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Reply to Week 1002 - Marcos Rowinski - 'Snail's Path': The Winding Road Connecting Chile and Argentina through the Andes Mountains

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Published: October 7, 2024 04:23

ahmerinam posted a reply: KEEPER I have seen many photos of this scene and yours has more sense of reality to it vs. many that tend to lean towards overprocessing.

Reply to Week 1002 - rick_schin - Even My Dog Liked the View

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Published: October 7, 2024 04:13

ahmerinam posted a reply: FREEFLIGHT The scene, the colors, the subject, and the exposure are all spot-on but the composition is too centered and the eyes are not able to move around the frame. Some cropping is needed to move the composition a bit…

Reply to Week 1002 - ski 9 - Siesta Time

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Published: October 6, 2024 20:24

Teddy Alfrey posted a reply: The name "Jerry Uelsman" rang a bell, so I Googled then remembered his striking images. He is very good at that kind of heavily manipulated pictorialism, like Mortenson. I have a deep appreciation for that kind of artistry,…

Reply to Week 1002 - Mcl Pñr - Waiting.

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Published: October 6, 2024 19:17

Teddy Alfrey posted a reply: Freeflight The biker is very nicely focused, but that's about it. Nothing is interesting, rhythmic, balanced, or well-framed. Several prominent lines lead out of frame, along with competing and arbitrary elements. It looks…

Reply to Week 1002 - Jan Vlugt - Flying horse

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Published: October 6, 2024 15:16

Teddy Alfrey posted a reply: Abstain I hate to be the downer here, and I was looking forward to giving a positive review since the preview image looked so good. The composition looks great, along with the lighting and exposure. Unfortunately, the entire…

Reply to Week 1002 - ski 9 - Siesta Time

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Published: October 6, 2024 15:10

ski 9 posted a reply: Teddy Alfrey: Thanks for the compliment and for taking the time to edit and post your version of this shot. It does even things out, but also loses the level of contrast I was after. That was behind my decision to lift some of the…

Reply to Week 1002 - Marcos Rowinski - 'Snail's Path': The Winding Road Connecting Chile and Argentina through the Andes Mountains

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Published: October 6, 2024 00:54

marcosrow posted a reply: haha, I didn’t even notice that! It was freezing up there, but luckily, the cars were moving so slowly (about 20 km/h) that it worked out.

Reply to Week 1002 - Rasa Mikalauskaite - 20230715_140111~4

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Published: October 6, 2024 00:40

JeffreyD posted a reply: I agree with previous comments about the composition here, as it seems a bit skewed. As well, the wall or buildings on the edge of the water are quite interesting, but I wish you had framed the shot a bit higher, to capture the…

Reply to Week 1002 - Ahmer Inam - Spring Cherry Blossoms

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Published: October 6, 2024 00:33

JeffreyD posted a reply: This image has such lovely layers of delicate colour, starting with the white blossoms and branches in sharp focus in the foreground and then transitioning to soft, blurred hues of white and blue, with some interesting bluish buds…

Reply to 1002 - Andreas Daschner - Puuluup 1

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Published: October 5, 2024 23:28

Teddy Alfrey posted a reply: Keeper The rim light goes a long way to making this photo work, and that one wink of secular highlight from the other instrumentalist provides a wonderful balance. Holy moley, thre's not over-processing going on here, which is…

Reply to Week 1002 - axel - Deeply uncertain

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Published: October 5, 2024 23:23

Teddy Alfrey posted a reply: Soft Keeper I agree with everyone else, but you certainly have an excellent composition and your geometry was spot-on. I'm guessing this was shot handheld on the spur of the moment, but if you returned to the site, and used a…

Reply to Week 1002 - Stitch - evening or inversed

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Published: October 5, 2024 23:01

Teddy Alfrey posted a reply: Keeper With a scene like this, I look for crushed shadows, especially with a phone photo. I'm seeing a little bit of jaggies in the clouds (that 99% of viewers will never notice) , but suspect that has more to do with…

Reply to Week 1002 - ski 9 - Siesta Time

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Published: October 5, 2024 21:56

Teddy Alfrey posted a reply: ski 9: I totally agree withe the whole "no viewfinder" thing; however, I'm starting to get used to the mirrorless world- even though my final decisions are always from me looking through the viewfinder. What bothers me the…

Reply to Week 1002 - ski 9 - Siesta Time

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Published: October 5, 2024 21:42

Teddy Alfrey posted a reply: ski 9: I was ready to upload what I worked on yesterday, but as is often the case- I over-did the processing with a fresh look. The amount of noise, and the fact that this is a JPEG, didn't leave much latitude for opening…

Reply to Week 1002 - Marcos Rowinski - 'Snail's Path': The Winding Road Connecting Chile and Argentina through the Andes Mountains

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Published: October 5, 2024 17:42

ski 9 posted a reply: A great subject for a photograph. Nicely composed and exposed. Shooting wide angle, from the top provides the required expansive, all encompassing view. 1/80th is slow for moving autos, and you apparently had plenty of room at ISO…

Reply to Week 1002 - rick_schin - Even My Dog Liked the View

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Published: October 5, 2024 17:20

marcosrow posted a reply: Very nice shot! It wouldn’t be as impactful without the dog—a perfect example of how adding a subject to a composition can completely transform the image. It needs to be a human or an animal we can relate to or understand (dog,…

Reply to Week 1002 - paolo olivieri - IMG_20191215_163609

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Published: October 5, 2024 17:17

ski 9 posted a reply: An unusual take for you. All the elements play a part in the story....particularly, the interesting tarps. I can tell by the level of sharpening that is one of your older shots. As usual, I'm wishing it were not so heavy. Close…

Reply to Week 1002 - Mcl PñrFollow Paseo Dársena.

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Published: October 5, 2024 17:12

marcosrow posted a reply: If I had to guess, the light was probably better when you first saw the scene than when you took the shot. The composition is nice, the scenery is interesting, and everything works for this picture—except for the lighting. If the…

Reply to Week 1002 - axel - Deeply uncertain

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Published: October 5, 2024 17:09

ski 9 posted a reply: I really like your out of the ordinary composition, but the lack of sharp focus and flat color palette hurts the end result. It is also feeling tight on the bottom and right. I did a quick, expanded, sharpened version in b&w and it…

Reply to Week 1002 - Jack The Wolfman - Norm's Neon Sign

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Published: October 5, 2024 17:03

marcosrow posted a reply: I've loved your style since I first saw it, and this shot is no exception. While some might label this picture as 'too simple' or even a bit uninteresting, for me, it's the opposite—it's eye-catching. It takes me back to the…

Reply to Week 1002 - axel - Deeply uncertain

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Published: October 5, 2024 16:58

marcosrow posted a reply: Although an obvious remark, I would have preferred a horizontal version of this image. As soon as I saw it (I'm using my phone since I'm traveling), I had the immediate impulse to rotate my phone! 😂😂 It's a nice idea, but for me,…

Reply to 1002 - Andreas Daschner - Puuluup 1

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Published: October 5, 2024 16:27

ski 9 posted a reply: This is an interesting scene to start with, and the blocked-up blacks add strength to the composition. Depending on the monitor I use, the light behind the stray hair approaches being excessive. It’s fine on my calibrated monitor,…

Reply to Week 1002 - ski 9 - Siesta Time

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Published: October 5, 2024 13:37

ski 9 posted a reply: Teddy Alfrey: Yes, I'd love to see your version. My goal with the shot was to have Rowdy (the dog) blend in with the cushions, almost to the point of being unseen. The adjacent bright cushion was meant to accentuate that effect.…

Reply to Week 1002 - Srini Balram - Wye Marshland

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Published: October 5, 2024 12:46

Stitch posted a reply: Sometimes one is struck with awe with what nature does thru colors, patterns. I think this is a raw presentation of nature. Shot too close though, the details aren't interesting. But perhaps if you move back, interesting patterns…

Reply to Week 1002 - Jack The Wolfman - Airplane In The Sky

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Published: October 5, 2024 08:23

Stitch posted a reply: I understand the intent. I also love film shots. It just looks flat. It's a legit minimalist shot but I just wished there was more contrast, a wisp of a cloud, a sun flare, or color gradient in the sky. freeflight

Reply to Week 1002 - ski 9 - Siesta Time

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Published: October 4, 2024 23:07

Teddy Alfrey posted a reply: Keeper Hey! It's a pooch! I'm not seeing any appreciable iPhone processing that lets your phone do your thinking for you. There is just a touch of patterned noise, but it definitely not enough to worry about. Unlike the…

Reply to Week 1002 - Es Gedi - Picturesque beauty

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Published: October 4, 2024 22:14

Teddy Alfrey posted a reply: ehgedi20: Other than photojournalism, removing distracting elements can help raise the value of any photo, and it's easier than ever to do that with many of the tools in Photoshop, and other processing software. There is a…

Reply to Week 1002 - Es Gedi - Picturesque beauty

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Published: October 4, 2024 21:22

ehgedi20 posted a reply: Teddy Alfrey: Thanks for your reply and valuable advice I really appreciate your effort and willingness to share your knowledge. Just seen the 'alternate version' and it looks fine after removing the distracting elements you…

Reply to Week 1002 - Es Gedi - Picturesque beauty

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Published: October 4, 2024 19:59

Teddy Alfrey posted a reply: ehgedi20: Here's the link: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lgkgaabthf0nyguiv0ngr/53970648390_... Sorry for the delay. This edit took me about ten minutes. It would have been more accurate if I had a little more time. I get into…

Reply to Week 1002 - axel - IMG_5324

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Published: October 4, 2024 10:33

fergiethyme posted a reply: A picture showing the entire east wing of this church, King's Lynn Minster (St Margaret's) in Norfolk, taken from the middle of the transept would of conveyed the scale and contents a lot better than the view posted here. A…

Reply to Week 1002 - Syncoltan Colin - Gang colours...

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Published: October 4, 2024 06:08

Stitch posted a reply: I normally like industrial themes but I think more effort, such as the cropping suggested by Paolo could have been made to find more interesting angles or repeating patterns in this set-up. As it it, it looks like an engineer's shot…

Reply to Week 1002 - Es Gedi - Picturesque beauty

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Published: October 4, 2024 05:03

ehgedi20 posted a reply: Teddy Alfrey: Thanks for your feedback and meticulous remarks identifying areas where such an image can be improved with some processing. A photograph repeats in a loop what can never be repeated - 'as a unique moment' - and…

Reply to Week 1002 - Jack The Wolfman - Airplane In The Sky

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Published: October 3, 2024 23:06

Teddy Alfrey posted a reply: Keeper To me, film photography is kind of like an ex-wife. Sure, I started shooting, developing Tri-X and making prints, back in the early 1970s, and I it was fine. Eventually, I became awestruck at the finer grain films…

Reply to Week 1002 - Es Gedi - Picturesque beauty

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Published: October 3, 2024 22:17

Teddy Alfrey posted a reply: Keeper I assume the woman in this shot was not posing for you, so good job at capturing an intriguing moment. I often talk about scenes where the subject's back is to the camera. Of course that can work well, but in my…

Reply to Week 1002 - Marcos Rowinski - 'Snail's Path': The Winding Road Connecting Chile and Argentina through the Andes Mountains

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Published: October 3, 2024 19:05

-=Ed Guo=- posted a reply: Subject, composition, and color palette all work well together. The steady stream of cars on this winding road adds extra bit of charm. Keeper

Reply to Week 1002 - Jan Vlugt - Color

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Published: October 3, 2024 19:03

michelp122 posted a reply: Hello! The effect on the image is refined and original but it hurts my eyes. Let me explain, I have difficulty fixing the image. It's a shame because I find the influence of painting there and it's innovative. Sorry. (Google Tr)…

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