Challenge: No Host, Just Post April 30th - May 2nd 2020
Apr 30, 2020 12:18:26 #
I played around with a shot from our last Scotland trip yesterday to see if a rather ordinary image could be made a bit more eye-catching. Here's the progression and the result - cropping is our friend! 
Original - rather ordinary
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First cropping
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Final crop emphasizes the afternoon light on the girl and phone boxes
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Apr 30, 2020 12:20:42 #
Fred Harwood wrote:
Here's barred owl mama, whooo nests in this same pine every year. She's almost done sitting; the owlets will be hatching over the next few days.
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How neat that you will be able to record their growth!
Apr 30, 2020 13:03:42 #
SueScott wrote:
I played around with a shot from our last Scotland trip yesterday to see if a rather ordinary image could be made a bit more eye-catching. Here's the progression and the result - cropping is our friend!
Nice results SueScott! I agreed that "cropping is our friend" sometimes. Especially nice when we can see a picture within a picture! These days.....since an abundance of time is at hand.....I've been doing some spring cleaning of some of my photo files. Some get deleted, others bring back wonderful memories! And of course more get created as we crop! Bob
Apr 30, 2020 13:20:15 #
OK.....No Host-Just Post! Let's travel a little bit within the United States...….Bob
1.....Welcome to the back roads of Indiana!
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Apr 30, 2020 13:26:34 #
Bob I 41 wrote:
OK.....No Host-Just Post! Let's travel a little bit within the United States...….Bob
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So nice to see sunny, summer country views on another grey, rainy day! (This part of Ohio is in danger of becoming "Water World" - BUT, thankful that we're not having a drought which would be far worse!)
Apr 30, 2020 13:41:44 #
No Host-Just Post...... And adding a 2nd post with a little bit of traveling within the U.S. from a couple of our road trips. Bob
1.....taken in Texas...Corpus Christi area on the Gulf of Mexico.
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3.....I'm sure some of you have eaten here! Joe T. Garcia's Mexican Restaurant in Ft Worth, Tx. Had a delightful dinner here with friends.
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4.....A little off course here, but at home Mexican Train is getting extra play these days!
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5.....Meanwhile let's drive over to Nevada! This was in Death Valley.
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6.....Valley of the Fire State Park.
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7.....and Fire Canyon!
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Apr 30, 2020 13:49:19 #
SueScott wrote:
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So nice to see sunny, summer country views on another grey, rainy day! (This part of Ohio is in danger of becoming "Water World" - BUT, thankful that we're not having a drought which would be far worse!)
So nice to see sunny, summer country views on another grey, rainy day! (This part of Ohio is in danger of becoming "Water World" - BUT, thankful that we're not having a drought which would be far worse!)
Thank you SueScott…..for your "sunny" comment! Of course these are from the files and our day's a bit grey also, but nice that we all have these sunshine moments at our fingertips to share or peek at..... at any moment. You must be receiving some of the heavier rains that apparently decided to skip over Indiana!
BobApr 30, 2020 13:53:36 #
PAToGraphy wrote:
p1. Studio - I love this shot and the title really "makes it" even better.
Thank you Pat.
Ed
Apr 30, 2020 13:55:33 #
Ched49 wrote:
It's time to vent and go surf fishing when all this crazyness is over with.
Agreed!
Apr 30, 2020 13:59:23 #
Fred Harwood wrote:
Here's barred owl mama, whooo nests in this same pine every year. She's almost done sitting; the owlets will be hatching over the next few days.
Can't wait to see the hatchlings.
Apr 30, 2020 14:18:45 #
SueScott wrote:
I played around with a shot from our last Scotland trip yesterday to see if a rather ordinary image could be made a bit more eye-catching. Here's the progression and the result - cropping is our friend!
SueScott I agree that the crop was the way to go. Would you be willing to try a different cropping suggestion?
As I was looking at your original image, cropping out the people on the left was the way to go. My suggestion is that you keep all three phone boxes in the shot but crop it at the trash bin, (keeping it in the frame) so the crop removes the walking people on the right. The phone boxes would lead your eye to the girl walking. I hope that you don't feel that I am being critical of your work, as I said it is only a suggestion.
Ed
Apr 30, 2020 14:23:25 #
Bob I 41 wrote:
Thank you SueScott…..for your "sunny" comment! Of course these are from the files and our day's a bit grey also, but nice that we all have these sunshine moments at our fingertips to share or peek at..... at any moment. You must be receiving some of the heavier rains that apparently decided to skip over Indiana! Bob
BobWe've basically had the same weather since November - cold, rainy, grey, depressing!!
Apr 30, 2020 14:31:07 #
Studio263 wrote:
SueScott I agree that the crop was the way to go. ... (show quote)
I would have kept the third phone box (the three of them are iconic features of the Royal Mile) but was going for the light reflected in the glass of the other two plus the the hair of the girl and the third box didn't show that. Thanks for the suggestion - I'll do some more playing with this - being able to go back for more tweaking is one of the things I love about LR!
Edit: I went back and did a quick re-cropping - it now shows a progression of the lighting as well as being a more balanced image which I think I prefer. Thanks!
Apr 30, 2020 14:46:56 #
SueScott wrote:
I would have kept the third phone box (the three o... (show quote)
You're welcome Sue. I'm glad that you like it, I do too.
Ed
Apr 30, 2020 15:05:15 #
Photogirl17 wrote:
Welcome to April's last Challenge, Yes I know it's not much of a Challenge..lol
Share what ever you'd like to share, Please bear in mind that the Challenge section is Family Friendly..
I'll start it off with an Image of the Pink Super Moon taken April 7th at 9:15pm
Share what ever you'd like to share, Please bear in mind that the Challenge section is Family Friendly..
I'll start it off with an Image of the Pink Super Moon taken April 7th at 9:15pm
Great start and thank you once again, Lesley,
for hosting!
Love the Pink Supper Moon...not sure why I missed it,
so, thanks for sharing.
All the images I'll post on this challenge were taken the
day before your moon shot, as I was meandering around
the...estate...lol
Tim
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