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Critique By:
Barbara A. Novak (K:306)
12/4/2002 2:09:01 AM
thank you! I thought it might be better that way--next time I will go for it before I post.
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Critique By:
Anindya Maity (K:7880)
12/3/2002 11:38:44 AM
Great image to be found outside any window.Perhaps the right side needs to be cropped a little.
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Critique By:
michelle m. alphonso (K:105)
12/3/2002 11:36:08 AM
i like this picture, except for the extent of black on the bottom right of this picture. perhaps you could try cropping a bit of it out?
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Critique By:
Andrew Ito (K:177)
12/2/2002 11:15:47 AM
Beautiful subtlety. I really like this image. The only thing that my eyes don't like are the sharp black pixels around the tree branches. Maybe this is a by-product of the PS histogram-eq. The black areas of the tree trunk also seem to be a tad dark too. Otherwise, this image has a really nice feel to it.
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Critique By:
Adam E. J. Squier (K:9803)
11/30/2002 2:51:01 AM
The colors look a little washed out -- needs some contrast. The purple flowers in the background are a little distracting. I think this would have worked better had you used a longer setting on your zoom lens to cut out more of the background.
There's a book, "Closeups in Nature" by John Shaw that would be really helpful. It should be in almost any public library in the US. The equipment used is a bit dated but the techniques still work.
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Critique By:
Cemal Ekin (K:2309)
11/28/2002 5:09:37 PM
Barbara,
You can see the mirror image of yours among my new photographs. I had mentioned it in my first comment.
Cemal
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Critique By:
Barbara A. Novak (K:306)
11/22/2002 1:54:58 PM
I do appreciate this--just learning the 'stops' is taking quite a bit! but I am determined to learn this so I can concentrate of photography more! I do have a fuji s602zoom now so I can learn the manual side of it and have more control--also just a little scary.
Thanks again. 
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Critique By:
Dawna G. (K:7709)
11/22/2002 1:42:47 PM
I think the attached is much better Barbara, it just pops out alot more!
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Critique By:
Barbara A. Novak (K:306)
11/22/2002 1:23:27 PM
Thank you Dawna. Yes, I agree. After I posted it, I had the same thoughts. How is this one?
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Critique By:
Dawna G. (K:7709)
11/22/2002 10:00:42 AM
nicely captured Barbara, I like the composition and the sharpness of pretty good. I wonder if increasing the contrast slightly would make the image pop a little more.
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Critique By:
Cemal Ekin (K:2309)
11/20/2002 8:12:35 PM
Hello Barbara,
You will find my "Digital Polarizer" tutorial on my Web site. Here is the address:
http://www.cemalekin.com/photography/tips.html
Cemal
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Critique By:
Barbara A. Novak (K:306)
11/20/2002 7:32:45 AM
Thank you Harvey, I understand what you mean.
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Critique By:
Barbara A. Novak (K:306)
11/20/2002 7:30:50 AM
you are absolutely right but I did post it for fun! thanks.
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Critique By:
Deleted User (K:4598)
11/20/2002 3:30:32 AM
Basically a nice capture. It appears to me that you probably didn't get the blue in the water yhat you were looking for because the photo is underexposed about 1/3 of a stop. Try reading the exposure off the water instead of the Swan and that should work. Also I'd like to see a bit more room in front of the Swan to make him a bit less centered and to put some motion into the capture. Just minor nits. Otherwise well done.
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Critique By:
E M (K:23)
11/20/2002 3:08:32 AM
not the best photo technically, but fun because it shows clearly how serious we men are !
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Critique By:
Cindy L Brown (K:166)
11/19/2002 1:05:21 PM
Hi Barabra! I really love the color of this tree.. almost a silver hue. The colors are wonderful around it, and you presented it very nicely! (tee hee on the title) 
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Critique By:
Cindy L Brown (K:166)
11/19/2002 1:04:42 PM
Hi Barabra! I really love the color of this tree.. almost a silver hue. The colors are wonderful around it, and you presented it very nicely! (tee hee on the title)
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Critique By:
Barbara A. Novak (K:306)
11/18/2002 1:38:21 AM
Cemal, I would like the link to your tut. when you post it ( I have PSP 7 ).
I see what you mean, Greg. I did not pay attention to the reflection and didn't realize it would stand out so much--was going for the whole bird as he was really moving along!
Thank you both for taking the time to help me out.
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Critique By:
Barbara A. Novak (K:306)
11/18/2002 1:34:39 AM
you're right! I should have focused and recomposed. Thanks so much for the input!
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Critique By:
Greg Summers (K:1115)
11/17/2002 5:59:41 PM
Nice and gentle and I'd have liked the entire reflection and a little more space to show the Sawn's motion
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Critique By:
Cemal Ekin (K:2309)
11/17/2002 5:59:28 PM
It is uncanny, I have an image that is extremely similar to yours. It was exciting to see it pedal so fast, sinking the front below water level. I took mine in a cove near my house and it is swimming at a slightly different angle.
If you use Photoshop or a similar editing program, I will be happy to share a technique that will make the lake almost as blue as you saw. I am in the process of editing the tutorial to post it to my photo site. I will let you know when it is up if you wish.
Great birds, nice photo.
Cemal
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Critique By:
Sarah Needham (K:2482)
11/16/2002 10:22:15 AM
Nice composition.. Just one small point, I would have tried to get the main point of focus on the orange part of the flower. Other than that, this is a nice photo.
Sarah
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Critique By:
Barbara A. Novak (K:306)
11/16/2002 6:49:44 AM
thank you Ivan. I did use a tripod (trying to form good habits now) but I used an auto setting and the wind was causing too much movement--obviously I need to change the shutter speed to freeze the movement! And, I totally agree about the DOF. I will do better, thanks again.
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Critique By:
Barbara A. Novak (K:306)
11/16/2002 6:46:34 AM
Thank you both! you begin to wonder if you are doing it right after a while!
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Critique By:
Lee Horn (K:256)
11/16/2002 5:31:50 AM
I love the DOF on this and the colors are fabulous... great shot!
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Critique By:
meprivacynet@meprivacy.net meprivacynet@meprivacy.net (K:3974)
11/16/2002 5:16:58 AM
Wow, this is great!
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meprivacynet@meprivacy.net meprivacynet@meprivacy.net (K:3974)
11/16/2002 5:16:07 AM
Try to find a spot where you can minimize movement of your camera (use tripod) and play with Aperture. Sharpness is always a plus
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Critique By:
Sarah Needham (K:2482)
11/5/2002 8:29:07 AM
Hi Barbara, the repeatition does work well as you stated.
This is a good first post - welcome.
Sarah
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