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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/20/2003 6:34:06 PM
Nice picture of a jumble, I suppose. Gone is the soft light and warm tones of Window Light. http://www.usefilm.com/showphoto.php?id=103057
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| Photo By: Cheryl Jacobs
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/20/2003 6:21:01 PM
Well, I missed this little gem. Nice one. Ditto to the comments above.
I love the surface texture of the egg (as revealed by your lighting). I wonder if you resized this photograph as the inner white line has come out blurry. That's unfortunate as it is such a strong and effective element of this picture, the picture could only be improved if it were tack sharp.
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| Photo By: Alex Avilov
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/20/2003 6:08:33 PM
I like the composition and I like the colour but I don't like them together. As an abstract, this picture is not abstract enough to excuse what looks like tungsten film being used outdoors. Missmatching film with light is not a crime. Neither is using a deep blue filter. It's just that in my opinion, it doesn't work for this image.
As a side note, it would be helpful to have you fill in the blanks. What camera, film etc...
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| Photo By: Sebastian Duda zolo2
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/19/2003 8:57:00 AM
As I read through the comments and looked at the image a second and third time, I wanted to put my finger on something that seemed wrong to me with this photo.
I think I've found it, at least for me. The horse and the image in general appear static, and as Alex said, the horse's head seemed so far down, so lathargic. Then I noticed the angle of the horizon, or at least the Atlantic Ocean.
Saving the image to my desktop I rotated it three degrees to the right. Static gone. The horse's head is up and the creature is back in motion and walking down to the beach. I also cropped a bit off the left side, again with the intention of reducing the static arrangement of the composition.
Of course these are just my observations, and if you set out to create a static, depressed mood, then your original does it nicely.
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| Photo By: Hugh Wheeler
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/19/2003 8:42:50 AM
I like it. I think it is a strong improvement over your original post http://www.usefilm.com/showphoto.php?id=30388
I like the white-yellow gradient which I interpret more as a silver-gold. Replacing the corn field with a water scene was done masterfully and really improves the image. As a reworked image, I think you have much to be proud of here.
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| Photo By: tess campbell
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/19/2003 7:16:19 AM
Beautiful layering and dramatic light.
I'm wondering if this image wouldn't work better in black and white. As a colour photograph, I wish the sky were not so blah blue.
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| Photo By: Darren P. Lindt
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/19/2003 6:58:16 AM
The pool below the waterfall is very pleasing to the eye. Now that you have pointed it out, I see a picture within your picture. I rotated it two degrees to the left. Keep up the good work.
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| Photo By: Martin Wipp
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/18/2003 4:06:31 AM
A shorter exposure and a slight counter clockwise rotation would improve this photo. I'm fussy about horizons and this one seems off to me. To my eyes, the whole picture seems to be leaning to the right.
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| Photo By: Martin Wipp
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/18/2003 3:47:36 AM
Nice capture of this cat on its home turf. Image looks a bit soft. Could use a sharper focus.
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| Photo By: Niels K
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/17/2003 3:41:07 PM
Tony. Tony. Tony. I don't know how you did it but I love it. Reminds me of Georgia O'Keefe. Those petals are superb. Feels like the stamins still need some work, but I don't know what to suggest.
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Photo By: Tony Smallman
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/17/2003 3:31:45 PM
Another nice composition, although not quite as strong as your first post. The look is interesting here and makes this another winning image. Love the hair across the eye.
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| Photo By: Cheryl Jacobs
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/17/2003 3:15:00 PM
Nice composition and lovely use of colour, but the focus doesn't work for me either. It's not the out of focus leaves that bother me so much as the branch.
I think I would have been tempted to try to isolate the single foreground leaf with a higher viewpoint and the stem disappearing out of the top of the frame.
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| Photo By: John Barclay
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/17/2003 3:00:58 PM
You're right, the light was outstanding. And your ability to take advantage of it is impressive. No suggestions here at all. I'll just sit back and drink it all in.
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| Photo By: John Barclay
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/17/2003 2:56:55 PM
I love everything about this photograph. The framing, the soft wrap around lighting, the deep shadows, the sense of intimacy, and most of all this young lady's natural expression. Great vision - great style!
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| Photo By: Cheryl Jacobs
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/17/2003 2:40:19 PM
Yes amazing colour, but also a skillful composition and spot-on exposure. Great textures here as well. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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| Photo By: Raymond Andringa
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/16/2003 4:00:33 PM
Hi Martin;
Can hardly beleive you caught this with a manual shutter. Great timing. Truly a decisive moment.
I was looking at it and thinking that what is so captivating is the shape of the balloon still being held by the water suspended in mid-air. I wondered what the image would look like in black and white with some of the emphasis taken off the balloon. Here is what I came up with. I cropped the image slightly to centre it. I'd be interested to know what you think.
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| Photo By: Martin Wipp
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/16/2003 3:32:09 PM
Thanks Terrence. This was a bit of a save from a crummy shot taken through a dirty windsheild. The sun was blinding. Here's the original.
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| Photo By: John Charlton
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/16/2003 3:21:43 PM
Thanks to everyone who commented on the updated version.
I agree with Bob that there is a loss of detail in the highlights and am posting yet another version here that addresses that complaint.
I don't think I really improved on the image any though as the shadows under the cats now seem uneaven to me and look somewhat un-natural (they are darker at the edges than they are in the centre. I tried to eliminate this side effect but this is the best I could come up with. I still kind of like the image above best.
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| Photo By: John Charlton
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/15/2003 3:24:55 PM
Hey Martin. You caught me. Yes, I removed the hanger. See attached photo.
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| Photo By: John Charlton
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/15/2003 3:10:34 PM
Very cool Mary Sue. Congratulations!
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| Photo By: Mary Sue Hayward
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/12/2003 4:20:47 PM
Thanks Jonas and Harvey for your comments. Unfortunately, since this photo was taken (over a year ago now) our cats have scared off much of the local bird population. This photo would be much harder to take now than it was back then. Glad you both liked the photo.
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| Photo By: John Charlton
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/12/2003 9:06:51 AM
Timelessly beautiful. Way to go Harry!
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| Photo By: harry reid
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/12/2003 9:05:28 AM
Nice capture. I like the evergreen horizon against the steel grey sky. Was this taken in Turkey? It looks like it could have been taken here in South Eastern Ontario.
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| Photo By: Bulent Ahiskal
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/12/2003 8:51:24 AM
I would have made the same suggestion as Loyce as my inital reaction was the depth of field appears a little shallow in the foreground.
However, having seen your crop, I don't think there is a noticeable improvement or that the shallow focus is really working against you so much as it is working for you.
Think about it. If this image were tack sharp from foreground to background, would it have the same impact. For me, what works about this image is how much distance is covered and how the land and the sea are layered upon each other and are so different. Standing on the land, I am pulled toward the sea and to the shrimp boat. Yet there is a wall between us. That tension makes the picture work. The waves push me back. The focus leads me back out. There is an ebb and flow.
One small observation about the presentation which I like very much by the way. I see a white line (perhaps the edge of the image) running along the very bottom of the image just above the 3D shadow.
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| Photo By: michaelle .
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/11/2003 4:54:42 PM
Eamonn pretty much covered my thoughts exactly. So I'll just say, ditto.
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| Photo By: Wayne D Willis
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/11/2003 4:27:08 PM
Who did this statue? Where is it?
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| Photo By: eric van sark
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/11/2003 3:58:26 PM
Just catching up to you on this one. Good job of cloning out the boarder, but what else did you do to this picture?
The original image http://www.usefilm.com/showphoto.php?id=100692 has a nice smooth texture to it. Everything stands out nice and clear here but it's lost the subtlety of your original. Looks like it has shifted towards yellow as well.
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| Photo By: harry reid
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/11/2003 8:33:11 AM
This almost works for me, but not quite. I really like the shot. That's not the problem. I would like to see more contrast in the horse and rider, but my main concern is that I am being distracted by what I imagine are digital enhancements. The line along the edge of the road below the foreground element on the right hand side and the overtly blurred background. Still, it is a good shot and has further potential.
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| Photo By: R Pires
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/11/2003 8:14:55 AM
I love the tones in this scene. The background is extraordinairy.
The foreground elements however; the birds, the boat, the people in the boat, even the water in the lower right of the frame, all seem to indicate that there is something else going on here which we have missed.
My guess is that you are standing on a larger vessel and the wake of that ship is about to threaten the little boat. The birds are following along side the larger boat. Some times what is missing in a picture can add mystery or suspense. In this case, it doesn't. It's just missing.
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| Photo By: Moises Levy
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Critique By:
John Charlton (K:5595)
1/11/2003 8:04:35 AM
Nice lighting and a good capture, but the trees being cut off is a problem, at least for me.
I know you can't tilt upward without perspective problems but could you have moved back a bit? The sky and the foreground are equally strong elements in this picture and both deserve equal treatment similar to what you have done. To have the tree tops breaking up out of the frame makes an otherwise fantastic picture, just okay.
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