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Critique By:
Morgan Estill (K:3786)
9/26/2006 5:01:23 AM
Oh, what did you mean by "port"?
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Critique By:
Tim Schumm (K:29196)
9/26/2006 4:06:56 AM
Good composition but i think that it needs a bit more contrast to really bring out the power of this super shot. Love your Port, you have a good eye.
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Doug Hockman (K:185)
9/21/2006 5:46:13 AM
Interesting shot, i like the DOF and perspective you used. Perhaps brighten contrast just a bit. Nice capture.
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Critique By:
Morgan Estill (K:3786)
9/21/2006 2:25:29 AM
Thanks, Jacob. I really like these types of shots. I've been really involved in other activities lately (school and such...). Hope to post more shots soon.
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Critique By:
Morgan Estill (K:3786)
9/21/2006 2:22:53 AM
My problem is that I have a really bright monitor on my laptop and it usually tends to look dark on other machines... When I go brighter, I tend to go too bright... D'oh!
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Critique By:
Michael Kanemoto (K:22115)
9/20/2006 11:12:44 PM
Convert to B+W
Increase white point on levels, retain high contrast to keep the dark feeling alive.
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Critique By:
Michael Kanemoto (K:22115)
9/20/2006 11:08:27 PM
Used levels to bring out highlights, but retained mostly dark tones to keep it still dark and moody.
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Critique By:
Michael Kanemoto (K:22115)
9/20/2006 11:04:05 PM
Good effort, just a really dark shot - so dark it's hard to make out the details in the thumbnail...
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Critique By:
Jacob French (K:6315)
9/20/2006 9:05:40 PM
Good to see you're still around, Morgan! Haven't seen you put anything up in a while! You do a wonderful job at capturing these "industrial" shots.
I love the color cast, too.
Well done!
:-D
J
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Critique By:
Robert Kocs (K:89085)
9/20/2006 7:22:04 AM
Excellent perspective, nice composition love the great
lines. The details and mood are amazing, nicely done.
Congratulations dear Morgan!
Best wishes,
Robert
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Critique By:
Jimmy Piper (K:5742)
8/17/2006 8:03:36 AM
very good shot! can't fault it in anyway. well done.
love to know how you select colour you want?
cheers.
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So Cal Photograhper (K:15529)
8/17/2006 4:42:40 AM
Congratulations on the "Staff Choice" award.
Get image of these two opposing teams of firefighters.
The framing with the black and red border really add to the image.
Lisa G
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Critique By:
Wanda op ´t Hof (K:209)
8/16/2006 10:56:10 PM
Very nice!!!
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Critique By:
Bojan Kresevljakovic (K:417)
7/23/2006 3:36:28 PM
Great photo!
Regards
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Critique By:
Gökhan KARAMAN (K:8878)
7/21/2006 12:00:34 PM
wonderfull capture very nice composition and colours...
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Critique By:
Todd Weeks (K:7636)
7/17/2006 5:40:02 PM
Morgan,
Great picture, buddy! Congrats on the well deserved award!
Todd
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p e t a . (K:18700)
7/17/2006 7:41:54 AM
congrats on the SC !! you've captured the sense of chaos very well!
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Critique By:
p e t a . (K:18700)
7/17/2006 7:39:31 AM
Hi Morgan, this is a classic I think! love your choice in tones, well done. You've come a long way!
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Critique By:
Ian Miller (K:9190)
7/16/2006 7:35:10 PM
I actually noticed it myself. Thx for comment on battery grip, never thought of that lol, but the 20D has worked out fine. :-)
Have a good weekend.
Ian
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Critique By:
Roberto Arcari Farinetti (K:209486)
7/15/2006 9:53:00 AM
..another stunning fireman at work, very well blocked! congrats for the staff choice
roby
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Critique By:
Mark Evans (K:17428)
7/15/2006 9:45:25 AM
superb mate , well done on the award !!!! great capture by you !!
metaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal !! ... marky
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Critique By:
Melanie Peters (K:2248)
7/15/2006 3:47:52 AM
Hi Morgan
Great capture!, you can feel the force behind the hose!
best wishes
Melanie
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Critique By:
Morgan Estill (K:3786)
7/15/2006 3:23:48 AM
I was practically jumping up and down after I noticed the SC award. I was checking to see what sort of comments I had received on it since I had received a good number of views and was like "WHOA!" and then a whole bunch of weird stuff that was probably incoherent ramblings that made me look crazy... Thanks for the support!
/Morgan
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Critique By:
Jim Budrakey (K:24393)
7/15/2006 3:08:41 AM
Nice, I like it a lot. What fun.
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Critique By:
Luis Steinberg (EFIAP) (K:21250)
7/15/2006 2:29:59 AM
hEY mORGAN...STUNNING WONDER IMAGE. Congratulations, LUIS STEINBERG (form Argentina)
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Critique By:
Le Loucos (K:1352)
7/15/2006 1:45:29 AM
Nice shot !
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Critique By:
Michael Kanemoto (K:22115)
7/15/2006 1:11:05 AM
More helpful rant here:
http://www.usefilm.com/image/1146018.html
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Critique By:
Michael Kanemoto (K:22115)
7/15/2006 1:00:26 AM
Morgan III:
Ohhh, I just can't stop. Too much java java.
Here's another thing you may find helpful. I plan the total snot out of a location as best as I can. I do a lot of google searches and AAA helps a lot with guides to find neat trails or hikes. I use Google Earth to find which way locations face for sunrise and sundown planning.
But when I get there, it's all MacGyver baby - total improvise with the equipment I have. To be honest - I have the best kit I could afford. Macro lens, 50 mm 1.8 for crisp arch or low light; then a 12-24, 18-70, and 50 - 500 with 2x teleadopter for the full wide to full tele experience. The Bogen Tripod weighs in at 12 lbs and comes along if I can manage.
Most of the time though, it's just me without tripod or 50-500 running around looking for those images in my mind.
And I keep the basics in mind.
Ask questions if you see something you like and I may hit one of these rants again and actually spew something useful.
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Critique By:
Michael Kanemoto (K:22115)
7/15/2006 12:55:00 AM
Morgan Part II:
And while I'm Wifi sitting here waiting for a plane, I might as well as lay it all out and say that that zen state is wonderful, but I often only get there shooting very quickly and with a lot of "obvious shots" out of the way.
I tend to stick to the rules - get the balanced shot out, exposure is good, the F-Stop has the right DOF, think - think - think - think...
Then I tend to start seeing things as - that's great! Click! That's neat! Click! I never thought about that! Click!
Rest assured that there is a lot of loss here, but that is what practice is.
Nowadays I tend to start thinking of styles.
I am a landscape photographer. I resort to my style with landscapes. However, I'm here in Kansas, not the most magestic sweep of land. So, sometimes I walk around and look at downtown buildings and think of Jeanette H or Todd M. I think of Carol Watson, and pull off the road sometimes to bag some barns or rural objects. I think about Hugo and get the same sweats that you do - think, think, think.
I'd keep ranting but I think it's time to just burn some more time waiting for this plane commenting on some other photos.
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Critique By:
Michael Kanemoto (K:22115)
7/15/2006 12:49:27 AM
Morgan:
There really are not rules - just things that seem to work. The flip side of usefilm apart from the comments is if you see something that you think is incredible, you can sit back and try to figure out WHY it's so incredible. Sometimes it's that lucky moment, a chance expression, but other times it's purely technical achievement and can be learned.
In those cases, you have the advantage by asking questions - saying - this is why I like it, but "HOW did you ever think of doing this?" Or, in some cases - "holy @#$^ how did you DO that?!" Kostas is one of these photographers - insanely creative, transforming the average and normal to art. There are others of course.
Something to consider about photography, now that you are taking a LOT of shots, is that practice really grows into a routine. That is, I'm glad you are really thinking about every shot, but also realize that if you keep that left eye closed long enough you may enter the zen state of where you are really rolling.
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