boat 8

Nice light and reflection.

Great light and a good Black and White image.  

The image is not level and the composition is  'unusual'. The wall at the bottom right hits you visually but half of it is out of focus. Perhaps a little more DOF?

I rated it 4 but without the wall I would rate a six.

I don't agree the "brave" Anonymous, The wall is a...way to the boat! 6!

Hi Maurizio,

I don't have a strong opinion on the 'levelness' issue related to this photo but I can understand why a member might be reluctant to identify him or herself when leaving a comment on one of Mr. Dawen's photos. In the relatively short time Mr. Dawen has participated on the site he has rated numerous photos and has harsher cumulative ratings than nearly anyone else on the site. Likewise, he has 'earned' three' film canisters for the many comments he leaves. However, if you review his comments, you'll discover that all his comments are short 'attaboy' comments for photos he likes. In the comments of his that I have read, I have not seen a single one that offers constructive criticism for the multitude of photos that he rates 1, 2, & 3. I have gone so far as to personally ask him to critique a few of my images as he obviously has some talent and must have some useful insights. So far though, he hasn't had the courtesy to do so. In short, I can understand that someone who has been maligned by his ratings or is fearful that they might be, would be reluctant to identify themselves when commenting on his work. I can also understand why members might thoroughly scrutinize his photos to find the tiniest flaws if they feel he has rated their work harshly. For better or worse, I probably fall into this category! Cheers, Jim

Interesting composition, a good play of reflections!

Jim - I believe that Su (probably not his real name) like many photographers here at Photo.net get frustrated with unexplained anonymous low rates so the individual is unable to establish civil dialogue to disagree or to learn. Su has another website here at photo.net with images dating back to 2003. This is probably what I call a dummy account  so that he or she can rate openly without  worrying about a backlash. This is the fault of photo.net but I am encouraged that they have taken a survey and are preparing to make changes.

I have taken the time to review 'Su's images and he certainly has talent and experience in the field of photography (he has been doing photography at a minimum since 2003) but I have observed small things that can make the difference between a good and an excellent image.

There are number of things that could be done on this image but I will only identify one - half of the wall on the right side is out of focus. There are too many options for that not to be the case.

I am mostly at another photo site but come here once in a while because I quickly learned that putting one's images up for rating is a crap shot where the person who bought a camera yesterday can assess and rate my image along with people with an axe to grind.

Su - if you want to be more "successful" here at Photo.net, pay attention to every detail in your image and associate with photographers who write constructive comments and provide them with meaningful comments in return.

Here, when you rate so many images with a '1', '2'and '3' you are (average rating is 3.7) not going to win any awards.