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Images => Critique => Topic started by: elsa hoffmann on June 15, 2015, 14:53:44

Title: Kalk Bay Cape Town
Post by: elsa hoffmann on June 15, 2015, 14:53:44

The place where everyone practices ... from lanscapes to macro
I am not a birder - and this is the best I could do with my 70-200
Images did loose some quality by posting here - perhaps too big??

(https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3955/18644552729_f31b7fb3d4_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/upycXF)150605 Kalk Bay 121 (https://flic.kr/p/upycXF) by elsa hoffmann (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29870674@N06/), on Flickr



(https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3875/18642966298_ea6e6e6f06_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/upq5nq)150605 Kalk Bay 008 (https://flic.kr/p/upq5nq) by elsa hoffmann (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29870674@N06/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Kalk Bay Cape Town
Post by: armando_m on June 15, 2015, 15:00:57

clicking on the image takes me to flickr and yes they look better over there


I really like the light on #1 and the contrast vs the darker and completely OOF background

#2 ... not as good as #1

Title: Re: Kalk Bay Cape Town
Post by: Frank Fremerey on June 15, 2015, 17:23:37

I like #121. Very nice calm composition

Title: Re: Kalk Bay Cape Town
Post by: Akira on June 15, 2015, 17:28:18

Love the bold composition of 121!

I observe some halo around the bird.  Does that caused by the sharpening or the clarity in PS?

Title: Re: Kalk Bay Cape Town
Post by: elsa hoffmann on June 15, 2015, 19:44:47

Thank you all for the nice comments.
The halo is caused by down sizing I think as there is no halo on high res.
A bit unsightly sadly! But all my fault :)
The bird is a cormorant and they walk around between your feet - or running around finding fish scraps from the fish mongers.

Title: Re: Kalk Bay Cape Town
Post by: antonoat on June 16, 2015, 01:10:16

I'm also seeing a halo on the first image, but I do love it, the composition is very pleasing as is the subject matter!
The colours and tones are excellent.

Tony

Title: Re: Kalk Bay Cape Town
Post by: Akira on June 16, 2015, 04:02:57

Elsa, no problem, of course.  My note on the halo is just a nit-pick, and it won't hurt the essence ot the image.

Title: Re: Kalk Bay Cape Town
Post by: elsa hoffmann on June 16, 2015, 07:33:14

I think my problem is downsizing my side - when I resize for use on the internet -  and not down sizing done by the website (this one or other)
The first images were posted to flickr at 1024  and the last one resized to 1000 also on flirckr - yet the smaller one shows up bigger

I have edited the birdie a bit -  doesnt look like it is updating the first one posted - so herewith:
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3955/18644552729_36d630050f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/upycXF)150605 Kalk Bay 121 (https://flic.kr/p/upycXF) by elsa hoffmann (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29870674@N06/), on Flickr