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Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 56 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Cindy, I love the contrast between the fabric and the fur! I take it you used the GOAT block because your son is the Greatest Of All Time! Your background brings in another layer of contrast and the light contrast from top to bottom is well done. The only detraction to my eye is the light grey in the left top corner, perhaps a tad too bright? Another wonderful painting, thank you for sharing it. |
Nov 19th |
| 56 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Martha, quite an example of what you can do by zooming in to a portion of an image and creating something outstanding! The blues and yellow balance each other so well and your paint strokes in the background add to "frame" the coastal/shoreline of the habitat. The bird's eye is slightly off center, which is good. IMHO I would extend the right side of the image a bit to give more room for the beak, but that's just my personal carryover from shooting sports and animals. A question for you: why didn't you include more the bird house it was perched atop? |
Nov 19th |
| 56 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Gerhard, your original image has many geometric shapes, so utilizing the bottom rectangular border I feel would have been beneficial in your final image rendering and given you more space at the bottom of the final image. That said, your choice of blending modes certainly gave the image texture and DOF. It took it from a dark/light tonal fine art image into a more artistic image which provokes different emotions by the viewer. The darkening of the left side background fills in the negative space nicely while adding contrast and texture. I'd be interested in your choice of paper to print this on as that could add even more texture! |
Nov 19th |
| 56 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Still life is a definite challenge! I agree, your 2nd light is a tad too strong. I always think of doing still as if it were beside a window with the outside diffused light streaming in and working around that light source as primary. I'm sorry you didn't retain the cottage scene on the teapot. There's good circular motion within the image. You're correct about the drapery in the lower right corner. As the teapot is the most dominant subject, should that be what the horizontal balance line be based upon? To my eye, it tips the image to the left. A great starting point for what will be a wonderful still life! |
Nov 19th |
| 56 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
A nice painted rendition of an iPhone capture. I do agree with the white on the chest of the cats being too bright in the painted version. The facial expression of the one looking at us is worth creating the painting. As always, well done! |
Nov 19th |
| 56 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Thank you. I did tone those areas down hahaha! But I'll go back and do more. |
Nov 17th |
5 comments - 1 reply for Group 56
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| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Sophie, nice capture and you have left a wonderful amount of space at right. The white on the duck can be toned down a tad, but the other colors are brilliant. The water, IMHO, adds a wonderful colorful contrast and also plays with the duck's reflection. I very much like what you have there! |
Nov 19th |
| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Gordon, way to go in achieving PPSA! As you well described, astro photography is complicated. However, your result of mathematical calculations is a brilliant image. The "stairway to heaven" is centered at bottom and climbs to an offset mountain top, which points up to an offset center of the universe star. The contrast between heaven and earth is obvious and makes earth appear to be tranquil. Kudos on a wonderful image! |
Nov 19th |
| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Jay, you have captured a sharp image of the goat and the detail in the horns is amazing. There's nothing wrong, IMHO, with fencing as this is a farm setting and gives the image context. With AI in LR and PS, you can choose subject, refine the mask, invert it, and give whatever background you may want - if you really, really want to. To me, fencing is part of the story about the image. Goats' eyes are always catchy things because of their setup and colors - especially on this one! The clover on the ground also adds to the story. Kudos on a fine image |
Nov 19th |
| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Sanford, this image captures the light beams and the haze creates a dynamic DOF. The terraces in the foreground present a dynamic contrast in shape with the background. The beams and the slopes of hills lead the eye to the middle hill. Is that what you intended or was your primary focus on the foreground terraces? No doubt, those beams of light are to die for, and you captured them well. IMHO I would have used Spot Healing on the lower right corner with the grassy knoll or brought the bottom edge up to get rid of it. |
Nov 19th |
| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
The sun is at right shining on the light clouds at left. I think the brightness on the right is correct, so I'll dim the clouds at left a tad. |
Nov 12th |
| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Here is an updated version, thoughts? I did bring it in a tad from right side. |
Nov 12th |
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| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Here is an updated version, thoughts? |
Nov 12th |
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| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Here is an updated version, thoughts? |
Nov 12th |
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| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Here is an updated version, thoughts? |
Nov 12th |
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| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
I agree about the sky, about all I can do is to go through the process once again to see if it gives me a better sky. Of course, there is always sky replacement! The challenge was to show the entire breadth of the swamp area, a challenge in and of itself and apparently it still is! |
Nov 12th |
| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
I probably got a little heavy handed in my adjustment of the white balance to yellow, and I'll back that off a tad in the far tree line while leaving it on the grasses before it and see how that looks. Thank you. |
Nov 12th |
| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Yes, positioning of the sun at top right should probably be lower, good eye! |
Nov 12th |
| 76 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
I didn't replace the sky, the processing of the multi-image pano did. I did boost the sunlight at top right. The image you see here is actually brighter than on my monitors, which is to be expected. But point taken here, I can tone down the shadows more for better contrast, I agree. I have no issue with frank criticism as I use this forum on images that may need tweaking. Remember, negative criticism here is a positive thing!
The Ice Age Trail is like the Appalachian Trail. It winds through the State of Wisconsin and its glacial areas. Check out iceagetrail.org. Most of it is on private land, so the organization secures permission from landowners and the organization maintains the trails. |
Nov 11th |
4 comments - 9 replies for Group 76
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| 88 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Sanat, you sure have a lovely country! I agree with others that you should have more room on the left side of the image. IMHO you should get rid of the distractions on the roadway depending on how many and how far to what your taste is for it. I have gone to the extreme in my rendition below. Good choice on keeping the original sky. I think your crop should include the large rock in the foreground near the 1/3 horizontal and vertical line, which puts it on the same vertical as the distance mountain peak. IMHO I'd enhance the color saturation and luminance in the pool because the bottom portion of the image is so grey and that would add contrast to the image. I also would get rid of the hill lump at top right. Also a gradient could be added to the bottom to darken it a tad. |
Nov 28th |
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| 88 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Brian, what an interesting tale about this location! Foreground is the pond and reflections, then you have two rocky embankments directing your attention to a distant rock formation. The image is nicely balanced. I liked the way you lightened up the rocks and shadow at left, but IMHO you should add some black back to the lower portion of the rocks (and reflections) to add contrast for that section of the image. My question is: What is the subject of the image? From you description, it is the water or pool. If that's the case, how would you crop the image to emphasize that? As to the sky, the replacement has a deep blue which should also be toned in the water as it reflects the sky. It would also help us if you'd put some of the technical aspects of ISO, f stop, etc. so we can have a better idea of what went into the shot, thanks. |
Nov 28th |
| 88 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Quang, you have captured a lovely rural scene! Nice choice on sky replacement and removal of the tree limbs at top right. The fence leading line and road lead the eye to the beautiful tree in the distance set against the mountains. The trees at right force the eye to that tree from the road. At the top right third intersection you have a white barn. I like how the trees at left extend above the background hillsides. The three bare trees at center midground fight for focal dominance especially with the dominant round white post, which attracts the eye. But the dark tree trunks at right nicely counterbalance that as does the asphalt road. If I were to be picky, I would have stepped to the left so there is a separation between the branches on the trees at right to the center tree in the distance. |
Nov 28th |
| 88 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Charles, I love the three leading lines you have at left, center, and right. There's something about a tree lined road that's so appealing! You captured the color well and they are saturated perfectly. It's a lovely fall scene that is wall worthy! IMHO, I would use the clone stamp to add foliage at top right and get rid of the gray sky and crop in from top left to get rid of some sky there. Then I would suggest a vignette to your taste to bring the eye to focus more on the road. Nice capture! |
Nov 28th |
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| 88 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
I think that the wrong description was pasted under About the Image as that is from my image!
There's nothing like the beauty of bridges and this railway bridge over a river in the fall is wonderful. The image does need more contrast (light and shadow) to separate the bridge more. The image needs more DOF. You can also use HDR presets to create that too. IMHO the shadow area at left beneath the bridge should be lightened up and the branch coming from bottom left towards the bridge can be removed. Finally, I would tone down the concrete bridge abutment, so it is not such a distraction. Of course, some dodging and burning can give you a better background and allow the blackness of the bridge to stand out more. The reflection of colors on the water is wonderful!
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Nov 28th |
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5 comments - 0 replies for Group 88
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14 comments - 10 replies Total
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