Photos of the Week - Week 15

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 15, In Motion

Photo by Jess Thompson

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Jess says:

Yesterday, there was lots of land-based in-motion but nothing in the water. Today, the weather is forecast to downhill for 10 days so I went to the beach one more time. Today there was heavy surf and six surfers. I shot over 250 photos. After going through them and applying LR corrections I was down to 130. I liked this one, with the surfer in the curl, the best.

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 15 - Selective Color 

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 15, Selective Color

Photo by Nancy Nelson 

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Nancy says: 

IThis is the underbelly of the 21st bridge that crosses the Arkansas River in Tulsa.  This was one of the locations for the filming of the 1983 movie "The Outsiders".  I liked the long line the arches made and the reflection in the water..  The "Truth" graffiti gave me my color.  Makes me wonder what "Truth" the artist was thinking when he created this but truth seems like a good message to me.  I shot this hand held because I didn't have my tripod with me.  I used the lasso to remove a few small pieces of graffiti that didn't add to the shot. It worked great!

Smart Phone Photo Challenges
Week 15 - Black and White

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 15, Letters

Photo by Helen Walsh

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Helen says:

Coolum lookout, Easter Saturday. Edited by phone. 

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 15, Black and White

Photo by Ricky Tims

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Ricky says:

I love black-and-white and had many pictures this week that were great candidates for this assignment. Today we were out roaming on the mountain looking for the baby trees that were planted after the fire. Hugo climbed up to the top of this ridge and I snapped this picture. I really liked the way his gesture followed the gesture of the trees

Critique Group Challenge:

Week 15, In Motion

Photo by Ricky Tims
from the 2022 Critique Group

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Ricky says:

I knew I wanted to see if I could pan Cordelia running - she is a bullet train! Hugo assisted and I ended up with a couple of dozen shots of Cordelia, but I liked this one with both of them. I wasn't thrilled that this particular image had my gravel pile, but there are other things about it that I like more than what I disliked about the gravel. I used content-aware fill to remove a little branch in front of them that was distracting. I took this just after the sun went behind the mountain so the light was less and worked better for a 1/10th second panning shot.

 

 

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Photos of the Week - Week 14

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 14, Collection

Photo by Debra Gagnon

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Debra says:

Oooo, those in the know do not need a caption. Possibilities await!

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 14 - Street Photography

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 14, Street Photography

Photo by Kathleen Madden

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Kathleen says: 

I went out a few times for this challenge and also watched the documentary on Vivian Maier. After seeing that, I decided I had to change this photo to B&W. This man passed us as we wee sitting on a bench next to the one he sat down on. He was quite elderly and was using a golf club for a cane. He said hello and then sat down on bench next to us about 15-20 feet away. After seeing the film on Vivian, I now wish I had engaged in conversation with him...not sure why he looked so down or maybe just tired...what was going on in his mind???

Smart Phone Photo Challenges
Week 14 - Letters

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 14, Letters

Photo by Karen Koehle

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Karen says:

A pair of calipers that my Grandfather used at work. He had many sizes but this one is 3-1/2” tall. I chose it for the letter “A”. 

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 14, Letters

Photo by Ricky Tims

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Ricky says:

This is a little sign that was gifted to me a couple of years ago. I like the writing - and decided to tilt the lines and push in so the visual impact was stronger than reading the message. Edited in Prisma app with Aircraft

Critique Group Challenge:

Week 14, Collection

Photo by Ricky Tims
from the 2022 Critique Group

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Ricky says:

While my quilt collection is pretty hefty, showing it in a photo wasn't really reasonable. But I do have a collection of smoking pipes. This is just a portion of them. I thought about doing all sorts of things in laying them out, but in the end, decided to show the collection as it is - nothing fancy - just providing the impact of how they are presented in the pipe cabinet. I edited with the City Flare option in Topaz, but reduced it significantly - and added a bit of smart sharpen. The left side had its own natural shadow vignette - so I darkened on the right to balance that effect.

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Photos of the Week - Week 13

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 13, Rhymes With Tune

Photo by Gigi Kandler

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52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 13 - Composite Montage

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 13, Composite Montage

Photo by David Scharf

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David says: 

Ricky did say we could be subtle or extreme, right? I went galactic by blending photos of a gnarly old oak tree and a black and tan granite countertop using the "Difference" blending option. I'm disappointed I couldn't capture the full tree, but I had to cut off the trunk and outer branches to avoid surrounding trees and houses. I tried all kinds of different adjustments, many of which could dramatically affect the look. In this image I started with high texture, low clarity on a black and white tree and high vibrance on the granite, in LR. After blending I tweaked Levels in PS until I liked the look.

Smart Phone Photo Challenges
Week 13 - Point

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 13, Point

Photo by Joan Marycz

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Joan says:

The points of the Spruce needles are getting covered in snow today. The calendar says it’s Spring. Edited in phone

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 13, Point

Photo by Ricky Tims

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Ricky says:

Dear sweet Cordelia’s tail is long as a whip and eventually comes to a point! This went through Prisma and then BeCasso before finally being ready to share

Critique Group Challenge:

Week 13, Rhymes With Tune

Photo by Ricky Tims
from the 2021 Critique Group

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Ricky says:

I had a spitoon that perished in the Spring Fire when the cabin burned. I found this one to replace the one that burned. It’s on an area rug