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by GeorgesBogaert

Comment:
Is that a camera bag to the left of you, Georges?

2016-10-8
by GeorgesBogaert

Comment:
hmm maybe not quite as epic a break as, say, as the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl's when he fell off that stage a few years ago...but still pretty impressive! :-)

Bet you can't lick your nose like I do!
by Nadine_Vb

Comment:
Laughed at your shot, and now your shoot notes, in a good way :-) I figured I'd be seeing your guy and mine in close proximity! Congrats on the HM :-)

the one that got away
by flaherma

Comment:
What you said in your notes...the incongruous nature of the shot, with a lone bovine (can't see if it's a steer or a bull) and in the middle of a winding country lane instead of in a pasture with its herdmates. Would love to know the backstory, hope he got home safely. Very well seen and captured. Congrats on the ribbon! :-)

Sitting Bull
by westford

Comment:
This one is so frickin funny...because it IS a sitting bull, glowering at you and just daring you to make fun of him for sitting by his fence! A very well deserved ribbon. Congrats on the red! :-)

Jersey Cow
by P-A-U-L

Comment:
Heh, like many others here I'd be surprised if you didn't win or at least place, Paul! Great work and congrats on the blue :-)

When I grow up....I want'a be just like you
by Ja-9

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Lovely shot of a birch forest with a sapling pushing through and making itself known. It's all but saying 'Lookit me, I'm old enough to have leaves that turn with the seasons too!' The crookedness of its trunk just highlights the struggles it's already been through, while all around it the much older trees are all tall and straight. I like the oof trees, they add some depth.

OK, now for the much-dreaded nitpick time. Mostly, I find the overall look of the pic around your focal point to be very washy and flat, probably due to the very high ISO. I think some global contrast and saturation, to help give greater depth to the trees and colour to the leaves of the sapling, would help a lot.

Hope this helps!

Susan

Cannon Beach
by Citadel

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Nice solid composition, love the solidity of the rock against the softness of the water. And the ripples in the water are great, they add some unexpected texture for such a long exposure.

Keeping in mind that landscapes and seascapes are always thick on the ground in FS, you have a lot of stiff competition. A long exposure and interesting feature to look at are a good start, but just not enough. The colours are somewhat muddy and uninteresting; if there ever was a shot that would probably benefit from desaturation, this would be it. If the colours are somewhat bland, then make the shot about the shapes and forms; a hit or two of contrast wouldn't hurt either.

Also consider easing up a little on the deep dof, esp when it's quite overcast and looks late in the day anyway. I feel that it adds to the murky cast to this pic.

Overall not a bad shot, just some technical adjustments and you'll be fine.

Hope this helps,

Susan

The Nose
by tylskie

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Cute shot, decent attempt at composition. The shallow dof works to accentuate the nose details, and the dog's eyes are buggy and cute (kudos for not using a flash and blinding doggy) but this shot needs a lot of work.

The colours are quite muddy, the nose isn't tack-sharp, and the whitish area behind the dog's head detracts greatly. Shooting something as unpredictable and likely to move with a shutter speed of only 1/40 rarely works well. Some kind of light bounced in to show off the dog a bit more, and would allow you to shoot with a lower ISO and higher shutter speed...all of which should help you get a much clearer shot.

Feel free to PM me with any questions,

Susan

Perfect reflection
by Gudjonotto

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Another gorgeous shot of the Aurora Borealis, taken in Iceland...and it isn't even winter there yet! :-)

Love the mirror-calm reflection and as a few others have already noticed, a glowing angel, clearly seen once rotated 90 degrees clockwise. As is common with long exposures and high ISOs, there is some noise (and possibly chromatic aberration, where there is pink/purple fringeing on the lower edge of the borealis), and omg you even *broke* the cardinal rule of not having a horizon at the halfway mark...but all is forgiven when it results in such a spectacular shot. And a FS ribbon with a front page dominated by landscapes. The long silky ribbons of the borealis and the way they play off the lay of the land is beautiful.

Overall a fantastic shot, well seen and captured. Oh and congratulations on the yellow, too!

Susan