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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 62 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
Leah
I don't know if you use Photoshop or not but it is the tool I would use to address the hot brick edges at the top of the frame.
Here is what I did: I loaded the image I modified in my first response into PS. I added a blank layer so I could paint the brick ends for a reason. I sampled using the eye dropper the bricks on the same row on the right, the dark and then the light areas and painted each tone separately at 70% brush opacity. I then reduced the opacity of this layer until I got what I felt was a realistic tone.
Regards
Emil
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Jan 5th |
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| 62 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
All
My final answer..."Mysterious Walker in the Fog"
Thanks all for your thoughts
Emil |
Jan 4th |
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| 62 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
Pete
Thanks for your comments
I like the crop I going to redo this along the lines of Bunny's version I think it is just what it needs
Regards
Emil |
Jan 4th |
| 62 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
Bunny
I am going were you just pointed me
I like it. I will post my revision shortly I will try not to study your update too closely so I restart fresh
Regards
Emil |
Jan 4th |
| 62 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
Israel
I liked your shot so much I wanted to take s hot at it in my digital darkroom. I started with your original, rendered it in BW using Silver Efex, and then worked on the pillars on the right darkening the tops. I agree with Pete there is some nice detail in the background that can be reveled just slightly.
Thanks for sharing this shot and its background. It is a place I will only see though your lens.
Regards
Emil
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Jan 4th |
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| 62 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Bob
You started '22 off with nice visual impact from your swirl processing. Well done
Emil |
Jan 4th |
| 62 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
Bob
Using burst mode in this shot would have given me better placement of my subject.
Regards
Emil |
Jan 4th |
| 62 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
LuAnn
I do not use Analog Efex I will try it
I like the high contrast trees against the light sky in your version.
Regards
Emil |
Jan 4th |
| 62 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
Bunny
Yes I did use a tripod. Should I have darkened that area some since the subject is the mysterious walker on the path?
Regards
Emil |
Jan 4th |
| 62 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Israel
I love this shot and it works very well in Monochrome
You might try a back and white version vs the toned version
Regards
Emil |
Jan 3rd |
| 62 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Bunny
Nice shot and Love your black and white rendition
Good to go
Emil |
Jan 3rd |
| 62 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Leah
The patterns and texture in this brickwork are stellar.
My thought is the increase the contrast so the sun rays send out a little more. I used to linear grad filters in LR to darken the corner areas (lower left and upper right). I then placed narrow radial grads over the ;right shafts to lighten them more. I used the LR brush to darken the two bricks in the top row they pull your eye right to them. I think they can come down even more. I then lowered the exposure and added some contrast globally.
Regards
Emil |
Jan 3rd |
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| 62 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Pete
You will have to spend more time in DC playing chess maybe
I think this is great shot. The concentration of the player comes through to me.
Food for thought. The sun is on the right, witness the shadows on the chess pieces and the back side of the player's left hand. I like your plan to open the dark space on his face and arm but I think it is bit too far. I added three radial gradients in LR to his face to increasingly darken the shadow side of his face without hiding his features. I used one radial grad on his right hand to darken it. This is certainly a season to taste image so you have the final say.
Regards
Emil |
Jan 3rd |
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| 62 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
LuAnn
Very creative composition and the quality of your still work had grown immensely.
A couple of thoughts for you. The shadow on the left side of the rock says the light is coming from top and right (give a take) so I added two radial gradients using LR. One at the base of rock on the left to simulate spill light from above (dodging the area slightly) and one at the tail of the feather to burn it just slightly. Light directionality is key in BW I am learning.
Love what you are doing
Regards
Emil |
Jan 3rd |
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7 comments - 7 replies for Group 62
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| 66 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Charles
Thanks for sharing your shots of Iceland, I will only see it through your lens.
I agree with Melanie that the white snow should standout more against the black lava rock. Gary's cropping suggestion makes sense too, your call as to degree. I think the clouds should be muted to keep your eye on the mid ground
Great start to the New Year
Emil |
Jan 4th |
| 66 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Palli
Your choice for vacation spots beats anything I would choose.
My eye follows the arc of the water to the cliffs in the mid ground and catch the couple at the base and continues back to the water on the far side.
My thought is that the sky needs a little more pop and the upper cliff region should fade some to blend with the sky, the cliff area surrounding the people should come up some. While I was at it I lightened the foreground a tad. Not sure I helped but it gives another perspective
Great start to the New Year
Regards
Emil |
Jan 4th |
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| 66 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Gary
You got this photo right when you captured it in the field. Focus on the pond taken from a corner point with just enough background for context. Then your thoughtful processing brings out what your eye saw that day in Colorado.
It is a very memorable scene that you created no question
Great start to the New Year
Regards
Emil |
Jan 4th |
| 66 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Jack
I think your perspective of Devil's Tower is unique and works very well especially in BW where the formation and its texture is placed against the back sky. The trees framing each side make the shot
Great start to the New Year
Regards
Emil |
Jan 4th |
| 66 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Arik
Super job processing this image. The thing I like the most is that the building stands out against the light foliage surrounding. The balanced patches of blue sky catch your eye. I think color was the right choice.
Well done and a great start to the New Year
Emil |
Jan 4th |
| 66 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Melanie
I would keep the location of this venerable old structure "Nestled" in secrecy...
Many of us like to photograph old barns in IR, always seems like a great match, but this composition is so unique. The barn's dark exterior against the foliage framing it captures you immediately.
Great way to keep off our New Year together
Regards
Emil
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Jan 4th |
6 comments - 0 replies for Group 66
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13 comments - 7 replies Total
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