Activity for User 901 - Frans Gunterus - fransgunterus.psa@gmail.com

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70 Mar 21 Comment Hi Judy, This image looks simple but rich in lines, shapes, triangles, textures and subtle color differences. In theory, this would be a good image for conversion from Color to BW.
I have tried to do that but was not really successful. The image has lost some of critical quality pixels. You might want to try to convert from Color to BW before you do the cropping. I wonder if that would make a difference. Thanks for sharing this image with us. 		Mar 22nd
70 Mar 21 Comment You asked us if you overdid the saturation. My Answer is no, you just have done it right. My only suggestion would be partial dodging and burning to make it more dimensional. Nice shot Kathryn. Mar 22nd
70 Mar 21 Comment San, you just make me completely speechless. I have been to Mackinaw Island. But not this place. I would love to hear you would get Gold Medal for this Nature Category image. But I guess you have to crop the building on the right that is honestly adding story to me. Do you mind to share the location of this place in the map? Thanks San. Mar 22nd
70 Mar 21 Reply Judy, I just learn from you what is Contre-Jour - shooting into the light so that your subject in backlit. There is always new thing from you. Thanks Judy. Mar 22nd
70 Mar 21 Comment Hi Todd, I am now attending PSA class Creating images for PSA Competition, Lesson 2 Converting Color to BW. My mentor is a Senior PSA photographer from Australia - Mr. Roy Killen. He has a good article about converting Color to BW. If you are interested click his link https://www.roykillen.com/monochrome.html

Your image is a perfect example for my class. You have done a great job of converting from Original 2 (Color) to Original (BW). You desaturate the foreground color in order to add depth.

IMHO, I prefer your original 1 (BW) but increase the brightness of the foreground shadows, midtones and highlights (separately) to create more depth. Pratik Naik the inventor of Infinite Black And White Panel used three separate curve adjustment layers (independently) for shadows, midtones and highlights. Please refer to his link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx5NB-E2G5s

Thanks for sharing this image with us.
Mar 22nd
70 Mar 21 Comment Hi Pierre,

The sun, the rays, the tree shadows (on the frozen pond) with perfect lighting and perfect color harmony brought significant impact to me. My eyes are then traveling to find other interest areas but soon wanting to come back to these impactful elements. IMHO, this image would be stronger if cropped in portrait. I really appreciate your time and endeavor for this shot.		 Mar 22nd
70 Mar 21 Comment Hi Lamar, I have been to Sausalito several times but have not seen this angle. I love this angel and its composition. Like Judy's suggestion, I would crop the left side a bit to allow sense of watercraft movement from left to right. Nice Capture Lamar. Mar 22nd
70 Mar 21 Reply Hi Judy, I have the same comments as you. By the way you mentioned about 'Gigapixel' to retain image quality. Is it a kind of application? Thank you. Mar 22nd
70 Mar 21 Reply Hi Beverly, Thanks for your comments. I have been a while in this Group 70 but rarely explore other group activities. I saw your images in Group 48 and 80. You inspired me for joining another group for another genre. Mar 22nd
70 Mar 21 Reply Thanks Lamar. Mar 22nd
70 Mar 21 Reply I normally use Luminar only for Sky Replacement. Now no more since PS has more versatile Sky Replacement tool. Let me try Luminar AI for this kind of alignment. Thanks for your suggestion Judy. Mar 22nd
70 Mar 21 Reply Thanks Pierre. Mar 7th
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