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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 56 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
A very nice captured and the flow of the elephant family huddled together is very emotive. I agree that that the texture on the elephants should be softened. I'd also extend the sky at the top for a little more breathing room in PS. Though the ear gap was present on the original, I'd use the tools in PS to cover it up to make it more pleasing and not a distraction. Nice job on the sky replacement and mid background! |
Apr 27th |
| 56 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
For some reason, I really, really like this rendition! The colors are well mixed and I wonder where the travelers of yesteryear were going or coming back from. The paint strokes really make the image with the texture they give. Nicely done! |
Apr 12th |
| 56 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
The result is a nice watercolor image. What do you think of the distinct lines on the far shoreline and tree line? I think the angle from behind the traps is fantastic! |
Apr 12th |
| 56 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Nice balance and the flow through the image with the arrangement is wonderful. The splash of orange provide a nice contrast to the duller colors. The side lighting is well done. |
Apr 12th |
| 56 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
A very nice composition with an impressionist take. I like how you incorporated so much into the image. My only suggestion would be for more grass at the bottom edge so the brown horse at left isn't clipped by the edge of the image. |
Apr 12th |
5 comments - 0 replies for Group 56
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| 76 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
I think you chose the correct cropping for this blue-hour image. The peninsula points to the source of the sunrise and the boat gives one perspective. Very epic in nature and tranquil to look at. There is some white area at the outcropping of the rock at right that isn't on the original and looks unnatural. Very well done! |
Apr 10th |
| 76 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
I think you chose the correct cropping for this blue-hour image. The peninsula points to the source of the sunrise and the boat gives one perspective. Very epic in nature and tranquil to look at. There is some white area at the outcropping of the rock at right that isn't on the original and looks unnatural. Very well done! |
Apr 10th |
| 76 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
You nailed their eyes! Nicely captured image, sharpness is wonderful. I wonder if you had left the board at right so the two boards would mimic the adult owl's ear feathers? |
Apr 10th |
| 76 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
The S-shaped drive is wonderful and I love the contouring shadow of the fence at right along the drive. You did a good job of cropping at left. I pulled back the blue in the sky a tad and lighten the shadow on the barn a tad too so it is more like your original. And who doesn't like horses in an image like this? A nice country scene worthy of a calendar month! |
Apr 10th |
| 76 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
High-key photography is so much fun to play with when it's outside your comfort zone! I did some during the pandemic prison period. I would suggest a variable light intensity source from the front to slightly minimize the shadowed area - which seems to be "boring" in comparison to the spotted leaves around it. Other than that central tube, everything else is vibrant and yet delicate. |
Apr 10th |
5 comments - 0 replies for Group 76
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| 88 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
Thank you for your insights. If I had zoomed back a bit I would have had lake surface with a thin line of cattails, which I felt detracted from the subject of the image. |
Apr 15th |
| 88 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
Thanks for your input Larry. It's a matter of taste I guess as to cropping. To my eye, I think the oak leaves at top right are essential to the story and help to balance out the weight of the image on the right third. To my eye, the group of trees coming into the V form a blade and to crop from the top would diminish that look. |
Apr 12th |
| 88 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
With the fog/clouds about the sky you chose works well with the scene. I could go either way with the foreground tress with regards to Gary's comment. It's about the contrast you want to achieve: stark or more sublime. I think you did a great job for handheld in cold winter and the sharpness to my eye is very good even the trees atop the mountain. Very well done! |
Apr 10th |
| 88 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
What a find! There is very good balance to the image with top right and bottom left, and the leading line of the rocks. Contrasts are just as wonderful with the different water coloration right and left. My only question would be if you focused stacked so the foreground rocks were in focus because the white water just below it draws the viewers eye. I like the foreground shadow at bottom right providing a natural vignette. |
Apr 10th |
| 88 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
Charles, now you're going to hear from the contrarian. You can't be a purist with skies/sky replacement if your goal is creating art versus realistic perfection. I think that if you started with the image title, you might have explained your vision better to other viewers: Bridging Father Sky and Mother Earth. I too failed at a proper name for my image this month! But that doesn't guarantee others will understand it any more. I like the juiced up sky. I think you could have also kept the bridge more in the shadows as it is a subtle secondary image that is supportive of the title I suggested and "bridges" the ice-covered lake to the woods. The V-line of the trees and the arched clouds in the sky make me feel like I'm going toward a "worm hole" of where land and sky intersect and it beckons me in with the light. My dad had a saying: "Concerning taste there's no dispute, said the old lady as she kissed the cow." |
Apr 10th |
| 88 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
When I first saw this I thought of the old Howard Johnson's restaurant near my home when I was a kid because of the roof coloration. Strange what memories images can conjure up from forgotten storage in one's mind! Normally I like "juicing" images up but Gary and James were correct about the top left sky coloration and your adjusted image does look better. I like the DOF from foreground to the temple, to the high rises and mountain. I like how the shrubbery at bottom right points to the temple ... so much so I cropped the image from the bottom and got rid of the pole at bottom left that was a distraction. You did a great job here and it is inviting! |
Apr 10th |
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| 88 |
Apr 21 |
Comment |
I really like urban scapes and architectural lines - maybe because I so seldom get to cities. The strong foreground thick light green stripes anchor the foreground and the DOF with the buildings is nice and the train snakes the viewer's eye into the depth of the scene. I think the top 1 1/2 floors could be sacrificed to bring more attention to the train (see attached). I also think the shaded violet area at left detracts because of its weight and tips the image balance in that direction. The sharpness is right on. Nice find and capture! |
Apr 10th |
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| 88 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
Here's a square crop to the V with more burning. Also, I should have titled the piece Deciduous and Coniferous Contention. |
Apr 5th |
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| 88 |
Apr 21 |
Reply |
The story of the image is the low wet area in which the cedars flourish and the hill rise where the deciduous trees flourish. It's an us versus them struggle. The "V" is the line of struggle, contention where deciduous and coniferous collide. The birch and oak at right bend to "push" back. Do I crop from the left to the first birch tree or the 2nd in to emphasize the "V" more? For me, the story is the "V" and the contention of it. |
Apr 5th |
5 comments - 4 replies for Group 88
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15 comments - 4 replies Total
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