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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
10/3/2006 3:59:08 AM
Thanks Doyle for your very insightful comments. I can see your interpretation. I was going for a dreamlike appearance, hence the backlit blown-out sky and the photoshop-enhanced peripheral soft focus to bring the eye back to center. I strongly considered eliminating the too bright sky but chose to keep it to retain the height effect. It seems that photography is always a series of trade offs. The photos that aren't - win prizes. I'm still looking for the prize winner...
Thanks again,
Larry
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| Photo By: Larry Tiefenbrunn
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
9/28/2006 2:22:57 AM
An amazing example of what can be done with a Raw image in the right hands. Bravo!
Larry
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Photo By: Doyle D. Chastain
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
9/28/2006 2:19:38 AM
Great shot! Awe inspiring. If I had any critique it would be that my "minds eye" wishes it could see more to the left of the image (e.g. is the track completely severed on that left side?). Easy for me to say as an afterthought but a hard decision while you're riding the train.
Thanks for this stimulating image!
Larry
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| Photo By: Cleveland Smith
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
9/28/2006 2:10:56 AM
Amazing contrast. Love the excellent detail in the white areas.
Larry
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| Photo By: Eb Mueller
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
9/28/2006 2:08:41 AM
Gorgeous Abstract! OK then, how did you do it? Please share your technique.
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| Photo By: Carlos A. Alvis
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
6/16/2006 9:07:47 PM
Outstanding composition. I would expect the eye to be drawn along the curves from bottom to top but I find that paradoxically the opposite happens. Excellent combination of abstract lines and subtle textures. Bravo!
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| Photo By: waldemar ebner filho
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
9/7/2004 12:41:03 AM
Another winner! Mary Sue, what kind of natural light did you have? I notice bright highligts on the petal tips.
Larry
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| Photo By: Mary Sue Hayward
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
9/7/2004 12:30:28 AM
Dear Mary Sue,
Great technique. I've seen you use it a few times to pick out one element for a flower & let the rest dissolve in the background. I have got to try this myself.
Thanks for sharing,
Larry
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| Photo By: Mary Sue Hayward
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
9/7/2004 12:27:46 AM
Wow! I'm amazed at what a tight DOF despite f/11. How close were you to the pollen?
Larry
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| Photo By: Mary Sue Hayward
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
9/7/2004 12:24:13 AM
Dear Mary Sue,
Hi again. I love your comments, very insightful. In a shot like this it is very important, when shooting digitally to underexpose slightly so as not to blow out the highlights. This can be analyzed, on site, by checking a histogram or a highlight clipping window. Then, in Photoshop, curves can be adjusted to bring up shadow details which have much greater lattitude. Alternatively, once highlights are clipped they cannot be restored. Yes, this was shot on a cloudy & misty morning which helped smooth out the contrast.
If you have any other questions, let me know.
Larry
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| Photo By: Larry Tiefenbrunn
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
9/7/2004 12:11:34 AM
Dear Mary Sue,
The starbursts are real... sort of. I'm not sure why but whenever a digital chip (or at least my kind of chip in the D100 is focused on a bright point source (e.g. the small sun in a wide angle shot) a starburst pattern forms. This doesn't happen in film and is similar to the old crosshatch etched starburst filter effect.
Good question.
Larry
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| Photo By: Larry Tiefenbrunn
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
9/6/2004 2:43:53 AM
Dear Rebecca,
Thanks for all your comments. Check out the wave crash again. It's in color but very subdued by stormy weather (taken while Hurricane Frances was raging down in Florida).
Larry
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| Photo By: Larry Tiefenbrunn
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
9/6/2004 1:11:09 AM
I'd love to see a seven foot basketball player standing or lying next to this bug.
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| Photo By: Rebecca Raybon
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
9/6/2004 1:08:10 AM
Beautiful, abstract. Looks almost painted.
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| Photo By: jennifer armstrong
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
9/6/2004 1:06:56 AM
Love it. Looks like a lens, not water. Very surreal. Good work.
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| Photo By: Judi Liosatos
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
9/6/2004 1:05:06 AM
Nice landscape. Could have used an object such a a person, house, animal, etc. to develop scale and focal point.
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| Photo By: Joshua Rainey
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
7/26/2004 6:15:33 PM
I love the lighting, contrast & the billowing clouds. These together with the woman's expression sweep the eye toward the uppr right sky. Excellent image!
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| Photo By: Yuri Bonder
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
7/23/2004 8:59:33 PM
Was this really shot with the fisheye? Did you correct perspective?
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| Photo By: Jami Dav
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
7/22/2004 3:37:42 AM
Highlights got clipped & left character is looking away. Would recrop.
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| Photo By: Gene Zonis
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
7/22/2004 3:34:49 AM
Nice comp. You might want to clone stamp out the dark artifacts in the right upper corner and over her left shoulder.
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| Photo By: Kim Taylor
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
7/22/2004 3:31:09 AM
Sebastian,
This foto carries the eye to infinity. I'm very impressed. I'll keep watching your work. Please feel free to keep on checking mine.
Larry
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| Photo By: Sébastien Pepinster
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Critique By:
Larry Tiefenbrunn (K:153)
7/21/2004 3:14:33 PM
Dear Sebastian,
I did some verticals in this shoot but none were as impressive as this.
Beleive it or not this shot was really done on the fly, moving at 40 MPH through the front windshield ... not the way I usually like composing!
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| Photo By: Larry Tiefenbrunn
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