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 05/14/2012 11:42:35 AM · #26
Originally posted by paulsteven:
Originally posted by mike_311:
plus its overcooked.


Are both overcooked in your opinion?


for my tastes, yes.
 05/14/2012 11:45:27 AM · #27
Originally posted by mike_311:


for my tastes, yes.


Hey thanks Mike for your honesty. Before I started at dpc I wasn't keen on overcooked images but since discovering the joys of Topaz Adjust, I just can't resist cooking my photos.
 05/14/2012 11:51:40 AM · #28
Originally posted by paulsteven:
I just can't resist cooking my photos.


you should.

in all seriousness, topaz adjust i admittedly use from time to time. but only to add a slight punch to the details to bring out some colors that didnt otherwise exist.

i used to overcook my images too and i had to stop after i went back and looked at them and saw how awful they looked.
 05/14/2012 02:27:55 PM · #29
Originally posted by posthumous:
Maybe langdon can get an NEA grant.


Of course that's the National Education Association, not the National Endowment for the Arts.
 05/14/2012 02:58:04 PM · #30
Originally posted by klkitchens:


This finished slightly above "meh" for the Empty challenge... I thought it conveyed emptiness and was a clear, appealing photo. Figured a 6.2 at least...

What did I do wrong?


I liked this one - I thought it was colorful and definitely portrayed "empty" which was the challenge. But there were other images that resonated more with me and "hit a chord" as someone else described it.

My newb eye thought it was a great representation of empty, but I thought maybe a bouquet of balloons the day after a party would have equally portrayed empty but also had more of a story to tell.
 05/14/2012 03:16:06 PM · #31
Originally posted by mike_311:
Originally posted by paulsteven:
I just can't resist cooking my photos.


you should.

in all seriousness, topaz adjust i admittedly use from time to time. but only to add a slight punch to the details to bring out some colors that didnt otherwise exist.

i used to overcook my images too and i had to stop after i went back and looked at them and saw how awful they looked.


Thanks Mike - I am sure I will do the same and look back on all these over-cooked images and think what the heck was I thinking. All part of the learning process I guess:)
 05/14/2012 03:25:01 PM · #32
Originally posted by knikki:
Originally posted by klkitchens:


This finished slightly above "meh" for the Empty challenge... I thought it conveyed emptiness and was a clear, appealing photo. Figured a 6.2 at least...

What did I do wrong?


I liked this one - I thought it was colorful and definitely portrayed "empty" which was the challenge. But there were other images that resonated more with me and "hit a chord" as someone else described it.

My newb eye thought it was a great representation of empty, but I thought maybe a bouquet of balloons the day after a party would have equally portrayed empty but also had more of a story to tell.


Like this outtake??? I should have used it. My pre-entry jury was split.

"Party's Over"


Not final version, BTW

Message edited by author 2012-05-14 15:25:19.
 05/14/2012 04:34:56 PM · #33
Kevin, gotta ask, what's with the 3 balloons? I look at both of those images and think that a single balloon could have brought a lot more to the image than all 3.
 05/14/2012 04:40:28 PM · #34
Originally posted by JamesDowning:
Kevin, gotta ask, what's with the 3 balloons? I look at both of those images and think that a single balloon could have brought a lot more to the image than all 3.


Going with the classic "Rule of Threes" (not Rule of Thirds) as well as the RGB connection...
 05/14/2012 08:49:04 PM · #35
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by posthumous:
Maybe langdon can get an NEA grant.


Of course that's the National Education Association, not the National Endowment for the Arts.


Couldn't resist, could you? Ha.
 05/14/2012 08:51:07 PM · #36
Kevin, the outtake is on par with the original. Time for a new per-entry jury!
 05/15/2012 01:05:28 PM · #37
I personally liked the RGB - didnt make the rule of threes connection. The second image outtake you showed would have scored a bit higher for me, because it really makes me think about the emptiness after a party. the three empty baloons feels quickly put together, but the outtake tells more of a story. *edit: now thinking about the air forced out of the otherwise full (of air) baloons... They are in a sense, empty either way.*

Thats how i feel about it anyways, take it with a grain of kosher salt

Message edited by author 2012-05-15 13:15:29.
 05/15/2012 01:11:29 PM · #38
Originally posted by bspurgeon:
Kevin, the outtake is on par with the original. Time for a new per-entry jury!


I'd settle for a 1/10th of the ribbons of my trusted advisers. To be fair, I give them a choice and they simply tell me which is the best of the choices... They don't ever say "Don't bother with any of them"

The fault lies solely with the photographer.
 05/15/2012 01:36:14 PM · #39
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 05/15/2012 01:50:33 PM · #40
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 05/15/2012 02:17:36 PM · #41
Originally posted by JamesDowning:
Kevin, gotta ask, what's with the 3 balloons? I look at both of those images and think that a single balloon could have brought a lot more to the image than all 3.


Oh wow - yeah, I do like that one alot better. I like the idea of a hidden backstory - it makes me more interesting to me. I realize it doesn't make it more photographically /technically awesome - but I can only vote what I feel.

Would have scored that one higher.
 05/15/2012 02:47:45 PM · #42
I want to apologize. I broke rule 3 and didn't realize it, and then I started a whole wave of people breaking rule 3:

3. To keep this thread small, post a comment on the photo or send a PM with your suggestions. Using the comment section is more helpful because the comments stay with the image and others can see them and learn from them.

Sorry, Kevin!!
 05/15/2012 02:55:32 PM · #43
Originally posted by posthumous:
I want to apologize. I broke rule 3 and didn't realize it, and then I started a whole wave of people breaking rule 3:

3. To keep this thread small, post a comment on the photo or send a PM with your suggestions. Using the comment section is more helpful because the comments stay with the image and others can see them and learn from them.

Sorry, Kevin!!


No problem. I was too busy crying from your stinging comment that I didn't notice through my tears. :)
 05/15/2012 04:50:22 PM · #44
Originally posted by klkitchens:
Originally posted by posthumous:
I want to apologize. I broke rule 3 and didn't realize it, and then I started a whole wave of people breaking rule 3:

3. To keep this thread small, post a comment on the photo or send a PM with your suggestions. Using the comment section is more helpful because the comments stay with the image and others can see them and learn from them.

Sorry, Kevin!!


No problem. I was too busy crying from your stinging comment that I didn't notice through my tears. :)


I should have made you cry privately.
 05/15/2012 04:54:50 PM · #45
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by klkitchens:
Originally posted by posthumous:
I want to apologize. I broke rule 3 and didn't realize it, and then I started a whole wave of people breaking rule 3:

3. To keep this thread small, post a comment on the photo or send a PM with your suggestions. Using the comment section is more helpful because the comments stay with the image and others can see them and learn from them.

Sorry, Kevin!!


No problem. I was too busy crying from your stinging comment that I didn't notice through my tears. :)


I should have made you cry privately.


That would have been best.
 05/22/2012 12:59:26 AM · #46


A not-quite-six (aka "tiny violin") in the Landscape challenge. I particularly seem to have trouble doing landscapes and seascapes, which just somehow seems wrong given where I live. So any help in how to do these better would be greatly appreciated. As an aside, it's a huge hit on Facebook! :-)
 05/22/2012 08:48:11 AM · #47
Originally posted by Melethia:


A not-quite-six (aka "tiny violin") in the Landscape challenge. I particularly seem to have trouble doing landscapes and seascapes, which just somehow seems wrong given where I live. So any help in how to do these better would be greatly appreciated. As an aside, it's a huge hit on Facebook! :-)

Even though the sky directly above seems clear, all the colors seem somewhat muted as if under foggy light. It's nice and subtle and relaxing, but in a voting contest I think you want people to get more "excited."

The first thing I'd try with this is to apply "high-radius UnSharp Mask" to increase the contrast and make it "pop" more -- try (PS terms) about 15%, 50 radius, and 0 threshold for a DPC entry-sized image ... I can post a sample later when I get home if you want.

I might also try to get a little more blue in the sky and yellow into the plants with a Curve applyed to the Blue channel.

Message edited by author 2012-05-22 08:49:13.
 05/22/2012 09:18:54 AM · #48


Here's a jpg of the middle exposure. I have a tendency to try not to go too far when I really need to go further with the editing. I will give the things you suggest a try later today!

Is the composition OK? I'm trying to work on more dynamic compositions. (And yes, the light is fog-diffused by the marine layer as it rolls in.)

Thanks for the feedback!
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