darin_mccauley

Tried to make the most of a fogged in sunrise. Please critique and

take a look at the rest of my West Virginia(July 2002) folder.

THANKS!

This hawk allowed me to approach to almost underneath him. I then

aimed toward the direction I thought he would take off in and waited.

This is the best of three shots I got off. The others were obscured

by tree limbs.

Nice overall. I would have liked the a little more water and the memorial a little higher in the frame - personal preference.

Nice job of capturing light.

'Interesting' subjects. I lose the head of the person in front of the yellow backdrop. If possible, moving to the right a little, and up, to get everyone in front of the black backdrop would have drastically improved this shot.

The original's not out of focus- I just have problems translating my slides to the computer with a flatbed scanner w/light lid. None of the computer images looks as good as the originals. Color balance/contrast/sharpness...I'm still trying to figure slide scanning out!

Not too busy, but I find the darker area to the left side distracting. Otherwise, I love the colors and exposure.

Nice. Looks almost like a painting.

Yes, it's Velvia! No, it didn't distort the color. The sky stayed

approximately this color for about 15 minutes. What do you think? I

have another version with some power lines to show the (ugly)human

side.

I would like to see the tree as frame(move forward or use a longer lens), or as subject(move back or use wider lens). As it is, There doesn't really seem to be a visual focus.

I tried to frame-out the buildings at the bottom by getting low to

the ground. Couldn't get any lower! This is along a busy street in

southern Delaware County, Ohio.

This is a color corrected resubmit. Although this picture is of a

bridge, I categorized it as nature, because I think that's the

sensibility it is taken from.

Beautiful. So many people advise against forest photography unless it's cloudy, but I think it's the spots of sunlight(and the birdhouse) that really make this work.

Beautiful colors. The bird really makes it a scene though...instead of an abstract.

I like the mood, but would probably have chosen a little more exposure. Very effective.

I like this one. I do find the mannequin shoulder?? in the lower left of the frame distracting because of it's brightness and because it doesn't add anything to the overall photo to me. See what you think about cropping a bit of the bottom off.

I like the darkness along the bottom. Makes it look like the trees crept from black ooze.

I like the movement of the leaves. What do you think?

Love your work. Especially this folder. Inspiring!

I agree with the above comment. The right portion of the frame does not add much, and I'd prefer to see more sky. Both of these things could be accomplished by framing vertically. Shifting your position to the right and the camera angle to the left would also make the log more dynamic.(Hindsight is 20/20) Great use of depth of field!

I like this lighting. As you say it's not 'normal', but better! My only suggestion would be to crop the closest tulip on the left. It is a little distracting from the rest of the composition.

I've gotten various reactions to this photo. Some people love it,

others are just creeped out.

Cedar Waxwing. August 2001.

Great photo. My only complaint would be the rectangular shadow mid-frame. I find it to be distracting from the symmetry of the flowers.

Greenville Inn, Greenville, Maine.

I normally would try to find something interesting to put in the

foreground, with the main subject midway. The sky was so interesting

though, that I think it works this way. Opinions?