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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 56 |
Mar 24 |
Reply |
TK Gen(erative) Fill panel
https://goodlight.us/writing/genfill/gen-fill.html
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Mar 28th |
| 56 |
Mar 24 |
Reply |
Yes, you use a prompt but the app has you select a brush and then a % of a brush opacity. |
Mar 28th |
| 56 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Cindy, you really created a fantastic image, and your background stormy sea gives a sense of wind-swept waves from behind the ship so the sails aren't at odds with where the wind could be coming from. I like the lightning bolt because it nicely fills that corner of the image. My only question is the brown coloring of the sky area - maybe a thin horizon area with that illumination but I think a darker, maybe bluer cloud area would be beneficial, IMHO as a guy that likes swashbucklers. |
Mar 23rd |
| 56 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Martha, you have really come so far in your technique! The heavy fencing leading line at the bottom is nicely offset by the bird. I like how the beak is directly over the metal end of the fencing. The bird's straight back leads the eye to the head. Everything about the image "sings"! |
Mar 23rd |
| 56 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Gerhard, you sure find some colorful birds! I think the bird and flower are very well done. There's some haloing of the tail that is distracting against the background so too under the throat area. I agree that the rock background should be softer like the original. That's something you can play around with. The background on the left side likewise could use some burning work to darken the bright areas. With some further adjustments, this will be a wonderful image! |
Mar 23rd |
| 56 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Pat, I like your choice of a watercolor for this image. The colors are vibrant, and the watercolor makes it dreamy. The pastels in the sky are nice as is the moon. The moon and the house are on the same vertical. I would clone out that patch of light reeds at the right. Why did you make the bottom water reflections so bright? The "muddied" area above the house that extends to the right, is that supposed to be a "fog"? Maybe clone in some more trees on the original to fill that muddy area before painting? I think with a few touch-ups this can be a nice watercolor! |
Mar 23rd |
| 56 |
Mar 24 |
Reply |
Martha, I am experimenting with some stuff that, like Topaz Studio texture filters/templates, is AI generated but only for the brush strokes. Since I am not entering these into any PSA competitions, I think our group is a great place to get a sense of what can be done. Besides adjustments in PS, LR, and Topaz, I used TK Gen Fill, not Gradient Fill as I noted above. You can't use TK Gen Fill for photo competition entries just like you can't use it in PS. I am still not sure about what is/isn't AI anymore as most of the actions you take in PS and LR or Luminar NEO are more and more AI based. At 72 years of age, it's a bit beyond my grasp - wait until brain chips are introduced and our eyes do the painting or processing via computers! As far as the DOF/3D, you can obtain that thru processing an image into HDR either at the start of processing or near the end - both will offer a difference depending on your subject matter. |
Mar 21st |
4 comments - 3 replies for Group 56
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| 76 |
Mar 24 |
Reply |
Quit tu recipitus et recipimontis -- the Latin for The receiver receives that which they are capable of receiving. We have different "receivers" of perception for artwork. Some abstract is soft, others not so much. This is the latter. Tension, conflict, dissonance - often Nature is just that way. That's why some people dive Fords and others Toyotas! Thanks for your input, I do appreciate all of it! |
Mar 26th |
| 76 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Gordon, good choice with the panoramic! The zoom compresses the scene and keeps the mountains large and the man-made within the image gives a sense of perspective. Not bad for a "grab image" image! |
Mar 23rd |
| 76 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Jay, I like the cropping of the city skyline for the bottom third of this image. The contrast in this image is the lower horizon area (bright) with the clouds (dark). I agree that you can crop off the lighter portion of the top. Then use gradients to pull out detail in the lighter area and then the darker clouds above. Nice capture on the fly! |
Mar 23rd |
| 76 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Sanford, this is a nicely centered image, and I like that you leveled the image off. IMHO, if you have a tight crop at the right, I would have a tight crop at the left so as not to emphasize the side that is tightly cropped. The hill behind the temple counter weighs the Buddha nicely. IMHO, the foreground is drab, and I would suggest some dodging and burning to bring out more contrast and interest, especially the pattern area. Wonderful travel photo! |
Mar 23rd |
| 76 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Ian, sorry to see that they misspelled the town's name haha! This is a very pleasing-to-the-eye image. I can't think of any way to improve outside of Gordon's suggestion on the CA. |
Mar 23rd |
| 76 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Ian, as to your f/16 question. I was using an 18-200 zoom and was at 170mm length. My intention was to get the rime ice as sharp as possible and frankly I didn't care about what in the background was/was not in focus. I wanted some definition on the pine branches to add to the abstract nature of the image. My thought was to get the sharpest possible rime ice. The DOF would be created with the color tones. I use f/5.6 and lower for macro photography like flowers but didn't want that kind of soft background for an abstract image I had in mind. The main character is the ice, the supporting actor is the pine. You can certainly square crop an image within this image for that closeup you'd want for more emphasis on the ice, and it would be a completely different image more of a portraiture of the ice on branch rather than abstract. That's my thinking. |
Mar 19th |
5 comments - 1 reply for Group 76
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| 88 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Sanat, neat buildings to capture. Are these buildings abandoned at this time? I agree that the buildings' verticals can be straightened a tad. I would also suggest adding more sky to the top to give breathing room to the building on the right. I would also suggest a square crop starting at right to just encompass the 2 buildings only. I like the sharpness and textures in the buildings. The stark blue sky complements the starkness of the buildings, IMHO. With that sky, I'd be tempted to make this image an architectural fine art b&w image just for the fun of it. Nice image capturing the architecture! |
Mar 23rd |
| 88 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Brian, what sells this image is the colors in the placid water. I agree with your logic in keeping the mast and reflection. The vertical masts and buildings contrast with the shape of the clouds in the sky and reflections. A nice well-balanced image! |
Mar 23rd |
| 88 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Quang, I like the golden glow you got on the original image. First, I'd suggest making this a 16x9 crop with the bottom third line on the horizon, which is slightly off in your image. If I were to add what looks like geese, I'd have the pair flying to the left, into the image and place them over the hill peak in the background. I agree with eliminating the manmade structure at right. Why did you decide to lighten the top of the image? The glow from the left would be better if offset with a darker level above, IMHO. Also, a lighter sky like you have would mean lighter ocean water, which you have kept pretty dark. The wave at the bottom creates a leading line to … ? If the story is about the oil rigs, then I'd crop them off or darken that portion of the water. The fog on the horizon is wonderful! |
Mar 23rd |
| 88 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Charles, you did a lot of work on this photo, and I applaud your vision. All aspects are well done, and I like the crashing wave at right. The color you brought out in the water close to shore is wonderful. The leading line goes from bottom left to right to a crashing wave. Even the shelter's roof line points toward the crashing wave. The image has a nice balance. If I were to be nit-picky, I'd bring up the bottom edge to cut off the brown vegetation. |
Mar 23rd |
| 88 |
Mar 24 |
Comment |
Nice shot of this series of buildings on the Farmington River. As a former Yankee (West Hartford), I sure appreciate you sharing this with us. I agree with the straightening that's needed. I would also suggest a gradient on the sky in which you can denoise it, darken the clouds a tad, and create some more contrast by adjusting the whites. There's a nice circular flow within the image: river to dam, dam to buildings, buildings back to dam and river. |
Mar 23rd |
5 comments - 0 replies for Group 88
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14 comments - 4 replies Total
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