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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 41 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Naida, Thanks! Brad |
Jan 29th |
| 41 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Brian, Thanks, very helpful. I usually honor most of the "rules" but wanted to keep the dog on the path. Your cropping serves both purposes. |
Jan 23rd |
| 41 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Tom, Thanks, I will be looking into the drop shadow for sure. I believe this particular blur effect was one I found in the topaz filters. They have an option for customization and one of the filters was a blur filter. It did seem to render a more interesting blur than the ones I typically use in photoshop. I believe I had applied a few other filters before bluring which created some of the interesting color in the zoom blur. Sorry I don't have the specifics as some of the technique is a bit of a process until it looks right. |
Jan 19th |
| 41 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Henry, Thanks for your suggestion. I often apply the blur selectively to the moving subject as you have seen in some of my past images (the most recent one was of a surfer flying off a flower a few months ago). I liked the effect on the background on this one but may play around with your suggestion |
Jan 19th |
| 41 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Brian, Thanks for your comments. I will look into a drop shaddow. That is a great suggestion. Thanks for noticing the selection. As I'm sure you are aware, hair is tough. I use a combination of selection tools and feathered erasing to try and blend naturally. I wasn't sure when you say my placement of the dog is visually static if you are suggesting a different placement. |
Jan 19th |
| 41 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Hazel |
Jan 19th |
| 41 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Henry, What a powerful image from high above Rio, makes me want to fly down there right now. It is nice how older digital images can be revived through photoshop. I am not sure the couple floating above the image communicates the message you are trying to communicate. I imagine if you substituted a variety of the buildings with a mass of humans that may speak to your message. |
Jan 8th |
| 41 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Brian, This is a beautiful image. I like your use of color and the framing technique. I am a big fan of Dahlias (they've been the center piece of several of my posts over the years). My wife actually bought a flower farm during the pandemic and Dahlias are one of her main flowers she grows. There is a rim of framing coloring to the left of the picture frame that feels a little distracting and I wonder if you erased it whether it may make the frame stronger on that side. |
Jan 8th |
| 41 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Lisa, I always love how you create figures from objects. You've handled the technical aspects beautifully. I would like to see a trunk and my fantasy goes towards a medieval knight. For me the handling of the eyes detracts from the figure and look more like ears. |
Jan 8th |
| 41 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Nadia, Wonderful image. It's amazing how much work you put into creating the "hole". It reminds me of a variety of superhero movies with the troubled hero sitting perched above the city contemplating their purpose. |
Jan 8th |
| 41 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Tom, You've created another excellent and thought provoking image. Your handling of all the elements is top notch. My only suggestion would be to consider playing with the lettering on the Ball jar. Maybe substituting Perfect Mason with Perfect Tom or Perfect Illusion |
Jan 8th |
| 41 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Hazel, What a beautiful image you've created. My wife also loves Helebores and we are growing a number in our back yard. Your handling of the colors and background is exquisite. I do like the lighter background as it emphasizes the stunning colors of the flowers. Welcome again to group 41! |
Jan 8th |
6 comments - 6 replies for Group 41
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| 54 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Christian, Not intentional, just an artifact of pointing a wide angle lens up at the sky. I can see if I can adjust it |
Jan 23rd |
| 54 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Peggy, Thanks as always for your helpful suggestions. |
Jan 23rd |
| 54 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Alan, Thanks for your kind words. I agree there is nothing in here to suggest retirement. I often describe what I was thinking in the process as that is interesting to me in this forum but I enjoy creating images that speak to more universal themes when possible. |
Jan 23rd |
| 54 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Christian, I didn't see your post when the others were uploaded. Before reading others comments I also favored the bird being higher up in the sky. Nicely done. |
Jan 23rd |
| 54 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Alan, A thought provoking image. I like how you've emphasized the painted figure as "real" while the artist and the subject are sculptures. I keep going back to your handling of the frame. I like how you've kept it transparent, revealing the physical structure of the frame. I wonder if another handling in which the model is anchored in a real world background might sell the idea of the painting being more real than reality as she is already 3D and colored. |
Jan 8th |
| 54 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Maria, I also like what you've created here. I agree with the suggestions above. Both croppings work, telling different stories. |
Jan 8th |
| 54 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Aavo, I really like this image. I have played quite a bit with waterfalls spilling out of pictures/frames etc, nicely done. I also tend to favor avoiding pixellation with these types of images as the real impact is the surreal flow of the water out of the phone. Pixelating that part of the images, I believe, weakens the impact. I agree with Kirsti about adding a little more foamy changes to sell the "reality" of the water actually spilling onto the desk. |
Jan 8th |
| 54 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Aavo, Maybe I can dig up a picture of one of my lit tents from a backpacking trip and put it at the edge of the water, that might just add a nice element, thanks. |
Jan 8th |
| 54 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Kirsti, Thanks for your suggestion. I had turned the bird black and white, except for the beak with the intention of creating a small splash of color for variety. It looks like the version I posted may have lost some of the color in the Milky Way. My intention was to suggest the bird was pulling some of its color from the milky way, i.e. bringing some of the former reality into the future reality. |
Jan 8th |
| 54 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Kirsti, I really like your handling of the orange and yellow hues. Sunray has been beautifully rendered as well. I didn't even notice the bird till after your original 3 loaded. I wonder if it may have more impact if it was a different color than the out of focus lights and subject, or if you left it dark as in the original. |
Jan 5th |
| 54 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Peggy, Such an interesting image. At first I wasn't sure what I thought of everything being blurry. As I sat with it I realized I like it. There is something unusual in your handling of the image that speaks to this image being art. There are many directions one could take this image but it works as it is. Nice. |
Jan 5th |
6 comments - 5 replies for Group 54
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12 comments - 11 replies Total
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