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Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/16/2003 10:09:59 AM

Picture window, that's what it is. A very fine example of framing the main subject. Here, both the wall in the foreground with the opening and the rooftops in the background are very interesting. I like the colors and the overall feeling in the image.

Out of curiosity, are there some birds flying over the large green rooftop on the left or is it an interesting cloud formation?

Highly enjoyable.

Cemal
        Photo By: AJ Haselwood  (K:2148)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/16/2003 9:15:19 AM

They are looking down at the Monolith, right? It could be a scene from "A Space Odyssey." You do science ficton/fantasy very well.

Regards

Cemal
        Photo By: Frank Hettick  (K:119)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/15/2003 6:28:09 PM

Very nice portrait, Phillip's points notwithstanding. I think his suggestions will make it a much better rounded photograph. The lighting, exposure, and sharpness are spot on for me.

Cemal
        Photo By: scott whitelaw  (K:111)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/15/2003 6:10:53 PM

Very attractive Karen. The lighting and composition are really nice. The stark background gives it a highly graphic appearance. Very well done.

Cemal
        Photo By: Karen Johnson  (K:2951)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/14/2003 9:08:14 PM

If this were a painting with a brass plate under it, it would read "Sir Francis Flamingo, II" or somthing like that. It looks so intensely and purposely at the camera I cannot help but wonder if it knew what was happening. Super.

Cemal
        Photo By: Dan Sanford  (K:300)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/14/2003 9:03:59 PM

Very lovely Dan. It is like a silk print. Camelia is a very lovely flower and you ahve relaly captured its essnce, its elegance. I like the color, lighting, and even eh sharpness. The soft surfaces may make it appear not sharp enough but the edges and texture are finely sharp on my monitor.

Well done

Cemal
        Photo By: Dan Sanford  (K:300)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/14/2003 8:57:56 PM

I like the building very much. It has much character, even an attitude with one "shoulder" up in the air, the head cocked back, daring the viewer to present a challenge. The exposure on the house is very good.

I find the sky itself quite attractive but not fitting for this image. The primary reason is the misfit lighting. The house is lit by the sun from the front and high above evidenced by the shadow of the overhang on the door. That puts the sun somewhat behind me as I look at this photograph and quite high in the sky.

On the other hand, the sky shows the glow of what appears to be a sunset in the horizon. The clouds are illuminated from the opposite direction of the sun that illuminates the house. So this photograph implies a dual sun situation and I cannot resolve that in my mind.

Cemal
        Photo By: Dan Sanford  (K:300)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/14/2003 8:46:45 PM

I remember this charmer but in a different pose. I guess you lost several of her lovely portraits. The one I recall had a frame-like element at the top and on the side. I hope you post that one again.

Without taking any credit away from you, I must say how adoreable this young lady is, she is a real find for you and you have done justice to her beauty and charm. Highly enjoyable.

Cemal
        Photo By: Phillip Filtz  (K:1792) Donor

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/12/2003 9:10:08 PM

Sunny side up, over easy! Nice photograph indeed. I did not know that some calla lilies swirled clockwise while others swirled conter clockwise. Did you have to search for these? I will keep checking the flower stands to see how common this is.

I like the image very much, very graphic and properly exposed. Nice job.

Cemal
        Photo By: Karen Johnson  (K:2951)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/8/2003 8:19:51 AM

Well done Bulent. The composition is formal with the axis of reflection almost at the center. The colors are very nicely balanced. My only question is about the mottled and grainy looking background in the top half of the photograph.

Cemal
        Photo By: Bulent Ahiskal  (K:1251)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/8/2003 8:13:22 AM

Colors and elements are good but the composition is not as good as some of your other photographs. Showing half of the boat is not adding to the composition, the area to its left is too much negative space. The birds, which may not be cormorants since they have longer necks, are too insignificant both in size and number.

I cropped the left part of the image out, see what you think. In this crop, the half of the boat showing works for me because of the compositon.

Cemal
        Photo By: Bulent Ahiskal  (K:1251)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/8/2003 8:00:06 AM

A very nice location, beautiful sunset, well captured in this photograph. The placement of the land mass base is very good, again on 1/3 of the height. You are either very careful to achieve this or have a very good eye that makes you compose like this instinctively.

I have seen similar sunsets in Ayvalik.

Cok guzel, eline saglik.

Cemal
        Photo By: Bulent Ahiskal  (K:1251)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/8/2003 7:47:39 AM

I took your photograph and applied a little more USM to show you what I meant with the previous message. I ended up applying USM with 0.3 radius and 260 level. It is of course possible to do a much more careful sharpening that will affect only the necessary parts.

Cemal
        Photo By: Bulent Ahiskal  (K:1251)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/8/2003 6:37:12 AM

Very intersting photograph. I cannot recognize the place, so I am not sure where were you standing when you took this picture. If you could go a little higher (given that it was possible) or lifted the camera high over your head, the bridge in the background would be visible over the roof of the house. I think it would have created a stronger image. I also would like to see a little more water at the bottom of the picture.

Another nice one.

Cemal
        Photo By: Bulent Ahiskal  (K:1251)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/8/2003 6:32:37 AM

You have a keen eye Bulent. This is a nice image. The horizontal lines of the boats, the pier, and the shoreline are broken by the vertical lines of the men standing and the poles. Colors are nice and subdued adding to the mood of the image. The housing development on the other side sharply contrasts with the earthy look of the men and their boats.

I would like to see just a little more contrast, enough to make the whites stand out better. Also, the sharpness issue takes away from the image.

Cemal
        Photo By: Bulent Ahiskal  (K:1251)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/8/2003 6:26:25 AM

Very good Bulent. There are several things that make this a very successful photograph. It is a textbook example of the golden rule of thirds. The horizon is 1/3 of the way from the bottom, nicely dividing the picture. The boat on the horizon line is 1/3 of the way from the right and the tip of the island on the left is also 1/3 from the left edge. Many consider these the "golden points" in a photograph.

The boat is traveling towards the shorter edge, this creates a little tension and adds to the overall composition. The transition in the sky from cool cyan to warm shades of orange creates a night-and-day type of atmosphere.

The foreground of the photograph could be sharper which would add to the quality of the image. I saw the sharpness problem in your other photographs too. You need to sharpen your skills (no pun intended) on how to use the unsharp mask.

By the way, I do not rate photos, so you are getting only my comments.

Cemal
        Photo By: Bulent Ahiskal  (K:1251)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/8/2003 6:14:13 AM

This is one of my favorite views of Istanbul, view across the Golden Horn towards the old Pera. It superimposes the old, the Galata Tower, and the new, many modern apartment buildings. The dark sky, although looking ominous, works in this photograph. The seagull is a nice touch. I think you could apply a little more unsharp mask at a low radius, say 0.5. The edges are on the soft side.

I have a Coolpix 995 too, a very good camera. Although I bought a Canon D60 last summer, I still kept the Nikon CP 995. You may want to try configuring the camera with no sharpening and normal or low saturation. They are best applied in Photoshop.

If you have difficulty understanding these instructions in English, write to me from my Photo site and I will explain them in Turkish for you. My photo site is at:

http://www.cemalekin.com/photography/

Nice photo.

Cemal
        Photo By: Bulent Ahiskal  (K:1251)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/7/2003 5:38:02 AM

I think the title might have lost a bit in translation from Turkish. My guess is Bulent meant to say "move away," "move out," or "watch out." It probably means a warning to the gulls from the captain of the boat to get out of the way.

Cemal
        Photo By: Bulent Ahiskal  (K:1251)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/6/2003 2:37:26 PM

Very interesting scene, nice color, a cooperative deer, make for a nice photograph. I would like to see less foreground, and a little less of the right side of the hill. I am attaching a copy of whayt I mean. Also, it looks like this was processed in Photoshop in Adobe 1998 Colorspace and not converted to sRGB. I pasted the image in a new document in Photoshop, croped it, converted to sRGB and saved it. You can see the difference. You were at the right place at the right time to capture this natural phenomenon.

Cemal
        Photo By: Angelo Iovinelli  (K:44)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
2/6/2003 2:27:52 PM

Merhaba Bulent,

It is a familiar scene (to me) nicely rendered. The sepia toning gives the photograph a retro look. The sharp boat and other elements in the foreground are very effective against the hazy background. Even without the background, the lower part of the image is quite attractive, just the water, the two boats, and the gulls feeding make a nice panoramic image.

I will soon see the place myself.

Cemal
        Photo By: Bulent Ahiskal  (K:1251)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
1/28/2003 8:17:07 PM

Nice stairs Mike. It reminds me of a pair of arms with hands opend up to the sky. Try to bring your hands that way you will see what I mean. Good symmetry creating a formal lcomposition.

You are the second Rhode Islander I met here at Usefilm. Hi neighbor.

Cemal
        Photo By: Mike Scott  (K:1817)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
1/18/2003 8:39:59 PM

This photograph does not do much for me. Technically, it needs either sharpening or softening. Now it is caught in between. The digitizing caused softness is there without contributing to the image.

Compositionally, It is weak for my taste. It looks like, well, a head on shot. The tight cropping does not seem to have much purpose and the tones, although probably technically correct, lack impact.

I do not rate photos, so I am offering only my frank comments.

Cemal
        Photo By: william l. borch(jr.)  (K:315)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
12/4/2002 8:03:36 PM

Merhaba Hakan,

Hasan Dagi (mountain) is a magnificient volcano if I'm not mistaken. This photograph captures it beautiful symetry, the trees at the base lavel create a nice base-line, and the texture of snow with the delicate light complete the image very nicely.

I looked at your Web site and liked some of your photographes there. It would be a nice touch if you added a little more information about each photograph including the location.

Iyi calismalar

Cemal
        Photo By: HAKAN ARLI  (K:3)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
12/3/2002 1:13:51 PM

How fast did you have to get out of there? It looks quite threatening. Very impressive cloud formation and a nice composition. I would like it better if the left side of the cloud mass were not pure white and the blues had little less red in them, especially at the lower part of the storm close to the ground. Still very nice though.

Cemal
        Photo By: Don Martel  (K:551)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
12/2/2002 7:48:34 PM

Frank,

I stumbled upon your photography and found it fascinating. You should be glad that your company was sold so that you can do this full time.

I rad your respons to a question how these images were made and I must congratulate you on a combination of skills, talents, and creativity you possess. I also saw your hand built rocket model and its photograph. Quite something.

I have one question though, if most parts of these images are created digitally on a computer, what part comes from your Olympus camera? Is it the whole thing rephotographed or other parts you use in creating the final image.

Very interesting.

Cemal
        Photo By: Frank Hettick  (K:119)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
12/2/2002 7:33:28 PM

It is an unusual angle, one that most of us do not see. I have seen passiflora of the same color but they were a deeper shade of purple. Other colors look a bit off too. I have a suspicion that this was left in Adobe 1998 color space instead of being converted to sRGB. You may also take a look at my "Digital Polarizer" tutorial available here.

It looks like an organic device used in the SETI project, perhaps planted by ET.

Cemal
        Photo By: Ingrid Mathews  (K:7277) Donor

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
12/2/2002 7:10:06 PM

I would like this photograph more if it did not show what appears to be USM artifacts around the tree trunk and branches. The composition works for me. I like the main tree in the foreground. Its branches form a prayer-like stance where all the others are typical round or oval shaped trees. It certainly has an interesting touble trunk which I like. The distance conveyed in the photograph is quite emphatic. I am not so sure about the color, apparently it was natural but for some reason it gives a more artificial, added-on look for me. I would be curious to see it in B&W, perhaps with a very subtle toning akin to selenium toning of the wet prints.

Cemal
        Photo By: Steven B. Poitinger  (K:1757)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
11/29/2002 6:58:50 AM

A happy accident indeed. The wires remind me of a couple in a spontaneou intimate pose. In the fuzzy background, I perceive (which may be totlally off the mark) a sidewalk vendor possibly selling flowers which creates an interesting juxtaposition with the sharply focused inanimate wires.

The brightness of the middle portion on the right somewhat bothers me since it takes the edge off the wires with its brilliance. I covered that side of the image by shrinking the width of my broser and the resulting very tall image pleased me more where the wires were visible with greater emphasis.

Cemal
        Photo By: Aiman Nassar  (K:11961)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
11/29/2002 6:50:46 AM

I copied and pasted the image in Phtoshop and it instantly lit up with wonderful glow. I think my previous diagnosis is correct. The attached image was simply paseted in a new file in Photoshop, converted to sRGB and exported to JPG. I hope you do not mind this quick manipulation to explain my point.

Cemal
        Photo By: Darran Higgins  (K:9)

Critique By: Cemal Ekin  (K:2309)  
11/29/2002 6:48:03 AM

Very inspiring vista, interesting light on the near ridge, and good depth. I wonder if with this kind of lighting the color would not be a bit more vivid, expecially on the spot-lit ridge? It almost looks like an image that was left in Adobe color profile, instead of what most screens display, sRGB. It will be much better with stronger tones and contrast

Cemal
        Photo By: Darran Higgins  (K:9)


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