Posts for: pfrancke
Jun 9, 2023 14:31:17 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
I prefer she kill me with kindness rather than with that blade.
LOL, but what a way to go!
Jun 9, 2023 14:29:55 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Magnificent Piet. All AI or did you process it some too?
thanks - Oh, I did what I could to mess up what the AI did, LOL. Sharpened the foreground, played with colors, tried to make it have more volume and presence and that kind of stuff. I almost always fool with it for 20 minutes plus (for better or worse).
Jun 9, 2023 13:06:46 #
jaredjacobson wrote:
I agree that a little more space on the sides would add to the image. The right side feels a little crowded. I would try rotating the hummingbird counterclockwise a bit to draw the eye into the frame a little more.
None of this is to detract from your very fine original. I often make changes like this and wind up keeping both because I like different aspects of the framing. Maybe I’m just indecisive.
None of this is to detract from your very fine original. I often make changes like this and wind up keeping both because I like different aspects of the framing. Maybe I’m just indecisive.
about indecisive... YES - that is where I am all the time. I tend to play with an image for an hour or an evening and then it is what it is and I move on to the next one. PS editing is tough!! You make a million small changes and the image becomes something that it wasn't before - sometimes good, sometimes not so good, and it is horribly difficult to isolate the particular choices that help and those that might have hurt.
One thing, if I did this image over again, I definitely would bring the hummer in closer to the center so that their interaction is greater - I pinched him up too tightly to the edge I think.
Jun 9, 2023 13:01:28 #
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Jun 9, 2023 11:03:42 #
Craigdca wrote:
My guess is it could be that the canvas isn’t large enough. Try a 5:4 landscape crop and move the birds a little farther apart, but with more space between them and the edges. Then try adding more light to the back of the hummingbird to bring it out of the shadows.
these are really good ideas. Thank you. The desire to get in close to place the focus onto detail ruins my compositions every time!! It usually must be closer or further away for me and I end up in that ugly compromise space. We can have it all, but we can't have it all!
Jun 9, 2023 11:01:11 #
Jun 9, 2023 10:10:54 #
Jun 9, 2023 10:09:29 #
very cool - that is a lot of water that fits onto that penny. Makes for an interesting subject too. Well worth while pursuing as an abstract type of subject in a more interesting and less documentary environment. Also, for what it is worth, your Avatar is awesome, I wish I could draw!!!!
Jun 9, 2023 10:05:57 #
Jun 9, 2023 10:02:24 #
dpullum wrote:
My eyes go back and forth to see who will strike first!!! A still shot that moves with visual action.
LOL, a type of vibration with the back and forth. I think something is OFF about it all though, I wish I could pin my finger on it... Perhaps it is that very vibration that makes it interesting at first, but the eyes tire of it quickly.
Jun 9, 2023 10:00:04 #
jaredjacobson wrote:
This is lovely. The color palette is well chosen, with the colors complementing each other beautifully. The subjects fit the background well. The placement of the hummingbird keeps my eye from wandering outside the frame on the right side as it otherwise would. Good work!
thanks Jared for your detailed critique. I really struggled with this one - I am still thinking it is too saturated/gaudy, but wanted to see if I could get the two birds together with a background that they might be happy in and have it feel good/right. I think I might have made the hummer too large and a million other things, but I liked the details and colors I captured on the birds and the original backgrounds were horrific, so the AI background and compositing was just an attempt to make them presentable and interesting and perhaps funny too. Thanks again!
Jun 9, 2023 07:46:52 #
Jun 9, 2023 07:45:43 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Huge impact for me. Your text accompaniment confirms your artistry with words is mighty fine also 
LOL - hi Linda, thank you so much for your encouragement!!
Jun 9, 2023 07:10:34 #