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Critique By:
John Lamb (K:9687)
9/13/2004 10:19:50 PM
Of the two I prefer the colour version Tim. The bright blue sky fights for attention. Have you tried a cropping off the sky and focus attention into the reeds and moody water? Good work as ever. Regards John
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| Photo By: Tim Schumm
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Critique By:
Paul S (K:894)
9/10/2004 4:04:51 PM
A very strong and powerful image. It is unfortunate that much of this image is subtle and not recognizable in the thumbnail. Too bad. This image deserves more attention.
Here a small child enters a darkened room. Making the transition from light to dark signifies his journey from innocence to something else. What is that something else?
Often times the journey is signified as a rite of passage to adulthood. However, this image is not that optimistic.
The room is dark and featureless and the child merely peers around the door. There seems to be a hesitation on his face about making the entry. However, his entry is inevitable.
But how innocent can we assume he is? He is coming from a concrete, lifeless playground. There is graffiti on the wall behind him and his teddy bear is snagged in the barbed wire above. Certainly this is not an optimal place for a child to be. Perhaps he is heading toward a dark future based upon his hardened past.
The use of hard contrast really emphasizes the theme of this image.
A very strong image.
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| Photo By: Maciek Olechnowicz
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Critique By:
Eric Goldwasser (K:4294)
9/9/2004 12:28:12 AM
I love it! The DOF lends the perfect feeling of delicate-ness ( I know that isn't a word, but I like it anyway. ) ;-)
Color is excellent, the sharp areas and soft areas work well together. Having the sharpness on a crash point is perfect, too.
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| Photo By: Mary Sue Hayward
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Critique By:
Stephen Bowden (K:64141)
9/8/2004 9:32:51 AM
Excellent work John, I experienced something similar at a model aircraft show many years ago. Those where the days when CB radio was operating on the same frequencies as the model aircraft. I remember seeing a plane go out of control and come straight at the crowd (and right at me !!!). I can still remember the noise of the propellers as it missed my head by only a few feet.
Plane was totalled unfortunatley - owner came up to me and shouted at me for not trying to "catch it" - hmmmm 5 foot wingspan, 100mph, two props - I don't think so !!!
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| Photo By: John Beavin
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Critique By:
Kurt Pas (K:2267)
9/6/2004 6:54:57 AM
Excellent!
Nice details in the dark parts of the fur! The eyes looks very intelligent and understanding. And the photo has a tree dimentional feeling! Looks like he can give a kissy right trough the screen of me laptop. Well done.
From where is the light coming? Did you use a flash or not (in all the pet portraits) and did you trust the camera light settings are did you do some compensation? The lighting is brilliant in all the pet pictures.
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| Photo By: Shelly N Alexander
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Critique By:
Craig Garland (K:27077)
9/2/2004 7:51:56 PM
Hi Roger; if I undersatand this (or if I don't;>) your composition is effective. The large dark areas on both sides contain the photo well. It's difficult to get the mind around these, but I like looking at them.
...just saw your comments re the Pen FT. I think the E-1 system could accomodate such a system because of its sort of 1/2 frame 35mm, but the adaptor Olympus makes is for the older OM lenses, ie I've seen several posts where people have used the OM 75-150 with an adaptor on the E-1. It then becomes a 150-300 f4-- a nice telephoto range and speed. I used to own all the OM camera bodies and several lenses, including the 75-150 but no longer do.
If you have more info re Olympus' plans regarding introduction of a "Pen FT like" digital camera, I'd sure like to hear about it. Cheers. Craig
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| Photo By: Roger Williams
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Critique By:
Rodrigo Hernández Salgado (K:-229)
8/31/2004 12:08:02 AM
Hi Jon, It's not the same building, there are several buildings along the right margin of the Guadalquivir, in fact the buildings are mills of arab construction, but now what we see is a product of later restorations and reconstructions. They were used to crush grains and for making flours. Here you can see a photo I found on the web which actually shows one of the mills with its enormous wheel which was used to elevate the water from the river to the caliphal gardens and later to the Catholic Kings' Royal Palace, until Queen Isabel ordered to dismount it because of the noise it made.
Greetings!
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| Photo By: Rodrigo Hernández Salgado
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Critique By:
Peter Daniel (K:33866)
8/31/2004 3:17:08 AM
Beautiful Photograph, Great colors. I would suggest taking your white balance down abit, this will reduce the brightness in bright sunlight. Also I recommend changing the background, this one distracts from the flower. Hope you don't mind...
See example below...
Thanks for sharing?
Peter Daniel
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| Photo By: Lynsie Hrycak
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Critique By:
Michael Kanemoto (K:22115)
8/25/2004 5:44:52 PM
Excellent use of backlighting to bring out the shape of the umbrellas. I think this would work best in black and white, where the shape of the umbrellas becomes a study of geometric repetition through perspective against the light background.
Only improvement suggestion is to use the rule of thirds and show a little less sky.
I have attached a crop to give you an idea, and I also darkened the sky per another comment just to see if it added any drama.
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| Photo By: andrea erreenne
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Critique By:
Jon O'Brien (K:11321)
8/25/2004 7:39:50 PM
Hello - I found this to be sort of an interesting shot (taken from the window of a moving vehicle?) I don't think it is one of your best. The tones are muddy and the overall image is lacking in sharpness and interest. I tried playing with it in PSP and wasn't really satisfied with my results although I think it did benefit from from some manipulation of brightness and contrast.
I find, too, that while my attention is drawn to the bits of red and blue against the bridge, they are too small and indistinct to say what is going on, so that rather than being an interesting element they become more of a distraction.
Finally - the areas of fine detail appear to contain some jpeg artifacts, suggesting to me that you have perhaps reduced the file size too much when saving it.
Cheers,
Jon
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| Photo By: Shahriar Broumand
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Critique By:
emily savva (K:21113)
8/26/2004 6:39:26 AM
a wonderfull image indeed... beautiful and unusual perspective... really helping the human element merge with nature without being lost in it... the colours are dark, mysterious and dramatic... the styling excellent... but what i like most is the ethereal and intense feelings it gives to the viewer... she is the centre of the universe and everything start from her.... like she can command the clouds... very beautiful sentimental work....
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| Photo By: marcin klepacki
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Critique By:
George Marks (K:15437)
8/22/2004 2:07:28 PM
You're really getting good at these kind of shots now. As I look at this photo, I can see at least four different sections that could be cropped for individual scenes. This apperars to be another advantage of going with wide angle lenes. Is there any reason why you posted this as B&W? Maybe too much tungsten influence from the lights?
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| Photo By: Roger Williams
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Critique By:
Ellen Havrilla (K:8618)
8/18/2004 6:51:09 PM
The combination of red and white is very refreshing! I like strong colors and contrasts!
Very good spotted, only thingI dislike is the frame, why did you use such a different green! IMO better withhout a frame or a thin red line.As I said IMO  . Nevertheless a strong picture!
Kind regards
Ellen
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| Photo By: ken krishnan
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Critique By:
Richard Thornton (K:26442)
8/19/2004 9:48:45 PM
Just really fine PJ work. I like the scale of it too show some context.
If you have those Leica bodies and lenses, my first impulse would be to buy another scanner. I have a Nikon Coolscan V ED which I like very much. I have about 30,000 slides and a few negatives, too, and so the scanner lets me go back and review the past. I no longer have a Leica, but did recently aquire a Voigtlander T Heliar 101 for those times when I want to try to be a Cartier Bresson.
I only held a Digilux for awhile and wasn't too impressed. It is styled like a rangefinder but it is not. It has the typical digicam viewfinder which is very un-Leica. It is probably fine, but the Panasonic is identical for less money. And, of course, for far less you can have a Nikon Coolpix 8700 or the Canon equivilant.
Well, that's my two cents worth, as they say.
Regards ?
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| Photo By: Antonella Nistri
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Critique By:
Michael Kanemoto (K:22115)
8/19/2004 10:17:44 PM
Excellent side lighting to bring out the dunes. Was this taken during the morning or evening? It looks like you are getting some side lighting redness from a setting sun - adds to the overall warmth and effect.
I like the rhythm in the sand.
Perhaps next time get in really close to the sand with a wide angle and high F-stop in the late afternoon when the clouds come out to get a really interesting perspective shot. A polarizing lens will get you pop in the clouds.
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| Photo By: win robins
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Critique By:
Michael Kanemoto (K:22115)
8/19/2004 10:22:20 PM
Fantastic contrast, good light and dark balance, and a lot of dynamic energy in the composition.
You seem to be using near/far field composition with a wide angle lens and shooting late or early in the day for side lighting. Good job.
Also props on hitting the tic-tac-toe balance in the composition.
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| Photo By: Dr. Thomas Krebs
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Critique By:
Roel Macasaet (K:681)
8/20/2004 2:30:28 AM
Hi Trish,
All your photo really came from your heart, and capturing all facials expression of a child. This one caught my attention, somehow I felt as if I was really in front of this kid and fascifying her. Very cute. I liked the way you cropped the hat, somehow I intentionally do that too when I take kids photo. I love taking kids photo too.
If you wont mind, I am posting one kid photo that I took, but exactly the opposite of "POUT"..because here, his face was covered with mask, and trying to escape the SARS outbreak in Hong Kong, as he prepares to fly back home. What do you think of it, since you know children photography very well and you are very good in doing so...
regards!!!
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| Photo By: Trish McCoy
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Critique By:
James Philip Pegg (K:10138)
8/16/2004 2:52:38 PM
Well, to me you did it great ...the timming is perfect, I just love the movement of the little girl, like she is dancing in the air and them you have some nice tones, you have manage to have a good balance between the darker and brighter parts...a great moment to me. All my best, James
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| Photo By: Dina Marie
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Critique By:
Robin Dunham (K:1851)
8/14/2004 2:08:11 PM
Wow! If can a picture tells a thousand words, this one starts a novel. I'll have to agree with John, and it's very odd that John Ford was the first thing that came to my mind as well. Great emotion captured in this image. The depth of field choice with the younger girl looking back in uncertainty. The young woman here knees drawn up. It makes you want to know what happened. You can see the hurt in her eyes and you want to help. I've never had an image almost make me cry til now. Great work. Robin
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| Photo By: Kim Taylor
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Critique By:
Kessia & Morgan UVA (K:7265)
8/12/2004 12:59:14 PM
stunning landscape shot! i think the elements i like most about are the line of pine trees in the back that great nice contrast with the sky and mountains, and also the transition from the blurred reflection of the trees to the perfectly clear reflections of the clouds in the water! great work! Kessia
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| Photo By: Tim Schumm
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Critique By:
Sam Andre (K:12484)
8/12/2004 2:57:38 PM
very nice 'dreamy' picture with wonderfull tones and soft focus... the soft focus is really a virtue because after applying an unsharp mask, the colour tones are retained, but the edges change like this:
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| Photo By: Alice Ewing
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Critique By:
Anita W (K:920)
8/9/2004 12:06:49 AM
Hi Elissa,
This is really a strong image. The woman on the bench touching her face (crying?) adds a story to this shot.
I thought the background people were a distraction. They weren't sharp enough to be interesting but were too sharp to be ignored. It might be possible edit this in Photoshop or a similar program to tone down or eliminate them.
I tried a different crop to eliminate them. I've attached that it so you can see what it looks like.
A good shot. :-)
Anita
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| Photo By: Elissa McIntosh
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Critique By:
Chris Hunter (K:25634)
8/3/2004 11:29:25 PM
Hi Lori, this was a great location and I really like the results.
Lori, here's a very little know technique for almsot perfectly removing minor to moderate noise from digital pics, right in any version of PS:
1. Duplicate background layer.
2. Apply a guassian blur of 1.5-3pixels for 4-7MP size files.
3. Set the blend mode of the dupe layer to 'color'
4. Say good bye to excessive noise and artifacts!
It's easy and it works!! The blur is enough to remove any odd color spots less than 1-3 pixels wide/tall, the blend mode lets the detail and sharpness of the original show through 100%
Works awesome on gray areas in color photos such as stone walls, buildings, etc.
Chris
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| Photo By: Lori Stitt
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Critique By:
david cunningham (K:8255)
7/31/2004 3:38:13 PM
Donna...
First, let me say thank you for the encouragement you gave to me. Much needed.
Second, this photograph is just so wonderful! The tones, textures and composition are all terrific. It is so simple yet so elegant. Really nice.
Isn't usefilm a great place. I love the fact that you can get a comment from someone who's work you've never seen, check out their portfolio and get pumped to go out and shoot.
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| Photo By: Donna Johnson
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Critique By:
Mary Sue Hayward (K:17558)
7/31/2004 1:35:43 PM
Tim! Thank you for your kind comments on my images. I have spent some time perusing your images here as well as your website. You really are the master of the classic landscape. Your images of the Canadian Rockies are some of my favorites because I love that area so. Overall, the framing you use on your images clearly illustrates your artistic perspective as a painter. And I love how you manage to capture that sweet glacier melt blue...it has to be just perfect or it is all wrong, and you represent it very well.
I also checked out your website, which should be required viewing for any serious landscape photograher or painter. Seeing the list of galleries that have represented you, I am positive I've seen some of your paintings in person. How cool is that! Of the paintings I looked at, Northwester is a particular favorite.
I plan to study your landscapes over the next few weeks, as I have a trip to the Tetons and Yellowstone planned. Any general tips you can suggest for landscapes would be very welcome.
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| Photo By: Tim Schumm
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Critique By:
Sara Cosby (K:2704)
7/31/2004 8:49:14 PM
The story your photo tells to me:
What an eerie 14 year prophecy. The grain coupled with the dusting of snow = the ash from that terrible day we will all remember. And the magnificent towering giants, a ghostly presence. Almost as if they knew, "Enjoy us now, for soon we will be no more."
Great tension, focal point, and imagine all out a dirty bus window on the fly. VERY nice.
My only critique would be the light from the sky seems overpowering (not that you can fix it or were even going for the perfect shot at 13 years old)  )
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| Photo By: Jennifer Grissop
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Critique By:
Hugo de Wolf (K:185110)
7/31/2004 8:13:48 PM
Hi Elly, Excellent high key image. I like the consistent angle of the birds. Very dynamic shot, and I like the subtle use of colour here. Excellent shot! The frame is a bit heavy, though. A personal thing...)
Cheers,
Hugo
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| Photo By: Elsje Fiederelsje
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Critique By:
Jim Christensen (K:18843)
7/31/2004 1:41:32 PM
Chris
Let me have a go at it. How about 3 different components. First remove the bars, all but the one he holds on to. that image goes into the tree, then add a bit of foliage in front so it appears he is about to land with his feet on the tree branch. In nature I have never seen such a straight branch as he is holding in the right hand. also the branch in front of his feet seems to be coming from a tree that isn't there.
That said, remember I have been on Pain Killers all week ! ;-)
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| Photo By: Chris Spracklen
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Critique By:
Richard Dakin (K:12915)
7/30/2004 12:35:33 PM
Great concept, fits the "Blurry Image" project perfectly. Again strong L to R composition. By the way, what is a melotron show??? The only melotron I know of was a musical instrument used in the 70's to simulate parts of the orchestra.
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| Photo By: emily savva
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Critique By:
Rebecca Raybon (K:26654)
7/22/2004 6:41:32 AM
Excellent tones...the fog is amazing! Wonderful lighting..as far as the sky goes.. I think it would enhance the perspective and lead the eye more down the road. With this much sky, it has a vast, open appearance, distracts from the line of the road. IMHO. Either way, it's a very cool image.
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