I see it as being above the bird and looking down on the bird's back, or being below the bird and looking up to see the belly. Jim |
Mar 9th |
| 15 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Randall, I like what you did to make this silhouette stand out. I do a doubletake on the bird, unsure if the curved wing is the right wing or the left wing. This adds a lot of interest to the final result. Thanks for all the postprocessing work to make this happen. Jim |
Mar 9th |
| 15 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Sarita, this is wonderful to see birds in other parts of the world that I have never seen before. Even the flowers in the talons are unknown to me. You did extremely well to have no motion blur at 1/1600 per second. Kites are fast. I like how the sunlight shines through the wings and tail eliminating the shadow on the underside. Jim |
Mar 9th |
| 15 |
Mar 24 |
Reply |
Isaac, I am familiar with the Sharpen and DeNoise causing the halo problem, but I don't always check my work that carefully. I need to check my photos more often. Jim |
Mar 9th |
| 15 |
Mar 24 |
Reply |
Isaac, thank you for your comments. The eagle eggs are hatching and the parents will need to catch 3x as many fish. Eagles also prefer to steal fish making some great shots. If you are ever coming to Conowingo Dam, please let me know. I will gladly set you up with a one of the apartments in the Ware Mansion and meals. Just send me an email. Jim |
Mar 9th |
| 15 |
Mar 24 |
Reply |
Pei-Fan, thank you for your comments. Yes, the wings in the next frames were straight, unfortunately they are inline with the camera. To see the full wingspan the eagle would be making a sharp turn to the right. Other frames showed wings down but the wings covered the fish. Thank you for asking about the series. Jim |
Mar 9th |
| 15 |
Mar 24 |
Reply |
Sarita, thank you for your comments. I hope you are able to see and photograph eagle's nest as the eagles are landing or taking flight. It takes a lot of waiting. Jim |
Mar 7th |
| 15 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Kathy, thank you for telling us the background story for the jumping and animations for getting the bait fish. The colors on this heron are spot on and the light background shows good separation. I do see a white halo from the top of the head to the tail feathers. I suggest you watch a YouTube how-to to remove the halo. A Halo is common with light backgrounds.
Jim |
Mar 3rd |
| 15 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Pei-Fan, this is a great photo, stop-action and vivid birds. I envy you for the brilliantly colored birds in Taiwan and in the Far East. I hope you are able to photograph hatchlings in a few months. I like all you did in post-processing. Jim |
Mar 3rd |
| 15 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Mike, I have not seen a scrub jay. I like to learn about birds that are not found "back east." The pale colors and washed-out look is unique. You captured this image well and I like all that you did in post-processing. Thank you for showing me a bird from your part of the country. Jim |
Mar 3rd |
6 comments - 6 replies for Group 15
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14 comments - 8 replies Total
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