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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 21 |
May 24 |
Reply |
Yesterday's release of Lightroom with new generative AI capability encouraged me to try the new capability out on this image, so I removed the branches on the left hand edge. I also intensified the color of the hawk and lightened his eye a bit. |
May 22nd |
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| 21 |
May 24 |
Comment |
Well done, very sharp on the young owl. It's certainly difficult to control the background when shooting up, I've had this same problem a lot. I might try a slight (not heavy) vignette, and select the sky in ACR or LRC and tone it down a bit. Also lighten the owl's eyes a bit. |
May 20th |
| 21 |
May 24 |
Comment |
I agree with Michael, you can select the background in ACR or LRC and tone it down and possibly blur it a bit more. |
May 20th |
| 21 |
May 24 |
Comment |
Tom, I like the toned down version better. Would it be possible to blur the background a bit, would help to make the heron stand out better? Matt Kloskowski has a wildlife processing course which includes a topic on blurring wildlife backgrounds. |
May 20th |
| 21 |
May 24 |
Reply |
Yes, I prefer my original over Tom's suggestion as his seems to have an artificial texture in the sky. But I certainly can remove the extra branches sticking in from the left, as well as lightening his eyes a bit. |
May 20th |
3 comments - 2 replies for Group 21
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| 44 |
May 24 |
Reply |
Hi Brad, yes I also have Aurora HDR, and sometimes try it. Perhaps I should try it here and see what it looks like? |
May 27th |
| 44 |
May 24 |
Comment |
The stem provides a powerful lead in line to the poppy, and the nondistracting background sets it off well. As Rick says, there might be some clipping of the red channel; I've experienced this situation quite frequently when pho9tographing flowers in our yard. Just a slight reduction in saturation of red and possibly orange in the HSL adjustments in Lightroom or ACR might help. (Maybe using the Camera Raw filter with a separate layer in Photoshop and masking it to affect only the reddest parts of the flower.) |
May 20th |
| 44 |
May 24 |
Comment |
Living in southern Ontario about four hours from this bridge, I've been following its construction and looking forward to an opportunity to drive across it. Great vantage point and I assume you've used this spot for all your photography here; a slide show depicting the progress of construction would be a treasured result of your efforts. Parts of the sky from the top left corner towards the center appear to be a bit too dark and would benefit from a bit of lightening and possible slight blurring. |
May 20th |
| 44 |
May 24 |
Comment |
Your HDR treatment certainly brings out all the detail in this scene at a time of day when the difference of brightness between the foreground and sky must have been great. Looks like a great start to a marvelous day of shooting in a wonderful natural location. I cannot think of anything you might do to improve this image. |
May 20th |
| 44 |
May 24 |
Comment |
An interesting altered reality check on an oft-photographed scene. Great detail throughout, and the path takes you into a jumping off point where the next step would be into the abyss. I went back and forth between the two versions several times before deciding that the second one without the sky bend made more sense; to me the first one seemed a bit overworked. |
May 20th |
| 44 |
May 24 |
Comment |
Excellent low key rendition of an antique drill, great background fits in well. |
May 20th |
| 44 |
May 24 |
Comment |
Your cruise ship certainly provided you with a great vantage point from which to shoot the skyline. The buildings at the right hand end of the skyline definitely slant slightly to the right, and I wonder if the bridge superstructure also slants to the right? Otherwise well done, great tones throughout. |
May 20th |
6 comments - 1 reply for Group 44
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9 comments - 3 replies Total
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