Activity for User 909 - Michael Jack - dmichael.jack@gmail.com

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36 Jul 20 Comment I liked you included the bright red structure and hint of building in the lower right to balance the mass of the temple on the left and add to the story of place. It appears you straightened the perspective of the temple too which makes sense, and I like the space you left at the tip of the temple and the slightly warm color cast. The reflections from the rain work well too. I might consider adding a bit of drama to the sky to go along with the apparent rain, but that is just my bent. To my eye the lamppost is a bit incongruent but it would be a lot of work to remove it - if you wanted to that is. Jul 8th
36 Jul 20 Comment I like the general composition with, as Larry says, leading lines taking my eye into the image and the bright line stopping it at the horizon and forcing my eye to roam around in the landscape. I like the amount of sky you included (and didn't include). It looks like you did a good job of processing to bring out the texture in what appears to be haze in the originals. However, like the others, I would consider not doing the toning and making the landscape look more natural. Jul 8th
36 Jul 20 Comment I think the choice to convert to B/W makes my eye really center on the geyser and wander around in it. If it were not converted, I think my eye may have wandered to the bright clouds on the left. The shutter speed also works for me since it was fast enough to capture the action, but not so fast to make the water really crunchy. It appears you followed the rule of thirds in placing the geyser in the photo, but I might consider doing a square crop cutting off the clouds on the left. Jul 8th
36 Jul 20 Comment Kudos for having almost zero perspective in the image. I agree with Larry's comments about the distractions on either side, but I like that you framed the bright new building with older darker ones. In the perfect world, if you could have moved a bit left and had some separation of the new building from the two buildings on either side of it, I think that would separate out the new building better. In my view, the new building looks a little soft - maybe it is not. I might consider trying some clarity just for it. Jul 2nd
36 Jul 20 Comment I think you perfectly framed the scene and the story makes it even stronger. To my eye the exposure and shutter speed were most appropriate. It appears you applied a vignette to the image which effectively keeps my eye roaming around where you want me to. I love the single rock you captured and the amount of sand you included from the beach. For me, the only comment I have is the piers on the left seem to be leaning left which is a bit of a distraction to me. I don't know if that can be corrected without cutting off the left edge though. Jul 2nd
36 Jul 20 Reply Your suggestions are right on. Much appreciated. Jul 2nd
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