I love how this is offset just a bit. It's almost uncomfortable, but in a good way. Leaves a lot to the imagination. :)

I really like the graphic feel of this Jon. Your framing/cropping is spot on!! Good choice with the B&W, or is this naturally B&W??

Thanks for the input - much appreciated as always.

Jon

Clyde - this was post-processed b&w.

Best,
Jon

Great composition. Love the washout of the lighter bricks, nice contrast with the darker ones.

pas de critique, le portrait est superbe et tu joues superbement avec les ombres et le peu de lumiere.

Thanks, Clyde. The Tights crop on the right is intentional, I wanted to show he's looking out of frame leaving his past months and starting a new part of his life.
Merci, Olivier. Je suis heureux de lire votre bonne critique. Une remarque : ce _n'est_ pas un portrait. (And I hope babelfish did a good work. ;))

Very nicely done!
Very compelling to me.

Interesting subject and very strong execution - the lighting and exposure help here becuase both are excellent. Well done.

I think what is particularly interesting is the story in this shot. I'm curious about the situation. Nice shot.

You have blended the two halves well and I like the square composition you have chosen. The treatment you have used gives a dramatic feel (regardless of the "quality") and I think that you have made the best of the light on the day - you have to work with what you've got.

De foto omzetten in B&W wil nog wel eens helpen bij afbeeldingen van een mindere kwaliteit, dan stoort het minder. Ik heb even iets uitgeprobeerd: www.edelsmidhansmulder.nl/Sufkipje/Losse%20fotos/e...

Persoonlijk vind ik b&w nog net iets dramatischer in dit geval. Maar zowiezo vind ik het erg knap wat je met deze foto hebt gedaan.

groetjes
Tamara

Wow...you can't even tell that it's 2 pictures put together! Good job on that. I think it's a good picture, except for the low quality.

Good work. I would add some more drama to the sky here. Also in my view the composition is just too tight.

Great structure, like the way you captured it.

Is the rightward tilt intentional?

I think the tilt distracts.

B&W really works here and the ice is amazing.

Great shot. Love the treatment. The tilt doesnt bother me :)

I think this is more lens distortion rather than tilt. This is BTW easily corrected in PS.

Nice capture. I really like the contrast between the frozen river and the stateless steel buildings.
Concerning the tilt, I would have straighten the picture so that the middle buildings, from each part of the river are straight instead of having the closest one straight. It would help with a smooth perspective.

I've come across the 'tilt' problem before and wouldnt even know how to fix it. But, I think here it doesn't really take away from the photo. I like how the river takes your eye deeper into the photo.

Yes very red indeed.....
Bright red until I started to understand what it was... then suddenly turned into scary red as Beamer just said !
But artistically speaking: good framing and nice use of the square format.

Yes, tell us more about it. It´s seems to be some religious or somtehing realted with animals and products. Good work!!!!!

Millions of people in the mainly Roman Catholic country of the Philippines celebrate Easter every year, with some penitents following in the footsteps of Jesus Christ even up to the point of being nailed to a cross.
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provocative indeed..! wonderful reds.

Excellent colour and texture.

Just playing around a bit with some of the old slides that I scanned a couple of night ago. Sorta a happy accident thingy, what do you guys think??

definitely a happy accident thingy

j'ai beaucoup de mal avec cette photo, il y a une tres bonne idée, mais je trouve la photo trop chargé, pour moi pas lisible. mais c'est un essai, et il faut en faire pour faire des découvertes photos

My first thought was what the heck is this... but on closer look, it's kind of trippy in a pleasing kind of way.

I really like all the textures you've created here. Adds a real depth to the image.

what about without the blur and in black and white?

Thanks for the suggestion warreagle. It is straight from the camera, so I don't know that I can remove the blur. I did however crop it differently and change to b/w. It is uploaded there, so let me know what you think. I am not much of a photo editor...

tu as tenté un effet spécial, ce flou autour de la tête du papillon. Je trouve dommage le cadrage avec l'aile du papillon coupée et j'aurais flouté le bout de la table devant la tête du papillon et essaye de faire un effet plus profond. mais plus facile a écrire qu'a faire.

Not too bad for right out of the camera. Has a sad feeling, so I guess you succeeded in drawing emotion. Nice one.

Yes, a very emotional image. Great right out of the cam. Nice shot.

I think this is well done. I particularly like the off-center composition because the way she is turning allows her hair to lead your eye back into the frame.

Yes, nice framing. The disappointing part is the softness of the hair that is over her face. A wider aperture and a faster shutter speed would help a lot with that and it would also put the background more into the blur of the tighter DoF. This would help to separate her more from the trees.

I also think that the composition and energy you have captured with this shot are very strong. I agree with Clyde that a faster shutter speed might have made it even stronger.

Thanks for the feedback. Currently it's the shutter settings I'm having the most trouble mastering!

Another look at last Sunday's sunset. These 3 were all taken from Inspiration Point along Angeles Crest Highway near Wrightwood, CA:

This one plus:

www.vazaar.com/user:Beamer/photos/id:31642/
www.vazaar.com/user:Beamer/photos/id:31640/

love the dramatic clouds & colors along with the rays shooting through the treescape.

Wow...this is really good. Love the sun rays shining through trees. Good work.

that place is aptly named

Excellent colour.

Great subject, very nicely done!! The B&W is great here, love the hint of tint in the midtones, unless that is just my monitor. The detail is great, very sharp, very straight.

Crisp and very nicely done. I don't think that I would change a thing. Great work.

The B&W works great with this.

This is wonderful. I am curious of what the color version does look like though!

Absolutely amazing photo! This is a personal favorite. Just outstanding!!!