"CROSSING LINES II"

feel free to give any comment +/-................

i preferred the other one, which was fantastic. here, the shallow DOF is not very appealing for me, because the blurred parts take so much space.

your please bleed series is great, very creative compositionwise and cool colors. keep on sharing your work please.

With the comment you gave on crossing lines II you confirmed my own opinion. But I am also very interested in the opinion of other PN users..................

The comment you gave on the "please bleed serie's" is fantastic to get...........

 

Thanx again......................

I like the lower angle of view better in this image (compared to the original). Both of them are excellent though.

I agree that the foreground is a bit much. A panoramic crop might be nice. But that is fussing over pretty small details.

 

Great shot.

 

The more I look at it the more I think the foreground isn't really a problem afterall.

Chris i also can agree with you, I put this photo on my 20 inch monitor as a screensaver just to jury it for myself.

The bigger the photo and the more i look at it the smaller the problem of the shallow DOF in the foreground............

 

At first i thought that "crossing lines" was the best photo of this serie, but the longer i compare the more uncertain i become .......................

 

"crossing lines" OR "crossing lines II" that's the question...................

 

Thanx for sharing your critiques...................

Ronald

Although I prefer the previous shot (I will never look at snails the same way again) this one is almost on the same level of quality. I like the way you have presented both shots for us to compare and you to gain feedback on, after all..thats one of the main purposes of PN. Does anyone else see the "family unit" with these 3? Even the shells seem to signify a father, mother and little baby boy in tow.

Thanks for sharing, I really enjoy your work.

 

Chris

best ever snail shot. how beautiful & simple. great tones. regards!

Outstanding!!!

great!!

It is really funny that you see "a familly unit" in those three snails. When i was reflecting about the title i saw the "familly unit" also. What the title concerns i doubt between "CROSSING LINES" and "FAMILLY CROSSING".

 

"CROSSING LINES" was at that moment in my opinion much more spaceless, so there will be more than enough space to imagine.............................

 

Finally you confirmed my reason.......................GOTCHA !!!!

 

THANX......................

The limitation of DOF looks somewhat artificial to me. Apart from that, it's an excellent photo!

Great job on selective focus, Ronald!

me encanta la foto,

el camino marcado por la zona enfocada, quedando desenfocado todo lo superfluo para los caracoles, una buena composici�n un excelente trabajo

enhorabuena,

Zelai

Great shot, however, I would prefer wider DOF. It leads your eye to the snails but the area in the bottom is too dull.

Great snail shoot,

For me, it's look fine with large foreground since you have a very eye catching POI.

 

Cheer

Ronald:

 

I love your image as shown. Ordinarily, using large format, I go for extreme DOF in all my landscapes and still lifes, however, I feel that what you have done here with sharp focus on the main subject (snails) is perfect at drawing the eye right to the subject. In my opinion, the softness at top and bottom helps draw the eye. Working in black and white, this image is most appealing, and overall sharpness would make this less effective.

 

Edward Gillum

Best snails I've ever seen!

I think focus in front is appropriate. Softness behind is OK, because that's more or less the way we see. But I understand the lack of DOF, due to the fast shutter speed needed to stop these guys! But I do think it's a very nice print.

Did this really happen? I am lost on the photography, which is wonderful. But do snails really follow one another? And is this someting that is known?

very original, sweet, good title, cheers Jana

Hi, I liked all three of these pictures but this one is more attractive given things like cool dof, increased quality achieved with a higher focal length lens. By the way, the other series are also interesting, "please bleed" reminded me of Ben Harper's lyrics. That is very well composed with a different color scheme charecteristic. Best regards

Very Nice Shot!

 

I think it would have more impact if you croped it closer to the snails. Keep the upper left corner the same and crop close on the other sides.

Brilliant. Funny. Excellent DoF. I wouldn't crop it. The deep foreground gives it some breathing space and leads the eyes to the snails. Cropping it would bring the subject more to the center and the composition would lose another nice touch - the off-centeredness of the main subject. 7/7 points. Cheers, Micheal

 

Fantastic good work.

Thats a perfect picture.