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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 34 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Jan. This is awesome and unique. I like to hear you are having fun creating personality for the duck. Adding hat, scarf, and feather. It reminds me of Cavalier Hat. Good job Jan. |
May 27th |
| 34 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Steve. It reminds me of street artist with their can paints. I like how you create some horizontal stripes that give us sense of movement. |
May 27th |
| 34 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Candy. I love the mood of the whole composition. Nica work. |
May 27th |
| 34 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Peter. I enjoyed reading how you develop this composite. I think Jan has made good improvement. I like your final words saying ... The lesson that I learned from this step of the composition was if - too much time - it's better to start over with a different approach ... That's exactly what I did! Thanks for sharing this thinking process with us. |
May 27th |
| 34 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thanks Candy. |
May 27th |
| 34 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Hi Jan, sorry this delay respond. As you know I was getting problem my DDG 34 access. Thanks for your comments and suggestions. |
May 27th |
| 34 |
May 25 |
Reply |
See my response below. |
May 8th |
| 34 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Peter. Sorry to confuse you. English is my second language. I should have used the word 'fabrics' instead of 'slayer'. Slayer in Indonesian means fabrics. I used a slow shutter speed (15 sec) to remove or blur out the traffic. You could still see the light trails. The 'real' original shows pedestrian paving and traffic barrier (as attached) I have removed from 'Original'. Thanks for your comments and questions. |
May 8th |
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5 comments - 3 replies for Group 34
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| 70 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Kathryn. I agree with all our friends here. Geoff, Kirk and Pierre. The man standing definitely give a kind of focal point to the whole image. I also agree cropping the bottom part would make the image more balance. |
May 27th |
| 70 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Geoff, You have a good eye to locate this spot. It's unique and unusual. My eyes wanting to see what is on the left and on the right of this old school house to make it landscape crop. |
May 27th |
| 70 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Hi Pierre. I like this version better. I agree with Geoff suggestion. The stones with the bird and tree would be good if it is sharper to make it as the image subject. |
May 27th |
| 70 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Hi Pierre, Photoshop has most all tools we need to improve perspective. Kirk has successfully demonstrated with my image. |
May 27th |
| 70 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Hi Kirk. I really appreciate your corrections. I almost skip my post this month because I just arrived home May 1. I really in rush to submit this image to Pierre. Indeed your perspective correction is more pleasant to the eyes. Thank you. |
May 7th |
| 70 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Hi Geoff. Thanks for your comments. I agree with you. I should have used 14 mm or at least 18 mm lens for this situation. |
May 7th |
2 comments - 4 replies for Group 70
|
| 90 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Barbara. You prepared it and you know what you are aiming. You make a difference. To me, this is genius. Like others, I also saw the final touch is a bit too crispy. I imagine this would be stronger if set soft with dreamy mood like Orton Effect. Photography is about to show something different. You did it. Congratulation Barbara. |
May 28th |
| 90 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Janet. I agree with Barbara. You are really lucky to get this unique and rare moment. Turtle and the bird with wings spread. If you asked for suggestions. I would specifically mention that the most important part of animal images are their eyes. I know it's not easy to get good and clear animal eyes. This is one of video that discuss how to post process animal eyes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZCOM6lFziw |
May 27th |
| 90 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Ginny. What a nice capture. Photography is so much a personal taste. I agree with your original crop to give a bit of space to breathe on the left and on the right. To me, the wood and it's rough texture on the right give us sense of flower softness. |
May 27th |
| 90 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Thanks for your Comments. |
May 27th |
| 90 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Hi Janet. Thanks for your comments and suggestions.
In nature photography, it's generally ethical to make minor adjustments like cropping, straightening horizons, and adjusting levels, contrast, and white balance, but major manipulations like adding elements or altering the scene beyond recognition are generally discouraged. The key is transparency and maintaining the integrity of the natural scene, allowing viewers to trust that they are seeing an accurate representation of what was really there.
For your reference. Please review.
https://betterwithbirds.com/blogs/bird-photography-and-sound-tips/guide-to-ethical-bird-photography#:~:text=Post%2DProcessing%20Ethics,-Ethical%20considerations%20don&text=Digital%20editing%20can%20enhance%20your,photography%20and%20maintains%20viewer%20trust. |
May 27th |
| 90 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Hi Barbara, I am sorry for this delay respond. I lost my access to our PSA DDG for a while. Thanks for your nice comments. |
May 27th |
| 90 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Hi Ginny. Thank you always the first giving response to our images. You have such a good question. I found the answer from Google. The red spot on a Yellow-legged Gull's beak is a visual cue that chicks use to stimulate their parents to regurgitate food. Thanks for asking. |
May 7th |
3 comments - 4 replies for Group 90
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10 comments - 11 replies Total
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