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Where is this? What a beautiful orchard of trees. Nicely composed and executed.

Very nicely composed original view of this often-photographed ramp at the Vatican.

HDR, Black and White, and Textured? My guess is that you put a lot of work into this image....and to great effect. It's beautiful! Nice composition, exposure, and processing.

This is a fabulous photo, and part of an impressive body of work. I have a small suggestion though. Would you consider healing or cloning out those three white specks on the pavement to the left of the man? I find those distracting. Maybe even two more farther to the left.

Nonetheless, I am marking this as a favorite.

Was shooting grasses in the sands at Illinois Beach State Park.

Closing time was approaching when I looked up and noticed the amazing

cloud formations coming from the west. I changed to my wide-angle

lens and started looking for a foreground element. Think I found one.

What's your opinion?

Really. Okay, I appreciate the honest feedback and wish more people throughout photo.net would offer constructive criticism. Thanks.

Thanks for your comments and ratings.

I've come to this image late. It's fabulous, as are some of your night-time riverfront scenes in my home town, Chicago.

Anyway, I was SHOCKED to see f8. How do you get this depth of field at f8? Is it that these little digital cameras have such tiny lenses and sensors that they enable depth of field like nothing we've seen in 35mm? You list three different shutter speeds and manually bringing out the highlights from one exposure, shadow detail from another....kinda like HDR before it was provided by Photomatix and others. But you don't mention three different focusing distances. So I think you focused at something close to a hyper-focal distance, but I am still astonished at the depth of field achieved in this image. Very nicely done.

Kurt

I have high regard for you as a photographer. Your image titled Monika is one of the most luxuriously sensual I have ever seen. But this experiment doesn't work for me. Her torso and face are too close to being on the same plane, the same distance from the camera, that it's obvious the selective blurring is more than just a depth of focus issue. It just seems false and contrived. Further, the pose is awkward with her head at a strange and uncomfortable angle, and the facial expression is weird. Back to the focus issue, it's a bad choice to have the seams in the uninteresting pillows sharply in focus, while a beautiful torso is blurred.

Very nicely seen in its simplicity.

Seen and Captured Outside of Whitefish, MT.

This is really original. One thing that is unusual and very well done is the "shaping" of the background. Most nudes or portraits have a flat background, but by virtue of lighting and maybe a gradual billowing, you've given your background contour, not too different from the model's contours. It adds to the abstract nature of this image. I rated this a 7/7, so obviously I love the image. There are two things that are troubling though. First, the mole on the model's back. This is such a simple and clean image that one's eye goes right to it, to a flaw. It's very distracting, as is the surface in the lower right hand corner, beyond her toes. I suppose that is the surface on which the model is kneeling. This image would be greatly improved if that were excluded from the photo. The model's torso seems to be a shape suspended in mid-air and that shape in the lower right lessens that illusion.

 

It is rare that I like photographs in which portions are selectively colored or black-and-white, but the technique was used effectively in this image. I think that one reasons it was successful here is that even the colored portions are muted, de-saturated a bit. It's a pleasing image.

Nicely seen and beautifully executed. Well done.

I think so.

Captured the morning of the first measurable snow in Chicago. Thanks

for your comments and ratings.

Love the concept and it is executed nicely too. But I think the metal parts on her breasts ruin it. The simplicity of the contrast between her body-contours and the rectilinear black shapes carries the picture. You don't need the added gimmick of the metal things.

There's a lot to like about this image: the overall dark tone, the direct gaze of the model, and the b&w grainy look. Did you use one of those applications that simulate different kinds of film? It's effective here.

But I really don't like the pose. She looks as if she has herself by the neck. Maybe you intended some symbolism in that, but it doesn't work for me. And her wrist has the brightest skin tones in the image, drawing your eye there, and making it a major element of the image. I don't think it should be. I think her face and shoulders should be the focal points. I'm also troubled by what looks to be a film scratch to our left of her cheek. (That's carrying the film simulation too far). It's probably a hair catching the light also. But it's distracting and I think it should be cloned out.

Wish I could rate this 8 or 9 for creativity. Spectacular.

This is amazing. In what country is this located?

I think this is far superior to the other Red Mile. The shallow depth of field is more effective here, as is the overall composition. Still good that you didn't put the road dead-center. Nicely done.

I'm not crazy about this one either. I question whether the sky and the foreground grass and trees were part of the same single exposure. Both lit from the left, but the visual character of the sky is so different from the land portion of the picture....whether they were part of the same exposure, the treatment of the sky and clouds just does not fit with the visual and/or emotional tone of the foreground.

Love the antique look. Where is this? Turkey?

Gorgeous image. Where is this library?

Great highlights and texture in the weathered wood. Did you use HDR to create this image? I see you have used this tool on other images. If so, you did it here with a subtle touch.