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41 Sep 23 Reply Lisa, I agree with you and Tom on this and like how you've framed it. Sep 25th
41 Sep 23 Reply Nadia, Excellent suggestions, thank you. Sep 25th
41 Sep 23 Reply Tom, Thanks for these suggestions, I'll give it a try. Sep 25th
41 Sep 23 Comment Lisa, I like your minimalist handling of this image. The blue color is effective at creating a cartoon type feel. I find the the element in front of the left ear distracting as it focuses our attention on its unnatural rendering in topaz, whereas the subject seems to handle the filter nicely Sep 15th
41 Sep 23 Comment Nadia, I like your original and feel the revisions you've made are definite improvements. I find the glow around the bunny unnatural and don't know that it adds to the image. It's interesting I also posted a picture of a truck and a bird on my image this month on my other site 54. It seems we are both big fans of birds and landscapes. Sep 15th
41 Sep 23 Comment Tom, A very interesting discussion so far. I like your revised image as it tells a much better story. The original is also workable if you can draw the elements together in the way you've done in your revision. I do find some elements caused me to veer from the story such as the 7647 Bliss sign. I wasn't sure what it was referring to. Sep 15th
41 Sep 23 Comment Brian, You've effectively created a collage focusing our attention on various details of battle. I find it well done but not compelling as an art piece. I can see this image nicely fitting into a textbook of British history. Sep 15th
41 Sep 23 Comment Hazel, I agree you've effectively combined these two images. I do a lot of this combo type image and I find it distracting when I zoom in and there are non blurry details present because they weren't removed. It does take a little extra time to zoom in and fix these minor distractions. Maybe I'm just too fussy but I suspect some day when you have a photo on a wall in a gallery you may feel self conscious when people see these artifacts. Sep 15th
41 Sep 23 Reply Brian, Thank you. These are helpful suggestions. You have often spoke of the left to right visual flow in the past and I see how it works better in this case. Sep 5th
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54 Sep 23 Reply Lisa, Thanks for visiting Group 54. Thanks for the suggestion, I will give it a try. Sep 27th
54 Sep 23 Comment Alan, I really like your suggestion. It would make more sense from a story perspective. I will play with this idea. Interestingly this truck was parked down the street from Stonehenge. Although the rock circle has been on my bucket list, and enjoyable to see in person, I found the surrounding fields equally, if not more captivating. There were a lot of hippie type people camped out on this road. Sep 18th
54 Sep 23 Reply Aavo, I rarely add words to my images as I think they can shut down the thought process in our heads, i.e. explain the meaning. I believe some images, like life, are not to be fully understood. Sep 18th
54 Sep 23 Reply Maria, Yes, good suggestion. I recall in the old days when I used a flash there were two curtain options, I believe the rear curtain would give the blur behind the image. That is certainly more logical. I think I got tired after multiple attempts to create a feeling and this worked. Your suggestion is an easy fix and worth trying. Sep 18th
54 Sep 23 Reply Peggy, Thanks as always for your detailed exploration of my images. Sep 18th
54 Sep 23 Reply Kirsti, Thank you for your kind words of support Sep 18th
54 Sep 23 Comment Alan, I agree with the others, this has a beautiful balance and tells a great story. On my first view I was a little bothered by the size of the son as he seems to be an adult and seems a little short relative to his father who is further away but I'm not 100% sure of this. Would be interesting to play with size to see how it effects the overall feel of the image (I suspect you've already done that and settled on these proportions which work) Sep 15th
54 Sep 23 Comment Kirsti, Exceptional! I love the composition and lighting. My only reservation is the large tree if the foreground cuts the image up and I wonder if it was shorter and didn't cross the entire frame of the picture if it might feel more balanced. Sep 15th
54 Sep 23 Comment Kirsti, I also like this image very much and feel you've told an other worldly story. I had the same reaction about the contrast too. I also agree about the shadow as I was thinking of ways to tie the lighting scheme to the two areas of the image and that is effective. Sep 15th
54 Sep 23 Comment Aavo, You've technique for cutting and pasting has improved quite a bit over time and you have done a great job balancing the various elements nicely here. I have nothing to add other than, well done
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54 Sep 23 Comment Peggy, I love this image. It works exceptionally well as a black and white image. the contrast of the sky is rich and compelling. Your handling of lighting, composition and implied movement is perfect. This is one of those I'd print and hang on the wall proudly. Sep 15th
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