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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 78 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
Yes, I think this is a good edit and similar to what I envisioned. |
Nov 12th |
| 78 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
Thanks Dave for the suggestion. Seems like a good way to address both issues. I'll give it a try and post my results. |
Nov 11th |
| 78 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
thanks Sunil |
Nov 11th |
| 78 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
Thanks Alan for perspective. |
Nov 6th |
| 78 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
Thanks for the original file and for the thoughts on photographing people.
That is funny to hear your experience (and challenges) in Bangladesh! |
Nov 6th |
| 78 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Great eye Brenda to see and capture this industrial design that most people probably never give a second glance.
Very nice the way the light is coming through as well, illuminating all those intersecting lines and grids.
It reminds me a little of a wireframe shape (like in a 3D drawing before it is colored or textured) -- and as well, like a wind tunnel or industrial fan. Perhaps on a title, something with the word wireframe - "The Wind Through the Wireframe" comes to my mind though maybe that's not quite it yet.
I tend to agree with Richard that I prefer the darker treatment in the original, especially at the corners. I don't think the grid work outside of the main shape adds much to the image and should be easy to darken out to black (mainly top right and bottom left).
That area in the bottom right corner is interesting to me. Is it a balcony of some kind? It might be worth trying to bring attention to that somehow (light it up, sharpen, etc) such that it is something of the main subject with the shape of the tunnel thing secondary.
I will try to play around with that idea and share an edit if I come up with anything. |
Nov 4th |
| 78 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Great to hear Alan that you are experimenting with different styles and ways of processing an image. HDR surely has a place in the right setting and this image seems a natural fit.
I like the different diagonal lines through the frame, the lines and shape of the dock as well as the angle of the boat into the water.
Not sure if it is the small size of the image, or maybe the composition in general, but I kind of want to see a wider view here, as if this is a little too tightly cropped. Not sure if you had any other shots from the scene or perhaps if you cropped in on this one, if you have a way to open it up to a wider view, might be nice. |
Nov 4th |
| 78 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
What a great way to revisit an older photo. Very creative editing! Superb minimalism as well.
I think the choice to crop it 50/50 was a good one and creates a very bold image with that stark white right half. Plus putting the stairs on a third would diminish those lovely triangles IMO.
It seems like an image you could rotate 90/180/360 degrees and see something different in every direction.
If you wanted to go for pure experimentation, it might be interesting to put something on that right frame to counter the shapes. Perhaps a silhouette or something curvy to counter the lines. |
Nov 4th |
| 78 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Beautifully seen and processed Richard. You really captured the emotion of this young one and bring us into the unique culture of this place.
In terms of editing suggestions, I don't really think I would do anything different. There is one little blurred out bright spot in the back right which you might consider toning down, though in a way, it almost serves as a kind of counter balance to the kids melancholy mood. A bright light in an otherwise uncertain place.
Though leaves the mystery to me if he is going towards that spot or away from it.
I agree with Brenda it would be interesting to see the original and even some intermediate steps in your editing if possible.
On a side topic, in your travels, do you find photographing (and posting) people, and kids as well, to be more sensitive than previous?
I think in some ways, people are desensitized to phone cameras and figure everyone is taking and posting pics of everything around them, but are sometimes more sensitive to photographers with more professional gear pointing in their direction. |
Nov 4th |
| 78 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
Perfect title for this image and a great use of the fish eye to bring out the bulbous bug in his full glory.
Excellent composition as well in the way the headlight of the yellow bug fits into the vacant tire well of the green one. Almost like puzzle pieces slotted together.
My initial first view of the HDR / grunge / grain effect was that it seemed a little too much. Though after staring at it for a little while, it started to grow on me, especially for this junk yard scene.
The original is a little dull, and the presented version uniquely stylized, though I wonder if you took another crack at processing it with a different look in mind, you might stumble onto something even better.
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Nov 3rd |
| 78 |
Nov 18 |
Comment |
I like that you are going for something a little different than what everyone else is doing. This is a great way to differentiate and add your own style to the mix.
I like the straight lines and the abstraction of color bands from blues to orange to greens, as well as the way the blur behind the driver almost looks like some kind of propulsion or flames firing back.
I personally like motion blur that is more blur than not, though I often receive similar criticism as Richard expressed, about not having some portion of the image in sharp focus to counter the blur.
Personally I think the way you've done it is an expressive technique on it's own. |
Nov 3rd |
| 78 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
Thanks Brenda. I don't recall my specific technique but I think I was just putting my hand closer and closer above the lens to simulate a lens hood (which I did not have on the lens at the time).
It would have been possible to get the shot without seeing my hand, while still cutting down on some of the flare, but I liked this version as well in the way it framed the photo.
To try it yourself, just remove the lens hood, shoot into the sun, and while looking through the viewfinder, try moving your curved hand above the lens, playing with the balance of cutting down the flares while minimizing the visisibility of the hand. |
Nov 3rd |
| 78 |
Nov 18 |
Reply |
Thanks Richard for the suggestions. I hadn't paid much notice to the branch but since you and Brenda pointed it out, see how it looks distracting and slightly discolored compared to the rest of the frame.
I'll try some of your edits when I get a chance. |
Nov 3rd |
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