Activity for User 944 - Brad Becker - bradabecker@gmail.com

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41 Feb 24 Reply Thanks Tom Feb 28th
41 Feb 24 Reply Nadia, Thanks. I'll check out the Adamski effect. Feb 28th
41 Feb 24 Comment Brian, Thank you for your support, suggestions and reworking. I need a "Brian" button on my computer to flip all my images horizontally as your left to right preference is growing on me. I do wonder if the placement of the splash dead center violates the rule of thirds in a way that detracts, although I like the closer cropping in general. Feb 14th
41 Feb 24 Comment Lisa, Your in camera work continues to impress me. As I read your description it brought back many fond memories of light painting while backpacking. There is something magical about adding light to an image. You've created a fun and compelling image. Feb 14th
41 Feb 24 Comment Nadia, This is a wonderfully creative image. Thank you for sharing your process. I generally find the ideas more captivating than the technique but its nice to understand the process too. I also am impressed with your skillful handling of your grandson's placement in the water. I think I'm coming around to Brian's preference for a left to right movement in the. image as it seems to work well here. Feb 14th
41 Feb 24 Comment Tom, Imagination indeed. I very much like this image and appreciate it lacking a clear meaning. This is the type of image which speaks from the unconscious and offers an infinite number of interpretations based on who is viewing it. I like Brian's handling and would even consider cropping out the ceiling if you wanted to focus on the simple resonance between the high contrast images and the white wall. Feb 14th
41 Feb 24 Comment Brian, You've achieved a nicely balanced image with good movement to the right. I agree the single eye in the monochrome does draw some attention. I could see this image being developed further creating even more movement culminating in the leaves blowing off the photo with a blur filter handling. I have to admit when I reviewed this image as an icon I thought it was Lady Di. Feb 14th
41 Feb 24 Comment Marta, It does seem there are many many distractions from the artistic life. I am sorry to hear of your recent struggles and hope your cat tolerates the medicine and improves. I agree with your assessment of the image and Brian's. It lacks a focal point. There are many interesting shapes you could blow up and start from there. I like the bottom right corner. I'd blow that up, bump the contrast and off I'd go. Feb 14th
41 Feb 24 Comment Hazel, I like your experimentation here. Brian's version is also a nice one. I could see a series of these in a gallery done on metal prints. I might play even more with removing some of the blur on select areas on the buildings. Feb 14th
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54 Feb 24 Reply Maria, Thanks for your comments. I don't think Peggy desaturated the colors more but she did apply a crop. Feb 28th
54 Feb 24 Reply Peggy, Thanks. I like your crop too. Feb 28th
54 Feb 24 Reply Alan, I appreciate your attention to that detail. I hadn't given any consideration to this as the church has certainly aged over the last hundreds of years but a little bit of weathering may be in order. Feb 14th
54 Feb 24 Reply Aavo, He's a friend of mine. I haven't been able to find him since he entered the church. Feb 14th
54 Feb 24 Reply Kirsti, Thanks. Brad Feb 14th
54 Feb 24 Comment Alan, A very clean and nice handling of this image, Magritte would be pleased. I wish you had one more view of the Druid to create variety on the 2nd and 3rd balcony, otherwise I see nothing I'd change. Feb 14th
54 Feb 24 Comment Kirsti, This image has great potential. The alley behind the abandoned factory is amazing all by itself. I personally feel the other additions, as handled, detract from that base image. I understand your goal to tell the story of this princess. Since I don't know the story I just see an over exposed figure that doesn't fit with the intense background. I personally would save that background for a figure of a real woman with some intense expression on her face. I think a high contrast black and white face would work best. Feb 14th
54 Feb 24 Comment Aavo, I like how you've handled the lighting in this image. The background colors are very interesting (did you and Peggy have a contest to use bokeh this month?). Your story is intriguing as well. I find the spider a bit distracting. I wonder if you left it out if the story is as strong. As an alternative handling you could have an eye peering down towards the lady or from behind the web as this voyeuristic handling of a naked woman has lost its innocence in the modern world of gender politics. Feb 14th
54 Feb 24 Comment Peggy, I love how you create such interesting backgrounds with various shapes and textures. This image works on many levels. The brightness range is handled so well creating a very dynamic image. The interplay between the bird and the bokah colors, and your placement of the bird ties all together in a way that seems to suggest this is how a bird would look if it were found in this magical setting. The original 2 lines create a feeling of movement and tie in the out of focus lights. Feb 14th
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