Wedding Dress - Vermont wedding - Shelburne Farms

I think this is a nicely atmospheric shot. My only comment would be that perhaps the verticals could be straightened up ... still worth 8/7 to me.

Very light and airy. The dress, window, and breeze all compliment each other. Very nice indeed.

Nice contrast and exposure in a nice composition. Straightening the vertical wall would take away the balance of the scene. Good work!

It takes an exceptional eye to see the opportunity presented by this unique scene. As someone has already said, fresh and airy and light - with complimentary contrast. VHR.

This is a great shot.

I love the way you've captured the anticipation and promise that a wedding dress implies. Beautifully done.

:) Very nice shot.

A pretty picture that tells a story. Well done.

I enjoyed your "dress" photo. there is a spontaniety and "gee it just happened to be there" feeling. I like the hot spot and would not change it. any leveling of lines would change the feeling I get from your image. John Enman

What they said.

This dress almost looks like it is alive, or at least waiting for its occupant! Very nicely conceived and executed. Kind regards, Marty

simple and soft

This photo is so light and airy. I can almost feel a summer breeze.

Delicately exposed and sophisticated presentation.

The suggestion of the picture is very strong, a presence is suggested by an absence. The dress, an empty shell, is filled with light. The viewpoint could be that of the bride, standing and contemplating her 'alter ego'. A lot of poetry in this image... Well seen. Mes compliments,

I keep revisiting this picture (as well as the others in this folder). It captures a quiet, whispy moment before the big event. You can feel a cool breeze through the open windows. Great stuff!

Delicate and different wedding shot. If I were your client I would be delighted to have it in the wedding portfolio (my comment is based in my recent experience of marrying my eldest daughter)

Excellent!!! This is the kind of photo that I think most wedding photographers would like to do but have difficulty finding the time for.

I prefer the artistic and the photojournalistic wedding pictures, but making time and coordinating for these type of settings is so hard. You really must have many satisfied clients! Bravo.

Classic, yet original - at least to me. The dress looks almost alive in the backlighting.

Somehow I missed this one before.

 

My kind of shot, so I'm swayed to a high rating.

 

Fully deserved IMO.

This is brilliant

Sorry this image does not do much for me. I would rather see it being worn by a bride instead. Alternatly I would say that this image is not very exiting by POW standards.

A lot of symbolism here, Mary: the open windows, the dress that hangs like wings ready to be worn to take one out of one world into another--or perhaps a chrysalis from which someone has already stepped. Technically the photo is superb, with just the right amount of backlighting to give a wonderful airiness and sense of freedom.

It's original. Far apart from the usual shot with the bride in the dress. Technically it's also very well done

I too like the poesy I see in this picture, and its symbolism. Someone wrote before me: "I would rather see it being worn by a bride instead." While I can certainly understand this opinion, I think it would just be a totally different image. Let's not compare apples and oranges.

To me, this is a still life, and has very little to do with Mary's work, which is generally more about people. To some extent, though, as Nabil mentionned long ago, the absence reveals the presence of the bride in this case. This shot is almost an invitation for her to "jump in" - in married life as well, and pun *is* intended...

Besides that, I am somehow in agreement with Jed Goode about the vertical lines, though one may also say that the slant adds dynamism to the picture, and indeed it does.

Finally another little point that could be argued about, but that's perhaps just the scan, is the sharpness of the gown. Is it slightly blurred due to the movement and was it meant to be blurred, or is it simply a scanning issue. I'd be curious to know, since I'd personally prefer a sharper gown, or a more blurry gown, rather than this in-between sharpness.

All else are positive points: the light is truly superb and so is the fact that I can really *feel* the wind in this image. Great mood, here.

There we are. Now I hope you won't moderate my post too heavily, Mary. :-))) Cheers.