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The photos in this folder were taken at my great grandma's farm. Does

the folder have a continuity of character, if not necessarily subject? It is

particularly close to my heart, and is therefore a bit difficult to be

objective toward. Thanks for your time. Comments and any criticisms

are encouraged. JR

Jeremy,

 

I think you are on to something here, but see a need to refine the vision a bit. In the photo submitted for the critique I see a modern anti-freeze bottle (maybe you wanted that in?), but it breaks me out of the period feel of the rest of the scene. A tighter shot of the tools or handles might be more to the essence.

 

I like the rendering and feel of the images-- that nice Tri-X bite! In some of the portfolio shots I see a noticeable lightness on the edges of the prints-- that pulls my eye out of the image.

 

I have been photographing "old stuff" since 1972 and it takes practice... to see what is important and include just that. I have had all kinds of things creep into shots that ruined them... only to see them later on. Jeremy I would think about reworking these shots with new approaches to cropping and framing.

 

I did want to see more of this farm and so the shots created a desire to see more.. that is good. Do you have more? Solid up to here overall-- good subject and original-- keep pushing to the core.

Wow, George. That's a lot of thought. I understand what you are saying about the antifreeze, however, there is something in me that causes not to want to re-arrange articles, but shoot them as I find them.

 

I am still working my way around post-processing, and so will work any distracting elements. Thanks for your time and shared inspiration. JR

I agree with George on almost everything...except the antifreeze bottle. I like it and I, too, don't like rearranging objects. I think the placement works just fine, but the other small quibbles George pointed out...well, I think he has some very valid points. Great eye, Jeremy. Keep up the great work and I'm looking forward to seeing more. If anything composition-wise, I think this shot is just a little too tightly cropped and could benefit from a slightly different angle as well as some burning in of the bottle so the contrast won't detract so much from the beautiful textures you have shown us.

Thanks for your time, John. I will take your words under advisement. I'm still working on learning dodging/burning without being conspicuous, but maybe this would be a good opportunity for practice. Again, thanks. JR