WW2 Memorial

I tried to make the people surrounding this location work to my

advantage. Any thoughts or opinion are always appreciated. Thanks.

This is a difficult shot, and you have managed to expose it well. Well done.

very interesting photo.well done.congratulation.

Very good use of the people in the background.

Wicked badass picture. 7/7

Wonderful, Vincent!! I love the orange tones, and the stress on what's important - the fountains and the monument and the people. Wonderful work!!

Excellent night photo with nice composition. Congrats !

Vincent, I like the activity at the wall. Lends some scale to it. My first impression is that I would give up a third or half of the dark foreground for an equal amount of sky area. Your thoughts on this? Re: your bio shot, did the photographer have something on his shoe that displeased you? :-) Still around & reading your comments and viewing your posts, Best, LM.

Thanks to all of you for taking the time to share your thoughts. No, I never really considered a crop on this version Len. I do have a very wide-angle shot at dusk that I have cropped a bit of foreground, but thought ths one was fine. Another reason I do not like to crop --unless it really does help the image-- is because I do shoot in 35mm, and we do print very large when requested. Also, because our mats are all the 1x1.5, 35mm ratio if I do crop the top or bottom, I also must crop an equal amount of the sides. Eventually we will also be adding a panoramic version in our print line, which will allow more opportunities, I believe. Here is a cropped version anyway LM. I must say I do like it. Do I like it enough to use this version in the print line? I will have to look it over some more and possibly print both to see how they look side by side. Either way, the idea is certainly a valid one from you here, and as always, very appreciated!

 

Actually the bio pic's days are numbered. Was having some fun... thats' the stud pose when we were younger, that over the course of years, has changed into the dud pose...

 

Thanks again.

As a 2x1 ratio somewhat panoramic version, it's always interested me. Though I must add, I actually like the darkness of the full framed version as well. A nice problem to have sometimes...

Full frame no crop...that is my vote. The dark negative space on the bottom is good, as is the full expanse of evening sky at the top. The crop destroys that and makes me feel closterphobic. In addition, in the original, you have nearly dead-on horizontal thirds...can't get better than that!

Bio pic is perfection itself Vince! Reminds me of Robert Conrad in that battery commercial (a long time ago, unfortunately). Aloha and Regards.

I agree full frame no crop. Very well done.

Vincent, Did I mention crop? Nope! :-) My solution was a pre-exposure one with less precedence given to the foreground and more to the sky area. Aspect ratio stays the same. I have to resort to nit picks like this because your shots are mostly very strong. In fact, I agree with you & Walter & Sean, a crop is not the way to go. Best, LM.

Thanks Len for clarifying your thoughts. That was my misunderstanding of your suggestion. In other words you believe I could strengthen this by pointing up a little further than what we see here. I guess that is possible. The sky as we see it, in my opinion though, has very little to offer to the scene at this focal length we see here. Though having SOME of it in the scene does help balance the image quite a bit and is necessary. But adding more sky than what's posted here, at the expense of less foreground does not jump out to me as something that would improve this. That's just my initial opinion. I will take a look at this series of images a little later to just be sure. I do appreciate yours as well as all thoughts shared! Many mahalos for taking the time. It is the best way to improve.

Yes Vince, as your Marketing Mgr., Secretary (waves at Michelle), and Answering machine ........ we really need to lose the bio pic. I've come up with something a little more *universal* - appealing both to children - and the Clowns here at Photo.net ...

Awh Ken...you ruined my day!

Why did I say to myself, better hurry up and change that bio pic BEFORE you know who gets to it??

 

It's too late... he found it...

 

So much for doing the stud pose any more. I think I'm scarred...

 

 

Sorry Walter - here ya go ...... (-;

All cuts work ok for me and presence of the people seems to benefit the image. The only suggestion that comes to mind is to try with totally dark sky. Regards,

The long exposure blurring the figures and lighting the dark sky makes this a super shot, Vincent!

I like ken's bio picture for you...

 

The photograph of course is intricate and masterful with richness of content and timing, a delight to view...

Okay Ken, I forgive ya (see how easily I'm bought). Regards.

Don't fall for it Walter! I think there is a fuse in them there stogies...

 

Request muchos dineros instead.

Ok guys, back to some serious photo critique .... ... (-;

 

I like everything about it ! the little sparkley white reflection thingys (technical jargon). Next time I suggest you include in your bright yellow photographers vest -- The *Nikon Pellet Gun Adapter* ....... which allows you to 'take out' light bulbs at 100 yards! .

 

And see, we already have a positive comment on *my* bio pic idea ........ Thanks Becky !

The people add a sense of scale and work very well - I too vote for full-frame.

 

Vincent, when you have these drum scanned, what resolution do you typically request?

 

I've updated my own bio pic with some junkies begging for spare change in costumes from last Christmas.