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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 56 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Cindy, again a masterpiece! I have granddaughters in dance so I appreciate these shoes. The delicate softness of the shoes contrasts nicely with the texture of the background. The background color is also appropriate to a theatre. Why are backstage theatre walls so poorly painted and neglected? |
Jan 23rd |
| 56 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Martha, nice capture of this bird! I agree with Cindy about darkening the green background and I would likewise darken the re don the bird's head for a better contrast in lighting. Nothing is exciting about the bark in the original and I think your painting is better. I think you can achieve a better contrast of lighting on the bark by using some dodging and burning. A vignette might also be beneficial. Nice paint strokes overall and I like that bird's eye is sharp! |
Jan 23rd |
| 56 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Gerhard, so much to see in this image! Can you say "Pirates of the Caribbean"? The rocks at bottom provide a nice frame. The wave crash at bottom left is wonderfully positioned. The clouds now reflect the ominous nature of the ship's circumstances. I really like the texture you gave to the waves. I think I like it more as I look at it! |
Jan 23rd |
| 56 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Nancy, you have presented two entirely different paintings! In the original painting, I like the space at right and it has more of a historical, documentary feel. The oil vertical image with its dramatic textures and vertical strokes and the subject's confinement adds tension. Two images, two different messages. Both are done well. My only suggestion to the original painting, add some more space to the bottom of the image. |
Jan 23rd |
| 56 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Pat, I really like how you used the two images together to create the mood of Americana. You did a wonderful job of cutting out the tractor and flags. You couldn't ask for a better sweeping plains image with those clouds! My only suggestion would be to feather in the grass at the bottom of the back right tire as it looks like it's quite above the grass. Definitely a piece to have hanging on a wall during July! |
Jan 23rd |
| 56 |
Jan 24 |
Reply |
Thanks Cindy! I find that as a principally landscape and nature photographer, alleys force me to look at things differently, yet it also is helped by my woodland photography because you must find order in chaos. I liked the "license" I could take with an abstract painting on the wall. |
Jan 23rd |
5 comments - 1 reply for Group 56
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| 76 |
Jan 24 |
Reply |
Personal taste is what's it's all about. My dad had a saying, Concerning taste there's no dispute, said the old lady as she kissed the cow. Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder. That's why we all drive different cars and use different cameras. I respect that.
On another point, I've been thinking about getting those background sheets for my macro photography. How did that work as far as ease of setup? |
Jan 28th |
| 76 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Henriette, this image has a certain "air" to it! From my point of view, you have succeeded in bringing about a wonderful contrast of geometric shapes. The tailfin at top right with its red is in a wonderful position and is counterbalanced with the upright ridge on the plane's wing. This is a successful abstract and I love ho you brought your blacks darker in the background for more contrast. |
Jan 23rd |
| 76 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Nothing like a bobby to give seriousness to an image hahaha! This composite to done quite well, especially the merging of the various elements. As far as I can tell the headlight beams hit the men at right well, though I wonder about the glow of the left headlight not hitting the car body and fender like it does at right - maybe the result of the streetlight? Speaking of streetlight, there should be deeper shadows on the woman's face given the position of the light's lamp box - speaking of which, is it too dim for the light it casts elsewhere? Maybe the glass is broken on the far side. I'm being nit-picky of course. This is a fun composite and I enjoy it a lot! |
Jan 23rd |
| 76 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Jay you smashed this one! Love the choice of coloration on the water and the abstract lines contrast nicely with the female's feathers. You can even see their feet! My only suggestion would be to add more space at the bottom, so the reflection of the head doesn't crowd the border. I especially like the squiggly lines at top right bringing the eye to the duck! |
Jan 23rd |
| 76 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Sanford this is a wonderful travel photo! One distraction is the stalk of grass at the bottom middle, I'd clone that out. The colorful people not only give a sense of perspective but also grab the viewer's attention and the drying bundles lead the eye to the valley beyond. I agree with Ian that if you burned your shadows on the background hillside it would improve the image - especially where the smoke is rising at the top left. |
Jan 23rd |
| 76 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Ahhh, the world of textures! One must keep in mind what textures are and what various textures do. There's a tacit feeling we have in our fingers, if you rub your fingers over the tree trunk you'll experience its texture. Likewise, there is texture to the flower petals. The question here Ian is how you want these textures to interplay rather than override. From my perspective, I love the texture of the background. My question is, why blue? If you go to the color wheel the opposite color of the red in the flower would be green. I see that in the original the background color is blue but with Color Picker in LR you can change that color. Why did you favor the texture change on the flower? For me the viewer, I believe you want to make a statement and create a mood. Is the harsh environment making this flower scarce, for instance? Choosing that texture takes a reason, and it could be as simple as you said, that you like it. Of course, using a different texture would completely change the mood, the reason, and the purpose of the image. I like how the center of the flower looks into the image and its positioning. Its color is deep and rich. The flower center also balances out the weight of the dark color at right. |
Jan 23rd |
| 76 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Thank you for your insights about the shadows under the table, I hadn't really paid attention to them! |
Jan 23rd |
| 76 |
Jan 24 |
Reply |
Thank you for your insights! |
Jan 17th |
| 76 |
Jan 24 |
Reply |
Well, there is often just a few thoughts expressed, but this image was out of their ballpark I guess. I also submitted a b&w I took 50 years ago in Venice when I studied abroad. That image had some conversation.
I find that people in the club hesitate being critical as to not offend someone. Man are wildlife photographers so they don't really chime in unless it's a bird haha!
That's why I really appreciate the PSA Groups, lots of feedback and supportive critiques!
You might find some of my responses below interesting. |
Jan 17th |
| 76 |
Jan 24 |
Reply |
Thank you Henriette for your insights. I will be doing some abstracts of alley art in Group 56 Painting from time to time. Please read my response to Gordon to understand what my mindset is for this genre of photography. Street photography as a genre is challenging to me as a landscape and nature photographer but I do have a background in news photography so it feels like I'm getting back to those roots. |
Jan 17th |
| 76 |
Jan 24 |
Reply |
You know, initially I thought it was "busy" too but after looking at it I saw the there was a contrast of curved shapes to the lines with the trash cans and chairs. In my "alley art" I takes 'em as I see 'em is my philosophy. I just don't do b&w, I often do abstract art renditions. Alleys are cluttered, often messy, so I ask myself if my intended rendition is true to what I found, how would other people going through that alley find things I captured in my camera? I hope this explains my mind's eye at this time about alley photography. |
Jan 17th |
| 76 |
Jan 24 |
Reply |
There actually wasn't any technical conversation about it in the club! That surprised me. The shadows on the wall frustrated me. I guess I could use a luminance range mask to target these, I know that area needs work. Street or alley photography challenges me to look at things differently and that's why I like it. |
Jan 14th |
6 comments - 6 replies for Group 76
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| 88 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Sanat, a very pleasing image to many people, people like boats! Very nicely done bringing out the boat colors. I agree, the motorbike should be cloned out. Do you think the boat at far left in the background should also be cloned out? Did you use a circular polarized filter? The sandbar from the bottom right leads us into the image and has nice texture. I question the dark blue of the sky, is that realistic for this scene? Finally, I would make the horizon line level, it seems to slopes from left to right. |
Jan 23rd |
| 88 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Brian, you certainly put anger into the clouds! I think your ground is well done. I think in this case, I'd back off the Texture and Clarity sliders a tad to soften the "rough edges" to make it more realistic without sacrificing the anger you want to convey. I wouldn't crop the left as the open sky gives the viewer a sense of the storm's path and that is important context for the story. |
Jan 23rd |
| 88 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
A beautiful abstract image! There are many tonal greys to the snow - I see at least 7. The tree trunk bark is interesting, what kind of tree is it? Metering for snow can be tricky, take from a guy in Wisconsin! Since there are so many tones of white/grey, I think you should decide which one will be the base snow-white and work the others around that. I think if you used the gradient linear filter intersection with Luminance to set that white, then use the Amount slider to set the other tones. The grey at far upper left is a distraction that could be removed with a crop of that edge. This is a wonderful start to what can be a fantastic image! |
Jan 23rd |
| 88 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Charles this is a beautiful capture and processing. I agree with Brian about selective dodging and burning to create contrast as you go into the image for DOF. The wispy clouds are wonderful. I'd also very slightly dodge the upper falls to make it ever so slightly whiter to match that of the middle falls. What a find! I too visited Iceland … the airport that is on my flight back from Europe haha! |
Jan 23rd |
| 88 |
Jan 24 |
Comment |
Ditto on what's been said above about camera settings and sharpness. I would also add that a 16x9 crop may be more appropriate. As a suggestion, I would use a gradient Object filter to color in the plane, then invert the mast to darken the background. Then I would dodge and burn for more light range contrast in the trees to better frame the plane. Then add a vignette. |
Jan 23rd |
5 comments - 0 replies for Group 88
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16 comments - 7 replies Total
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